A study of marital relationships in which one partner's sleeping and waking cycles differ from those of the
other partner reveals that such couples share fewer activities with each other and have more violent arguments
than do couples in a relationship in which both partners follow the same sleeping and waking patterns. Thus,
mismatched sleeping and waking cycles can seriously jeopardize a marriage.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
(A) Married couples in which both spouses follow the same sleeping and waking patterns also occasionally
have arguments than can jeopardize the couple's marriage.
(B) The sleeping and waking cycles of individuals tend to vary from season to season.
(C) The individuals who have sleeping and waking cycles that differ significantly from those of their spouses
tend to argue little with colleagues at work.
(D) People in unhappy marriages have been found to express hostility by adopting a different sleeping and
waking cycle from that of their spouses.
(E) According to a recent study, most people's sleeping and waking cycles can be controlled and modified
easily.
Bank depositors in the United States are all financially protected against bank failure because the government
insures all individuals' bank deposits. An economist argues that this insurance is partly responsible for the high
rate of bank failures, since it removes from depositors any financial incentive to find out whether the bank that
holds their money is secure against failure. If depositors were more selective, then banks would need to be
secure in order to compete for depositors' money.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the economist's argument?
(A) Before the government started to insure depositors against bank failure, there was a lower rate of bank
failure than there is now.
(B) When the government did not insure deposits, frequent bank failures occurred as a result of depositors'
fears of losing money in bank failures.
(C) Surveys show that a significant proportion of depositors are aware that their deposits are insured by the
government.
(D) There is an upper limit on the amount of an individual's deposit that the government will insure, but very few
individuals' deposits exceed thislimit.
(E) The security of a bank against failure depends on the percentage of its assets that are loaned out and also
on how much risk its loans involve.
few tougher CR , do we get answer by attacking the conclusion directly ? hw imp is a conclusion in weakening CR's
other partner reveals that such couples share fewer activities with each other and have more violent arguments
than do couples in a relationship in which both partners follow the same sleeping and waking patterns. Thus,
mismatched sleeping and waking cycles can seriously jeopardize a marriage.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
(A) Married couples in which both spouses follow the same sleeping and waking patterns also occasionally
have arguments than can jeopardize the couple's marriage.
(B) The sleeping and waking cycles of individuals tend to vary from season to season.
(C) The individuals who have sleeping and waking cycles that differ significantly from those of their spouses
tend to argue little with colleagues at work.
(D) People in unhappy marriages have been found to express hostility by adopting a different sleeping and
waking cycle from that of their spouses.
(E) According to a recent study, most people's sleeping and waking cycles can be controlled and modified
easily.
Bank depositors in the United States are all financially protected against bank failure because the government
insures all individuals' bank deposits. An economist argues that this insurance is partly responsible for the high
rate of bank failures, since it removes from depositors any financial incentive to find out whether the bank that
holds their money is secure against failure. If depositors were more selective, then banks would need to be
secure in order to compete for depositors' money.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the economist's argument?
(A) Before the government started to insure depositors against bank failure, there was a lower rate of bank
failure than there is now.
(B) When the government did not insure deposits, frequent bank failures occurred as a result of depositors'
fears of losing money in bank failures.
(C) Surveys show that a significant proportion of depositors are aware that their deposits are insured by the
government.
(D) There is an upper limit on the amount of an individual's deposit that the government will insure, but very few
individuals' deposits exceed thislimit.
(E) The security of a bank against failure depends on the percentage of its assets that are loaned out and also
on how much risk its loans involve.
few tougher CR , do we get answer by attacking the conclusion directly ? hw imp is a conclusion in weakening CR's
