Loophole: Question Stem Examples

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Weaken

Question 2

Which one of the following, if true, most tends to undermine the argument?

Answer 2

Weaken

Question 3

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to strengthen the argument?

Answer 3

Strengthen

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Strengthen

Question 5

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most strongly supports the reasoning above?

Answer 5

Strengthen

Question 6

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the argument?

Answer 6

Strengthen

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Sufficient Assumption

Question 8

The argument’s conclusion can be properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

Answer 8

Sufficient Assumption

Question 9

Which one of the following is an assumption that would allow the conclusion above to be properly drawn?

Answer 9

Sufficient Assumption

Question 10

Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest counter Laila can make to Timothy’s objection?

Answer 10

Counter

Question 11

Which one of the following, if true, would provide Sina with the strongest counter to Gabriela’s response?

Answer 11

Counter

Question 12

If the statements above are true, then on the basis of them which one of the following cannot be true?

Answer 12

Contradiction

Question 13

The information above, if accurate, can best be used as evidence against which one of the following hypotheses?

Answer 13

Contradiction

Question 14

Which one of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to judge whether what the scientist subsequently learned calls into question the hypothesis?

Answer 14

Evaluate

Question 15

The answer to which one of the following would be the most helpful in determining whether William’s argument could be logically defended against Marianna’s objection?

Answer 15

Evaluate

Question 16

The answer to which one of the following questions is most relevant to evaluating the conclusion drawn above?

Answer 16

Evaluate

Question 17

Which one of the following would it be most relevant to investigate in evaluating the conclusion of the argument?

Answer 17

Evaluate

Question 18

Which one of the following would it be most relevant to investigate in evaluating the conclusion of the argument?

Answer 18

Evaluate

Question 19

Which one of the following, if true, does most to explain the surprising result?

Answer 19

Resolution

Question 20

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?

Answer 20

Resolution

Question 21

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?

Answer 21

Resolution

Question 22

Which one of the following, if true, helps resolve the apparent conflicts described above?

Answer 22

Resolution

Question 23

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?

Answer 23

Conclusion

Question 24

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion drawn in the argument?

Answer 24

Conclusion

Question 25

If the statement above is true, which one of the following must also be true?

Answer 25

Inference

Question 26

If the statement above is true, which one of the following must also be true?

Answer 26

Inference

Question 27

Which one of the following statements follows logically from the statements above?

Answer 27

Inference

Question 28

Which one of the following can properly be concluded from the information given above?

Answer 28

Inference

Question 29

If the statements above are true, which one of the following is an inference that can be properly drawn on the basis of them?

Answer 29

Inference

Question 30

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

Answer 30

Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

Question 31

The information above provides the most support for which one of the following statements?

Answer 31

Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

Question 32

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

Answer 32

Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

Question 33

Which one of the following most logically completes the argument?

Answer 33

Fill-In

Question 34

The conclusion of the argument is strongly supported if which one of the following completes the argument?

Answer 34

Fill-In

Question 35

Max and Shirin disagree over whether

Answer 35

Controversy

Question 36

The statements above provide the most support for holding that Sandra would disagree with Yul about which one of the following statements?

Answer 36

Controversy

Question 37

Which one of the following is the point at issue between Aubry and Tai?

Answer 37

Controversy

Question 38

The exchange between JT and Carolina most strongly supports the view that they disagree as to

Answer 38

Controversy

Question 39

On the basis of their statements, Jim and Pam are committed to agreeing about which one of the following?

Answer 39

Agreement

Question 40

If Retta and Han are both sincere in what they say, then it can be properly concluded that they agree that

Answer 40

Agreement

Question 41

The argument assumes which one of the following?

Answer 41

Necessary Assumption

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Necessary Assumption

Question 43

The argument depends on assuming that

Answer 43

Necessary Assumption

Question 44

Which one of the following most accurately describes how the argument proceeds?

Answer 44

Method

Question 45

Of the following, which one most accurately describes Tom's strategy of argumentation?

Answer 45

Method

Question 46

The relationship of Denise's response to Malcolm's argument is that Denise's response

Answer 46

Method

Question 47

Wendell responds to Domenick's argument by

Answer 47

Method

Question 48

The reference to the complaint of several centuries ago that powerful memory and extemporaneous eloquence were being destroyed plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

Answer 48

Argument Part

Question 49

The statement that the law should require explicit safety labels on toys serves which one of the following functions in consumer advocate's argument?

Answer 49

Argument Part

Question 50

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument

Answer 50

Classic Flaw

Question 51

Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning of the argument?

Answer 51

Classic Flaw

Question 52

Which one of the following is a questionable technique employed by the producer in responding to the critic?

Answer 52

Classic Flaw

Question 53

The scholar's reasoning is flawed because the scholar presumes without giving sufficient justification that

Answer 53

Loophole Flaw

Question 53

The reasoning in the researcher's argument is questionable in that the argument overlooks the possibility that

Answer 53

Loophole Flaw

Question 54

The advertisement's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider whether

Answer 54

Loophole Flaw

Question 54

Which one of the following conforms most closely to the principle illustrated above?

Answer 54

Principle Conform

Question 55

Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the situation described in the passage?

Answer 55

Principle Conform

Question 56

The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following propositions?

Answer 56

Principle Conform

Question 56

Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the passage?

Answer 56

Principle Conform

Question 56

The reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to the reasoning above?

Answer 56

Parallel Reasoning

Question 57

The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following?

Answer 57

Parallel Reasoning

Question 58

The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most closely paralleled in which one of the following?

Answer 58

Parallel Reasoning

Question 59

Which one of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning that is most parallel to that in the argument above?

Answer 59

Parallel Flaw

Question 60

The flawed reasoning in which one of the following arguments most closely resembles the flawed reasoning in the argument above?

Answer 60

Parallel Flaw

Question 61

Which one of the following is most appropriate as an analogy demonstrating that the reasoning in the argument above is flawed?

Answer 61

Parallel Flaw

Question 62

Mistakenly assumes

Answer 62

Loophole Flaw Prefix

Question 63

Fails to consider / fails to establish

Answer 63

Loophole Flaw Prefix

Question 64

Presumes without providing sufficient justification

Answer 64

Loophole Flaw Prefix

Question 65

Takes for granted

Answer 65

Loophole Flaw Prefix

Question 66

Overlooks the possibility that

Answer 66

Loophole Flaw Prefix