In Strengthen Questions, we take the ACs as TRUTH. True, False, or Not sure?

• A. False
• B. Sometimes
• C. True
• D. Not applicable

Answer: (C)

In strengthen questions, the method is to test each answer choice by treating it as true and asking whether that added fact would make the conclusion more likely to be correct. Since the aim is to strengthen the argument, you evaluate how the stated option, if true, would support the conclusion. That’s why the statement that the answer choices are taken as truth is the best description of the approach. If you assumed options are not truthfully usable or you’d only consider them sometimes, you’d be deviating from the standard way strengthen questions are approached, which is to take the options at face value to see which one most strengthens the argument.