Logical Reasonig Question types Flashcards
Point at issue / Point of agreement
“Joannes and Smith disagree about whether”
“ Alan and Hakeem statements provide them the most support for the claim that they agree about which one of the following ?”
Notes:
•This question type requires you to identify a point of conflict between the two people.
•This question type requires you to identify a point of agreement between the two people.
Flaw in the reasoning
“The reasoning in the mayors argument is flawed because this argument?”
“ and the reasoning above is questionable because it fails to recognize”
Notes:
•This question type asks to describe, in terms, the error of reasoning committed by the author
Evaluate the argument
“ The answer to which one of the following questions would contribute most to an evaluation of the argument?”
Notes:
•in this question type you must decide which answer choice will allow you to determine the logical validity(acceptable) of the argument
Strengthen/ Support
“which one of the following if true most strengthens the argument?”
“which one of the following is true most strongly supports the statement above?”
Notes:
•This question type asks you to pick the answer choice that provides support for the authors argument or strengthens it in some way
Method of reasoning
“ which one of the following describes a technique of reasoning used above?”
“ The argument proceeds by”
“ The argument derives its conclusion by”
Notes:
•This question type asks you to describe in abstract terms the way in which the author made his or her argument
weaken
“ which of the following if true most seriously weakens the argument?”
“ which one of the following is true calls into question in the researchers argument ?”
“ which one of the following is true would cast doubt/undermine the physicist Argument.l
Notes:
•This question type asks you to attack or undermine the authors argument.
Parallel reasoning/ parallel flaw
“Which one of the following argument is most similar in it’s pattern of reasoning to the argument above?”
Notes:
•this question type asks you to identify the answer choice that contains reasoning most similar in structure to the reasoning in the passage
Cannot be true
“If the statements above are true which one the following CANNOT be true?”
•This question type asks to identify the answer choice that cannot be true or is most weakened based on the information in the stimulus.
Necessary Assumption
“which one the following is an assumption required by the argument above?”
Notes:
•This question type asks you to identify an assumption that is needed to complete the the authors argument.
Fill in the Blank (main point)
“Which one of the following most logically completes the sentence or passage.”
“therefore,___”
“Thus, it seems quite likely that in the near future____.”
“ Hence, when we consider all the relevant evidence,it is clear that_____.”
Notes:
• this question type tells you to fill in the blank with the answer choice that best represents the main point of the argument.
Most supported
“which one of the following statements is most supported by the information above?”
“The statements provide the most support for which one of the following?”
Notes:
•In this question type the correct answer will be the one that best proven by the stimulus
Main Point
“The main point of the argument is that”
“Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the argument above”
“ which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument”
Notes:
• This question type asks you to find the main conclusion made by the author
Justify the conclusion?
Sufficient Assumption?
“Which one of the following, if assumed , allows the conclusion above to be properly drawn?”
Notes:
•This question type asks you to supply a piece of information that, when added to premises , proves the conclusion.
Resolve the Paradox
“which one of the following , if true , would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?”
Notes:
•every stimulus to this question type contains a discrepancy or a seeming contradiction. And you must find the answer choice that best resolves the situation.
Must be True
“if the statements above are true which one of the following must also be true?”
“which of of the following can be probably inferred from the passage?”
“Which one of the following logically follows from the statement above?”
Notes:
• this question asks you to identify the answer choice that is best proven by the information given in the passage.
