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 Argument Questions | Argument Questions |
| Main Point | what is the author's main point? The main conclusion drawn in the author's argument is that...The argument is structured to lead to which one of the following conclusions? |
| Assumption | Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies? The argument above assumes which of the following? The writer's argument depends upon assuming which of the following? |
| Weaken | Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's conclusion? Which one of the following statements, if true, would strengthen the author's argument? |
| Strengthen | Which one of the following statements, if true, would most support the author's conclusion? Which one of the following statements, if true, would strengthen the author's argument? |
| Resolve / Explain | which one of the following provides the best resolution to the apparent paradox described by the committee member? Which one of the following statements, if true, would explain the discrepancy found by the scientists? |
| Inference | Which one of the following statements can be validly inferred from the information above? If the statements above are true, then which of the following must also be true? Which one of the following conclusions can be validly drawn from the passage above? Which one of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above? |
| Reasoning | The argument proceeds by... Leah responds to Kevin by doing which one of the following? The method the activist uses to object to the developer's argument is to ... Dr. Jacobs does which of the following? |
| Flaw | Which of the following indicates a flaw in the author's reasoning? A criticism of the argument would most likely emphasize that it ...The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument The argument above relies on which of the following questionable techniques? |
| Principle | Which one of the principles, if established, justifies the actions taken by Mia in the argument above? Which of the following examples conforms most closely to the principle given in the argument above? |
| Parallel-the-Reasoning | Which one of the following is most similar in reasoning to the argument above? The flawed pattern of reasoning exhibited by the argument above is most paralleled by that in which pf the following? |