In preparing to oppose a factual proposition, the opponent's first task is to
A)decide how many extenuation arguments to use.
B)examine the criteria the advocate used to evaluate the topic.
C)provide his own definition of terms.
D)examine the inference made by the advocate in her interpretation of the proposition.

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The opponent's first task is to examine the inference made by the advocate in her interpretation of the proposition. This is because the inference is the key to the advocate's argument, and if the opponent can show that the inference is invalid, then the advocate's argument will fail.

In Preparing to Oppose a Factual Proposition, the Opponent's First