LR Question Types

Main Point/Main Conclusion (MC)

Task: Identify the main conclusion of the argument

Difficult b/c:

1. Contextual info

2. Sub-conclusion

*Both obscure and draw away attention from main conclusion

Ex: Which of the following most accurately represents the main conclusion of the argument?

Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

Task: Identify a statement which receives support from stimulus (i.e. some sort of conclusion)

Keep in mind:

1. Usually a set of facts

2. Often features comparisons and causal reasoning

Ex: Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

*Necessary Assumption (NA)

Task: Identify the assumption on which the argument relies (missing premise)

Difficult b/c:

1. Other possible answers are often true as statements of fact, but irrelevant to the argument

*Must Be True (MBT)

Task: Find the answer that is correct based on information in the stimulus or the direct result of combining statements in the stimulus

Difficult b/c:

1. Some ACs will have new information not in the stimulus to confuse you

2. Some ACs could possibly occur or are likely to occur, but not certain to occur

*Sufficient Assumption (SA)

Task: Find a piece of information (an additional premise) that makes argument fully valid.

Keep in mind:

1. To form a good pre-answer on SA, think about what is both a necessary and sufficient assumption for the conclusion to be valid. This is forming a bridge to the conclusion.

2. Correct ACs will 100%, beyond all shred of doubt, make the conclusion valid.