Powerful/Provable Questions Flashcards
strengthen backup plan
does this make the conclusion more likely to be true
weaken backup plan
does this make the conclusion more less to be true
Sufficient assumption backup plan
if this is true is the argument 100% valid
counter backup
is this something the first speaker would say and does it hurt the second speaker
contradiction backup
does this contradict the stimulus
evaluate backup
is this crucial for the args validity
resolution backup
does this make the paradox make sense
powerful question types
Strengthen, weakness, SA, Counter, Contradiction, evaluate, resolution
weaken strategy
a loophole that zeros in on args weakness (POWERFUL)
strengthen strategy
an answer that plugs the loophole in your mind (POWERFUL)
Sufficient Assumption Strategy
build ironclad bridge between premise and conclusion (fill all the loopholes)
Conclusion strategy
use CLIR to find conclusion then Basic Translation of the conclusion should be in answer choices
controversy strategy
does the first speaker have to believe it is true/false does the second speaker have to believe it is true/false (each speaker should have a diff opinion)
necessary assumption strategy
negate your loophole, if the conclusion is true does this have to be true
method strategy
basic translation
method vocab-purported
something that is claimed to be true but probably not true, used to throw shade
method vocab- supposED
poorly assumed used to throw shade
method vocab- qualify/qualified
to limit a claim, qualified claims are limited to make them more provable
method vocab- implicit premise
assumption
