Strengthen the Argument Flashcards
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Commons way to strengthen an argument
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- Provide a premise or add support to the conclusion
- Explicitly state an assumption upon which the argument depends
- Address an issue that could affect the validity of the conclusion
- Rule out an alternate cause of an effect
- Confirm a conclusion by changing, adding, or eliminating a variable
2
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Difference between Trap Choices and Correct Answers
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A trap choice in Strengthen the argument says something that is somehow related to the argument and seems to strengthen it, but it is not logically connected to the argument.
3
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Common Incorrect Choices
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- Provides information that does not affect the argument in any way
- Information that seems to confirm the validity of a premise
- Choice that supports the wrong conclusion
- Explains a part of the Stimulus
- Information not well connected to the scenario
- Pseudo-strengthener
- Weakens the argument