Logical Reasoning

Question 1

What is the difference between the premise and conclusion?

Answer 1

Premise - support
Conclusion - main point (being supported)

Question 2

“Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the passage?”

Answer 2

Main point

Question 3

What must you look for in most strongly supported?

Answer 3

Conclusion -is in the answer choices

Question 4

In most strongly supported the answer must have [blank] statements.

Answer 4

General

Question 5

When you read a MSs question you should ask yourself:

Answer 5

“Do we have an example of this in the stimulus?”

Question 6

Group 1 logical indicators (sufficient)

Answer 6

If, when, where, all, any, the only, anyone, wherever

Question 7

Group 2 logical indicators (necessary)

Answer 7

Only, only if, only when, only where, always, requires, must, only those.

Question 8

Group 3 logical indicators (negate sufficient)

Answer 8

Until, without, or

Question 9

Group 4 indicators (negate necessary)

Answer 9

None, cannot, never, not both

Question 10

What is a good argument?

Answer 10

No assumptions needed

Question 11

How to weaken arguments

Answer 11

Take away the support

Question 12

When causation is made is conclusion, it [blank]

Answer 12

Always in error

Question 13

Causation implies:

Answer 13

1. Chronology 2. Correlation 3. No competing clause

Question 14

When causation is found in stimulus:

Answer 14

Find competing hypothesis; block it if its a strengthening question, choose it if its a weakening question

Question 15

Strengthening questions rely on:

Answer 15

Adding additional information or additional premises

Question 16

What is validity?

Answer 16

When no assumptions are made in the argument

Question 17

If A→B, then A

Answer 17

B

Question 18

If A→ B, and B→ C, then

Answer 18

A → C

Question 19

Must be true questions test

Answer 19

Validity

Question 20

Existential quantifiers: define some, most, some -not, none, all

Answer 20

Some: 1-100, most: 50-100, some - not: 0 - 99, none:0, all: 100

Question 21

If I have all, then I have [blank]

Answer 21

Some and most

Question 22

The negation of some is [blank]

Answer 22

None

Question 23

The negation of all is [ blank]

Answer 23

Some… Not

Question 24

If A some B→ C

Answer 24

Then A some C

Question 25

If A most B → C

Answer 25

A most C

Question 26

When you satisfy a necessary condition

Answer 26

You get nothing

Question 27

If A→ B, B→ [blank]

Answer 27

Invalid

Question 28

If A → B, / A→ [blank]

Answer 28

Invalid

Question 29

If A→ B some C

Answer 29

Invalid

Question 30

“Which one of the following, if true… “

Answer 30

Sufficient assumption

Question 31

An argument part requires you to:

Answer 31

Label what different statements do for the argument.

Question 32

What does method of reasoning question require you to do?

Answer 32

Analyze and describe the argumentation

Question 33

The teacher’s statement proceeds by [blank]

Answer 33

Method of reasoning