Critical Reasoning Flashcards
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Which of the following is an assumption upon which the argument depends?
Identify the Assumption
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Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?
Identify the Assumption
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The argument depends on which of the following?
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The conclusion drawn above is based on the assumption that _______.
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The conclusion above would be more reasonably drawn if which of the following were inserted into the argument as an additional premise?
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The argument depends on assuming which of the following?
Identify the Assumption
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The argument above logically depends on which of the following?
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In order for the conclusion to be true, which of the following must be true?
Identify the Assumption
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Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
Weaken the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the conclusion drawn above?
Weaken the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, does the most to call into question the claim made?
Weaken the Argument
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Which of the following, if discovered, would be evidence against the speculation above?
Weaken the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the support for the above conclusion?
Weaken the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, would indicate a vulnerability of the speaker’s argument?
Weaken the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the speaker’s evidence?
Weaken the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports _____?
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest grounds for _____?
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, most helps to justify _____?
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, provides the best reason for _____?
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, would strengthen _____?
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for _____?
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, does the most to strengthen the argument?
Strengthen the Argument
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Any of the following statements, if true, helps to justify _____ EXCEPT:
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, is further evidence that _____?
Strengthen the Argument
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Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which of the following, if true, would explain the discrepancy described above?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which one of the following, if true, does most to justify this apparently paradoxical belief?
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Which one of the following, if true, does the most to resolve the apparent paradox?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming discrepancy described above?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which of the following hypotheses best explains the contrast described above?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which of the following, if true, most helps to account for …?
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Which of the following would, if true, best serve as an explanation of the results of …?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the apparent inconsistency?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?
Inference
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If the statements above are all true, which of the following can properly be inferred on the basis of them?
Inference
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If the statements above are true, which of the following must also be true?
Inference
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Which of the following must be true about … ?
Inference
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Which of the following can be properly concluded from the statements in the passage?
Inference
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If the statements above are true, which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn?
Inference
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Which of the following is information provided by the passage?
Inference
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Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above?
Find the Conclusion
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The most reasonable conclusion based on the premises above is that
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If the statements above are all true, they most strongly support which of the following conclusions?<
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If the statements above are all true, they most strongly support which of the following conclusions?
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The information above provides the most support for which of the following hypotheses?
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The experimental results support which of the following hypotheses?
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Which of the following is most strongly supported by the statements given?
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Which one of the following most accurately states the main point of the argument?
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Which of the following most logically concludes the argument
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Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the argument?
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Which of the following most accurately expresses the author’s main idea in the argument?
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