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Flaw/Descriptive Weakening

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

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Resolve/Reconcile/Explain

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the statements above?

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Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, is the logically strongest counter that Albert can make to Erin's argument?

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Weaken

Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the argument?

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Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?

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Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the conclusion drawn in the argument above?

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Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument in the newspaper article?

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Argument Part

The statement that the car Peter took got damaged and the car Alicia took did not plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

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Strengthen

Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?

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Pseudo Sufficient Assumption

Which one of the following, if assumed, would do most to justify the claim that the price of halibut will increase?

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Argument Part

The statement that adolescents and adults are not the same plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

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Must Be True

Which one of the following can be logically inferred from the passage?

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Must Be True

Which one of the following can be properly concluded from the passage?

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Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the manager's claim?

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Weaken

The argument would be most seriously weakened if which one of the following were discovered?

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Argument Part

The statement that the car Peter took got damaged and the car Alicia took did not plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

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Main Point/Conclusion

Which one of the following is the main conclusion I f the argument?

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Must Be True

If the information above is correct, which one of the following conclusions can be properly drawn on the basis of it?

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Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the reasoning above?

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Main Point/Conclusion

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the argument?

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Most Strongly Supported

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the editorialist's statement?

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Argument Part

The statement that the law should require explicit safety labels on toys serves which one of the following functions in the consumer advocate's argument?

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Main Part/Conclusion

The main point of the taxpayer's argument is that Mexico City

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Main Part/Conclusion

Which one of the following most accurately and completely expresses the main conclusion of the city council member's argument?

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Strengthen

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthen the argument?

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Argument Part

The case of August Frenson plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

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Sufficient Assumption

Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the argument's conclusion to be properly drawn?

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Most Strongly Supported

Stephen's response to Zachary, if true, most strongly supports which one of the following?

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Sufficient Assumption

The main conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

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Must Be True

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from De. Z'a statement?

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Most Strongly Supported

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the science journalist's statements?

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Must Be True

If the statements in the passage are true, which one of the following must also be true?

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Strengthen

Which one of the following statements, if true, would most strengthen the scientist's hypothesis?

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Must Be True

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

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Sufficient Assumption

The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

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Must Be False

If the critic's statements are true, then on the basis of them which one of the following CANNOT be true?

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Main Conclusion

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion drawn in the argument?

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Reconcile/Resolve

Which one is the following, if true, most helps to explain the concentration of bacteria one week after the treatment?

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Flaw

The respondent's reply to the debater's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the respondent

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Parallel Reasoning

The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments most closely parallels that in the argument above?

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Strengthen/Weaken

Which one of the following would be most useful to know in order to evaluate the argument?

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Must Be True

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?

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Necessary Assumption

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?

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Pseudo Sufficient Assumption

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Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the government official's argument?

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Flaw

To which one of the following criticisms is the argument most vulnerable?

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Weaken/Steengthen

The answer to which one of the following questions would be most useful to know in order to evaluate the argument?

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Main Point

The main conclusion of the argument is that

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Principle

Which one of the following judgements most closely conforms to the principles stated above?

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Most Strongly Supported

Which one of the following is most reasonably supported by the information above?

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Pseudo Sufficient Assumption

Which one of the following, if true, does the most to justify the conclusion of the resident's argument?

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Pseudo Sufficient Assumption

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the ethicist's reasoning?

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Principle

The principle that Michiko invokes, if established, would justify which one of the following judgements?

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Must Be True

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?

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Must Be True

If all of the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

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Pseudo Sufficient Assumption

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning above.

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Sufficient Assumption

Which one of the following assumptions enables the argument's conclusion to be properly inferred?

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