LR Question Types Flashcards

1
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Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

A

Strengthen

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2
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Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the conservationist’s argument?

A

Strengthen

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3
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Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the view above?

A

Weaken

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4
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The answer to which one of the following questions would most help in evaluating the argument?

A

Crux

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5
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Which one of the following would be most useful to know in order to evaluate the argument?

A

Crux

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6
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Which one of the following, if assumed, would allow the conclusion above to be properly drawn?

A

Sufficient

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7
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The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

A

Sufficient

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8
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Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A

Necessary

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9
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Which one of the following is an assumption required by the economist’s argument?

A

Necessary

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10
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the medical specialists’ two claims?

A

Resolve

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11
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the statistical claim above?

A

Explain

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12
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Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of the vervet monkeys described above?

A

Explain

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13
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If Murray and Jane are both sincere in what they say, then it can be properly concluded that they agree that…

A

Agree

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14
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The reasoning in the passage is most similar to that in which one of the following?

A

Parallel

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15
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Which one of the following most accurately describes an error in the argument’s reasoning?

A

Flaw

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16
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The editorial’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

A

Flaw

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17
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the method of reasoning?

A

Describe

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18
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The argument proceeds by employing which one of the following approaches?

A

Describe

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19
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the passage by the claim that nonmarine animals have scales?

A

Role

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20
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The assertion that insects do not literally breathe figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?

A

Role

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21
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the argument?

A

Main Point

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22
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If the statements above are true, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT:

A

MBF

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23
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The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

A

~MBT

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24
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Which one of the following is best illustrated by the information above?

A

~MBT

25
Q

Which one of the following follows logically from the example above?

A

MBT

26
Q

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the information above?

A

MBT

27
Q

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy described above?

A

Resolve

28
Q

Each of the following, if true, helps to resolve the survey’s apparently paradoxical results EXCEPT

A

Resolve

29
Q

Which one of the following is an assumption the argument requires?

A

Necessary

30
Q

The sociologist’s argument requires the assumption that…

A

Necessary

31
Q

The argument depends on the assumption that…

A

Necessary

32
Q

The argument above depends on assuming which one of the following?

A

Necessary

33
Q

Trent’s argument assumes that…

A

Necessary

34
Q

Which one of the following principles must be assumed in order for the psychologist’s conclusion to be properly drawn?

A

Necessary

35
Q

The expert’s argument depends on assuming which one of the following?

A

Necessary

36
Q

If all of the statements in the passage are true, which one of the following must also be true?

A

MBT

37
Q

Which one of the following, if assumed, enables Chapin’s conclusion to be properly drawn?

A

Sufficient

38
Q

The conclusion drawn above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

A

Sufficient

39
Q

Assuming the truth of the passage, one can conclude from it that the number of adolescent boys with asthma is approximately equal to the number of adolescent girls with asthma, if one also knows that

A

Sufficient

40
Q

Atrens’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

A

Sufficient

41
Q

The producer’s conclusion is properly inferred if which one of the following is assumed?

A

Sufficient

42
Q

Which one of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A

MBT

43
Q

Which one of the following most logically completes the argument?

A

~MBT

44
Q

If the statements in the passage are correct, which one of the following can be properly concluded from them?

A

MBT

45
Q

Which one of the following can most reasonably be concluded on the basis of the information above?

A

~MBT

46
Q

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?

A

MBT

47
Q

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principles stated above?

A

~MBT

48
Q

The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

A

Sufficient

49
Q

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the literary critic’s argument?

A

Necessary

50
Q

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most strongly supports the researcher’s reasoning?

A

Strengthen

51
Q

Which one of the following, if true, would account for the statistic above without supporting the author’s conclusion?

A

Weaken

52
Q

The new theory assumes that…

A

Necessary

53
Q

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the principle underlying the argument?

A

Strengthen

54
Q

The reasoning in the argument most closely conforms to which one of the following principles?

A

Strengthen

55
Q

Which one of the following, if true, argues most strongly for the inclusion of the antidilution provision of the law?

A

Strengthen

56
Q

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the music critic’s argument?

A

Strengthen

57
Q

Which one of the following, if it occurred, would be the strongest evidence favoring Ms. Fring’s position over Mr. Blatt’s position?

A

Strengthen

58
Q

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the bus driver’s argument?

A

Strengthen

59
Q

The parent’s experience with the child most closely conforms to which one of the following generalizations?

A

Strengthen