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Main point - ANSWER "Which of the following expresses the main conclusion/point
of the argument?"
Role of statement - ANSWER "The statement that ... Figures in the argument in
which one of the following ways?"
Role of statement - ANSWER "The statement that ... Plays which one of the
following roles in the argument?"
Role of statement - ANSWER "Which one ... Describes the role played in the
argument by the claim that ... ?"
Point at issue - ANSWER "The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that X & Y
disagree about ..."
Point at issue - ANSWER "M & N disagree over whether ... "
Method of argument - ANSWER "Which of the following describes the technique of
reasoning employed by the argument?"
Method of argument - ANSWER "In the conversation, X responds to Y's objection in
what way?"
Method of argument - ANSWER "The argument proceeds by... "
, Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "Which pattern of reasoning is most parallel to that in
the argument above?"
Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "The reasoning of which of the following is most
similar to the reasoning above?"
Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "... Most clearly parallels ... ?"
Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "... Most similar to ...?"
Sufficient assumption - ANSWER "The argument's conclusion follows logically if
which one of the following is assumed?"
Sufficient assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if assumed, enables the
conclusion to be properly drawn?"
Necessary assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following is an assumption on which
the argument depends?"
Necessary assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following is an assumption required
by the argument?"
Strengthen assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if true, most strengthens
the argument above?"
Strengthen assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if true, most strongly
supports the claim above?"
Weaken assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if true, would most weaken
the argument above?"
Main point - ANSWER "Which of the following expresses the main conclusion/point
of the argument?"
Role of statement - ANSWER "The statement that ... Figures in the argument in
which one of the following ways?"
Role of statement - ANSWER "The statement that ... Plays which one of the
following roles in the argument?"
Role of statement - ANSWER "Which one ... Describes the role played in the
argument by the claim that ... ?"
Point at issue - ANSWER "The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that X & Y
disagree about ..."
Point at issue - ANSWER "M & N disagree over whether ... "
Method of argument - ANSWER "Which of the following describes the technique of
reasoning employed by the argument?"
Method of argument - ANSWER "In the conversation, X responds to Y's objection in
what way?"
Method of argument - ANSWER "The argument proceeds by... "
, Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "Which pattern of reasoning is most parallel to that in
the argument above?"
Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "The reasoning of which of the following is most
similar to the reasoning above?"
Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "... Most clearly parallels ... ?"
Parallel reasoning - ANSWER "... Most similar to ...?"
Sufficient assumption - ANSWER "The argument's conclusion follows logically if
which one of the following is assumed?"
Sufficient assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if assumed, enables the
conclusion to be properly drawn?"
Necessary assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following is an assumption on which
the argument depends?"
Necessary assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following is an assumption required
by the argument?"
Strengthen assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if true, most strengthens
the argument above?"
Strengthen assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if true, most strongly
supports the claim above?"
Weaken assumption - ANSWER "Which of the following, if true, would most weaken
the argument above?"
