strengthen types - supporter and defender.
supporter - types where there is a reasoning gap.This gap fits between premises and conclusion.
One needs to focus on this reasoning gap to strengthen the conclusion.
An assumption types question also at times focuses on this gap too.
defender - types where there is no gap in the reasoning and there has to be an external element supporting the conclusion.
meaning is cause 1 => effect. then the answer option should show, 1. effect !=> cause 1.
or 2 no other cause except cause 1 is leading to effect.
weakening - you need to focus on the conclusion and check the effect of the answer option on the conclusion. An external element might also be brought into picture to weaken the conclusion.
Negating an answer option helps a lot.
for strengthening type,negating should weaken the conclusion and for weakening type it has to be a vice-versa.
No fact test, Negation and conclusion have to be used efficiently for these 3 types of questions.
