Good example from NYT on how to tackle the argument essay

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Just thought I'd share this article which, though probably not written with the thought of GMAT test-takers in mind, provides a very good example on how to come up with faulty assumptions for the Analysis of an Argument Essay.

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/busin ... ei=5087%0A

Note how Mr Mankiw takes a generalization and comes up with a myriad other reasons for the evidence presented.