Princeton Review LSAT Flashcards Final Exam.

Disagree with a Position (Purpose Structure) - correct answer Premise: position opinion is presented Conclusion: "I disagree..." Premise: evidence against original position and for author's Assumptions: additional facts enough to disprove old and prove new. The two positions are mutually exclusive interpret evidence (purpose structure) - correct answer Premise: fact / facts Conclusion: broad conclusion; often extreme or unwarranted Assumptions: facts support conclusion--no other info is needed; no other interpretation is possible Solve a problem (purpose structure) - correct answer Premise: description of a problem Conclusion: proposes a solution or rejects a proposed solution Assumptions: solution is complete and effective; there are not other factors to consider Conclusion Indicators - correct answer therefore, thus, hence, so, consequently, this shows that, in conclusion Premise Indicators - correct answer because, since, for, for example, for the reason that, in that, given that, as indicated by, due to, owing to, this can be seen from, we know this by Main point; main conclusion; argument is structured to lead to which conclusion - correct answer Main Point Question -Read for: Reasoning "X responds to Y by...; claim that... plays what role; technique/method/strategy of argumentation/reasoning" - correct answer Reasoning Question -Read for: reasoning Assumption on which the argument depends/relies; assumption required - correct answer Necessary Assumption Question -Read for: reasoning if assumed the conclusion to follow logically; allows the conclusion to be properly drawn - correct answer Sufficient Assumption Question -Read for: reasoning most supports/justifies the argument above; most strengthens - correct answer Strengthen Question -Read for: reasoning Principle that, if valid, justifies the argument - correct answer Principle-Strengthen Question -Read for: reasoning most undermines, calls into question, casts doubt on - correct answer Weaken Question -Read for: reasoning "flaw, error in reasoning, vulnerable to criticism" - correct answer Flaw Question -Read for: reasoning Statements above, if true, support; must/could be true/false - correct answer Inference Question -Read for: information committed to disagreeing about - correct answer Point-at-issue Question -Read for: reasoning / information puzzling statement, apparent contradiction, paradox, resolution, explanation - correct answer Resolve / Explain Question -read for: information Most analogous; similar pattern of reasoning - correct answer Parallel Question -Read for: reasoning conforms/illustrates . . . principle/proposition - correct answer Principle-Match Question -Read for: (sometimes reasoning) Help Questions - correct answer Ask you to find an answer that supports the conclusion Hurt Questions - correct answer ask you to find an answer choice that weakens the conclusion Match Questions - correct answer ask you to find an answer choice that matches the conclusion or a part of the argument Extract Questions - correct answer ask you to find an answer choice that you know to be true based on the information in the argument are (negation) - correct answer are not helps (negation) - correct answer does not help contains more than (negation) - correct answer contains less than or equal to sometimes (negation) - correct answer never never (negation) - correct answer sometimes always (negation) - correct answer sometimes