Question Stems Flashcards
(109 cards)
1
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If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
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Must Be True
2
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If the information above is correct, which one of the following conclusions can be properly drawn on the basis of it?
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Must Be True
3
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The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
A
Must Be True
4
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Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?
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Must Be True
5
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Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above, if they are true?
A
Must Be True
6
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Which one of the following inferences is most supported by the information above?
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Must Be True
7
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If all of the statements above are true, which one of the following must be true?
A
Must Be True
8
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Which one of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?
A
Must Be True
9
Q
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
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Main Point
10
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the journalist’s argument?
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Main Point
11
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Which one of the following most accurately restates the main point of the passage?
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Main Point
12
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The main point of the argument is that:
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Main Point
13
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the argument’s conclusion?
A
Main Point
14
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The X’s reasoning provides grounds for accepting which one of the following statements?
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Must Be True
15
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The information above provides the LEAST support for which one of the following?
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Must Be True - X
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The main point of the argument is that:
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Main Point
17
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Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
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Weaken
18
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Which one of the following, if true, most undermines the X’s argument?
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Weaken
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Which one of the following, if true, would most call into question the analyst’s explanation of the price increase?
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Weaken
20
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Which one of the following, if true, could be used by X to counter Y’s rejection of her explanation?
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Weaken
21
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Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest logical counter parent P can make to parent Q’s objection?
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Weaken
22
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Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the claim above?
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Weaken
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Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the X’s argument?
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Weaken
24
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Which one of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the conclusion above?
A
Weaken
25
Each of the following, if true, weakens the X's argument EXCEPT:
Weaken - X
26
The reasoning in the advertisement would be most strengthened if which one of the following were true?
Strengthen
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Each of the following, if true, would strengthen the X's argument EXCEPT:
Strengthen - X
28
Which one of the following, if true, LEAST strengthens the argument above?
Strengthen - X
29
Which one of the following discoveries, if it were made, would most support the above hypothesis about X and Y?
Strengthen
30
Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the X's argument?
Strengthen
31
Each of the following, if true, strengthens the X's argument EXCEPT:
Strengthen - X
32
Which one of the following, if true, most supports the argument?
Strengthen
33
The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Justify the Conclusion
34
Which one of the following, if assumed, would allow the conclusion to be properly drawn?
Justify the Conclusion
35
Which one of the following, if assumed, enables the argument's conclusion to be properly inferred?
Justify the Conclusion
36
Which one of the following is an assumption that would serve to justify the conclusion above?
Justify the Conclusion
37
The X's conclusion would be properly drawn if it were true that the:
Justify the Conclusion
38
The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?
Justify the Conclusion
39
The X's conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Justify the Conclusion
40
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?
Assumption
41
Which one of the following is an assumption upon which the argument depends?
Assumption
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The argument assumes which one of the following?
Assumption
43
The conclusion in the passage above relies on which one of the following assumptions?
Assumption
44
The position taken above presupposes which one of the following?
Assumption
45
The conclusion cited does not follow unless:
Assumption
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Which one of the following is an assumption that the X's argument requires in order for its conclusion to be properly drawn?
Assumption
47
On which one of the following assumptions does the argument rely?
Assumption
48
Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?
Resolve the Paradox
49
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?
Resolve the Paradox
50
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the puzzling fact cited above?
Resolve the Paradox
51
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the discrepancy indicated above?
Resolve the Paradox
52
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the X's belief with the apparently contrary evidence described above?
Resolve the Paradox
54
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the finding of the study?
Resolve the Paradox
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Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of X described above?
Resolve the Paradox
56
The method of the argument is to:
Method of Reasoning
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The argument proceeds by:
Method of Reasoning
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The argument derives its conclusion by:
Method of Reasoning
59
Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?
Method of Reasoning
60
Which one of the following is an argumentative strategy employed in the argument?
Method of Reasoning
61
The argument employs which one of the following reasoning techniques?
Method of Reasoning
62
A responds to B's argument by:
Method of Reasoning
63
The argument proceeds by:
Method of Reasoning
64
The claim that people have positive or negative responses to many nonsense words plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
Method of Reasoning
65
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the psychologist's argument by the claim that the obligation to express gratitude cannot be fulfilled anonymously?
Method of Reasoning
66
The claim that humans are still biologically adapted to a diet of wild foods plays which one of the following roles in the nutritionist's argument?
Method of Reasoning
67
The phrase "XYZ" serves which one of the following functions in the argument?
Method of Reasoning
68
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?
Flaw in the Reasoning
69
The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the ground that the argument:
Flaw in the Reasoning
70
The reasoning above is flawed because it fails to recognize that:
Flaw in the Reasoning
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A questionable aspect of the reasoning above is that it:
Flaw in the Reasoning
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The reasoning in the argument is fallacious because the argument:
Flaw in the Reasoning
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Which one of the following is a questionable argumentative strategy employed in the editorial's argument?
Flaw in the Reasoning
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The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?
Flaw in the Reasoning
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The reasoning in X's argument is flawed because that argument:
Flaw in the Reasoning
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The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument:
Flaw in the Reasoning
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Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the reasoning in the argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
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Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
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Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its logical features to the argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
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Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
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The structure of the reasoning in the argument above is most parallel to that in which one of the following?
Parallel Reasoning
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Which one of the following exhibits a flawed pattern of reasoning most similar to that in the argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
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The pattern of reasoning displayed in the argument above is most closely paralleled by that in which one of the following arguments?
Parallel Reasoning
84
Which one of the following exhibits both of the logical flaws exhibited but he argument above?
Parallel Reasoning
85
The answer to which one of the following questions would contribute most to an evaluation of the argument?
Evaluate the Argument
86
Clarification of which one of the following issues would be out important to an evaluation of the skeptic's position?
Evaluate the Argument
87
Which one of the following would be most important to know in evaluating the hypothesis in the passage?
Evaluate the Argument
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Which one of the following would it be most relevant to investigate in evaluating the conclusion of X's argument?
Evaluate the Argument
89
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?
Evaluate the Argument
90
The answer to which one of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the truth of the conclusion drawn in the advertisement?
Evaluate the Argument
91
If the statements above are true, which one of the following CANNOT be true?
Cannot Be True
92
The argument can most reasonably be interpreted as an objection to which one of the following claims?
Cannot Be True
93
The statements above, if true, most seriously undermine which one of the following assertions?
Cannot Be True
94
The information above, if accurate, can best be used as evidence against which one of the following hypotheses?
Cannot Be True
95
If all of the claims made above are true, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT:
Cannot Be True
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If the statements above are true, then which one of the following must be false?
Cannot Be True
97
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the point at issue between X and Y?
Point at Issue
98
Which one of the following most accurately represents what is at issue between X and Y?
Point at Issue
99
The dialogue above lends the most support to the claim that X and Y disagree with each other about which one of the following statements?
Point at Issue
100
On the basis of their statement, X and Y are committed to disagreeing over whether:
Point at Issue
101
X and Y's statements provide the most support for holding that they disagree about the truth of which one of the following?
Point at Issue
102
X and Y disagree over whether:
Point at Issue
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Each of the following principles is logically consistent with the columnist's conclusion EXCEPT:
Cannot - PR
104
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the principle underlying the argumentation above?
Justify - PR
105
The information above most closely conforms to which one of the following principles?
Strengthen - PR
106
Which one of the following principles most helps to justify the reasoning above?
Strengthen - PR
107
The principles above, if established, would justify which one of the following judgments?
Must - PR
108
Which one of the following judgments best illustrates the principle illustrated by the argument above?
Must - PR
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Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle above?
Must - PR
