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Relying on a small number of strong arguments (or even one) has a clear drawback. Change. A new discovery can invalidate a single argument that seemed very strong in that past. Many weaker arguments have more stability.
Yes, I discuss this in the "Major weaknesses of the 'single relatively strong argument' approach" section of an earlier post.