The Loophole in Logical Reasoning - Question Stems & Types

The answer to which one of the following questions is most relevant to evaluating the conclusion drawn above?

Evaluate

The answer to which one of the following would be the most helpful in determining whether William's argument could be logically defended against Marianna's objection?

Evaluate

Which one of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to judge whether what the scientist subsequently learned calls into question the hypothesis?

Evaluate

Which one of the following would it be most relevant to investigate in evaluating the conclusion of the argument?

Evaluate

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

Conclusion

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

Conclusion

If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT:

Contradiction

If the statements above are true, then on the basis of them which one of the following cannot be true?

Contradiction

The information above, if accurate, can best be used as evidence against which one of the following hypotheses?

Contradiction

Max and Shirin disagree over whether:

Controversy

The exchange between JT and Carolina most strongly supports the view that they disagree as to

Controversy

The statements above provide the most support for holding that Sandra would disagree with Yul about which one of the following statements?

Controversy

Which one of the following is the point at issue between Aubry and Tai?

Controversy

Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest counter Laila can make to Timothy's objection?

Counter

Which one of the following, if true, would provide Sina with the strongest response to Gabriela's response?

Counter

The advertisement's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider whether:

Loophole Flaw

The reasoning in the researcher's argument is questionable in that the argument overlooks the possibility that:

Loophole Flaw

The scholar's reasoning is flawed because the scholar presumes without giving sufficient justification that:

Loophole Flaw

Of the following, which one most accurately describes Tom's strategy of argumentation?

Method

The relationship of Denise's response to Malcolm's argument is that Denise's response:

Method

Wendell responds to Domenick's argument by:

Method

Which one of the following most accurately describes how the argument proceeds?

Method

The information above provides the most support for which one of the following statements?

Most Strongly Supported

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

Most Strongly Supported

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

Most Strongly Supported

The argument's conclusion can be properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

Sufficient Assumption

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

Sufficient Assumption

Which one of the following is an assumption that would allow the conclusion above to be properly drawn?

Sufficient Assumption

The argument assumes which one of the following?

Necessary Assumption

The argument depends on assuming that:

Necessary Assumption

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?

Necessary Assumption

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

Necessary Assumption

The flawed reasoning in which one of the following arguments most closely resembles the flawed reasoning in the argument above?

Parallel Flaw

Which one of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning that is most parallel to that in the argument above?

Parallel Flaw

Which one of the following is most appropriate as an analogy demonstrating that the reasoning in the argument above is flawed?

Parallel Flaw

The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following?

Parallel Reasoning

The pattern of the reasoning in the argument above is most closely paralleled in which one of the following?

Parallel Reasoning

The reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to the reasoning above?

Parallel Reasoning

The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following propositions?

Principle Conform

Which one of the following conforms most closely to the principle illustrated above?

Principle Conform

Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the passage?

Principle Conform

Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the situation described in the passage?

Principle Conform

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

Strengthen

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

Strengthen

If Retta and Han are both sincere in what they say, then it can be properly concluded that they agree that:

Agreement

On the basis of their statements, Jim and Pam are committed to agreeing about which one of the following?

Agreement

The reference to the complaint of several centuries ago that powerful memory and extemporaneous eloquence were being destroyed plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

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?

Argument Part

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

Classic Flaw

Which one of the following is a questionable technique employed by the producer in responding to the critic?

Classic Flaw

Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning of the argument?

Classic Flaw

The conclusion of the argument is strongly supported if which one of the following completes the argument?

Fill In

Which one of the following most logically completes the argument?

Fill In

If the statement above is true, which one of the following must also be true?

Inference

If the statements above are true, which one of the following is an inference that can be properly drawn on the basis of them?

Inference

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

Inference

Which one of the following can properly be concluded from the information given above?

Inference

Which one of the following statements follows logically from the statements above?

Inference

Which one of the following, if true, does most to explain the surprising result?

Resolution

Which one of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?

Resolution

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

Resolution

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?

Resolution

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

Strengthen

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most strongly supports the reasoning above?

Strengthen

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

Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, most tends to undermine the argument?

Weaken