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Last-minute advice for tackling assumption questions?
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:45 pm
by SoCalKevin
These seem like they should be some of the easier ones for me, but they're the majority of question types I miss.
Help...?
Re: Last-minute advice for tackling assumption questions?
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:51 pm
by Sauer Grapes
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Re: Last-minute advice for tackling assumption questions?
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:55 pm
by toolshed
If it is a supporter assumption, you must find the new "rogue" element in the conclusion and link it to the premise so that the conclusion makes sense.
If it is a defender assumption, the assumption protects a seemingly flawed argument by plugging the logical hole, or "defending" against a weakening statement. (This is the one that the Assumption Negation technique mentioned above works particularly well on). So you can prephrase a "Weaken" scenario to the conclusion, and find the answer that defends against that weakening statement.