Provable Question Stems Examples

Conclusion

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

Conclusion

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

Inference

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

Inference

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

Inference

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

Inference

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

Inference

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

Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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

Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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

Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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

Fill In

Which one 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?

Controversy

Max and Shirin disagree over whether

Controversy

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

Controversy

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

Controversy

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

Agreement

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

Agreement

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

Necessary Assumption (NA)

The argument assumes which one of the following?

Necessary Assumption (NA)

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

Necessary Assumption (NA)

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

Necessary Assumption (NA)

The argument depends on assuming that

Method

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

Method

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

Method

The relationship of Denise's response to Malcolm's argument is that Denise's response

Method

Wendell responds to Domenick's argument by

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?

Classic Flaw

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

Classic Flaw

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

Classic Flaw

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

Loophole Flaw

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

Loophole Flaw

The reasoning in the researcher'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

Principle Conform

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

Principle Conform

Which one 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?

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 Flaw

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?