Method Vocab List

Question 1

Qualify/qualified

Answer 1

To limit a claim, qualified claims are limited to make them more provable 

Question 2

Implicit premise

Answer 2

Assumption

Question 3

Suggests its conclusion is incorrect

Answer 3

Says the facts of the conclusion are not true

Question 4

Questions the adequacy of a conclusion

Answer 4

Says the conclusion has not been proven

Question 5

Inconsistent

Answer 5

Contradicts

Question 6

Phenomenon/phenomena

Answer 6

A thing! or Things!

Don’t you make this more complicated than a thing

Question 7

Drawing a distinction

Answer 7

Pointing out the difference between two things

Question 8

An instance

Answer 8

A specific example of something being discussed

Question 9

Refute

Answer 9

Teardown someone else’s argument

Question 10

Appeals to

Answer 10

Looks at something to support their point

Question 11

Purported (Sounds just like supported)

Answer 11

Something that is claimed to be true, but probably not true, usually used to throw shade

Question 12

Apply

Answer 12

To be relevant, if something doesn’t apply, it shouldn’t be used in the argument

☝️ You will apply a rash cream to the rash if it is relevant

Question 13

Significant

Answer 13

Enough to matter

💪 is the force significant enough

Question 14

Corresponding

Answer 14

A similar thing in another situation

Question 15

Disanalogous

Answer 15

Not similar

Question 16

(Pre) Supposition/ (Pre) Suppose

Answer 16

Assumption/assume

Question 17

Counter argument

Answer 17

An argument against a given point

Question 18

Counter assertions

Answer 18

Make an argument against something

Question 19

Proposition

Answer 19

Statement

Question 20

Supposed

Answer 20

Poorly assumed, usually used to throw shade

Question 21

Treat an X as Y

Answer 21

Pretends that X is Y



Question 22

Scope

Answer 22

The world of “whatever you are talking about”

Question 23

A given conclusion

Answer 23

Not necessarily the conclusion of the stimulus overall

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


Question 24

Provide evidence

Answer 24

Give a reason for some thing

Question 25

Counter assertions

Answer 25

Make an argument against something

Question 26

Drawing distinction

Answer 26

Pointing out the difference between two things

Question 27

Clarify

Answer 27

Make clearer

Question 28

A principle does not apply

Answer 28

A Rule is not relevant, cannot use the rule in this specific situation

Question 29

Something applies

Answer 29

Something is relevant, can be used in this specific situation 

Question 30

Sole (sōl)

Answer 30

Only one

Question 31

Corresponds to

Answer 31

Act similarly to something else in a different situation

Question 32

On the basis of comparison’s

Answer 32

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

Question 33

As a basis for

Answer 33

As a foundation to argue from

Question 34

Contending that

Answer 34

Arguing that

Question 35

Infers a

Answer 35

Assumes some thing based on evidence

Question 36

Guarantee the truth/falsity 

Answer 36

Prove some thing hundred percent true or false

Question 37

Question to the sufficiency of evidence

Answer 37

Questions whether there is enough evidence to prove the points

Question 38

Remains unexplained

Answer 38

And we still don’t know about some thing

Question 39

Merely

Answer 39

Only Implies that the thing it’s attached to its probably not enough to do what we need

Question 40

Inconsistent statement

Answer 40

The two statements that contradict one another

Question 41

Demonstrating that

Answer 41

Using evidence to show that

Question 42

Restates

Answer 42

Repeats

Question 43

A Property

Answer 43

Quality or the characteristic of a thing

Question 44

Reasoning from X to Y

Answer 44

(From) introduces a premise (To) Introduces a conclusion Means the answer choice is claiming X is premise and Y is a conclusion

Question 45

Analogy

Answer 45

Thing X is like Y, the claiming a property of X applies to Y as well

Question 46

Illustration of a Premise

Answer 46

Means example off of premise

Question 47

Counter a consideration

Answer 47

Counter premise Usually used to undermine/refute the arguments conclusion

Question 48

Ambiguous assertion

Answer 48

When a claim is sufficiently vague asked to allow more than one interpretation.

Question 49

Takes for granted

Answer 49

Author is assuming to be true

Question 50

Fails to define adequately

Answer 50

Author is failing to define the key term or shifting the meaning

Question 51

Fails to consider

Answer 51

Author is not assuming or failing to assume Weakens the argument

Question 52

Precondition

Answer 52

Means- necessary condition