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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
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