Question Type Identification Flashcards

1
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if the advertisement is interpreted as implying that the quality of the car is unusually impressive, which one of the following, if true, most clearly casts doubt on that implication?

A

weaken

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2
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to strengthen the argument?

A

strengthen

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3
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The conclusion above is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?

A

sufficient assumption

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4
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Which on of the following, if true would provide Sasha with the strongest counter to Gregory’s response?

A

counter

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5
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Assuming that the author’s statements are accurate, which one of the following statements CANNOT be true?

A

contradiction

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6
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Clarification of which one of the following issues would be most important to an evaluation of the skeptics’ position?

A

evaluate

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7
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy?

A

resolution

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8
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Which one of the following is the main conclusion of the zoo director’s argument?

A

conclusion

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9
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Which one of the following must be true on the basis of the information above?

A

inference

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10
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If the information above is true, it provides the most support for which of the following?

A

most strongly supported (mss)

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11
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Which of the following most logically completes the paragraph?

A

fill-in

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12
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The point at issue between Wirth and Chang is whether

A

controversy

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13
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If Murray and Jane are both sincere in what they say, then it can properly be concluded that they agree that

A

agreement

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14
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Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument demanded?

A

necessary assumption

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15
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The argument uses which one of the following argumentative techniques?

A

method

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16
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Which one of the following is an error of reasoning in Dobson’s argument?

A

classic flaw

17
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The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument

A

loophole flaw