Assumption Questions
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| stimulus contains | argument
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| info in stimulus is | suspect, reasoning errors present
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| answer choices are | accepted as given, "new" info
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| correct answer choice is | an unstated premise of the argument
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| correct answer choice is | necessary for the argument to be true
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| correct answer is | unstated premise
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| correct answer is | assumption that is necessary for conclusion
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| assumption synonym | presupposition
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| question stem never uses | "if"
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| supporter | link together new elements or fill logical gaps
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| defender | eliminate ideas that undermine the conclusion
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| negation technique | turn assumption question into a weaken question, logically negate answer choices, negated answer choice that attacks argument will be correct answer
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| correct answers | might have "at least one" or "at least some"
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| correct answers | won't claim an ideas was the most important
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| correct answers | usually aren't negatives, don't contain "not"
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| stem example | "Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?"
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| stem example | "Which one of the following is an assumption upon which the argument depends?"
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| stem example | "The argument assumes which one of the following?"
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| stem example | "The conclusion cited does not follow unless..."
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