Question Types (General)

Question 1

Identify the answer that is best proven by the information in the stimulus

Answer 1

Must be true/Most supported

Question 2

Find the primary conclusion

Answer 2

Main Point

Question 3

Identify the point of contention between two speakers

Answer 3

Point at issue/point of agreement

Question 4

Identify an assumption of the authors argument

Answer 4

Assumption (necessary)

Question 5

Supply a piece of information that, when added to the premise, proves the conclusion

Answer 5

Justify the conclusion

Question 6

Provides support for the authors argument

Answer 6

Strengthen/Support

Question 7

Find answer that best resolves discrepancy in stimulus

Answer 7

Resolve the paradox

Question 8

Attack or undermine

Answer 8

Weaken

Question 9

Describe, in abstract terms, the way in which the author made their argument

Answer 9

Method of reasoning

Question 10

Describe, in abstract terms, the error of commuted by the author

Answer 10

Flaw in reasoning

Question 11

What is the question type: Identify the answer that contains reasoning most similar in structure to stimulus

Answer 11

Parallel reasoning/Parallel flaw

Question 12

Determine the logical validity of the argument

Answer 12

Evaluate the argument

Question 13

Find answer that is most weakened based on stimulus

Answer 13

Cannot be true

Question 14

Family #1

Answer 14

Stimulus (considered true) -> Answer Choice

Prove: Must be true/Most strongly supported, Main Point, Point at issue, method of reasoning, flaw in reasoning, Parallel reasoning/parallel flaw

Question 15

Family #2

Answer 15

Stimulus (suspect) <- Answer (true)

Help: Assumption (Necessary), Justify the conclusion (sufficient), strengthen/support, resolve the paradox

Question 16

Family #3

Answer 16

Stimulus (attack) <-/- Answer

Hurt: weaken

Question 17

Family #4

Answer 17

Stimulus (true) -/-> Answer (suspect)

Disprove: cannot be true

Question 18

Only, and often, questions that can be presented without a conclusion?

Answer 18

Must be true, cannot be true, resolve the paradox

Question 19

Question most often encountered if stimulus contains no conclusion and no paradox?

Answer 19

Must be true

Question 20

Opposite of a Weaken Question?

Answer 20

Strengthen Question

Question 21

Opposite of a Strengthen Question?

Answer 21

Weaken Question

Question 22

Difference between Flaw in Reasoning and Method of Reasoning?

Answer 22

Flaw: note that the stimulus contains and error. Method: stimulus contains a valid or invalid reasoning.

Question 23

What is Parallel Reasoning?

Answer 23

Identify type of reasoning used