WeakenDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A bunch of stock experts on a TV show gave advice that, on average, did worse than the stock market as a whole. Therefore, the author thinks you should never listen to anything they say.
Conclusion: Investors should never follow any stock recommendations provided by the guests on this specific television show.
Reasoning: The collective performance of 2,000 stocks recommended by these experts over a 12-year period was lower than the performance of the market as a whole.
Analysis: The author is being quite dramatic here, moving from a mediocre 'average' performance to a total ban on all advice. To weaken this, we could point out that some individual guests might have been incredibly successful, even if the group average was dragged down by others. Since this is a 'Weaken EXCEPT' question, four answers will give us a reason to trust the experts (or doubt the data), while the correct answer will likely be irrelevant or even support the author's grumpy stance. Look for the choice that doesn't provide a loophole for the experts' credibility.
Conclusion: Investors should never follow any stock recommendations provided by the guests on this specific television show.
Reasoning: The collective performance of 2,000 stocks recommended by these experts over a 12-year period was lower than the performance of the market as a whole.
Analysis: The author is being quite dramatic here, moving from a mediocre 'average' performance to a total ban on all advice. To weaken this, we could point out that some individual guests might have been incredibly successful, even if the group average was dragged down by others. Since this is a 'Weaken EXCEPT' question, four answers will give us a reason to trust the experts (or doubt the data), while the correct answer will likely be irrelevant or even support the author's grumpy stance. Look for the choice that doesn't provide a loophole for the experts' credibility.
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Unlock Full Passage11.Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument EXCEPT:
Correct Answer
D
D does not weaken. It confirms that multiple independent analysts measured the recommendations’ performance and found the same result, bolstering the reliability of the underperformance claim. That supports the argument rather than undermining it.
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