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A student evaluating a complex argument in a CARS passage applies the negation test to a candidate assumption.
If the negation of the statement logically undermines the author's conclusion, what does this indicate about the statement?
- The statement represents a counterargument that the author is refuting.
- The statement is a piece of evidence that strengthens the argument.
- The statement is a necessary assumption for the argument to hold.
- The statement is an irrelevant detail that can be ignored.
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