Stem Type Identification and "True" Translation Flashcards
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Which one of the following indicates a weakness in the position expressed above?
Methods of Reasoning: Error of Reasoning
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The passage employs which one of the following argumentative strategies?
Methods of Reasoning
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Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument EXCEPT?
Bizzaro Weaken
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The flawed pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
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The pattern of reasoning displayed above is most closely paralleled in which one of the following?
Parallel Reasoning
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The answer to each of the following questions would be helpful in evaluating the representatives’ claim EXCEPT:
Bizarro Argument Evaluation
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Which one of the following is the main point of the passage as a whole?
Main Point
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Which one of the following, if true, most substantially weakens the argument?
Weakens
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Which one of the following can be inferred from the passage?
Must Be True
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The main point of the passage is that instituting real law consists in
Main Point
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Which one of the following best completes the passage?
Argument Completion
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Which one of the following inferences is most supported by the information above?
Must Be True
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The phrase “certain traits like herding ability risk being lost among pedigreed dogs” serves which one of the following functions in the argument?
Argument Structure
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Which one of the following sentences best expresses the main point of the passage?
Main Point
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Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the example presented in the passage?
Illustration
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The main conclusion of the argument is that
Main Point
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In order to advance her point of view, the author does all of the following EXCEPT
Bizarro Methods of Reasoning
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Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the flawed reasoning in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
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The claim that a university should not be entitled to patent the inventions of its faculty members plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
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A reasoning error in the argument is that the argument
Methods of Reasoning: Errors of Reasoning
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The claim that manufacturers manipulate and create consumer demand plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
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The statement that the car Peter took got damaged and the car Alicia took did not plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
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As a rebuttal of Giselle’s argument, Antoine’s response is ineffective because
Methods of Reasoning: Errors of Reasoning
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In the passage, the author does which one of the following?
Methods of Reasoning
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Which one of the following exhibits both of the logical flaws exhibited in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
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An error of reasoning of the same kind as one contained in the passage is present in each of EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Flawed Parallel Reasoning
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The logical structure of the argument above is most similar to which one of the following?
Parallel Reasoning
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The answer to which one of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the truth of the conclusion drawn in the advertisement?
Argument Evaluation
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Which one of the following identifies a problem with the programming director’s decision process?
Methods of Reasoning: Errors in Reasoning
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The statements above, if true, would provide the strongest support for which one of the following hypotheses?
Must Be True
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Which one of the following best illustrates the proposition above?
Illustration
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The statements above most strongly support which one of the following conclusions?
Must Be True
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Which one of the following conclusions is most supported by the information above?
Must Be True
If all the statements in the passage are true and if it is also true that a bookstore does not cater to mass tastes, which one of the following CANNOT be true?
Cannot Be True
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In the passage, the author
Methods of Reasoning
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The claim that doctoral dissertations should not be required in the humanities plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Argument Structure
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Which one of the following most helps account for the apparent contradiction above?
Paradox
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Which one of the following, if established, could most logically serve as the principle appealed to in the argument countering the critics’ claim?
Principle (Must Be True)
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The passage is structured to lead to which one of the following conclusions?
Must Be True (Main Point?)
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The statements above, if true, most seriously undermine which one of the following assertions?
Cannot Be True
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Mary’s decision most closely accords with which one of the following principles?
Principle (Illustration)
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If Murrray and Jane are both sincere in what they say, then it can properly be concluded that they agree that
Argument Exchange: Point of Agreement
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Which one of the following bet expresses the main point of the passage?
Main Point
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The cases described by the psychologist illustrate each of the following generalizations EXCEPT:
Bizzaro Illustration
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Which one of the following best completes the argument?
Argument Completion
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Which one of the following argumentative strategies is used above?
Methods of Reasoning
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In which one of the following does the reasoning most closely parallel that employed in the passage?
Parallel Reasoning
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Which one of the following most closely parallels the reasoning used in the passage?
Parallel Reasoning
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Which one of the following is the main point of the passage?
Main Point
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If the considerations advanced in its support are true, the passage’s conclusion is supported
Argument Evaluation
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Which one of the following is a flaw in the argument?
Methods of Reasoning: Errors in Reasoning
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Mark’s response shows that he interpreted Terry’s remarks to mean that
Misinterpretation
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Which one the following relies on a questionable technique most similar to that used in Harold’s reply to Genevieve?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
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If all the statements in the passage are true, then which one of the following must also be true?
Must Be True
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Which one of the following arguments contains a flaw that is most similar to one in the argument above?
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
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Clarification of which one of the following issues would be most important to an evaluation of the skeptics’ position?
Argument Evaluation
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Which one of the following principles, if established, would provide the strongest backing for the argument?
Principle (Strengthen)
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The passage, if seen as an objection to an antecedent claim, challenges that claim by
Methods of Reasoning