Argument structure, assumption identification, and common flaw types tested on the GMAT critical reasoning question type.
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- What are the three main components of any logical argument?
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Premise (evidence), conclusion (main point), and assumption (unstated link)- What is a premise?
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Evidence or facts presented to support a conclusion- What is a conclusion?
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The main point or claim that the author is trying to prove- What is an assumption?
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An unstated belief required for the argument to be logically sound- What does it mean to 'strengthen' an argument?
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To add support that makes the conclusion more likely to be true- What does it mean to 'weaken' an argument?
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To add information that makes the conclusion less likely to be true- What is the ad hominem fallacy?
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Attacking the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself- What is the straw man fallacy?
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Misrepresenting an opponent's position and then attacking that weaker version- What is the false dilemma fallacy?
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Presenting only two options when more than two actually exist- What is circular reasoning?
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Using the conclusion as evidence to support the argument- What is the appeal to authority fallacy?
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Accepting a claim because an authority figure says it, without examining the claim- What is the appeal to emotion fallacy?
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Trying to persuade through emotion rather than logical evidence- What is equivocation?
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Using a word in two different senses within the same argument- What is hasty generalization?
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Drawing a broad conclusion from insufficient or unrepresentative evidence- What is the post hoc fallacy?
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Assuming that because B followed A, A must have caused B
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