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If the statement above are true, which one of the following must be true?

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Must Be True (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    b. Anticipate a weak answer choice
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Which one of the following follows logically from the example above?

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Must Be True (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    b. Anticipate a weak answer choice
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Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the information above?

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Must Be True (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    b. Anticipate a weak answer choice
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The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

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Soft MBT (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    c. Anticipate a summary of the stimulus
    b. Anticipate a weak answer choice
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5
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Which one of the following is best illustrated by the information above?

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Soft MBT (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    c. Anticipate a summary of the stimulus
    b. Anticipate a weak answer choice
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Which one of the following most logically completes the information above?

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Soft MBT (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    c. Anticipate a summary of the stimulus
    b. Anticipate a weak answer choice
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If the statements above are true, then which one of the following must be false?

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Must Be False (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    c. Anticipate an answer choice that would violate these relationships
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If the statements above are true, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT?

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Must Be False (Implication Family)

  1. Diagrammable?
    a. Anticipate valid inferences (transitive conclusions, Contrapositive)
  2. No conditional Statements?
    a. Look for relationships between statements
    c. Anticipate an answer choice that would violate these relationships
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Which one of the following is the main point of the argument?

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Main Point (Characterization Family)

Answer: The main conclusion of the argument

Common correct answers:

  1. Expressions of the author’s attitude or prescriptive statements
  2. A statements that is supported by premises but that doesn’t itself support anything

Common Incorrect answers:

  1. Statements that do not need to be true
  2. Premises, subsidiary conclusions
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the argument?

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Main Point (Characterization Family)

Answer: The main conclusion of the argument

Common correct answers:

  1. Expressions of the author’s attitude or prescriptive statements
  2. A statements that is supported by premises but that doesn’t itself support anything

Common Incorrect answers:

  1. Statements that do not need to be true
  2. Premises, subsidiary conclusions
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the passage by the claim ___?

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Role (Characterization Family)

Correct Answer: An accurate characterization of the role the specific statement plays in the stimulus

Common Correct Answers:

  1. A premise that is not supported by anything else in the argument
  2. A subsidiary conclusion that is supported and is used to support the main conclusion
  3. The main conclusion
  4. Background information that is not actually a part of the argument
  5. A claim that the argument is intended to refute
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The assertion that ___ figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?

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Role (Characterization Family)

Correct Answer: An accurate characterization of the role the specific statement plays in the stimulus

Common Correct Answers:

  1. A premise that is not supported by anything else in the argument
  2. A subsidiary conclusion that is supported and is used to support the main conclusion
  3. The main conclusion
  4. Background information that is not actually a part of the argument
  5. A claim that the argument is intended to refute
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13
Q

Which one of the following most accurately describes the method of reasoning?

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Describe (Characterization Family)

Correct Answer: An accurate description of the reasoning employed in the stimulus

How to approach the stimulus (one speaker)

  1. Identify conclusion/premises and look for one prevalent argument forms
  2. Paraphrase how the argument supports the conclusion

How to approach the stimulus (two speakers)

  1. Identify conclusion/premises of the first argument
  2. Look for weaknesses in the first argument
  3. Read the response and look for one of the prevalent argument forms
  4. Paraphrase how the second speaker response (generally the two speakers will disagree)
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Q

The argument proceeds by employing which of the following approaches?

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Describe (Characterization Family)

Correct Answer: An accurate description of the reasoning employed in the stimulus

How to approach the stimulus (one speaker)

  1. Identify conclusion/premises and look for one prevalent argument forms
  2. Paraphrase how the argument supports the conclusion

How to approach the stimulus (two speakers)

  1. Identify conclusion/premises of the first argument
  2. Look for weaknesses in the first argument
  3. Read the response and look for one of the prevalent argument forms
  4. Paraphrase how the second speaker response (generally the two speakers will disagree)
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15
Q

Which one of the following most accurately describes an error in the argument’s reasoning?

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Flaw (Characterization Family)

Answer: A description of the fallacy committed in the stimulus

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16
Q

The ___’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it:

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Flaw (Characterization Family)

Answer: A description of the fallacy committed in the stimulus

17
Q

Which one of the following is most closely parallel to the reasoning in the argument above?

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Parallel (Characterization Family)

Answer: An argument that has the same logical structure as the argument in the stimulus

  1. Same # of premises
  2. Same # of terms
  3. Same validity status
  4. A conclusion with the same modality, quantifier and logical structure

Common Incorrect Answers:

  1. Invalid arguments
  2. Arguments in which the subject matter is the same or similar to the stimulus
  3. Arguments in which the scope, modality or quantification differs from the stimulus
18
Q

The reasoning in the passage is most similar to that in which one of the following?

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Parallel (Characterization Family)

Answer: An argument that has the same logical structure as the argument in the stimulus

  1. Same # of premises
  2. Same # of terms
  3. Same validity status
  4. A conclusion with the same modality, quantifier and logical structure

Common Incorrect Answers:

  1. Invalid arguments
  2. Arguments in which the subject matter is the same or similar to the stimulus
  3. Arguments in which the scope, modality or quantification differs from the stimulus
19
Q

The flawed reasoning in the argument above most closely parallels that in which of the following?

A

Parallel Flaw (Characterization Family)

Answer: An argument that commits the same fallacy that is committed in the stimulus

Common incorrect answers:

  1. Valid Arguments
  2. Arguments in which the subject matter is the same or similar to the stimulus
20
Q

Which one of the following contains flawed reasoning most similar to the flawed reasoning above?

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Parallel Flaw (Characterization Family)

Answer: An argument that commits the same fallacy that is committed in the stimulus

Common incorrect answers:

  1. Valid Arguments
  2. Arguments in which the subject matter is the same or similar to the stimulus
21
Q

Speaker X and Speaker Y disagree about the truth of which one of the following?

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Disagree (Characterization Family)

Answer: A statement about which of the two speakers have conflicting opinions

Common correct answers:

  1. Statements that BOTH speakers have an opinion about
  2. Disagreement about the truth of a premise or conclusion
  3. Disagreement about the type of evidence or the importance of evidence used by one speaker
  4. Disagreement about causes for an observed effect
22
Q

Which one of the following most accurately characterizes a point of disagreement between Speaker X and Speaker Y?

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Disagree (Characterization Family)

Answer: A statement about which of the two speakers have conflicting opinions

Common correct answers:

  1. Statements that BOTH speakers have an opinion about
  2. Disagreement about the truth of a premise or conclusion
  3. Disagreement about the type of evidence or the importance of evidence used by one speaker
  4. Disagreement about causes for an observed effect
23
Q

If Speaker X and Speaker Y are both sincere in what they say, then it can be properly concluded that they agree that:

A

Agree (Characterization Family)

Answer: A statement about which the two speakers share the same opinion

Common correct answers:

  1. Statements that both speakers must have an opinion about
  2. Agreement about the truth of a premise or conclusion
  3. Agreement that a phenomenon is occurring (even if they disagree about the cause or extent)
24
Q

Speaker X and Speaker Y’s statements most strongly support the claim that both of them would agree with which one of the following?

A

Agree (Characterization Family)

Answer: A statement about which the two speakers share the same opinion

Common correct answers:

  1. Statements that both speakers must have an opinion about
  2. Agreement about the truth of a premise or conclusion
  3. Agreement that a phenomenon is occurring (even if they disagree about the cause or extent)

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