Question stems Flashcards
The argument makes which one of the following assumptions?
Necessary Assumption question
The argument assumes
Necessary Assumption
Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?
Necessary Assumption
Which one of the following is an assumption that the fundraiser’s argument depends on?
Necessary Assumption
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
Necessary Assumption
Which one of the following is an assumption made by the argument?
Necessary Assumption
Which one of the following is an assumption necessary for the critic’s conclusion to be properly drawn?
Necessary Assumption
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the economist’s argument?
Main Point Question
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the surrealist’s argument?
Main Point Question
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the argument as a whole?
Main Point Question
The consultant’s statements, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
Most Strongly Supported (MSS)
Which one of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?
Most Strongly Supported (MSS)
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
Most Strongly Supported (MSS)
Which one of the following is most reasonably supported by the information above?
Most Strongly Supported (MSS)
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the statements above, if they are true?
Most Strongly Supported (MSS)
Which one of the following, if true, is the logically strongest counter that Albert can make to Erin’s argument?
Weakening Question
Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the argument?
Weakening Question
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?
Weakening Question
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the conclusion drawn in the argument above?
Weakening Question
Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument in the newspaper article?
Weakening Question
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
Strengthening Question
Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the archaeologist’s reasoning?
Strengthening Question
Which one of the following, if true, lends the most support to the psychologist’s conclusion?
Strengthening Question
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the economist’s reasoning?
Strengthening Question
If the statements above are true, which one of the following must be true?
MUST BE TRUE (MBT)
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?
MUST BE TRUE (MBT)
Which one of the following statements follows logically from the statements above?
MUST BE TRUE (MBT)
The critic’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)
Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion of the therapist’s argument to be properly inferred?
SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)
The argument’s conclusion is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?
SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)
The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)
The proposition that the public is now more interested in reading and hearing about crime plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
ARGUMENT PART (AP)
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the statement that zooplankton feed upon phytoplankton?
ARGUMENT PART (AP)
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the passage by the point that capitalism and industrialization are distinct?
ARGUMENT PART (AP)
The assertion that it is not illegal to use one person as a vehicle for another’s ambitions is used in the ethicist’s argument in which one of the following ways?
ARGUMENT PART (AP)
The veterinarian’s arguments employs which one of the following techniques?
Method of Reasoning
The argument derives its conclusion by?
Method of Reasoning
Betty uses which on of the following argumentative techniques in countering Alan’s argument?
Method of Reasoning
The smokers response to the politicians argument:
Method of Reasoning
The method the environmentalist uses to object to the land developer’s argument is to:
Method of Reasoning
The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following?
Parallel Method Of Reasoning
Which one of the following is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?
Parallel Method Of Reasoning
The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to that in the argument above.
Parallel Method Of Reasoning
The argument is most parallel, in its logical structure, to which of the following?
Parallel Method Of Reasoning
Which one of the following principles, if established, provides a basis for the advocate’s argument?
Principle Question
The type of situation described above most closely conforms to which one of the following propositions?
Principle Question
Which one of the following is an application of the politician’s principle of taxation?
Principle Question
Which one of the following judgements most closely conform to the principle cited above?
Principle Question
The parents Experience with the child most closely conforms to which one of the following generalizations?
Principle Question
The representative’s argument is flawed as a counter to the insurance company’s contention because:
Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)
The argument is most vulnerable to which one of the following criticisms?
Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)
Which one of the following, if true, identifies a flaw in the plan for the progarm?
Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)
Frank’s reasoning in his response to Maria is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it:
Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)
The reasoning above is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider the possibility that.
Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)
Which one of the following contains flawed reasoning that most closely parallels that in the argument above?
Parallel Flaw
Which one of the following decisions is based on flawed reasoning that is most similar to the worker’s flawed reasoning?
Parallel Flaw
Which one of the following arguments contains flawed reasoning that is most parallel to that in the argument above?
Parallel Flaw
Which of the following contains questionable reasoning that is most similar to that in the argument above?
Parallel Flaw
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?
Resolve Reconcile Explain
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the surprising results of such investments?
Resolve Reconcile Explain
Each of the following, if true, helps to reconcile the statements above EXCEPT:
Resolve Reconcile Explain
Which one of the following, if true, does most to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?
Resolve Reconcile Explain
Which one of the following is a point at issue between Muriel and John?
Point At issue Agree & Disagree
The main issue in dispute between Francis and Sharon is:
Point At issue Agree & Disagree
Trisha and Jerod disagree over whether the institution of the family is:
Point At issue Agree & Disagree
A point at issue between P and Q is whether:
Point At issue Agree & Disagree
Which of the following most accurately expresses the point at issue between Juan and Michiko?
Point At issue Agree & Disagree