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Should I defend a weak point or concede it?

Concede what is genuinely a limitation and defend what you actually believe. Candidates get into difficulty by defending indefensible choices out of nerves. Acknowledging a limitation and explaining why you accepted that trade-off is a strong answer, not a weak one.

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