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Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.
Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.
Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.
Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument in the passage?
Plant life cannot survive without
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It is not clear that
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Carbon is part of the
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Breathing by animals releases almost
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The natural adjustment process, which
Why this is right
Answer E is correct.
Skill tested: Weaken · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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