Test.
1. main point "Which of the following expresses the main conclusion/point of the
argument?"
2. role of statement "The statement that ... figures in the argument in which one of the
following ways?"
3. role of statement "The statement that ... plays which one of the following roles in the
argument?"
4. role of statement "Which one ... describes the role played in the argument by the claim
that ... ?"
5. point at issue "The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that X & Y disagree about
..."
6. point at issue "M & N disagree over whether ... "
7. method of reason- ing
argu- ment
14. sufficient as- sumption
8. method of
argu- ment
9. method of
argu- ment
10. parallel
reason- ing
11. parallel
reason- ing
12. parallel
reason- ing
13. parallel
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Test.
"Which of the following logically if which one of the following is as- sumed?"
describes the technique of
reasoning employed by
the argument?"
"In the conversation, X
responds to Y's objection in
what way?"
"The argument proceeds
by... "
"Which pattern of
reasoning is most parallel
to that in the argument
above?"
"The reasoning of which of
the following is most
similar to the reasoning
above?"
"... most clearly parallels ...
?"
"... most similar to ...?"
"The argument's
conclusion follows
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