BTG Practice question difficulty 400-550

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A paratrooper, when asked whether he believed the military objective was important, commented: "Well, it sort of commands the valley, so it would be important in a conventional war. But this isn't a conventional war, so I guess it means nothing."

The speaker's conclusion would be most strengthened if it were true that

the speaker is skilled in conventional warfare
commanding a valley is important in unconventional wars
commanding the valley is an objective in the war under discussion
this is an unconventional war
whatever is important in a conventional war is unimportant in an unconventional war

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by force5 » Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:55 am
A paratrooper, when asked whether he believed the military objective was important, commented: Well, it sort of commands the valley, so it would be important in a conventional war. But this isnt a conventional war, so I guess it means nothing.

The speakers conclusion would be most strengthened if it were true that

the conclusion is - since this is not a conventional war military objective means nothing..

choices

(1) the speaker is skilled in conventional warfare ( irrelevant)
(2) commanding a valley is important in unconventional wars ( weakens - refer to the conclusion)
(3) commanding the valley is an objective in the war under discussion (weakens- refer to the conclusion)
(4) this is an unconventional war (already stated hence cant support)
(5) whatever is important in a conventional war is unimportant in an unconventional war ( strengthens- since it explains the difference between the two wars hence strengthening the fact that military objectives are not important in the unconventional war)


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