Unit 4 · Strengthening Arguments
Tom and Mystery Novels — Direct Mechanism
Lesson 3 of 11
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The best strengthener often kills the speaker's *original worry* at the root — not by explaining the benefit in a new way, but by showing the problem was never real to begin with.
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When Tom told Aida that he was thinking of giving up his hobby of drawing to focus on becoming an engineer, Aida said: "You don't need to give up a hobby like drawing just because you want to work in engineering. It's good for you to have hobbies. They help keep you happy and relaxed so you can also study harder."
Which one of these statements, if true, most strengthens Aida's argument?
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