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LSAT Q STEMS Flashcards

1
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Most helps to support (the conclusion) - NOT MSS

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strengthen - powerful

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2
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most undermines the conclusion

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weaken - powerful

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3
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the conclusion follows logically if (proves the conclusions 100%)

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sufficient assumption - powerful

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4
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enables the conclusion to be properly drawn (proves the conclusion 100%)

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sufficient assumption - powerful

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5
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in response to

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counter - powerful

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6
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most helpful to know

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evaluate - powerful

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7
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most helps to explain the paradox

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resolution - powerful

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8
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main point

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conclusion - provable

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9
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must be true

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inference - provable

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10
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properly inferred (the thing you can prove definitely must be true)

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inference- provable

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properly drawn/ properly concluded / follows logically (the thing you can prove definitely must be true)

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inference- provable

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12
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most strongly suggested

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Most strongly supported (MSS)- provable

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13
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point of agreement

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agreement- provable

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14
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assumes (need this for the conclusion to make sense)

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necessary assumption- provable

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15
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the conclusion does not follow unless (need this for the conclusion to make sense)

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necessary assumption- provable

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16
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the argument assumes which one (need this for the conclusion to make sense)

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necessary assumption- provable

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17
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necessary/depends/required

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necessary assumption- provable

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18
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the argument proceeds by

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method- provable

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19
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describes

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method- provable

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20
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person 2 responds by (in debates NOT COUNTER)

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method (in debates)- provable

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21
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strategy of argumentation (in debates)

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method (in debates)- provable

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22
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role in the argument

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argument part- provable

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23
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the reference to_____

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argument part- provable

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24
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most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it ________(general)

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classic flaw- provable

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25
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most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that__________(specific to the argument)

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loophole flaw- provable

26
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a provable translation of the conclusion

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conclusion

27
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The thing you can prove definitely must be true

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inference

28
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The thing you can prove is very very likely to be true

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MSS

29
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The thing you can prove will fill in the blank and complete the author’s thought

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fill in

30
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the thing you can prove the two speakers diagree about

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controversy

31
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the thing you can prove the two speakers agree about

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agreement

32
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The thing you can prove must be true if the conclusion is true

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necessary assumption

33
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The thing that is assumed in the argument

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necessary assumption

34
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A provable description of what happened in the stimulus

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method

35
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a provable description of what a specific phrase is doing in the argument

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argument part

36
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a provable description of what the argument did wrong

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Classic Flaw

37
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a provable description of how the argument overlooked your loophole

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loophole flaw

38
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The most powerful thing you can find to help the argument’s conclusion

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strengthen

39
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the most powerful things you can find to destroy the argument’s conclusion

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weaken

40
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The most powerful thing you can find to prove the conclusion 100% valid

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Sufficient assumption

41
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The most powerful thing you can find to prove the conclusion 100%

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sufficient assumption

42
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The most powerful thing speak 1 could say to destroy speaker 2’s argument

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counter

43
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a powerful pop quiz for the validity of the argument

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evaluate

44
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The most powerful thing you can find to make the paradox make sense

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resolution

45
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Back Up Plan - Strengthen

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Does this make the conclusion more likely to be true?

46
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Back Up Plan - Weaken

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Does this make the conclusion less likely to be true?

47
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Back Up Plan - sufficient assumption

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does this prove the argument 100%?

48
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Back Up Plan - Counter

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Is this something speaker 1 would say? does it work against speaker 2’s argument?

49
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Back Up Plan - Contradiction

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Does this contradict the author’s stmulus?

50
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Back Up Plan - Evaluate

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Is this crucial for the argument’s validity? Do we need this for the argument to be true?

51
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Back Up Plan - Resolution

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Does this make the paradox make sense?

52
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Back Up Plan - Conclusion

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Is this a translation of the conclusion?

53
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Back Up Plan - Inference

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Does this have to be true?

54
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Back Up Plan -MSS

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Does this pretty much have to be true in most cases?

55
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Back up plan - fill in

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Does this have to be true?

56
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Back up Plan - controversy

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What do the speakers disagree on AND does speaker 1 have to believe this is true/false? Does speaker 2 have to believe this is true/false?

57
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Back up Plan - Agreement

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What doe the speakers both believe is true?

58
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Back up Plan - Necessary Assumption

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If the conclusion is true, does this have to be true? Does this enable the conclusion to be true?

59
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Back up Plan - Method

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Did this happen?

60
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Back Up Plan - Argument Part

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Is this what the phrase is doing?

61
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Back up Plan - Classic Flaw

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Is this what’s wrong with the argument?

62
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Back up plan - loophole flaw

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in response to something the argument overlooks - is it bad that the argument overlooked this?

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