Logical Reasoning: Strengthen vs MSS
Test your knowledge on how to distinguish between Strengthen and Most Strongly Supported (MSS) questions
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Logic's Architecture
Understanding standardized test questions requires grasping how arguments stand or fall. This section lays the groundwork for discerning between statements derived from evidence and statements that bolster existing claims.
Core Concepts: Premises and Conclusions Quiz
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- Question 1
- Most Strongly Supported questions use the passage to support the answers, while Strengthen questions use the answers to bolster an existing claim.
- Most Strongly Supported questions summarize the passage, while Strengthen questions expand on its main idea.
- Most Strongly Supported questions ask to find flaws in reasoning, while Strengthen questions aim to correct them.
- Most Strongly Supported questions focus on fictional scenarios, while Strengthen questions focus on real-world applications.
- Question 2
- Any statement that is being supported
- Any statement that is intended to provide support
- A statement that is intended to be proven by the passage
- Background information that serves no role in an argument
- A claim that can be paired with other claims to make the conclusion more likely
- Question 3
- Any statement that provides support
- Any statement that is supported by another
- A statement that the author is trying to prove
- A statement that serves no important function in the argument
- Question 4
- True
- False
- Question 5
- True
- False
- Question 6
- True
- False
- Question 7
- True
- False
- Question 8
- True
- False
- Question 9
- True
- False
- Question 10
- True
- False
List of Flashcards13 flashcards
- Card 1Logic's ArchitectureHintThink about which direction the support flowsMemory TipPassage supports answer.
- Card 2Logic's ArchitectureHintAre you verifying the answers, or are you just accepting them as true?Memory TipTest the answers.
- Card 3Logic's ArchitectureHintIs the conclusion already given, or are you forming it?Memory TipForm new conclusion.
- Card 4Logic's ArchitectureHintConsider which part of the argument needs bolstering.Memory TipAnswer supports conclusion.
- Card 5Logic's ArchitectureHintDo you question the truth of the options, or accept them?Memory TipAssume answers true.
- Card 6Logic's ArchitectureHintIs the conclusion pre-existing or are you generating it?Memory TipSupport existing conclusion.
- Card 7Logic's ArchitectureHintLook for what is being supported. If the passage is being supported, it's Strengthen. If the answer choices are being supported, it's MSS
- Card 8Logic's ArchitectureHintConsider what is doing the supporting and what is being supported.Memory TipPassage supports options.
- Card 9Logic's Architecture
- Card 10Logic's Architecture
- Card 11Logic's Architecture
- Card 12Logic's Architecture
- Card 13Logic's Architecture