PrepTest 134

Incorrect. This answer skirts around the main concept that the argument focuses on—confidence. Without referencing it, this answer doesn't strengthen the argument.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Strengthen

Stimulus Summary:
Phenomenon - Confidence leads to success more easily than self-doubt
Recommendation - Act as if you're confident

Answer Anticipation:
The premise here is about genuine confidence, but the conclusion is a recommendation to fake that confidence. That's a big jump, so any answer that connects faking confidence to actual confidence—or to the success that confidence brings—will strengthen this argument.

Answer Explanation:
This answer connects feigned confidence with real confidence. If pretending to be confident often leads to real confidence, and real confidence to success, then the argument's recommendation to "act as though one were genuinely confident" seems like good advice.

Key Takeaway:
Stripping arguments down to their key components makes it a lot easier to anticipate answer choices. Get practice in doing so to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Incorrect. This answer doesn't connect pretending to be self-confident to confidence or the success it makes easier. In fact, it brings up an alternative factor in success which, if anything, weakens this argument.

Incorrect. This answer is too weak to impact the argument in talking about "[m]any people." It's possible all of the individuals referenced in this answer choice are genuinely confident, as they would behave in a self-confident manner.

Incorrect. The stimulus is about utilizing confidence, or the appearance of it, to drive success, so self-doubt having a role in it is out of scope at best and detrimental at worst.