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Lsat Arg Question Types

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	The 13 types of LSAT ARG questions are...	Main Point Point at Issue ID Reasoning ID Response Role of the Statement Inference Could Be True Fill-In Assumption Weaken Strengthen Evaluate Principal
	Question says... The main point is the main conclusion is the argument leads to the conclusion that statements commit X to the position that	Main point or conclusion
	Question says... the main point at issue is An issue in dispute is Are committed to disagreeing about Expresses a point of agreement	Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
	Question says... the argument proceeds by a method of reasoning employed by the argument a technique of reasoning employed by the argument	ID Reasoning
	Question says... x responds by responds in which one of the following ways uses which one of the following techniques in countering	ID Response
	Question says... the role of the statement X in this argument is the statement X figures in the argument in which one of the following ways	Role of the Statement
	Question says... must also be true can most properly be concluded most strongly support the inference which of teh following conclusions can be properly drawn	Inference
	Question says... which one of the following could be true each of the following could be true EXCEPT CANNOT be true	Could be True/Must be False
	Question says... most logically completes the argument provides a logical completion (or the argument ends with _____)	Fill-In
	Question says... an assumption on which the argument depends is assumed by the argument is required in order for the conclusion to be properly drawn relies on the fact that	Assumption
	Question says... most seriously weakens the argument undermines the conclusion calls into question casts doubt upon conclusion would not follow if overlooks the possibility that	Weaken
	Question says... most strengthens most strongly supports the conclusion allows the conclusion to be properly drawn follows logically if which one of the following is assumed	Strengthen
	Question says... JUSTIFY:principle if established, would most help to justify principle provides the strongest support for the conclusion CONFORM: conforms to which one of the following generalizations reasoning most closely conforms to which one of the following principles	Principle
	Question says... would be most useful to know in evaluating the argument the answer to which one of the following questions would contribute to an evaluation in evaluating the argument, it would be most useful to know whether	Evaluate
	The "Main Point" task is...	to identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.
	In a "Main Point", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion, it it's explicitly state; if not, the opposite of the conclusion may be stated instead.
	In a "Main Point", avoid Choices that...	are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
	In a "Main Point", look for choices that...	bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
	The "Point at Issue" task is...	to find a statement about which the participants in conversation definitely hold different opinions or, possibly, the same opinion.
	In a "Point at Issue", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they’re arguing about.
	In a "Point at Issue", avoid Choices that...	pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
	In a "Point at Issue", look for choices that...	pertain to what’s explicitly stated; are clearly something about which the participants would say ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
	The "ID Reasoning" task is to...	describe how an argument supports its conclusion
	In a "ID Reasoning", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion and the premises, then summarizing the process used in the argument.
	In a "ID Reasoning", avoid choices that...	do not match the argument closely, especially the main point or purpose of the argument
	In a "ID Reasoning", look for choices that...	match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the premises and conclusion
	The "ID Response" task is to...	in a conversation, describe how a response relates to the first person's argument in the conversation
	In a "ID Response", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion and the premises of both parts of the conversation, then summarizing the relationship between them as specifically as possibel
	In a "ID Response", look for choices that...	Match the response pieve by piece; correctly describe whether the two participants agree or disagree; corectly identify the point of aggreement or disagreement.
	In a "ID Response", avoid choices that...	Pertain to the first argument rather than the second; identify flaws in the first argument not exploited in the response; do not match the response closely; get the relationship between the two arguments wrong
	The "Role of the Statement" task is to...	describe the indicated part of an argument in terms of its overall logical structure.
	In a "Role of the Statement", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion and the premises, then summarizing which of these two roles the statement plays; if neither, summarizing the relationship between the statement and the premises and conclusion
	In a "Role of the Statement", avoid choices that...	do not match the argument closely; mistakenly identify the conclusion; mistakenly identify a statement as the main conclusion when its only a step in the argument's chain of reasoning.
	In a "Role of the Statement", look for choices that...	match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the conclusion.
	The "Inference" task is...	to find a statement that has to be true on the basis of passage information; note that these passages are often not arguments
	In a "Inference", analyze and apply by...	summarizing teh passage; if it seems to lead to a specific conclusion, you should find it before moving on; some may involve a series of related conditional statements that can be diagrammed.
	In a "Inference", avoid choices that...	are too strongly worded; use terms with no clear relationship to passage material; are too specific or demand too much input to be reveland; involve questionable comparisons.
	In a "Inference", look for choices that...	are wishy-washy and say as little as possible; are specific, but not too specific; include stipulations or qualifications; seem to restate passage material.
	The "Could be True/Must be False" task is...	to usually find a statement that is directly contradicted by passage information; occationally, find a statement that is not contradicted by passage information
	In a "Could be True/Must be False", analyze and apply by..	summarizing the passage; it is unlikely that you will be able to predict the right answer
	In a "Could be True/Must be False", avoid choices that...	CBT: are broad or strongly worded; are contradicted by a specific example presented in the passage MBF: could even possibly be true, involve instances not dealt with by the passage; are qualified or wishy-washy
	In a "Could be True/Must be False", look for choices that...	CBT: could even possibly be true, involve instances not dealt with by the passage; are qualified or wishy-washy. MBF: are broad or strongly worded; are contradicted by a specific example presented in the passage
	The "Fill-In" task is...	usually to supply the conclusion logically supported by the passage statements; occasionally to find the assumption required by the argument; occasionally to apply a rule in the argument to a specific case
	In a "Fill-In", analyze and apply by...	summarizing teh passage; if it seems to lead to a specific conclusion, you should find it before moving on
	In a "Fill-In", avoid questions that...	are too strongly worded; use terms with no clear relationship to passage material; are too specific or demand too much input to be relevant
	The "Assumption" task is...	to find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true
	In a "Assumption", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; find the most specific notion of the argument's problem that you can
	In a "Assumption", avoid choices that...	weaken the argument; explain why or how too specifically; are more strongly worded than the argument's conclusion; are not directly relevant to the conclusion
	In a "Assumption", look for choices that...	help the conclusion; logically connect pieces of the argument to one another; if false, weaken the conclusion; are weakly worded; eliminate a possible weakness of the argument
	The "Weaken" task is...	find a new fact that, if true, would make the conclusion unlikely to be true
	In a "Weaken", analyze and apply by...	finding the concludion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents, but you should be able to say what it must tell or show
	In a "Weaken", avoid choices that...	are not directly relevant to the conclusion; strengthen; are trying to weaken but do not attack the conclusion strongly; require extensive explanations to show relevance; attempt to contradict a premise
	In a "Weaken", look for choices that...	strongly attack the conclusion; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is incorrect; present a sweeping contradiction of the conclusion; present a possibility the argument overlooks.
	The "Strengthen" task is...	to find a new fact that, if true, would make the conclusion certain, more likely to be correct, or at the very least, less likely to be incorrect
	In a "Strengthen", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents, but you should be able to say what it must tell or show.
	In a "Strengthen", avoid choices that...	are not directly relevant to the conclusion; weaken; restate premises in different words
	In a "Strengthen", look for choices that...	present a sweeping assurance that the conclusion is correct; state assumptions; logically connect pieces of the argument; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is correct; explain why or how the conclusion is correct; support the conclusion using a method not employed in the argument; eliminate a possible weakness of the argument.
	The "Evaluate" task is...	to identify a statement that, if teue, either weakens or strengthens the conclusion and, if false, does the other; if in the form of questions, a "yes" answer to the choice will do one, a "no" answer will do the other
	In a "Evaluate", analyze and apply by...	finding the conclusion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents, but you should be able to say what it must tell or show
	In a "Evaluate", avoid choices that...	con only weaken or can only strengthen; do not pertain directly to the conclusion; can at best contradict or restate premises
	In a "Evaluate", look for choices that...	stick closely to the argument's reasoning; have direct impact on the argument's conclusion; pertain closely to a clear weakness of the argument
	The "Principle" task is...	always find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible
	In a "Principle", analyze and apply by...	identifying the conclusion/judgement in the argument and the premises/situation on which it is based (you will most likely not be able to predict the exact contents of the correct answer)
	In a "Principle", avoid choices that...	are incapable under any circumstances of matching the judgment made in the conclusion; make reference to items of information not known about the situation presented in the premises; for conform, support the conclusion using a method the argument does not
	In a "Principle", look for choices that...	for justify, support as strongly as possible, even if it goes beyond the argument; for conform, match the method of reasoning used in the argument as closely as possible without going beyond it.
	The main point is the main conclusion is the argument leads to the conclusion that statements commit X to the position that	MAIN POINT: to identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe. FIND the conclusion, if it's explicitly state; if not, the opposite of the conclusion may be stated instead.
	the main point at issue is An issue in dispute is Are committed to disagreeing about Expresses a point of agreement	POINT AT ISSUE: to find a statement about which the participants in conversation definitely hold different opinions or, possibly, the same opinion. FIND the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they’re arguing about.
	the argument proceeds by a method of reasoning employed by the argument a technique of reasoning employed by the argument	ID REASONING: describe how an argument supports its conclusion. FIND the conclusion and the premises, then summarizing the process used in the argument.
	x responds by responds in which one of the following ways uses which one of the following techniques in countering	ID RESPONSE: in a conversation, describe how a response relates to the first person's argument in the conversation. FIND the conclusion and the premises of both parts of the conversation, then summarizing the relationship between them as specifically as possibel
	the role of the statement X in this argument is the statement X figures in the argument in which one of the following ways	ROLE OF THE STATEMENT:describe the indicated part of an argument in terms of its overall logical structure. FIND the conclusion and the premises, then summarizing which of these two roles the statement plays; if neither, summarizing the relationship between the statement and the premises and conclusion
	which one of the following could be true each of the following could be true EXCEPT CANNOT be true	COULD BE TRUE/MUST BE FALSE:to usually find a statement that is directly contradicted by passage information; occationally, find a statement that is not contradicted by passage information SUMMARIZE the passage; it is unlikely that you will be able to predict the right answer
	most logically completes the argument provides a logical completion (or the argument ends with _____)	FILL-IN: to supply the conclusion logically supported by the passage statements. SUMMARIZE the passage; if it seems to lead to a specific conclusion, you should find it before moving on
	an assumption on which the argument depends is assumed by the argument is required in order for the conclusion to be properly drawn relies on the fact that	ASSUMPTION:to find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true FIND the conclusion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; find the most specific notion of the argument's problem that you can
	most seriously weakens the argument undermines the conclusion calls into question casts doubt upon conclusion would not follow if overlooks the possibility that	WEAKEN: to find a new fact that, if true, would make the conclusion unlikely to be true FIND the concludion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
	most strengthens most strongly supports the conclusion allows the conclusion to be properly drawn follows logically if which one of the following is assumed	STRENGTHEN:to find a new fact that, if true, would make the conclusion certain, more likely to be correct. FIND the conclusion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
	would be most useful to know in evaluating the argument the answer to which one of the following questions would contribute to an evaluation in evaluating the argument, it would be most useful to know whether	EVALUATE: to identify a statement that, if teue, either weakens or strengthens the conclusion and, if false, does the other. FIND the conclusion, the premises, and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
	principle if established, would most help to justify principle provides the strongest support for the conclusion conforms to which one of the following generalizations reasoning most closely conforms to which one of the following principles	PRINCIPLE: find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible IDENTIFY the conclusion/judgement in the argument and the premises/situation on which it is based.

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