Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
VERBAL
Keywords:
Critical Reasoning:
Conclusion (therefore, for this reason, hence, so, thus, clearly and
consequently)
Evidence (because, for, since, as a result of and due to)
Look for the keyword to find the parts.
Read the question first so that the we can look for what is
asked, either the conclusion or the evidences.
Try to paraphrase the argument in our own style (simple
English). If we cant paraphrase then this means we dont
understand the argument yet.
Recognizing the basic structure of an arguments,
conclusions, assumptions, explanatory or parallels between
structurally similar arguments.
Critical Reasoning(contd..):
Critical Reasoning(contd..):
Assumption
Weaken
Strengthen
Inference
Explain
Flaw
Others
Assumption Questions:
What is an assumption?
What is a conclusion?
What is an evidence?
Assumption Questions:
Finding Conclusions:
Keywords include thus, so, for this reason, clearly, therefore, hence,
consequently and in conclusion.
Boils down the entire argument and retain the main point of the
argument then which sentence would be that.
Assumption Questions:
Finding Evidences:
Finding Assumptions:
Assumption Questions:
Paraphrase the given argument first to find the
argument stem.
Predict the answer
Use the denial test to neglect the wrong answers.
Connect the keyword in the evidence and the
conclusion.
Critical Reasoning: