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MAT Critical Reasoning Inference — practice questions

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GMAT · Verbalability · Critical Reasoning — Argument Parts

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Conclusion
    Right
    The main claim of the argument
  2. Left
    Premise
    Right
    Evidence supporting the conclusion
  3. Left
    Assumption
    Right
    Unstated belief required for the argument
  4. Left
    Weaken
    Right
    Question that introduces flaw or counter
  5. Left
    Strengthen
    Right
    Question that adds support
  6. Left
    Inference
    Right
    Must-be-true based on the passage
Instructions
Match each CR term to its definition.

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GMAT · Verbalability · Logical Fallacy — Odd One Out

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Ad Hominem
    2. Modus Ponens
    3. Strawman
    4. Slippery Slope
    Reason
    Modus Ponens is a VALID deductive form; the others are fallacies.
    Odd item
    Modus Ponens
  2. Items
    1. Hasty Generalisation
    2. Sample Bias
    3. Confounding
    4. Survivorship Bias
    Reason
    Confounding is a statistical issue; the others are sampling fallacies.
    Odd item
    Confounding
  3. Items
    1. Correlation ≠ Causation
    2. Post Hoc
    3. False Cause
    4. Necessary Condition
    Reason
    Necessary Condition is a valid logical term; the others are causal fallacies.
    Odd item
    Necessary Condition
  4. Items
    1. Devil's Advocate
    2. Begging the Question
    3. Circular Reasoning
    4. Petitio Principii
    Reason
    Devil's Advocate is a rhetorical strategy; the others are the same fallacy.
    Odd item
    Devil's Advocate
Instructions
Tap the term that doesn't belong with the others.

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