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: Gay couples should be allowed to marry.
 perspective: Religion does not have power over marriage and it should not be limited to heterosexual marriage based on that religion. 
support

claim: Europe should be federal.
 perspective: Formal federalism creates extra inequalities.
undermine

claim: punishment should fit the criminal.
 perspective: The onus should not be on punishing the criminal.

undermine