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.

claim: The prevalence of ‘African mercenaries’ is decreasing.
 perspective: Mercenaries still have a presence in coups
undermine

claim: Social networking sites are good for our society.
 perspective: There are some personality and brain disorders that appear to connect to social media usage.
undermine

claim: Gender quotas in the EU are advantageous for the economies of member states.
 perspective: Positive economic impact is only possible if institutions hire people on the basis of skill not gender.

undermine