Loophole: Back-Up Plan

Question 1

Strengthen Back-Up

Answer 1

Does this make the conclusion more likely to be true?

Question 2

Weaken Back-Up

Answer 2

Does this make the conclusion less likely to be true?

Question 3

Sufficient Assumption (SA)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Counter Back-Up

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Contradiction Back-Up

Answer 5

Does this contradict the stimulus?

Question 6

Evaluate Back-Up

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 Back-Up

Answer 8

Is this a translation of the conclusion?

Question 9

Inference Back-Up

Answer 9

Does this have to be true?

Question 10

Most Strongly Supported Back-Up

Answer 10

Does this pretty much have to be true?

Question 11

Fill In Back-Up

Answer 11

Does this have to be true?

Question 12

Controversy Back-Up

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 Back-Up

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Necessary Assumption Back-Up

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Method Back-Up

Answer 15

Did this happen?

Question 16

Argument Part Back-Up

Answer 16

Is this what the phrase is doing?

Question 17

Classic Flaw Back-Up

Answer 17

Is this what’s wrong with the argument?

Question 18

Loophole Flaw Back-Up

Answer 18

Was it bad that the argument overlooked this?

Question 19

Principle Conform Back-Up

Answer 19

Does this embody the principle?

Does this underlie the example?

Question 20

Parallel Reasoning Back-Up

Answer 20

Does this match the stimulus?

Question 21

Parallel Flaw Back-Up

Answer 21

Does this match the flaw in the stimulus?