MASTERY GUIDE – FROM FLAWED
ASSUMPTIONS TO PERFECT INFERENCE
Premise Indicators - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Because
Since
For
For example
For that reason that In that
Given that
As indicated by
Due to
Owing to
This can be seen from
We know this by
Conclusion Indicators - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Thus
Therefore
Hence
Consequently
As a result
So
Accordingly
Clearly
,Must be that
Shows that
Conclude that
Follows that
For this reason
Thirteen Logical Reasoning Types - THE CORRECT ANSWER-1. Must
Be True / Most Supported
2. Main Point
3. Point at issue
4. Assumption
5. Justify the conclusion
6. Strengthen / support
7. Resolve the paradox
8. Weaken
9. Method of reasoning
10. Flaw in the reasoning
11. Parallel reasoning
12. Evaluate the argument
13. Cannot be true
Four Family Types - THE CORRECT ANSWER-1. Prove
2. Help
3. Hurt
4. Disprove
, Reasoning Types - Family - Prove - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. Must
Be True / Most Supported
b. Main Point
c. Point at issue
d. Method of reasoning
e. Flaw in the reasoning
f. Parallel reasoning
Reasoning Types - Family - Help - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a.
Assumption
b. Justify the conclusion
c. Strengthen / support
d. Resolve the paradox
Reasoning Types - Family - Hurt - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. Weaken
Reasoning Types - Family - Disprove - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a.
Cannot be true
Must Be True / Most Supported - THE CORRECT ANSWER-This
category is simply known as "must be true". Must be true
questions ask you to identify the answer choice that is best
proven by the information in the stimulus. Question stem
examples - "if the statements above are true, which one of the
following must also be true?" - which one of the following can
be properly inferred from the passage?"