Loophole: Back-Up Plan

Question 1

Strengthen

Answer 1

Does this make the conclusion more likely to be true?

Question 2

Weaken

Answer 2

Does this make the conclusion less likely to be true?

Question 3

Sufficient Assumption

Answer 3

If this is true, is the argument 100% valid?

Question 4

Counter

Answer 4

Would the first speaker say this and will it hurt the second speaker’s argument?

Question 5

Contradiction

Answer 5

Does this contradict the stimulus?

Question 6

Evaluate

Answer 6

Is this crucial for the argument’s validity?

Question 7

Resolution

Answer 7

Does this make the Paradox make sense?

Question 8

Conclusion

Answer 8

Is this a translation of the conclusion?

Question 9

Inference

Answer 9

Does this have to be true?

Question 10

Most Strongly Supported

Answer 10

Does this pretty much have to be true?

Question 11

Fill In

Answer 11

Does this have to be true?

Question 12

Controversy

Answer 12

Does the first speaker have to believe this is true/false? Does the second speaker have to believe this is true/false?

Question 13

Agreement

Answer 13

Does the first speaker have to believe this? Does the second speaker have to believe this?

Question 14

Necessary Assumption

Answer 14

If the conclusion is true, does this have to be?

Question 15

Method

Answer 15

Did this happen?

Question 16

Argument Part

Answer 16

Is this what the phrase is doing?

Question 17

Classic Flaw

Answer 17

Is this what’s wrong with the argument?

Question 18

Loophole Flaw

Answer 18

Was it bad that the argument overlooked this?

Question 19

Principle Conform (Principle to Example)

Answer 19

Does this embody the principle?

Question 20

Principle Conform (Example to Principle)

Answer 20

Does this underlie the example?

Question 21

Parallel Reasoning

Answer 21

Does this match the stimulus?

Question 22

Parallel Flaw

Answer 22

Does this match the flaw in the stimulus?