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