goes a step further than arguing for the sake of raising issues or concerns about the idea under discussion by proposing a countersolution to the idea.

Quick using the information in the graph, one might speculate that a) w.w.i created increased job opportunities in the u.s. b) the election of president hoover in 1936 caused unemployment to decline. c) the return of soldiers following w.w.ii caused unemployment to increase in the u.s. d) the new deal programs of president roosevelt created employment opportunities in the u.s.