GMAT CR: Weaken the Argument Questions Prep

CR Weaken the Argument, or simply weakening, questions ask you to find the statement that makes an argument less convincing by challenging the link between its premise and conclusion. They help you notice gaps, alternative explanations, and overlooked factors that can reduce the strength of a claim. Consistent practice with this question type is an essential part of any comprehensive GMAT preparation course. This page offers you an organized subtopic wise playlist, along with a few worked examples, for efficient preparation of this concept.

Approach for CR Weaken the Argument Question Type

Weakening questions ask you to examine how strong the connection really is between an argument’s premise and its conclusion. This overview explains what a weakening statement does: it lowers the argument’s persuasive power by attacking that link, proposing alternative explanations, questioning the stated cause, introducing conflicting evidence, or shifting the benchmark used for comparison. The video and article present a clear framework for recognizing these moves and applying them with consistency. The short video below covers this approach, shows it at work on GMAT type questions, and prepares you to apply it in drills, sectional tests, and full-length GMAT simulations.

How and Where to Practice GMAT CR Weaken the Argument Questions

High quality CR Weaken the Argument questions are not available in large numbers. Among the limited, genuinely strong sources are the official practice materials released by GMAC and the Experts’ Global GMAT course. Within the Experts’ Global GMAT online preparation course, every CR Weaken the Argument question appears on an exact GMAT like user interface that includes all the real exam tools and features. You work through more than 70 CR Weaken the Argument questions in quizzes and also take 15 full-length GMAT mock tests that include several CR Weaken the Argument questions in roughly the same spread and proportion in which they appear on the actual GMAT.

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