Identifying Argument Types

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

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

weaken

attack

weaken

Which one of the following, if true, most undermines the researcher's argument?

weaken

refute

weaken

argue against

weaken

Which one of the following, if true, would most call into question the analysts' explanation of the price increase?

weaken

cast doubt

weaken

challenge

weaken

damage

weaken

Which one of the following, if true, could be used by Cora to counter Bernard's rejection of her explanation?

weaken

Which one of the following, if shown to be a realistic possibility, would undermine the argument?

Weaken

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?

strengthen

Each of the following, if true, supports the claim above EXCEPT:

strengthen

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

assumption

Which one of the following, if assumed, would allow the conclusion to be properly drawn?

assumption

Which one of the following, if true, enables the conclusion to be properly drawn?

assumption

Which one of the following, if assumed, enables the argument's conclusion to be properly inferred?

assumption

Which one of the following is an assumption that would serve to justify the conclusion above?

assumption

The environmentalist's conclusion would be properly drawn if it were true that the

assumption

The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

assumption

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

assumption

Which one of the following is an assumption upon which the argument depends?

assumption

The argument assumes which one of the following?

assumption

The conclusion in the passage above relies on which one of the following assumptions?

assumption

The position taken above presupposes which one of the following?

assumption

The conclusion cited does not follow unless

assumption

Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the puzzling fact cited above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the discrepancy indicated above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?

Paradox

The method of the argument is to

Method of Argument

The argument proceeds by

Method of Argument

The argument derives its conclusion by

Method of Argument

Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?

Method of Argument

Which one of the following is an argumentative strategy employed in the argument?

Method of Argument

The argument employs which one of the following reasoning techniques?

Method of Argument

Aiesha responds to Adam's argument by

Method of Argument

Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the puzzling fact cited above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the discrepancy indicated above?

Paradox

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?

Paradox

Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?

Flaw

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the ground that the argument

Flaw

The reasoning above is flawed because it fails to recognize that

Flaw

A questionable aspect of the reasoning above is that it

Flaw

The reasoning in the argument is fallacious because the argument

Flaw

Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the reasoning in the argument above?

Parallel

Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?

Parallel

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

Parallel

The structure of the reasoning in the argument above is most parallel to that in which one of the following?

Parallel

The flawed reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to the flawed reasoning in the argument above?

Parallel Flaw

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

Parallel Flaw