TASK DEFINITION: In this task you will be given a claim and a perspective. You should determine whether that perspective supports or undermines the claim. If the perspective could possibly convince someone with different view, it is supporting, otherwise it is undermining.
PROBLEM: claim: 16 year olds should be able to vote at presidental elections.
 perspective: Parents are guardians and should be trusted to vote in their children’s interests

SOLUTION: undermine

PROBLEM: claim: There should be a presumption in favour of publication for information held by public bodies.
 perspective: Making everything free to access will damage universities ability to tap private funding

SOLUTION: undermine

PROBLEM: claim: Long term cooperation between Russia and the United States is possible.
 perspective: The countries must account for the competing economic interests in addition to finding the ways to cooperate.

SOLUTION:
undermine