Point at issue: disagree
(Disagr)
Point at issue: disagree
(Disagr)
Stems that ask us to identify a statement to which one speaker in the stimulus would say "Yes" and the other would say "No."
Avg. 1.0 per section
“These statements commit Robin and Kendall to disagreeing over whether”
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10%
Avg. difficulty: 2.6
Correct answer criteria
- A statement that one speaker would say "Yes" to and the other speaker would say "No" to.
Key tactics
- Break down the first person's statement
- Then, break down the second person's
- Think about whether they disagree about a conclusion, premise, assumption, or something else
Answer choice tips
- Does each person have an opinion on the answer? If not, then it's wrong
- The correct answer is one for which each speaker has an opinion and those opinions conflict. One person says "Yes" to the answer and the other person says "No."
Argument part
Evaluate
Fill in the blank
Flaw or descriptive weakening
Inference
Main conclusion or main point
Method of reasoning or descriptive
Most strongly supported
Must be false
Must be true
Necessary assumption
Parallel flawed method of reasoning
Parallel method of reasoning
Point at issue: agree
Point at issue: disagree
Principle
PSA - find or complete the application
PSA - find the rule
Resolve reconcile or explain
Strengthen
Sufficient assumption
Weaken
Analogy (RC)
Application
Author’s attitude
Author’s perspective
Describe approach
Describe organization
Describe relationship
Implied
Logical continuation
Main point
Meaning in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Other’s perspective
Principle or generalization
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Purpose of paragraph
Purpose of passage
Stated
Structure
WSE (RC)