Match the reasoning questions
Principal match (act)
Read for information; paraphrase the passage for principal; diagram if conditional
Main point (act)
Read for reasoning, identify conclusion and premises; paraphrase conclusion, confirm "Why test"
Reasoning Assess
Assess: Match piece by piece
Reasoning Assess
Assess: "Proceeds by; method of reasoning, argumentative technique; claim plays what role; x responds to y"
Reasoning Act:
Act: Read for reasoning: Identify conclusion and premises; paraphrase structure
Main point (Answer)
Articulate your paraphrase; match tone and scope
Principal match (assess keywords)
Conforms most closely; principal proposition; correct application
Main point (assess key words)
Main point, main conclusion, structured to lead to which conclusion
Reasoning POE Guide
Partly right answers; wrong direction (reverses conclusion and premises
Parallel assess keywords
Pattern of reasoning; logical features; most similar most parallel
Parallel act
Read for reasoning; identify conclusion and premises; look for returns flaw; (if the question requires); diagram conditional statements; paraphrase structure; analyze answer choice structures by aligning conclusions first
Parallel POE Guide
Similar in content but not a structure; dissimilar conclusions; the different number of key features in the original contain a different flaw than the original
Principal match (answer)
The correct answer will match piece by piece
Parallel answer
The correct answer will match the structure but not necessarily the order, of the original argument; contain a relationship between premises most similar to the original
Main point ( POE Guide)
Verbatim premises; too strong, take a step beyond the arguments conclusions
Principal match POE guide
Wrong direction, especially with conditionals; too strong to match; supports the conclusion by different means