Def./Foundations

Question 1

“which of the following could be true”

Answer 1

CA: Could be true
wrong: must be false

Question 2

“each of the following could be true EXCEPT”

Answer 2

CA: must be false
wrong: could be true

Question 3

“which of the following could be false”

Answer 3

CA:could be false
wrong: must be true

Question 4

(Def) a choice containing a statement that is too broad, too narrow, or beyond the purview of the stimulus

Answer 4

Outside of the scope

Question 5

(Def) a choice that compares two items or attributes in a way not germane to the authors argument or statements

Answer 5

Irrelevant comparison

Question 6

(Def) a choice containing language too emphatic to be supported by the stimulus (all, never, every)

Answer 6

Extreme

Question 7

(Def) a choice that mentions details from the stimulus but mangles or misstates what the author says or implies about those details

Answer 7

Distortion

Question 8

(Def) a choice that directly contradicts what the correct answer must say

Answer 8

180

Question 9

(Def) a choice that accurately states something from the stimulus but in a manner that answers the question incorrectly; this type is rare

Answer 9

faulty use of detail

Question 10

(Def) asks you to describe the error in author’s reasoning

Answer 10

flaw question

Question 11

(Def) asks directly for an unstated premise in the argument

Answer 11

assumption question

Question 12

4 type of assumption family questions

Answer 12

assumption, flaw, strengthen/weaken, principle

Question 13

(Def) the same structure and reaches the same type of conclusion

Answer 13

Parallel reasoning

Question 14

5 type of argument based questions

Answer 14

main point, role of a statement, point at issue, method of argument, parallel reasoning

Question 15

3 type of Non argument questions

Answer 15

principle, inference, paradox