Logical Reasoning: Wrong Answer Types

Question 1

Outside the Scope:

Answer 1

A choice containing a statement that is too broad, too narrow, or beyond the purview of the stimulus

Question 2

Irrelevant Comparison:

Answer 2

A choice that compares two items or attributes in a way not germane to the author’s argument or statements

Question 3

Extreme:

Answer 3

A choice containing language too emphatic to be supported by the stimulus; extreme choices are often (though, not always) characterized by words such as ALL, NEVER, EVERY, or NONE

Question 4

Distortion:

Answer 4

A choice that mentions details from the stimulus but mangles or misstates the relationship between them given or implied by the author

Question 5

180:

Answer 5

A choice that directly contradicts what the correct answer must say (for example, a choice that strengthens the an argument in a Weaken question)

Question 6

Faulty Use of Detail:

Answer 6

A choice that accurately states something from the stimulus but in a manner that answers the question incorrectly; this type is rarely used in Logical Reasoning