Identify The Question Stem Flashcards
If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
Must be true/Most supported
Family#1
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?
Main point/Most strongly supported
Family#1
The main point of the argument is?
Main point
Family #1
Jones and smith disagree about whether
Point of issue
Family#1
Bob and Jim’s statements provide the most support for the claim that they agree about which one of the following?
Point of agreement
Family#1
Which one of the following is an assumption of the authors argument?
Assumption
Family#2
Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion above to be properly drawn!
Justify the conclusion
Family#2
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
Strengthen
Family#2
Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?
Resolve the paradox
Family#2
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
Weaken
Family#3
Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?
Method of reasoning
Family#1
The reasoning in the mayors argument is flawed because this argument
Flaw in the reasoning
Family#1
Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?
Parallel reasoning
Family#1
The answer to which of the following questions would contribute most to an evaluation of the argument?
Evaluate the argument
If the statements above are true, which one of the following CANNOT be true?
Cannot be true
Family#4
Family#1 Prove
Must be true
Main point
Point at issue
Point of agreement
Method of reasoning
Flaw in the reasoning
Parallel reasoning
Family#2 Help
Assumption
Justify the conclusion
Strengthen
Resolve the paradox
Family#3 Hurt
Weaken
Family#4 Disprove
Cannot be true
Which one of the following, if true, most helps explain the viewpoint of the archaeologists discussed above?
Must be true
Family#1
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the reasoning above?
Weaken
Family#3
Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for the critics assertion?
Strengthen
Family#2
The argument is flawed because?
Flaw
Family #1
The editorial proceeds by
Method of reasoning
Family#1
The professor challenges the students reasoning by
Method of reasoning
Family#1
The statements above, if true, prove which one of the following?
Must be true
Family#1
If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT
Cannot be true
Family#4
Which one of the following, if all of them are true, is LEAST helpful in establishing that the conclusion above is properly drawn?
StrengthenX
