Identifying Question Stems

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?

Weaken Stem

Which one of the following, if true, most tends to undermine the argument?

Weaken Stem

which one of the following, if true, most helps to strengthen the argument?

Strengthen Stem

which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Strengthen Stem

which one of the following principles, if valid, most strongly supports the reasoning above?

Principle (strengthen)/Strengthen Stem

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the argument?

Principle (strengthen)/Strengthen Stem

The conclusion drawn above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

Sufficient Assumption Stem

the argument’s conclusion can be properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

Sufficient Assumption Stem

Which one of the following is an assumption that would allow the conclusion to be properly drawn?

Sufficient Assumption Stem

Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest counter Laila can make to Timothy’s objection?

Counter Stem

Which one of the following, if true, would provide Sina with the strongest counter to Gabriela’s response?

Counter Stem

If the statements above are true, then on the basis of them which one of the following cannot be true?

Contradiction Stem

If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT:

Contradiction Stem

The information above, if accurate, can best be used as evidence against which one of the following hypotheses?

Contradiction Stem

Which one of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to judge whether what the scientist subsequently learned calls into question the hypothesis?

Evaluate Stem

The answer to which one of the following would be the most helpful in determining whether William’s argument could be logically defended against Marianna’s objection?

Evaluate Stem

The answer to which one of the following questions is most relevant to evaluating the conclusion drawn above?

Evaluate Stem

Which one of the following would it be most relevant to investigate in evaluating the conclusion of the argument?

Evaluate Stem

Which one of the following, if true, does most to explain the surprising result?

Resolution Stem

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?

Resolution Stem

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?

Resolution Stem

which one of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?

Resolution Stem

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?

Conclusion Stem

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion drawn in the argument?

Conclusion Stem

If the statement above is true, which one of the following must also be true?

Inference Stem

Which one of the following statements follows logically from the statements above?

Inference Stem

Which one of the following can properly be concluded from the information given above?

Inference Stem

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?

Inference Stem

If the statements above are true, which one of the following is an inference that can be properly drawn on the basis of them?

Inference Stem

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

Most Strongly Supported Stem

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

Most Strongly Supported Stem

The information above provides the most support for which one of the following statements?

Most Strongly Supported Stem

Which one of the following most logically completes the argument?

Fill In Stem

The conclusion of the argument is strongly supported if which one of the following completes the argument?

Fill In Stem

Max and Shirin disagree over whether

Controversy Stem

The statements above provide the most support for holding that Sandra would disagree with Yul about which one of the following statements?

Controversy Stem

Which one of the following is the point at issue between Aubry and Tai?

Controversy Stem

The exchange between JT and Carolina most strongly supports the view that they disagree as to

Controversy Stem

On the basis of their statements, Jim and Pam are committed to agreeing about which one of the following?

Agreement Stem

If Retta and Han are both sincere in what they say, then it can be properly concluded that they agree that

Agreement Stem

The argument assumes which one of the following?

Necessary Assumption Stem

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?

Necessary Assumption Stem

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?

Necessary Assumption Stem

The argument depends on assuming that

Necessary Assumption Stem

which one of the following most accurately describes how the argument proceeds?

Method Stem

of the following, which one most accurately describes Tom’s strategy of argumentation?

Method Stem

The relationship of Denise’s response to Malcom’s argument is that Denise’s response

Method Stem

Wendell responds to Domenick’s argument by

Method Stem

The reference to the complaint of several centuries ago that powerful memory and extemporaneous eloquence were being destroyed plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

Argument Part Stem

The statement that the law should require explicit safety labels on toys serves which one of the following functions in the consumer advocate’s argument?

Argument Part Stem

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument

Classic Flaw Stem

Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning of the argument?

Classic Flaw Stem

Which one of the following is a questionable technique employed by the producer in responding to the critic?

Classic Flaw Stem

The scholar’s reasoning is flawed because the scholar presumes without giving sufficient justification that

Loophole Flaw Stem

The reasoning in the researcher’s argument is questionable in that the argument overlooks the possibility that

Loophole Flaw Stem

The advertisement’s reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider whether

Loophole Flaw Stem

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

Principle Conform Stem

Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the situation described in the passage?

Principle Conform Stem

the reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following propositions?

Principle Conform Stem

Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the passage?

Principle Conform Stem

The reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to the reasoning above?

Parallel Reasoning Stem

the pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following arguments?

Parallel Reasoning Stem

The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most closely paralleled in which one of the following?

Parallel Reasoning Stem

Which one of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning that is most parallel to that in the argument above?

Parallel Flaw Stem

the flawed reasoning in which one of the following arguments most closely resembles the flawed reasoning in the argument above?

Parallel Flaw Stem

Which one of the following is most appropriate as an analogy demonstrating that the reasoning in the argument is flawed?

Parallel Flaw Stem