LR Question Stems

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

Necessary Assumption

The argument depends on which of the following assumptions?

Necessary Assumption

The conclusion above is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?

Necessary Assumption

Which of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion to be properly drawn?

Sufficient Assumption

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

Sufficient Assumption

Which of the following, if true, most helps to justify the reasoning above?

Strengthen

Which of the following would provide the most support for the argument above?

Strengthen

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Strengthen

Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the argument above?

Weaken

Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the conclusion?

Weaken

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

Weaken

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because it..

Flaw

Which of the following identifies a flaw in the argument's reasoning?

Flaw

The argument is vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it...

Flaw

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

Must Be True

If the statements above are true, which of the following must also be true?

Must Be True

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the passage?

Must Be True

The main point of the argument is that...

Main Conclusion

Which of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the

argument?

Main Conclusion

Which of the following arguments is most similar in its logical structure to the argument above?

Parallel Reasoning

The pattern of reasoning in which of the following is most similar to that in the

argument above?

Parallel Reasoning

Which of the following arguments exhibits a flaw in reasoning most similar to that in the argument above?

Parallel Flaw

Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the apparent

discrepancy/paradox?

Paradox/Resolve the Discrepancy

Which of the following, if true, would reconcile the surprising results described above?

Paradox/Resolve the Discrepancy

The point at issue between [Speaker A] and [Speaker B] is whether...

Point at Issue/Disagreement

[Speaker A] and [Speaker B] disagree about whether...

Point at Issue/Disagreement

On the basis of their statements, [A] and [B] are committed to disagreeing about which of the following?

Point at Issue/Disagreement

Which of the following best describes the method of reasoning used in the argument?

Method of Reasoning

The argument proceeds by...

Method of Reasoning

Which of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the argument's

reasoning?

Identify Principle

The argument conforms most closely to which of the following principles?

Identify Principle

To which of the following situations does the principle above most closely apply?

Apply Principle

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

Apply Principle

The statement that [X] serves to...

Role in argument

The claim that [X] plays which of the following roles in the argument?

Role in argument

The answer to which of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the argument?

Evaluate the Argument