LR ch. 1&4: objectives, question families and types

Question 1

What are the primary objectives?

Answer 1

1. determine if stimulus is an argument or fact set
2. identify the conclusion / examine facts
3. determine if argument is strong/weak
4. read closely
5. read/determine question stem type
6. pre-phrase
7. read answer choices
8. separate choices into contenders and losers, review & decide
9. return/re-evaluate if needed

Question 2

what are the four families for question types?

Answer 2

prove, help, hurt, and disprove

Question 3

for the prove family, what is accepted and what is affected?

Answer 3

accepted – stimulus
affected – answer (any answer w/new information is not right)

Question 4

for the help family, what is accepted and what is affected?

Answer 4

accepted – answer (can have new info)
affected – stimulus (reasoning error)

Question 5

for the hurt family, what is accepted and what is affected?

Answer 5

accepted – answer (can have new info)
affected – stimulus
*polar - will attack the argument

Question 6

for the disprove family, what is accepted and what is affected?

Answer 6

accepted – stimulus
affected – answer (new info makes a “could be true” and thus, will be not right)

Question 7

what question stem types are part of the prove family?

Answer 7

1. must be true/most supported
2. main point
3. point of issue/agreement
4. method of reasoning
5. flaw
6. parallel flaw/reasoning

Question 8

what question stem types are part of the help family?

Answer 8

1. assumption (necessary)
2. justify the conclusion (sufficient)
3. strengthen/support
4. resolve the paradox

Question 9

what question stem types are part of the hurt family?

Answer 9

1. weaken

Question 10

what question stem types are part of the disprove family?

Answer 10

1. cannot be true