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1
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The argument’s conclusion can be properly inferred if which one of the following is assumed?

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Prove the conclusion (rule)

  • Gap bw premises and conclusion
  • Main assumption
    *AC could be 2-squared: need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
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Which one of the following, if assumed, enables the conclusion to be properly drawn?

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Prove the conclusion (rule)

  • Gap bw premises and conclusion
  • Main assumption
    *AC could be 2-squared: need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
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Which one of the following, if true, justifies the above application of the principle?

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Prove the conclusion (scenario)

DIAGRAM! Find the gap to guarantee the conclusion.

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From which one of the following sets of facts can the conclusion be properly drawn using the principle?

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Prove the conclusion (scenario)

DIAGRAM! Find the gap to guarantee the conclusion.

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The conclusion of the author’s argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

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Prove the conclusion (fact)

  • Gap bw premises and conclusion
  • Main assumption
    *AC could be 2-squared: need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
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Which one of the following would be most useful to know in evaluating the argument?

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Evaluate

  • Bw ctx - VX or 2 phenom –> identify the claim in question
  • Resolve the question with “tiebreaker”
  • POE: Does A/C weaken or strengthen the conclusion (VX)
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To decide the issue between X and Y, it would first be most important to decide

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Evaluate

  • Bw ctx - VX or 2 phenom –> identify the claim in question
  • Resolve the question with “tiebreaker”
  • POE: Does A/C weaken or strengthen the conclusion (VX)
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In evaluating the support given for the conclusion, it would be most important to determine whether

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Evaluate

  • Bw ctx - VX or 2 phenom –> identify the claim in question
  • Resolve the question with “tiebreaker”
  • POE: Does A/C weaken or strengthen the conclusion (VX)
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The answer to which one of the following questions would contribute most to an evaluation of the argument?

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Evaluate

  • Bw ctx - VX or 2 phenom –> identify the claim in question
  • Resolve the question with “tiebreaker”
  • POE: Does A/C weaken or strengthen the conclusion (VX)
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Which of the following can be properly concluded from the statements above?

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Inference

  • Map out guardrails
  • Find what reasonably exists between them
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Which of the following is a conclusion that can be properly drawn from the information above?

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Inference

  • Map out guardrails
  • Find what reasonably exists between them
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It can be properly concluded from the information above that

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Inference

  • Map out guardrails
  • Find what reasonably exists between them
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A consequence of the view above is that

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Inference

  • Map out guardrails
  • Find what reasonably exists between them
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If the statements above are true, which one of the following conclusions can be properly drawn on the basis of them?

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Inference

  • Map out guardrails
  • Find what reasonably exists between them
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Which one of the following, if true, shows that the explanation above is at best incomplete?

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Incomplete explanation

  • Conclusion
  • Find evidence to strengthen the conclusion
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Which of the following, if true, is evidence that the explanation given above is only a partial one?

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Incomplete explanation

  • Conclusion
  • Find evidence to strengthen the conclusion
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Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the speaker’s argument?

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Distance the conclusion from the premises

  • Accept the premises as true
  • Argument type
    *AC has to address the relationship in the stimulus
    *AC must make the premises less important or relevant to the conclusion

AC:
- If judgment, proposition, prediction, find evidence that explains an alternative to the conclusion
- If comparison, find comparison that explains opposite of conclusion
- If prescriptive, find evidence that provides counterexamples to the premises
- If phenomenon, find alternative hypothesis

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Which one of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the speaker’s argument?

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Distance the conclusion from the premises

  • Accept the premises as true
  • Argument type
    *AC has to address the relationship in the stimulus
    *AC must make the premises less important or relevant to the conclusion

AC:
- If judgment, proposition, prediction, find evidence that explains an alternative to the conclusion
- If comparison, find comparison that explains opposite of conclusion
- If prescriptive, find evidence that provides counterexamples to the premises
- If phenomenon, find alternative hypothesis

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Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the argument made by the speaker?

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Distance the conclusion from the premises

  • Accept the premises as true
  • Argument type
    *AC has to address the relationship in the stimulus
    *AC must make the premises less important or relevant to the conclusion

AC:
- If judgment, proposition, prediction, find evidence that explains an alternative to the conclusion
- If comparison, find comparison that explains opposite of conclusion
- If prescriptive, find evidence that provides counterexamples to the premises
- If phenomenon, find alternative hypothesis

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Which one of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the conclusion?

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Distance the conclusion from the premises

  • Accept the premises as true
  • Argument type
    *AC has to address the relationship in the stimulus
    *AC must make the premises less important or relevant to the conclusion

AC:
- If judgment, proposition, prediction, find evidence that explains an alternative to the conclusion
- If comparison, find comparison that explains opposite of conclusion
- If prescriptive, find evidence that provides counterexamples to the premises
- If phenomenon, find alternative hypothesis

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Which one of the following, if true, most undermines the speaker’s argument?

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Distance the conclusion from the premises

  • Accept the premises as true
  • Argument type
    *AC has to address the relationship in the stimulus
    *AC must make the premises less important or relevant to the conclusion

AC:
- If judgment, proposition, prediction, find evidence that explains an alternative to the conclusion
- If comparison, find comparison that explains opposite of conclusion
- If prescriptive, find evidence that provides counterexamples to the premises
- If phenomenon, find alternative hypothesis

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Which of the following most accurately describes the speaker’s argument?

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Reasoning method

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
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The speaker’s argument does which one of the following?

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Reasoning method

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
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The argument proceeds by

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Reasoning method

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the argumentative technique used in the argument?

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Reasoning method

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
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26
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X responds to Y by

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Reasoning method

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
27
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The contention that … plays which one of the following roles in the speaker’s argument?

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Role

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
28
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the claim that …?

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Role

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
29
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The claim that … plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

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Role

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
30
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The claim that… figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?

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Role

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
31
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The argument requires the assumption that

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Unstated premise addressing that new key word or topic that’s introduced in the conclusion (SOMETHING ABOUT THAT KEY WORD OR TOPIC MUST BE TRUE)

  • Gap bw premises and conclusion
  • Main assumption
    *AC could be 2-squared: need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
    *Check AC with negation test
    *You should be able to eliminate 4 answer choices that’s not addressed in the stimulus
    *If still debating between answers, read the stimulus in a different way. Parse out different terms or create your own example.
32
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The speaker’s argument depends on assuming which one of the following?

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Unstated premise addressing that new key word or topic that’s introduced in the conclusion (SOMETHING ABOUT THAT KEY WORD OR TOPIC MUST BE TRUE)

  • Gap bw premises and conclusion
  • Main assumption
    *AC could be 2-squared: need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
    *Check AC with negation test
    *You should be able to eliminate 4 answer choices that’s not addressed in the stimulus
    *If still debating between answers, read the stimulus in a different way. Parse out different terms or create your own example.
33
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The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?

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Unstated premise addressing that new key word or topic that’s introduced in the conclusion (SOMETHING ABOUT THAT KEY WORD OR TOPIC MUST BE TRUE)

  • Gap bw premises and conclusion
  • Main assumption
    *AC could be 2-squared: need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
    *Check AC with negation test
    *You should be able to eliminate 4 answer choices that’s not addressed in the stimulus
    *If still debating between answers, read the stimulus in a different way. Parse out different terms or create your own example.
34
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Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

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Unstated premise addressing that new key word or topic that’s introduced in the conclusion (SOMETHING ABOUT THAT KEY WORD OR TOPIC MUST BE TRUE)

  • Gap bw premises and conclusion
  • Main assumption
    *AC could be 2-squared: need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
    *Check AC with negation test
    *You should be able to eliminate 4 answer choices that’s not addressed in the stimulus
    *If still debating between answers, read the stimulus in a different way. Parse out different terms or create your own example.
35
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The speaker’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

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Reasoning error, vulnerability troubleshoot

  • Double verify conclusion
  • Identify implication of conclusion and premises
    If AC
  • is descriptive, 1) is it accurate? 2) does it address the flaw?
  • is abstract, pin it down to specific reference
  • contains “evidence” or “claim,” precisely what is it referring to?
36
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The reasoning in the argument above is flawed in that the argument

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Reasoning error, vulnerability troubleshoot

  • Double verify conclusion
  • Identify implication of conclusion and premises
    If AC
  • is descriptive, 1) is it accurate? 2) does it address the flaw?
  • is abstract, pin it down to specific reference
  • contains “evidence” or “claim,” precisely what is it referring to?
37
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The speaker’s reasoning is vulnerable to which one of the following criticisms?

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Reasoning error, vulnerability troubleshoot

  • Double verify conclusion
  • Identify implication of conclusion and premises
    If AC
  • is descriptive, 1) is it accurate? 2) does it address the flaw?
  • is abstract, pin it down to specific reference
  • contains “evidence” or “claim,” precisely what is it referring to?
38
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The argument is flawed in that it fails to consider the possibility that

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Reasoning error, vulnerability troubleshoot

  • Double verify conclusion
  • Identify implication of conclusion and premises
    If AC
  • is descriptive, 1) is it accurate? 2) does it address the flaw?
  • is abstract, pin it down to specific reference
  • contains “evidence” or “claim,” precisely what is it referring to?
39
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The reasoning in the speaker’s argument is most vulnerable to the criticism in that it fails to consider which one of the following possibilities?

A

Reasoning error, vulnerability troubleshoot

  • Double verify conclusion
  • Identify implication of conclusion and premises
    If AC
  • is descriptive, 1) is it accurate? 2) does it address the flaw?
  • is abstract, pin it down to specific reference
  • contains “evidence” or “claim,” precisely what is it referring to?
40
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the speaker’s error in reasoning?

A

Reasoning error, vulnerability troubleshoot

  • Double verify conclusion
  • Identify implication of conclusion and premises
    If AC
  • is descriptive, 1) is it accurate? 2) does it address the flaw?
  • is abstract, pin it down to specific reference
  • contains “evidence” or “claim,” precisely what is it referring to?
41
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Reading Comp

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Notate last sentence - first sentence –> predict
Notate each prg
Notate APOV
Think overall passage type
Revisit first notation

42
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Reading Comp

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Notate last sentence - first sentence –> predict
Notate each prg
Notate APOV
Think overall passage type
Revisit first notation

43
Q

Which one of the following most closely conforms to the principle above?

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Match the application to the rule

  • Identify the rule
    *AC must trigger the rule
44
Q

The argument conforms most closely to which one of the following principles?

A

Match the application to the rule

  • Identify the rule
    *AC must trigger the rule
45
Q

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the principle underlying the argument?

A

Match the application to the rule

  • Identify the rule
    *AC must trigger the rule
46
Q

Which of the following, if assumed, helps most to justify the argument’s conclusion?

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Reinforce the conclusion

  • Conclusion type + premise
  • If principle: rule must match conclusion type
47
Q

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the claim?

A

Reinforce the conclusion

  • Conclusion type + premise
  • If principle: rule must match conclusion type
48
Q

Which one of the following most logically completes the paragraph?

A

Attach a conclusion

  • Premise implication(s)
  • Identify the gap!!!
49
Q

Which one of the following, if true, most appropriately completes the explanation?

A

Attach a conclusion

  • Premise implication(s)
  • Identify the gap!!!
50
Q

Which one of the following most logically concludes the argument?

A

Attach a conclusion

  • Premise implication(s)
  • Identify the gap!!!
51
Q

Which one of the following provides the most logical completion of the critic’s statement?

A

Attach a conclusion

  • Premise implication(s)
  • Identify the gap!!!
52
Q

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the speaker’s argument?

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Main conclusion

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
53
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Which one of the following most accurately restates the main point of the passage?

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Main conclusion

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
54
Q

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?

A

Main conclusion

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
55
Q

The main conclusion drawn in the speaker’s argument is that

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Main conclusion

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
56
Q

The point of the speaker’s response to the other speaker is most accurately expressed by which one of the following?

A

Main conclusion

  • Why should I believe this?
  • Relationship to the conclusion
  • Argument style
    *AC has referentials
57
Q

The reasoning above most closely conforms to which one of the following principles?

A

Attach the matching rule

58
Q

To which one of the following propositions does the speaker’s commentary most closely conform?

A

Attach the matching rule

59
Q

The situation described conforms most closely to which one of the following propositions?

A

Attach the matching rule

60
Q

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must on the basis of them be true?

A

Diagram the conditional

61
Q

If the statements above are all true, which one of the following must also be true?

A

Diagram the conditional

62
Q

Which one of the following is strictly implied by the above?

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Diagram the conditional

63
Q

Of the following, which one follows logically from the passage?

A

Diagram the conditional

64
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Attach a reasonable conclusion to the facts

  • SUBJECTS, main subject, contrast in facts, gap
    *AC is somewhere along the spectrum bw:
    • A paraphrase of something that’s stated in the stimulus. This answer can be really safe.
    • A conclusion that addresses the gap or subject that’s not addressed

*Difficulty could lie in the correct answer.
*AC feels like deja vu, boring, not exciting, not adding anything else to the stimulus
*AC could be 2-squared (like NA): need translate synonymously or identify the necessary assumption
*If an answer choice brings up a new subject, do I know anything about this, if the answer is no, then move on because it cannot be supported.
*For harder questions, they might have a logical opposite as an inference as opposed to a direct extraction from the stimulus. (Some bananas are not green.)
*The level of uncertainty should reflect flexibility in the right answer choice.

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