Unit 4 · Strengthening Arguments

Sanjay's Wind Farm Argument — Find the Strengthener

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The best strengthener often plugs the most obvious escape route from an argument — find what a critic would say in response, then pick the option that makes that response impossible.

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0:00Introduction
0:20Question
1:11Strategy
1:41Step 1: Pin down Sanjay's argument
2:07Step 2: Find the escape route
2:30Step 3: Why Option B wins
3:18Correct answer

Question

Sanjay said that wind farms will not meet all our energy needs as the demand for electricity grows, because we cannot rely on a source which varies with the weather. We need power 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which is why the construction of wind turbines, with their uneven output, is not the solution.

Which one of these statements, if true, most strengthens Sanjay's argument?

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