T4W3 TS Q02 – Selective High School

Johnny: “Dad, that jacket is too thick for the current weather; I won’t be needing it.”

Mr Mason: “Son, you need to put on a jacket before going out. It’s freezing out there. I wouldn’t want you to catch a cold.”

Which of the following sentences, if true, most weakens Mr Mason’s argument?

A study found that soldiers stationed in cold, wet trenches for 72 hours were 4 times more likely to catch a cold than soldiers who were stationed in warm barracks. Body temperature, by itself, does not cause a cold. We catch colds when a virus makes contact with mucus membranes and triggers an immune response in our body. Cold temperatures make our noses runny; one of the most common symptoms of a cold. Johnny went out without a Jacket despite Mr Mason’s objections and caught a cold.

Are you sure you want to leave?

Which of the following sentences, if true, most weakens Mr Mason’s argument?