Question

Mark the option containing the sentence that weakens the argument given below. Argument: The company's new Vice President steered them towards a financially successful year.
A. The new Vice President is inefficient.
B. The company showed poor performance prior to new leadership.
C. O Change in leadership always has positive effects on the company.
D. The old Vice President was not an able leader.​

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A) The new vice president is inefficient.

Let us examine the options:

B. The company showed poor performance prior to new leadership.

This indicates that the new vice president has improved the performance of the company. The sentence supports the argument.

C. Change in leadership always has positive effects on the company.

This sentence talks about how the new vice president has had a positive effect on the company, and so supports the argument.

D. The old vice president was not an able leader.​

This sentence indirectly suggests that the new vice president is an able leader and strengthens the argument.  

That leaves us with option A, which is the correct answer. It is the opposite of what the main argument is, and so, it does not support the original statement.