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Logic Reasoning 1
Question Stem Examples
Term | Definition |
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Main Point | "Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?" |
Main Point | "Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the journalist's argument?" |
Main Point | "Which one of the following most accurately restates the main point of the passage?" |
Main Point | "The main point of the argument is that?" |
Main Point | "Therefore,__________." |
Must Be True | "If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?" |
Must Be True | "If the information above is correct, which one of the following conclusions can be properly drawn on the basis of it?" |
Must Be True | "That statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?" |
Must Be True | "Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?" |
Must Be True | "Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?" |
Weaken | "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?" |
Weaken | "Which of the following, if true, most undermines the researcher's argument?" |
Weaken | "Which of the following, if true, most calls into question the claim above?" |
Strengthen | "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?" |
Strengthen | "Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the statement above?" |
Strengthen | "Which one of the following, if true, does most to justify the conclusion above?" |
Justify the Conclusion | "The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?" |
Justify the Conclusion | "Which one of the following, if assumed, would allow the conclusion to be properly drawn?" |
Justify the Conclusion | "Which one of the following, if true, enables the conclusion to be properly drawn?" |
Justify the Conclusion | "Which one of the following is an assumption that would service to justify the conclusion above?" |
Assumption | "Which of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?" |
Assumption | "Which of the following is an assumption upon which the argument depends?" |
Assumption | "The argument assumes which one of the following?" |
Assumption | "The conclusion cited does not follow unless..." |
Resolve the Paradox | "Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?" |
Resolve the Paradox | "Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?" |
Resolve the Paradox | "Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the puzzling fact cited above?" |
Method of Reasoning | "The method of the argument is to" |
Method of Reasoning | "The argument proceeds by" |
Method of Reasoning | "The argument derives its conclusion by" |
Method of Reasoning | "Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?" |
Flaw in Reasoning | "Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?" |
Flaw in Reasoning | "The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument" |
Flaw in Reasoning | "The reasoning above is flawed because it fails to recognize that" |
Parallel Reasoning | "Which of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the reasoning in the argument above?" |
Parallel Reasoning | "Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?" |
Parallel Reasoning | "Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its logical features to the argument above?" |
Evaluate the Argument | "The answer to which one of the following questions would contribute most to an evaluation of the argument?" |
Evaluate the Argument | "Clarification of which one of the following issues would be most important to an evaluation of the skeptics' position?" |
Evaluate the Argument | "Which one of the following would be most important to know in evaluating the hypothesis in the passage?" |
Cannot Be True | "If the statements above are true, which one of the following CANNOT be true?" |
Cannot Be True | "The argument can most reasonably be interpreted as an objection to which one of the following claims?" |
Cannot Be True | "The statements above, if true, most seriously undermine which one of the following assertions?" |
Cannot Be True | "If all of the claims made above are true, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT:" |
Point at Issue | "Which one of the following most accurately expresses the point at issue between Tom and Mary?" |
Must Be True Principle | "Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle above?" |
Strengthen Principle | "Which one of the following principles most helps to justify the reasoning above?" |
Justify Principle | "Which one of the following most accurately expresses the principle underlying the argumentation above?" |