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Question Stem Keywords Review

Rowe2020Rowe2020 Member
edited June 2020 in Logical Reasoning 225 karma

I am working on making an interactive flow chart, but I thought I would share what I have typed up so far. Please feel free to correct/add on, or give any suggestions on memorizing other than flashcards. I have a pretty ambitious idea for a flowchart/app, but it's hard to work on that and also study for LSAT so probably won't happen anytime soon.

                                    **Weaken**

weaken
most vulnerable to the conclusion
most vulnerable
counts as evidence against
calls into question

                                 **Strengthen**

strengthen
most helps to justify
Support

                              **Sufficient Assumption**

true if assumed
enable conclusion to be properly drawn
justify the conclusion
the conclusion follows logically if (This is also a keyword for MBT so watch out)

                                   **Debate**

counter
in response to

                              **Paradox/Conflict**

most helps to explain
resolve
explain
account for
discrepancy
surprising result

                                **Conclusion**

main point
main conclusion

                                 **Must Be True**

must be true
follows logically (also a keyword for SA so watch out)
inference
properly inferred
properly concluded
properly drawn

                                   **MSS**

most strongly supported
most strongly suggests

                                    **NA**

necessary
depends
required
relies
assume/assumption
the conclusion does not follow unless
the argument assumes which one

                             **Method **

argument proceeds by
describes
argumentative technique
method of reasoning
strategy of argumentation

                              **AP**

role in argument
function in argument
argument part
the reference to
the statement that

                             **Flaw**

flaw
most vulnerable to criticism
questionable technique employed

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