The passage presents an argument that a particular statue is a forgery because its surface appears to have been given a chemical treatment that forgers typically use. We are then asked to identify the answer choice that weakens the argument.
If the treatment often used by forgers was also used by others on genuine antiquities, the argument that the statue is a forgery is weakened. Therefore choice C is the best answer.
Choice A is not correct because information about whether the museum can
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If the treatment often used by forgers was also used by others on genuine antiquities, the argument that the statue is a forgery is weakened. Therefore choice C is the best answer.
Choice A is not correct because information about whether the museum can
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