Solving Arguments Flashcards
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Solving sufficient assumption questions
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- identify conclusion, premises, and assumptions
- look for language in the conclusion that isn’t in the premise
- eliminate choices that bring in new information
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Solving strengthen questions
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- identify conclusion, premises, and assumptions
- look for large leaps in logic
- choose answer with positive impact on leap
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Solving flaw questions
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- break into parts, focus on assumption
- state what problem is
- match action in answer with actions in argument
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Solving main point questions
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- identify conclusion and premises
- use why test and match conclusion against answers
- look for extreme language and relevance
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Solving weaken questions
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- identify conclusion, premises, and assumption
- find large leaps in logic
- pick choice with negative impact on leap
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Solving principle match questions
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- identify which way argument flows: principle conforming to situation or visa versa
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Solving parallel the reasoning questions
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- diagram argument and each answer
- choose answer whose diagram matches
- save for last
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Solving reasoning questions
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- identify conclusion and premises
- compare actions in answer with what occurs in the argument
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Solving necessary assumption questions
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- identify conclusion, premises, and assumptions
- answer mildly strengthens conclusion and is necessary for conclusion to follow
- negate each answer, if argument falls apart, that is the answer
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Solving inference questions
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- look for qualifying language
- eliminate choices that aren’t supported by passage
- look for relevance and extreme language
- contrapositive for “if…then” statements in assuage and answers
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Solving resolve/explain questions
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- identify discrepancy or paradox
- look for info that, when added, allows both facts from the argument to be true
