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<node TEXT="5 answers" ID="ID_740833170" CREATED="1580284415263" MODIFIED="1580284419000"/>
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<node TEXT="common question patterns" FOLDED="true" POSITION="left" ID="ID_866730508" CREATED="1580284503879" MODIFIED="1580643691609">
<node TEXT="assumption questions" ID="ID_288684036" CREATED="1580286963449" MODIFIED="1580286969141">
<node TEXT="most basic type" ID="ID_554364705" CREATED="1580286982098" MODIFIED="1580286989662"/>
<node TEXT="examine the relationship between the premise and the conclusion in an argument" ID="ID_1970283377" CREATED="1580291108611" MODIFIED="1580291129513"/>
<node TEXT="identify an assumption" ID="ID_456781910" CREATED="1580287008518" MODIFIED="1580287014529"/>
<node TEXT="determine what other conditions are necessary in order for the argument to be valid" ID="ID_610314078" CREATED="1580291131521" MODIFIED="1580291154724"/>
<node TEXT="example questions:" ID="ID_1367913733" CREATED="1580287066492" MODIFIED="1580287074185">
<node TEXT="Which of the following is an assumption that enables the conclusion above to be properly drawn?&#xa;Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?&#xa;The conclusion of the argument above cannot be true unless which of the following is true?&#xa;Any of the following, if introduced into the argument above as an additional premise, makes&#xa;the argument above logically correct" ID="ID_1556996335" CREATED="1580287077206" MODIFIED="1580287210726"/>
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<node TEXT="weaken-the-argument question" ID="ID_167872991" CREATED="1580291223383" MODIFIED="1580291252956">
<node TEXT="most common type of Critical Reasoning question" ID="ID_1301150738" CREATED="1580291256635" MODIFIED="1580291263276"/>
<node TEXT="determine what assumptions have to be true&#xa;in order for the argument to be true" ID="ID_972380125" CREATED="1580291376239" MODIFIED="1580291389289"/>
<node TEXT="find the answer that challenges one of those assumptions" ID="ID_1940688466" CREATED="1580291390115" MODIFIED="1580291394667"/>
<node TEXT="If the argument in the passage is a stool held up by assumptions, then this type of question asks you&#xa;either to locate the spot where a leg is missing or to kick a leg out from under the stool" ID="ID_1895369758" CREATED="1580291297231" MODIFIED="1580291305838"/>
<node TEXT="example questions" ID="ID_1765329977" CREATED="1580291313064" MODIFIED="1580291316764">
<node TEXT="Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion above?&#xa;Which of the following, if true, most severely undermines the argument presented above?&#xa;Which of the following, if true, most clearly points to a flaw in the manufacturer&#x2019;s plan?" ID="ID_33421591" CREATED="1580291319228" MODIFIED="1580291344276"/>
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<node TEXT="strengthen-the-argument question" ID="ID_1151905597" CREATED="1580291438130" MODIFIED="1580291520634">
<node TEXT="instead of kicking the assumptions out from under the argument, you are asked to prop them&#xa;up" ID="ID_1923319607" CREATED="1580291470397" MODIFIED="1580291478642"/>
<node TEXT="example questions" ID="ID_1291559036" CREATED="1580291508227" MODIFIED="1580291512807">
<node TEXT="Which of the following, if true, would most significantly strengthen the conclusion drawn in&#xa;the passage?&#xa;$ Which of the following, if true, offers the strongest support for the manager&#x2019;s conclusion that&#xa;the locks were not at fault?&#xa;$ Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest evidence in favor of the professor&#x2019;s&#xa;hypothesis?" ID="ID_1120932883" CREATED="1580291483230" MODIFIED="1580291520624" HGAP_QUANTITY="133.99999642372143 pt" VSHIFT_QUANTITY="-9.749999709427366 pt"/>
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<node TEXT="Inference questions" ID="ID_1747476567" CREATED="1580308317117" MODIFIED="1580308333238">
<node TEXT="if the statements in the passage are true, what else has to be true?" ID="ID_1631331068" CREATED="1580308336641" MODIFIED="1580308363009"/>
<node TEXT="The inferences discussed here are not necessarily&#xa;vital components of the argument, but rather logical extensions from it; in the metaphor of the stool,&#xa;if you kicked over one of these inferences, the stool would not necessarily topple over" ID="ID_34564015" CREATED="1580308370565" MODIFIED="1580308394622"/>
<node TEXT="example questions" ID="ID_76854242" CREATED="1580308428735" MODIFIED="1580308434486">
<node TEXT="If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true?&#xa;The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?&#xa;Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the statements above?&#xa;If the statement above is true, then what outcome could be expected in a fight between a bear&#xa;and a lion?" ID="ID_161265546" CREATED="1580308436321" MODIFIED="1580308469501"/>
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<node TEXT="LESS COMMON QUESTION TYPES" FOLDED="true" POSITION="left" ID="ID_1173611802" CREATED="1580308513345" MODIFIED="1580308518764">
<node TEXT="discrepancy questions" ID="ID_1380478319" CREATED="1580309941644" MODIFIED="1580309979872">
<node TEXT="when premise and conclusion don&apos;t seem to go together" ID="ID_1926749630" CREATED="1580309982018" MODIFIED="1580310055069"/>
<node TEXT="find the assumption that connects the two in a logical way" ID="ID_266476731" CREATED="1580310058057" MODIFIED="1580310066375"/>
<node TEXT="example questions" ID="ID_1576003485" CREATED="1580310082127" MODIFIED="1580310087333">
<node TEXT="Over the past year, Robert won several medals in running competitions. He was recently&#xa;involved in a minor automobile accident, however, and as a result of his injuries, he currently&#xa;is required to wear a cast. Despite this fact, he is favored to win the big race next month.&#xa;Which of the following would help to explain the apparent paradox described above?" ID="ID_86521567" CREATED="1580310136062" MODIFIED="1580310200183"/>
<node TEXT="Robert wears a light cast on his wrist that does not slow him when he runs.&#xa;The big race next month is a balloon race.&#xa;The cast will be removed next week, and doctors expect Robert to be fully recovered before the big race occurs." ID="ID_288466923" CREATED="1580310147022" MODIFIED="1580310205445"/>
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<node TEXT="ask-the-right-question type" ID="ID_154115497" CREATED="1580310302422" MODIFIED="1580310316466">
<node TEXT="examine one of the premises or assumptions upon which the conclusion is based" ID="ID_1063688915" CREATED="1580310341497" MODIFIED="1580310374672"/>
<node TEXT="don&apos;t strengthen or weaken the argument" ID="ID_869875461" CREATED="1580310375379" MODIFIED="1580310392571"/>
<node TEXT="provide a question for which the answer will strengthen or weaken the argument" ID="ID_126108247" CREATED="1580310393422" MODIFIED="1580310408394"/>
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<node TEXT="parallel reasoning" ID="ID_622364384" CREATED="1580310447207" MODIFIED="1580310460046"/>
<node TEXT="Find the Conclusion" ID="ID_896783528" CREATED="1580328280605" MODIFIED="1580328285967"/>
<node TEXT="Fill In the Blank" ID="ID_1090672021" CREATED="1580328312961" MODIFIED="1580328319219"/>
<node TEXT="Boldface/Structure of the Argument" ID="ID_1219978982" CREATED="1580328351235" MODIFIED="1580328357386"/>
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<node TEXT="statement(s) that weaken the argument" ID="ID_103114705" CREATED="1580284812661" MODIFIED="1580284822151"/>
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<node TEXT="To dig out a tree, you need to dig around it deep enough to get at the roots." FOLDED="true" POSITION="left" ID="ID_1586099207" CREATED="1580295777268" MODIFIED="1580299445018">
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<node TEXT="Even if you can&apos;t see the roots of the tree it doesn&apos;t mean it hasn&apos;t got any" ID="ID_1512025046" CREATED="1580299491723" MODIFIED="1580299599658"/>
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<node TEXT="assumption question example: Can you dig a tree out if you haven&apos;t reached its root? - No" ID="ID_1381430509" CREATED="1580299610083" MODIFIED="1580299717608"/>
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<node TEXT="To build a castle of cards, you need cards, patience, coffee" FOLDED="true" POSITION="left" ID="ID_167706927" CREATED="1580296007537" MODIFIED="1580299246724">
<node TEXT="coffee is weak argument" ID="ID_1560255018" CREATED="1580299254259" MODIFIED="1580299281702"/>
<node TEXT="weaken-the-argument question example: Do you need all 3 to build a castle of cards? - No" ID="ID_1944857289" CREATED="1580299283940" MODIFIED="1580299351200"/>
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<node TEXT="procedure" POSITION="right" ID="ID_384147082" CREATED="1580284525855" MODIFIED="1580284528804">
<node TEXT="read the question stem" ID="ID_1701149448" CREATED="1580284539029" MODIFIED="1580284544476"/>
<node TEXT="determine the type of question" ID="ID_1940735044" CREATED="1580284562481" MODIFIED="1580284565466"/>
<node TEXT="try to answer in your own words before looking at the answer choices" ID="ID_442770803" CREATED="1580284567148" MODIFIED="1580284580618"/>
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<node TEXT="types of wrong answers" FOLDED="true" POSITION="right" ID="ID_356550300" CREATED="1580307891451" MODIFIED="1580307913160">
<node TEXT="out-of-scope answers" ID="ID_1028209662" CREATED="1580307916229" MODIFIED="1580307927210">
<node TEXT="Unconventional and strange, though not uninteresting" ID="ID_930604194" CREATED="1580307942897" MODIFIED="1580328803816"/>
<node TEXT="Far-fetched" ID="ID_72092225" CREATED="1580307979079" MODIFIED="1580328839610"/>
<node TEXT="Incomplete, half answer" ID="ID_359626171" CREATED="1580308052389" MODIFIED="1580328860003"/>
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<node TEXT="True, but irrelevant" ID="ID_164145071" CREATED="1580308087572" MODIFIED="1580308093407"/>
<node TEXT="Paraphrasing of the passage" ID="ID_1219910628" CREATED="1580308118310" MODIFIED="1580328514259"/>
<node TEXT="Value judgements/advocating positions - e.g incl. &apos;should&apos;" ID="ID_1141009277" CREATED="1580308157995" MODIFIED="1580308194102"/>
<node TEXT="Opposite. For strengthen and weaken questions, ACT will almost always provide at least one&#xa;answer that gives the opposite of what the question asked" ID="ID_213940692" CREATED="1580308220472" MODIFIED="1580308226891"/>
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<node TEXT="immobilise the car" ID="ID_1928768093" CREATED="1580329147555" MODIFIED="1580329156036"/>
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