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Lesson 8
Critical Reasoning 2
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ReviewReading Comprehension
1. ID the Question Type2. Work the Answer Choices3. Check with the Passage
Main IdeaLine ReferenceInfer/ImplyExplicitly StatedLogical Structure
Question Types Reviewed
Notice OpinionsNotice ExtremeLanguageRead for authors angle
Read for structureRead for overall picture
How to Read
How to Answer
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Goals1. Understand the question type.
2. Analyze and synthesize theparagraph.
3. Work the answer choices.
paragraph
question
answers
Critical ReasoningLogic and Argumentation
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paragraph
question
answers
Critical ReasoningLogic and Argumentation
Bad Reasoning
Wild Conclusions
Conclusions, Premises,Assumption
Reads like a story
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paragraph
question
answers
Critical ReasoningLogic and Argumentation
Specific Types
Not Good Questions
Specific Language
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paragraph
question
answers
Critical ReasoningLogic and Argumentation
Test the Answers
Ask the Right Question
Good thing its not the LSAT
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Conclusion Assumption Premise
stated
true
tv news story
unstated
must be true (MBT)
links the premiseto the conclusion
would be a premiseif it was stated
stated
true
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Language Logic
can could sometimes
must always never will
many most some
Conditional Statements
Contrapositive
Transitive Property
Venn Diagramsevidenceexample
counter-example
Language first, then Logic
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Assumptions
Weaken
Inference
Strengthen
Argument Structure
Evaluation of a Plan
Complete the Passage
Flaw
Resolve Argument
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Must this be true for theargument to make sense?
If this was an additional premise,would the argument be worse?
If this was an additional premise,would the argument be better?
Assumptions
Weaken
Inference
Strengthen
Evaluation of a Plan
Complete the Passage
Flaw
Resolve Argument
Argument Structure
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Must this be true based on what
was stated?
Evaluate or Propose
Which follows best?
Assumptions
Weaken
Strengthen
Evaluation of a Plan
Complete the Passage
Flaw
Resolve Argument
Argument Structure
Inference
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Inference
ID the questionID the question
Test the answers
infer if above trueconclude/conclusion
story? list of info?Breakdown
the paragraph
Must this be true basedon what was stated?
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Evaluation of a Plan
ID the questionID the question
Test the answers
evaluate policypropose plan
story vs data dumpBreakdown
the paragraph
Language before logic
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Complete the Passage
ID the questionID the question
Test the answers
blank at the endof statement
Breakdownthe paragraph
Language before logic
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1. Why is the right answer right?
2. Why did I think it was wrong?
3. Why is the wrong answer wrong?
4. Why did I think it was right?
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18 Critical Reasoning Questions
6 Inference6 Evaluation of a Plan6 Complete the Passage
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