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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