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| Family #1 Prove - Question Types |
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-Must Be True
-Main Point
-Point at Issue
-Method of Reasoning
-Flaw in the Reasoning
-Parallel Reasoning |
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1. Must accept the stimulus information and use it to prove that one of the answer choices is true
2. Any information in an answer choice that does not appear in the stimulus is incorrect |
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| Family #2 Help - Question Types |
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-Assumption
-Justify the Conclusion
-Strengthen
-Resolve the Paradox |
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1. Information in the stimulus is suspect
2. Answer choices are accepted as given |
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| Family #3 Hurt - Question Types |
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1. Information in the stimulus is suspect
2. Answer choices are accepted as given
3. Task is to pick the one that best attacks the argument in the stimulus |
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| Family #4 Disprove - Question Types |
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| Family #4 Disprove - Rules |
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1. Must accept the stimulus information and use it to find 1 answer which cannot be true
2. Any information in an answer choice that does not appear in the stimulus is incorrect
3. The correct choice will directly disagree with the stimulus or its consequence |
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| “Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?” |
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| “The main point of the argument is that” |
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| “Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?” |
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| “Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the statement above?” |
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| "Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion above to be properly drawn?” |
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| “Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?” |
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| “Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?” |
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| “Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?” |
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| “The reasoning in the astronomer’s argument is most vulnerable due to” |
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| “Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?” |
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| “The answer to which one of the following questions would contribute most to an assessment of the argument?” |
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| “If the statements above are true, which one of the following CANNOT be true?” |
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| “Larry and Mendota disagree about whether” |
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| “Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle above?” |
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| “Which one of the following principles most helps to justify the reasoning above?” |
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| “Which one of the following most accurately expresses the principle underlying the argumentation above?” |
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| “Each of the following principles is logically consistent with the columnist’s conclusion EXCEPT:” |
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| Principle: Cannot Be True |
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| What 3 question types have a stimulus with no conclusion? |
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-Must Be True
-Resolve the Paradox
-Cannot Be True |
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| Fill in the blank questions - What type in disguise? |
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| What question type never contain an "if" or other sufficient condition indicator? |
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| Which question type has two speakers? |
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| “Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the viewpoint of the historians described above?” |
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| “Which one of the following can be properly inferred from Rosen’s statement?” |
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| “Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the reasoning above?” |
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| “Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?” |
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| Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?” |
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| “Of the following, which one most accurately expresses the main point of the argument?” |
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| “Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for the economists’ assertion?” |
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| “The advertisement proceeds by” |
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| "Which one of the following, if assumed, would allow the conclusion to be properly drawn?” |
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| "Sue challenges Anne’s reasoning by” |
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| “The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?” |
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