Information and IdeasHardEvidence that would weaken a claim
Information and Ideas practice question
A historian claims that the town's medieval market declined because a rival market opened in a neighbouring town in 1380.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the historian's claim?
- A. Records show that the town's market had already lost most of its traders by 1370.Correct
- B. The rival market was held on a different day of the week.
- C. The neighbouring town was two hours' walk away.
- D. The town's market charter was granted in 1250.
Answer: A. Records show that the town's market had already lost most of its traders by 1370.
A decline that began before the rival existed cannot have been caused by it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The rival market was held on a different day of the week.
- A different day might even reduce the rivalry, but it does not show the decline had another cause.
- C. The neighbouring town was two hours' walk away.
- Distance alone does not undermine the claim.
- D. The town's market charter was granted in 1250.
- When the charter was granted is irrelevant.
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