Intro to Logical Reasoning - Identify the Question Type Flashcards
Which of the following conflicts with information in the passage?
Cannot Be True
The passage, if seen as an objection to an antecedent claim, challenges that claim by?
Methods of Reasoning
Which one of the following, if true, best reconciles the discrepancy described above?
Paradox
In which one of the following does the reasoning most closely parallel that employed in the passage?
Parallel Reasoning
The disagreement between the two paleontologists is over which of the following?
Point at Issue
Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument?
Strengthen
Which one of the following, if true, most substantially weakens the argument?
Weaken
Clarification of which one of the following issues would be most important to an evaluation of the skeptics’ position?
Argument Evaluation
If it is concluded from the statements above that automobile theft has been reduced by the program, which one of the following would it be most important to answer in evaluating that conclusion?
Argument Evaluation
The answer to which one of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the truth of the conclusion drawn in the advertisement?
Argument Evaluation
Which one of the following would be most important to know in evaluating the hypothesis in the passage?
Argument Evaluation
If the considerations advanced in its support are true, the passage’s conclusion is supported
Argument Evaluation
Which one of the following is the most accurate assessment of the advertising sales director’s argument as a response to the magazine editor’s argument?
Argument Evaluation
That homelessness is a serious social problem figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?
Argument Structure
The claim that a university should not be entitled to patent the inventions of its faculty members plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
The statement that burglar alarm systems, unlike car alarm systems, are effective in deterring burglaries plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
The claim that manufacturers manipulate and create consumer demand plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
The statement that adolescents and adults are not the same plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
The phrase “certain traits like herding ability risk being lost among pedigreed dogs” serves which one of the following functions in the argument?
Argument Structure
The statement that the law should require explicit safety labels on toys serves which one of the following functions in the consumer advocate’s argument?
Argument Structure
If all the statements in the passage are true and if it is also true that a bookstore does not cater to mass tastes, which one of the following CANNOT be true?
Cannot Be True
Given the information in the passage, which one of the following must be false?
Cannot Be True
If all of the claims offered in support of the conclusion are accurate, each of the following could be true EXCEPT:
Cannot Be True
A flaw in the argument is that the author
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following most clearly identifies an error in the author’s reasoning?
Errors in Reasoning
As a rebuttal of Giselle’s argument, Antoine’s response is ineffective because
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following identifies a reasoning error in the passage?
Errors in Reasoning
The reasoning in the argument is not sound because it fails to establish that
Errors in Reasoning
A reasoning error in the argument is that the argument
Errors in Reasoning
A questionable technique used in the argument is to
Errors in Reasoning
A major weakness of the argument is that it
Errors in Reasoning
Victor’s response does not succeed as a rebuttal of Lenore’s argument because his response
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following is the most serious error of reasoning in the argument?
Errors in Reasoning
The argument is vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?
Errors in Reasoning
The reasoning above is flawed because it
Errors in Reasoning
The argument is flawed because it overlooks each of the following possibilities EXCEPT:
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following arguments contains a flaw that is most similar to one in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following arguments is flawed in a way most similar to the way in which the passage is flawed?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
An error of reasoning of the same kind as one contained in the passage is present in each of EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the flawed reasoning in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following arguments contains an error of reasoning similar to that in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
The flawed pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following arguments contains flawed reasoning that most closely parallels the flawed reasoning in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following relies on a questionable technique most similar to that used in Harold’s reply to Genevieve?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following is most parallel in its reasoning to the flawed reasoning above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
The passage best illustrates which one of the following statements about science?
Illustration
Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the example presented in the passage?
Illustration
Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the statements above?
Illustration
Which one of the following is best illustrated by the statements above?
Illustration
The cases described by the psychologist illustrate each of the following generalizations EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Illustration
Which one of the following is the main point of the passage?
Main Point
Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?
Main Point
Which one of the following is the main point of the passage as a whole?
Main Point
Which one of the following sentences best expresses the main point of the passage?
Main Point
The main point of the passage is that instituting real law consists in
Main Point
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage?
Main Point
The main conclusion of the argument is that
Main Point
The passage employs which one of the following argumentative strategies?
Methods of Reasoning
The argument counters the objection by
Methods of Reasoning
The student has most likely misinterpreted the professor’s remark to imply that
Misinterpretation
Mark’s response shows that he interpreted Terry’s remarks to mean that
Misinterpretation
Arthur’s criticism suggests that he interpreted Marta to be
Misinterpretation
Olaf’s reply suggests that he misinterprets Charlene’s use of the term
Misinterpretation
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred?
Must Be True
Which one of the following can be inferred from the passage?
Must Be True
If all of the statements in the passage are true, then which one of the following must also be true?
Must Be True
The statements above most strongly support which one which one of the following conclusions?
Must Be True
Which one of the statements below follows logically from the statements in the passage?
Must Be True
Each of the following would, by itself, help to resolve the apparent paradox described in the passage EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Paradox
Which one of the following, if true, does most to justify this apparently paradoxical belief?
Paradox
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the paradox?
Paradox
The logical structure of the argument above is most similar to which one of the following?
Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following, in its logical features, most closely parallels the reasoning used in the passage?
Parallel Reasoning
In which one of the following does the reasoning most closely parallel that employed in the passage?
Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following most closely parallels the reasoning used in the passage?
Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following has a logical structure most like that of the argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following most closely parallels the reasoning in the argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
The pattern of reasoning displayed above is most closely paralleled in which one of the following?
Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following logically completes the argument?
Argument Completion
On the basis of their statements, Shanna and Jorge are committed to disagreeing about the truth of which one of the following statements?
Point at Issue
Alia and Martha disagree on whether
Point at Issue
Which one of the following is a point at issue between the nutritionist and the consumer advocate?
Point at Issue
The point at issue between Jones and Smith is
Point at Issue
If Murray and Jane are both sincere in what they say, then it can properly be concluded that they agree that
Point of Agreement
Which one of the following principles, if accepted, would provide the most justification for the conclusion?
Principle (Strengthen)
Which one of the following principles most helps to justify the naturalists’ argumentation?
Principle (Strengthen)
Which one of the following principles, if established, would provide the strongest backing for the argument?
Principle (Strengthen)
Which one of the following principles provides the most appropriate completion for the argument?
Principle (Argument Completion)
Which one of the following, if true, supports the conclusion in the passage?
Strengthen
Which one of the following, if it were determined to be true, would provide the best evidence that the journal’s decision will have the desired effect?
Strengthen
Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument?
Strengthen
Each of the following, if true, provides support to the argument EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Strengthen
Which one of the following, if true, lends the most support to the automakers’ current position?
Strengthen
Which one of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the conclusion above?
Weaken
Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Weaken
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
Weaken
Which one of the following, if true, most substantially weakens the argument?
Weaken
Which one of the following issues would be LEAST important to resolve in evaluating the argument?
Bizarro Argument Evaluation
Which one of the following is the most accurate evaluation of the government’ s reply?
Argument Evaluation
The answer to each of the following questions would be helpful in evaluating the representatives’ claim EXCEPT:
Bizarro Argument Evaluation
The statement that the car Peter took got damaged and the car Alicia took did not plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
The claim that doctoral dissertations should not be required in the humanities plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
Which one of the following conflicts with information in the passage?
Cannot Be True
The statements above, if true, most seriously undermine which one of the following assertions?
Cannot Be True
Those whose view is described above hold inconsistent beliefs if they also believe that
Cannot Be True
Which one of the following is a flaw in the argument?
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following identifies a problem with the programming director’s decision process?
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following indicates a weakness in the position expressed above?
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following is a questionable technique used in the argument?
Errors in Reasoning
A major flaw in the reasoning is that it
Errors in Reasoning
Which one of the following exhibits both of the logical flaws exhibited in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following best illustrates the proposition above?
Illustration
Which one of the following accurately describes something Senator Strongwood does in advancing his argument?
Methods of Reasoning
In order to advance her point of view, the author does all of the following EXCEPT
Bizzaro Methods of Reasoning
In the passage, the author
Methods of Reasoning
Which one of the following argumentative strategies is used above?
Methods of Reasoning
In the passage, the author does which one of the following?
Methods of Reasoning
The passage, if seen as an objection to an antecedent claim, challenges that claim by
Methods of Reasoning
Sims does which one of the following?
Methods of Reasoning
In stating the argument, the author does which one of the following?
Methods of Reasoning
Which one of the following, if true, indicates that the criticism of Yasukawa’s research is based on a misunderstanding of it?
Misinterpretation
The statements above, if true, would provide the strongest support for which one of the following hypotheses?
Must Be True
Which one of the following is a proper inference from the passage?
Must Be True
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?
Must Be True
The passage is structured to lead to which one of the following conclusions?
Must Be True
Each of the following can be inferred from the information in the passage EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Must Be True
Which one of the following inferences is most supported by the information above?
Must Be True
Which one of the following conclusions is most supported by the information above?
Must Be True
Which one of the following, if true, best reconciles the discrepancy described above?
Paradox
Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the apparent discrepancy noted above?
Paradox
Which one of the following, if true, could by itself adequately explain the unexpected finding reported in the passage?
Paradox
Which one of the following most helps account for the apparent contradiction above?
Paradox
Each one of the following, if true, helps to explain the apparent discrepancy EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Paradox
The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is LEAST similar to that in which one of the following?
Bizzaro Parallel Reasoning
Which one of the following best completes the passage?
Argument Completion
Which one of the following best completes the argument?
Argument Completion
Which one of the following, if true, most appropriately completes the explanation?
Argument Completion
Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle cited above?
Principle (Illustration)
Mary’s decision most closely accords with which one of the following principles?
Principle (Illustration)
Which one of the following, if established, could most logically serve as the principle appealed to in the argument countering the critics’ claim?
Principle (Must Be True)
Each of the following, if true, would support the conclusion above EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Strengthen
The advertisement is misleading if which one of the following is true?
Weaken
Clarification of which one of the following issues would be most important to an evaluation of the skeptics’ position?
Argument Evaluation
