MASTER CHART Flashcards

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MUST BE TRUE CONDITIONAL

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DIAGRAM STIMULUS. THE CORRECT ANSWER WILL BE CONTRAPOSITIVE OR CHAIN CONTRACTION. REJECT ANSWER CHOICES THAT ASK YOU TO “GO INTO THE VOID.”

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MUST BE TRUE CAUSAL REASONING

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NO NEW INFO, NO CAT 1 LANGUAGE. SOFTER IS BETTER.

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MUST BE TRUE EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED REASONING

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NO NEW INFO. NO CAT 1 LANGUAGE. SOFTER IS BETTER

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MAIN PAOINT CONDITIONAL

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FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT RESTATES THE CONCLUSION. ARGUMENTS THAT START WITH “SOME PEOPLE THINK” WILL GENERALLY HAVE THE CONCLUSION AS THE NEXT SENTENCE. GIVE IT CONTEXT BY REFERRING TO THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE.

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MAIN CASUAL REASONING

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FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT RESTATES THE CONCLUSION. ARGUMENTS THAT START WITH “SOME PEOPLE THINK” WILL GENERALLY HAVE THE CONCLUSION AS THE NEXT SENTENCE. GIVE IT CONTEXT BY REFERRING TO THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE.

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MAIN POINT EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED REASONING

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FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT RESTATES THE CONCLUSION. ARGUMENTS THAT START WITH “SOME PEOPLE THINK” WILL GENERALLY HAVE THE CONCLUSION AS THE NEXT SENTENCE. GIVE IT CONTEXT BY REFERRING TO THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE.

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AGREEMENT/ DISAGREEMENT CONDITIONAL

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NOT POSSIBLE

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AGREEMENT/ DISAGREEMENT CASUAL

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DRAW A CHART TO POPULATE WITH CHECKS, XS, AND ?S. THE CORRECT ANSWER NEEDS ONE CHECK AND ONE X

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AGREEMENT/ DISAGREEMENT EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED

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DRAW A CHART TO POPULATE WITH CHECKS, XS, AND ?S. THE CORRECT ANSWER NEEDS ONE CHECK AND ONE X

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METHOD CONDITIONAL REASONING

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TAKE YOUR TIME! LINK EVERY ABSTRACT IDEA WITH WHAT IT MUST REFER TO. ORDER MATTERS.

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METHOD CAUSAL REASONING

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TAKE YOUR TIME! LINK EVERY ABSTRACT IDEA WITH WHAT IT MUST REFER TO. ORDER MATTERS.

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METHOD EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED REASONING

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TAKE YOUR TIME! LINK EVERY ABSTRACT IDEA WITH WHAT IT MUST REFER TO. ORDER MATTERS.

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FLAW CONDITIONAL REASONING

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SCAN FOR CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE: SUFFICIENT (ENOUGH GUARANTEE, ASSURED/ ENSURE), NECESSARY (NEEDED, REQUIRED), CONDITION/ PRECONDITION, ONLY/THE ONLY

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FLAW CAUSAL REASONING

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SCAN CAUSAL LANGUAGE: CAUSE, EFFECT, EXPLANATION, CORRELATION, HAPPENS BEFORE/AFTER, RESULT OF, DUE TO

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FLAW EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED REASONING

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CHECK TO SEE IF THE FLAW IS A COMMON FLAW. REMEMBER “FAILS TO CONSIDER” OR ““IGNORES THE POSSIBILITY” CHANGES IT TO WEAKEN. REMEMBER “PRESUMES, WITHOUT PROVIDING JUSTIFICATION” OR “TAKES FOR GRANTED” CHANGES IT TO ASSUMPTION

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PARALLEL CONDITIONAL REASONING

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FORCE TEST, THEN MATCH FOR IMPROPER NEGATION, IMPROPER REVERSAL, OR VALID CONTRAPOSITIVE. ELIMINATE ANSWER CHOICES WITH SIMILAR TOPIC. WHEN DIAGRAMMING REMEMBER TO USE THE SAME TERMS FROM THE GRAND RULE IN THE CURRENT OBS AND CONCLUSION.

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PARALLEL CAUSAL REASONING

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FORCE TEST, THEN ABSTRACT THE ARGUMENT

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PARALLEL EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED REASONING

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FORCE TEST, THEN ABSTRACT THE ARGUMENT

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CANNOT BE TRUE CONDITIONAL

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DIAGRAM AND ELIMINATE ANSWERS THAT START WITH THE RIGHTMOST (OR NEGATED LEFTMOST) VARIABLE. PICK THE ANSWER CHOICE YOU CAN PROVE IS FALSE, NEVER ONE “THAT GOES INTO THE VOID”

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CANNOT BE TRUE CASUAL

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NOT POSSIBLE

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CANNOT BE TRUE EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED

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FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT YOU CAN PROVE DOESN’T WORK, BASED ONLY ON STIMULUS. THOSE THAT COULD BE FALSE ARE NOT CORRECT, THEY MUST BE PROVABLY FALSE!

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ASSUMPTION CONDITIONAL

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CHECK FOR NEW TERMS. FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE YOU CN WEDGE INTO THE PREMISE CHAIN TO MAKE IT MATCH THE CONCLUSION.

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ASSUMPTION CAUSAL

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THEY ARE ASSUMING THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD WEAKEN THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP DOESN’T EXIST. EG, IT WILL SAY THERE ARE NO POSSIBLE ALT CAUSES, THE CAUSE IS ALWAYS LINKED TO THE EFFECTOR VICE-VERSA, THE CAUSE AND EFFECT ARE NOT REVERSED, THERE IS NO DATA ERROR.

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ASSUMPTION EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED

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CHECK FOR NEW TERMS, THEN USE ASSUMPTION TOOL BOX: NEGATION TEST, UNSTATED PREMISE, CHECK AC—>C

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JUSTIFY CONDITIONAL
CHECK FOR NEW TERMS. FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE YOU CAN WEDGE INTO THE PREMISE CHAIN TO MAKE IT MATCH THE CONCLUSION.
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JUSTIFY CAUSAL
FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT ELIMINATES THE POSSIBILITY OF THERE BEING ANY OTHER CAUSE.
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JUSTIFY EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED
JUSTIFY "SHOULD" WITH "SHOULD". CHECK AC-->C. MAKE ANY OTHER AVAILABLE OPTIONS ALSO LEAD TO THE CONCLUSION.
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STRENGTHEN CONDITIONAL
CHECK FOR NEW TERMS. FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE YOU CAN WEDGE INTO THE PREMISE CHAIN TO MAKE IT MATCH THE CONCLUSION.
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STRENGTHEN CAUSAL
NO ALT CAUSE, SAME CAUSE SAME EFFECT, NO CAUSE NO EFFECT, NOT REVERSED, NO DATA ERROR.
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STRENGTHEN EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED
MAKE CONCLUSION MORE LIKELY TO BE TRUE. CHECK FOR NEW TERMS IN THE CONCLUSION.
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RESOLVE CONDITIONAL
NOT POSSIBE
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RESOLVE CAUSAL
NOT POSSIBE
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RESOLVE EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED
PARSE THE PARADOX PROPERLY, THEN FIND ANSWER CHOICE THAT ALLOWS BOTH SIDES TO COEXIST WITHOUT ALTERING THE FACTS OF THE SCENARIO
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WEAKEN CONDITIONAL
DIAGRAM CONDITIONAL CONCLUSION. FIND ANSWER CHOICE THAT SHOWS YOU CAN HAVE THE SAME SUFFICIENT AND OPPOSITE NECESSARY.
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WEAKEN CAUSAL
IN ORDER OF PREVALENCE: ALT CAUSE, CAUSE NO EFFECT, NOT REVERSED, DATA ERROR, CORRELATED (A 3RD THING CAUSED BOTH)
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WEAKEN EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED
MAKE THE CONCLUSION LESS LIKELY TO BE TRUE.
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EVALUATE CONDITIONAL
PICK THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT REPRESENTS THE ONE QUESTION YOU'D WANT ANSWERED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE CONCLUSION IS VALID OR NOT. (IF CONDITIONAL, PICK ANSWER CHOICE THAT ASKS WHETHER THE SUFFICIENT CAN EXIST WITHOUT THE NECESSARY).
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EVALUTATE CAUSAL
FIND THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT ASKS ABOUT WHETHER THERE MAY BE ANOTHER CAUSE
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EVALUATE EVIDENCE/ OPINION- BASED
PICK THE ANSWER CHOICE THAT REPRESENTS THE ONE QUESTION YOU'D WANT ANSWERED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE CONCLUSION IS VALID OR NOT. (IF CONDITIONAL, PICK ANSWER CHOICE THAT ASKS WHETHER THE SUFFICIENT CAN EXIST WITHOUT THE NECESSARY).