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Question 1

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

Answer 1

Must be true/Most supported

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Question 2

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?

Answer 2

Main point/Most strongly supported

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Question 3

The main point of the argument is?

Answer 3

Main point

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Question 4

Jones and smith disagree about whether

Answer 4

Point of issue

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Question 5

Bob and Jim’s statements provide the most support for the claim that they agree about which one of the following?

Answer 5

Point of agreement

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Question 6

Which one of the following is an assumption of the authors argument?

Answer 6

Assumption

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Question 7

Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion above to be properly drawn!

Answer 7

Justify the conclusion

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Question 8

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Answer 8

Strengthen

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Question 9

Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?

Answer 9

Resolve the paradox

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Question 10

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

Answer 10

Weaken

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Question 11

Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?

Answer 11

Method of reasoning

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Question 12

The reasoning in the mayors argument is flawed because this argument

Answer 12

Flaw in the reasoning

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Question 13

Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?

Answer 13

Parallel reasoning

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Question 14

The answer to which of the following questions would contribute most to an evaluation of the argument?

Answer 14

Evaluate the argument

Question 15

If the statements above are true, which one of the following CANNOT be true?

Answer 15

Cannot be true

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Question 16

Family#1 Prove

Answer 16

Must be true

Main point

Point at issue

Point of agreement

Method of reasoning

Flaw in the reasoning

Parallel reasoning

Question 17

Family#2 Help

Answer 17

Assumption

Justify the conclusion

Strengthen

Resolve the paradox

Question 18

Family#3 Hurt

Answer 18

Weaken

Question 19

Family#4 Disprove

Answer 19

Cannot be true

Question 20

Which one of the following, if true, most helps explain the viewpoint of the archaeologists discussed above?

Answer 20

Must be true

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Question 21

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the reasoning above?

Answer 21

Weaken

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Question 22

Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for the critics assertion?

Answer 22

Strengthen

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Question 23

The argument is flawed because?

Answer 23

Flaw

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Question 24

The editorial proceeds by

Answer 24

Method of reasoning

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Question 25

The professor challenges the students reasoning by

Answer 25

Method of reasoning

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Question 26

The statements above, if true, prove which one of the following?

Answer 26

Must be true

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Question 27

If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT

Answer 27

Cannot be true

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Question 28

Which one of the following, if all of them are true, is LEAST helpful in establishing that the conclusion above is properly drawn?

Answer 28

StrengthenX