Method of reasoning questions

""The method of the argument is to"

method of reasoning question stem indicators

"The argument proceeds by"

method of reasoning question stem indicators

The argument employs which one of the following reasoning lechniques?"

method of reasoning question stem indicators

"Which one of the following is an argumentative strategy employed in the argument?"

method of reasoning question stem indicators

"Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?"

method of reasoning question stem indicators

"Aisha responds to Adam's argument by"

method of reasoning question stem indicators

"The argument derives its conclusion by"

method of reasoning question stem indicators

you should naturally make

an assessment of the validity and structure of argument before looking at the answers

try to imagine what each type of

reasoning described in an answer choice would look like in a stimulus

typically but not always if there is a dialogue between a male and female

the male is typically wrong

"The statement thinking machines closely modeled on the brain are also likely to fail' serves which one of the following roles in Yang's argument?"

Argument part (AP) Method of reasoning questions

"The claim that inventors sometimes serve as their own engineers plays which one of the following roles in the argument?"

Argument part (AP) Method of reasoning questions

"The assertion that a later artist tampered with Veronese's painting serves which one of the following functions in the argument?"

Argument part (AP) Method of reasoning questions

if you see a main conclusion at the end of a AP methods stimulus

be prepared to answer a question about something other than the conclusion

Structure tricky of Method AP Qs conclusion

• main conclusion in the first two sentences

• subsidiary conclusion on the last sentences

• subsidiary conclusion is often prefaced by an indicator such as thus or therefore while the main isn’t

Conclusion identification method

• use one statement as a conclusion and the other as a premise and pick the arrangement that makes the most sense

subsidiary conclusion

secondary conclusion

intermediate conclusion

supporting conclusion

ways to describe a sub conclusion