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The argument makes which one of the following assumptions?

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Necessary Assumption question

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The argument assumes

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Necessary Assumption

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Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?

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Necessary Assumption

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Which one of the following is an assumption that the fundraiser’s argument depends on?

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Necessary Assumption

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

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Necessary Assumption

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

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Necessary Assumption

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Which one of the following is an assumption necessary for the critic’s conclusion to be properly drawn?

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Necessary Assumption

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

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Main Point Question

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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the surrealist’s argument?

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Main Point Question

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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the argument as a whole?

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Main Point Question

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The consultant’s statements, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

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Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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

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Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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

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Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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

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Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the statements above, if they are true?

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Most Strongly Supported (MSS)

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Which one of the following, if true, is the logically strongest counter that Albert can make to Erin’s argument?

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Weakening Question

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

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Weakening Question

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

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Weakening Question

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Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the conclusion drawn in the argument above?

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Weakening Question

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Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument in the newspaper article?

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Weakening Question

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

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Strengthening Question

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Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the archaeologist’s reasoning?

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Strengthening Question

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Which one of the following, if true, lends the most support to the psychologist’s conclusion?

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Strengthening Question

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Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the economist’s reasoning?

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Strengthening Question

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

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MUST BE TRUE (MBT)

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

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MUST BE TRUE (MBT)

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27
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Which one of the following statements follows logically from the statements above?

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MUST BE TRUE (MBT)

28
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The critic’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

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SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)

29
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Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion of the therapist’s argument to be properly inferred?

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SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)

30
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The argument’s conclusion is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

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SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)

31
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The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

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SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION (SA)

32
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The proposition that the public is now more interested in reading and hearing about crime plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

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ARGUMENT PART (AP)

33
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the statement that zooplankton feed upon phytoplankton?

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ARGUMENT PART (AP)

34
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the passage by the point that capitalism and industrialization are distinct?

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ARGUMENT PART (AP)

35
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The assertion that it is not illegal to use one person as a vehicle for another’s ambitions is used in the ethicist’s argument in which one of the following ways?

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ARGUMENT PART (AP)

36
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The veterinarian’s arguments employs which one of the following techniques?

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Method of Reasoning

37
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The argument derives its conclusion by?

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Method of Reasoning

38
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Betty uses which on of the following argumentative techniques in countering Alan’s argument?

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Method of Reasoning

39
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The smokers response to the politicians argument:

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Method of Reasoning

40
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The method the environmentalist uses to object to the land developer’s argument is to:

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Method of Reasoning

41
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The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following?

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Parallel Method Of Reasoning

42
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Which one of the following is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?

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Parallel Method Of Reasoning

43
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The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to that in the argument above.

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Parallel Method Of Reasoning

44
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The argument is most parallel, in its logical structure, to which of the following?

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Parallel Method Of Reasoning

45
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Which one of the following principles, if established, provides a basis for the advocate’s argument?

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Principle Question

46
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The type of situation described above most closely conforms to which one of the following propositions?

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Principle Question

47
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Which one of the following is an application of the politician’s principle of taxation?

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Principle Question

48
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Which one of the following judgements most closely conform to the principle cited above?

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Principle Question

49
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The parents Experience with the child most closely conforms to which one of the following generalizations?

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Principle Question

50
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The representative’s argument is flawed as a counter to the insurance company’s contention because:

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Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)

51
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The argument is most vulnerable to which one of the following criticisms?

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Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)

52
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Which one of the following, if true, identifies a flaw in the plan for the progarm?

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Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)

53
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Frank’s reasoning in his response to Maria is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it:

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Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)

54
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The reasoning above is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider the possibility that.

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Flaw-Descriptive Weakening (flaw)

55
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Which one of the following contains flawed reasoning that most closely parallels that in the argument above?

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Parallel Flaw

56
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Which one of the following decisions is based on flawed reasoning that is most similar to the worker’s flawed reasoning?

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Parallel Flaw

57
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Which one of the following arguments contains flawed reasoning that is most parallel to that in the argument above?

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Parallel Flaw

58
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Which of the following contains questionable reasoning that is most similar to that in the argument above?

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Parallel Flaw

59
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?

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Resolve Reconcile Explain

60
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the surprising results of such investments?

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Resolve Reconcile Explain

61
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Each of the following, if true, helps to reconcile the statements above EXCEPT:

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Resolve Reconcile Explain

62
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Which one of the following, if true, does most to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?

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Resolve Reconcile Explain

63
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Which one of the following is a point at issue between Muriel and John?

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Point At issue Agree & Disagree

64
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The main issue in dispute between Francis and Sharon is:

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Point At issue Agree & Disagree

65
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Trisha and Jerod disagree over whether the institution of the family is:

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Point At issue Agree & Disagree

66
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A point at issue between P and Q is whether:

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Point At issue Agree & Disagree

67
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Which of the following most accurately expresses the point at issue between Juan and Michiko?

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Point At issue Agree & Disagree