Which new fact would strengthen or weaken the argument — society and politics passages

CAT has tested this idea 11 times across 7 papers, from 2018 to 2024. Solve one, and the others are the same method with different numbers or wording, which is why repeated concepts are the most efficient thing to practise.

QuestionWhat it asksAnswer
CAT 2018 Slot 1 · VARC Q17quantified happiness; which research finding would undermine the author's viewB
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q11random decision forests as an analogy for diverse teams; what would weaken their efficacyA
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q12meritocracy vs team diversity; which condition would invalidate the main argumentB
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q15metric fixation in organisations; which addition would add least depth to the argumentC
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q3monitoring of service providers; which fact would undermine the main argumentB
CAT 2019 Slot 2 · VARC Q11greenness of squatter cities; which statement would undermine the author's standC
CAT 2019 Slot 2 · VARC Q8google-cyark heritage scans; which fact would most invalidate watrall's objectionsD
CAT 2020 Slot 2 · VARC Q11social costs of renewable energy; which statement, if false, best supports the argumentD
CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC Q15netflix in europe; which research finding would weaken the final paragraph's conclusionB
CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC Q11patrimony laws and archaeology; which fact would undermine the central ideaD
CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC Q11preserving endangered languages; scenario that would most undermine the passageA

Part of RC · Science & Technology (138 questions since 2017).