Necessary Assumption Study

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Assumption questions rely on something to be true in order for the argument to work, but doesn't state it.

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True

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The necessary assumption must be true or false when dealing with the argument?

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True

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The author relies on this to be true, but doesn't state it in the argument.

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Necessary assumption

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The credited response to a necessary assumption question will be a statement that is essential for the arguments conclusion to be valid? true or false

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True

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In a necessary assumption question, when dealing with answer choices, the relevance of the choice is determined by what?

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what the argument is trying to do or it's scope.

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A negated answer choice destroys the argument and is therefore the what?

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Credited Response

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The negation of sometime is what?

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never

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Which of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion to be properly drawn? What type of question is this?

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Sufficient Assumption Question

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When down to two choices on necessary assumption questions, what should you do to choose the right one?

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negate each statement to see if the argument falls apart. If it does, that's your answer.

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When analyzing the argument of a necessary assumption question, if possible we need to find what's wrong with the argument before we go to the answer choices? True or false

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true

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In LSAT term, an assumption is an unstated premise that is required in order to make an argument's conclusion valid? true or false

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True