ayushiiitm wrote:I went for D

ans is not D

Can anybody explain why
OA Later

IMO E.
E explains an alternative reason why coffee has been consumed less.

D is out of scope. Increased consumption of any other drink does not explain decreased consumption of coffee.

I thought E is out of scope...because we never said cost are a consideration.

D suggests, alternative reason for people switching to coffee. That many people started having an alternative product

OA is E

To weaken the argument,you must find alternate reason relative to the argument.

Here coffee is described.So u need to find the alternate reason based on coffee.

If the consumption of fruits juices increase,how do u know it is the reason to decrease the cofee consumption..Nowhere it is discussed.Out of scope.

selango wrote:To weaken the argument,you must find alternate reason relative to the argument.

Here coffee is described.So u need to find the alternate reason based on coffee.

If the consumption of fruits juices increase,how do u know it is the reason to decrease the cofee consumption..Nowhere it is discussed.Out of scope.

The most common way of weakening is to identify a ALternative reason which pertains to the scope of the argument .

Always looks for scope shift that looks very attractive for a weakener. Once u see that, just cross check if that one is within the scope of the stimulus. else Discard it!

Thanks guys....got it.

Look for scope shift.....I forgot to take this final step before making the answer