Logical Reasoning Question Stems

A collection of vocabulary flashcards summarizing key concepts in Logical Reasoning.

Must Be True

If all statements above are true, which can be properly inferred?

Most Strongly Supported

Which statement is very strongly supported by the information, though not 100% proven?

Main Conclusion

Which statement most accurately expresses the main conclusion drawn in the argument?

Argument Part

Which statement accurately states the role played by a given statement in the argument?

Method of Reasoning

Which describes the technique of reasoning used in the argument?

Flaw

What is the argument most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds of?

Necessary Assumption

Which assumes must be true for the argument's conclusion to follow from the premises?

Sufficient Assumption

What assumption would guarantee the truth of the conclusion?

Strengthen

Which statement, if true, would strongly support the argument's conclusion?

Pseudo-Sufficient Assumption

Which principle, if valid, would help justify the argument?

Weaken

Which statement, if true, would most weaken the argument?

Evaluate

Which question most helps in evaluating the argument?

Resolve/Reconcile/Explain

Which statement helps resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information?

Parallel

Which reasoning in the argument most closely resembles reasoning in another?

Parallel Flaw

Which flawed reasoning is most closely parallel to the flawed reasoning in the argument?

Point at Issue - Disagree

Which statements commit two parties to disagreeing?

Pseudo-Sufficient Assumption - Application

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