Main LR Q TYPES (4) Flashcards
Assumed
Assumption: bridge the gap between EV and CONCL
Assumption
Assumption: bridge the gap between EV and CONCL
Presuppose
Assumption: bridge the gap between EV and CONCL
If added to the premises…
Assumption: bridge the gap between EV and CONCL
Strengthen
Strengthen: find the answer that makes the CONCL more likely to follow from EV
Most strongly supports the author
Strengthen: find the answer that makes the CONCL more likely to follow from EV
Most weakens
Weaken: find the answer that makes the CONCL less likely to follow from EV
Calls into question
Weaken: find the answer that makes the CONCL less likely to follow from EV
Undermines
Weaken: find the answer that makes the CONCL less likely to follow from EV
Vulnerable to criticism
Flaw: find the disconnects between the EV and CONCL, and ID classic flaws
Questionable
Flaw: find the disconnects between the EV and CONCL, and ID classic flaws
Error of Reasoning
Flaw: find the disconnects between the EV and CONCL, and ID classic flaws
Describes a flaw
Flaw: find the disconnects between the EV and CONCL, and ID classic flaws
Must be true
Inference: determine what must be true. look for connections. no CONCL!
Logically completes the passage
Inference: determine what must be true. look for connections. no CONCL!