Loophole: Types of Answer Choices (Logic Reasoning) Flashcards
Attaches a superlative to a value judgment
Best Way (Red Flag)
Most effective
Best Way (Red Flag)
Most efficient
Best Way (Red Flag)
Least Harmful
Best Way (Red Flag)
Least Damaging
Best Way (Red Flag)
Identifies something as “important” or uses a keyword
Important (Red Flag)
Primary / Primarily
Important (Red Flag)
Foremost
Important (Red Flag)
Crucial
Important (Red Flag)
Critical
Important (Red Flag)
Imperative
Important (Red Flag)
Paramount
Important (Red Flag)
Significant
Important (Red Flag)
Pressing
Important (Red Flag)
Vital
Important (Red Flag)
Has nothing to do with anything in the stimulus
Crazy Nonsense (Red Flag)
Centers on the most extreme part of the group discussed in the stimulus
Grouped Extremes (Red Flag)
The answer is totally right except for one word or phrase, which ultimately invalidates it
Almost (Red Flag)
About the opposite of the argument’s conclusion
Opposite Claim (Red Flag)
This answer is never activated by premises in the stimulus
Dormant Conditional (Red Flag)
The conclusion is an absolute but the answer compares (vice versa can apply too)
Comparatives & Absolutes (Red Flag)
More
Comparatives & Absolutes (Red Flag)
Less
Comparatives & Absolutes (Red Flag)
Better
Comparatives & Absolutes (Red Flag)
Worse
Comparatives & Absolutes (Red Flag)
-Er endings
Comparatives & Absolutes (Red Flag)
Contain bold language and certainty power players
Strong Answer (Powerful Answer)
Outlines a directly proportional relationship between two things
Stepladder (Powerful Answer)
Connects premises to the conclusion or to other premises
Powerful Conditionals (Powerful Answer)
About the opposite of the group discussed in the stimulus, mostly with just casual stimuli
Grouped Opposite (Powerful Answer)
Answer with flexible language and Possibility Power Players
Weak Answer (Provable Answer)
Reads the conditional chain from the stimulus or states a necessary assumption
Provable Conditionals (Provable Answer)