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.
| Question | What it asks | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| CAT 2018 Slot 1 · VARC Q17 | quantified happiness; which research finding would undermine the author's view | B |
| CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q11 | random decision forests as an analogy for diverse teams; what would weaken their efficacy | A |
| CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q12 | meritocracy vs team diversity; which condition would invalidate the main argument | B |
| CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q15 | metric fixation in organisations; which addition would add least depth to the argument | C |
| CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q3 | monitoring of service providers; which fact would undermine the main argument | B |
| CAT 2019 Slot 2 · VARC Q11 | greenness of squatter cities; which statement would undermine the author's stand | C |
| CAT 2019 Slot 2 · VARC Q8 | google-cyark heritage scans; which fact would most invalidate watrall's objections | D |
| CAT 2020 Slot 2 · VARC Q11 | social costs of renewable energy; which statement, if false, best supports the argument | D |
| CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC Q15 | netflix in europe; which research finding would weaken the final paragraph's conclusion | B |
| CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC Q11 | patrimony laws and archaeology; which fact would undermine the central idea | D |
| CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC Q11 | preserving endangered languages; scenario that would most undermine the passage | A |
Part of RC · Science & Technology (138 questions since 2017).