LR Question Stems and Keywords

Information from The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning

which of the following if true/assumed; enable the conclusion to be properly drawn/justify the conclusion; the conclusion follows logically if

Sufficient Assumption

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

Sufficient Assumption

argument proceeds by; argumentative technique; method of reasoning; strategy of argumentation; responds by; describes

Method

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

Classic Flaw

parallel; pattern of reasoning; flawed/dubious/questionable; faulty; analogy

Parallel Flaw

most helps to justify/strengthen/support

Strengthen

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

Resolution

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

Necessary Assumption

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

Classic Flaw

X's reasoning is flawed because X presumes without providing sufficient justification that

Loophole Flaw

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

Strengthen

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

Strengthen

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

Strengthen

most undermines the conclusion; most vulnerable; count as evidence against; calls into question

Weaken

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

Weaken

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

Weaken

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

Sufficient Assumption

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

Sufficient Assumption

which one of the following, if true; counter; in response to

Counter

Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest counter X can make to Y's objection?

Counter

Which one of the following, if true, would provide X with the strongest counter to Y's response?

Counter

if the statements above are true; cannot be true; violate the principle; could be true EXCEPT

Contradiction

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

Contradiction

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

Contradiction

the answer to which of the following questions; which of the following, if true; evaluate the argument/the conclusion; most helpful to know/ relevant to evaluating

Evaluate

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

Evaluate

The answer to which of the following would be most helpful in determining whether X's argument could be logically defended against Y's objection

Evaluate

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

Evaluate

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

Evaluate

which of the following if true; most helps to account for/ resolve/ explain; discrepancy; paradox; conflict, surprising result

Resolution

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

Resolution

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

Resolution

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

Resolution

main point ; main conclusion

Conclusion

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

Conclusion

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

Conclusion

point at issue; point of disagreement; disagree; differing opinions

Controversy

X and Y disagree over whether

Controversy

The statements above provide the most support for holding that X would disagree with Y about which of the following statements?

Controversy

Which of the following is the point at issue between X and Y?

Controversy

The exchange between X and Y most strongly supports the view that they disagree as to

Controversy

Which of the following most accurately describes how the argument proceeds?

Method

Of the following, which one most accurately describes X's strategy of argumentation?

Method

The relationship of X's response to Y's argument is that X's response

Method

X responds to Y's argument by

Method

completes; concludes; a blank at the end of the stimulus

Fill In

which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Fill In

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

Fill In

role in the argument; functions in the argument; argument part; the reference to/ the statement that; quoting a phrase from the stimulus

Argument Part

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

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

necessary; depends; required; relies; assumes/assumption; the conclusion does not follow unless

Necessary Assumption

The argument assumes which one of the following?

Necessary Assumption

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

Necessary Assumption

The argument depends on assuming that

Necessary Assumption

the statements above if true/ by the information above; most strongly supports; most strongly suggests

Most Strongly Supported

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

Most Strongly Supported

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

Most Strongly Supported

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

Most Strongly Supported

flaw/flawed; most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it; questionable technique employed; the reasoning in the argument/the reasoning above

Classic Flaw

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

Classic Flaw

mistakenly assumes; fails to consider/establish; presumes without providing sufficient justification; takes for granted; overlooks the possibility that

Loophole Flaw

The reasoning in X's argument is questionable in that the argument overlooks the possibility that

Loophole Flaw

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

Loophole Flaw

must be true; follows logically; inference; properly inferred; properly be concluded; properly drawn

Inference

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

Inference

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

Inference

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

Inference

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

Inference

agree on; point of agreement; committed to agreeing

Agreement

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

Agreement

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

Agreement

principle/propositions; most closely conforms; illustrate; situation/example

Principle Conform

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

Principle Conform

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

Principle Conform

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

Principle Conform

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

Principle Conform

parallel; most similar; pattern of reasoning; analogy

Parallel Reasoning

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

Parallel Reasoning

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

Parallel Reasoning

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

Parallel Reasoning

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

Parallel Flaw

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

Parallel Flaw

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

Parallel Flaw