LSAT prep Flashcards
Argument
Premise and conclusions
Premise set
Non-contradictory premises
Paradox
Contradictory premises
Debate
Two speakers
CLIR
Controversy, Loophole, Inference, Resolution
CLIR tasks
Debate > Controversy
Argument > Loophole
Premise Set > Inference
Paradox > Resolution
Premises are…
Premises are the evidence. Premises support conclusions.
Conclusions are…
Conclusions are the claim. Conclusions rely on premises.
Conclusions are the judgments the author makes.
because
premise
for
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since
premise
as
premise
given that
premise
therefore
conclusion
thus
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accordingly
conclusion
hence
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consequently
conclusion
it follows that
conclusion
so
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Inference
Are not part of an argument. Inferences are something we come up with from a Premise Set. An Inference is a valid conclusion you design yourself, not a conclusion inside an argument.
“Avocados and gingerbread both contain nitrogen. Nitrogen is an element.”
Inference: Avocados and gingerbread have an element in common.
Intermediate conclusion (subsidiary conclusions or sub-conclusions)
Fulfills the argumentative role of both premise and conclusion. It both supports the argument’s main conclusion and is supports by its premises.
Intermediate conclusion supports the main conclusion. The main conclusion is proven with the help of the intermediate conclusion.
What is the negation of NOT NECESSARILY TRUE?
MUST BE TRUE
What is the Equivalent of COULD BE TRUE?
NOT NECESSARILY FALSE
What is the Negation of CANNOT BE FALSE?
COULD BE FALSE
What is the Equivalent of CANNOT BE TRUE?
NOT NECESSARILY TRUE
What is the Equivalent of NOT NECESSARILY TRUE?
COULD BE TRUE
Sufficient Condition
The “if” part of the conditional is called the sufficient condition.
The sufficient condition is a door opener. It’s welcoming.
Conditional Reasoning
Conditional reasoning is the art of the if/then. If one thing happens, then another thing must happen.
Necessary Condition
The “then” part of the conditional is called the necessary condition.
The necessary condition slams the door that the sufficient condition opens. It is a place of certainly. It has to occur at some point if the conditional relationship is activated. You can prove things that live in the necessary condition.
