LR Question Types

Main Point 5-7%

• …most accurately expresses the argument’s main conclusion?

• …most accurately expresses the conclusion of the argument as a whole?

• … most accurately summarizes the contents of the passage?

• The main idea of the passage is best represented by…?

Point at issue 3%

• "____ and ____ disagree over which of the following points?"

• "Which of the following best describes the point of disagreement...?"

Role of a Statement 3%

• The assertion... plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

• Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the claim that...?

Method of argument 8%

• The argument proceeds by...

• Which of the following is a reasoning technique used in the argument?

• The reasoning in the argument does which one of the following?

• The argument derives its conclusion by...

Parallel Reasoning 8%

• Which of the following utilizes the same pattern of reasoning as the argument above?

• Which of the following most closely parallels the above argument?

• The logic of the above argument is most closely parallel to which of the following?