Lsat: Vocab. Flashcards

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Qualify/ Qualified:

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To limit a claim, a qualified claim has been limited in its scope to make it more reasonable.

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Implicit premise:

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assumption,

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(General) principle

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general rule, usually presented to guide a specific example.

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counterargument

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an argument against a given point, usually presented by the author to discredit something that “some people claim..”

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a given conclusion

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not necessarily the conclusion of the stimulus overall.

could be referring to the overall conclusion, but be on the lookout for it to refer to another conclusion discussed by the author in the course of the stimulus.

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provide evidence

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give reason for something;

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counter assertions

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make an argument against something;

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Suggest its conclusion is incorrect

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says the facts of the conclusion are not true;

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Questions the adequacy of a conclusion

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says the conclusion being discussed has not been proven, this is different than saying the conclusion is untrue;

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phenomenon (singular) / phenomena (plural)

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a thing! do not make this more complicated than a “thing”

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a distinction

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a difference between two things, usually pointed out by someone;

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drawing a distinction

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pointing out a difference between two things;

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an instance

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a specific example of something being discussed

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refute

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tear down someone else’s argument;

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appeals to

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looks to something to support their point;

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clarify

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make clearer;

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purported

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something that is claimed to be true, but might not true ( usually throws shade)

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a principle does not apply

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a rule is not relevant, cannot use the rule in this specific situation;

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something applies

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something is relevant, can be used in this specific situation;

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sole

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only one

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offer a

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provide a

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corresponding

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something in another situation is similar to something in this situation

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corresponds to

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acts similarly to something else in a different situation;

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on the basis of comparisons

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using how two things are the same or different to prove your conclusion;

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as a basis for
as a foundation to argue from;
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disanalogous
not similar;
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contending that
arguing that
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Supposition/ presupposition
assumption;
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supposes/ presupposes
assumes;
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infers a
assumes something based on evidence;
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guarantee the truth/ falsity
prove something 100% true or false;
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question the sufficiency of evidence
question whether there's enough evidence to prove the point;
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remains unexplained
we still don't know about something
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merely
only implies that the thing it's attached to is probably not enough to do what we need;
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Inconsistent statements
the two statements contradict one another;
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proposition
statement;
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supposed (pronounced "suppose-ED", like the word "suppose" + the beginning of "education")
poorly assumed, usually used as an adjective to throw shade "the supposed cause" = the pretend cause;
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demonstrating that
using evidence to show that;
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restates
repeats;
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treats an X as a Y
pretend that X is Y to try to prove their conclusion, this is a shady to do;
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a property
a quality or characteristic of a thing;
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scope
the world of whatever your're talking about; if you go outside the scope of an argument, you've gone too far off the deep end intro irrelevancy;
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reasoning from X to Y
"from" introduces a premise "to" introduces a conclusion "reasoning from X to Y" means the answer choice is c a premise and Y is a conclusion;
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analogy
saying X is like Y, then claiming a property of X applies to Y as well;
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Enmity
A feeling or condition of hostility. Hatred; Ill will.
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Incurred
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
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Invariably
not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant.
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Inculcate
to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually followed by with);
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Chutzpah
Audacity; nerve
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Annualised
To calculate for as for an entire year.
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Emanate
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate. Synonyms: arise, spring, flow.
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Nigh
Near
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Irksome
annoying; irritating
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Profusion
abundance; abundant quantity.
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Transient
lasting only a short time
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Emblematic
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or serving as an emblem; symbolic.
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antediluvian
Very old, old fashion, or out of date.
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Twice as many
Multiple.
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Usually
Most
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Heterogeneous
Different in kind; Unlike
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Detriment
disadvantage
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Salient
Important