Strengthen Question Type Review

Although you do not need to memorize the types of wrong answer choices
that appear in Strengthen questions, you must memorize the ways to
strengthen a causal argument.
Strengthen questions ask you to identify the answer choice that best supports
the argument.
Use the following points to effectively strengthen arguments:
1. Identify the conclusion—this is what you are trying to strengthen!
2. Personalize the argument.
3. Look for weaknesses or holes in the argument.
The same type of wrong answer traps appear in Strengthen as in Weaken
questions:
1. Opposite Answers.
2. Shell Game Answers.
3. Out of Scope Answers.
In Strengthen questions, supporting a cause and effect relationship almost
always consists of performing one of the following tasks:
A. Eliminate any alternate causes for the stated effect
B. Show that when the cause occurs, the effect occurs
C. Show that when the cause does not occur, the effect does not occur
D. Eliminate the possibility that the stated relationship is reversed
E. Show that the data used to make the causal statement is accurate, or
eliminate possible problems with the data