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"Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?"

"Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the journalist's argument?"

"Which one of the following most accurately restates the main point of the passage?"

"The main point of the argument is that"

"Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?"

attack

"Which one of the following, if true, most undermines the researcher's argument?"

refute

argue against

"Which one of the following, if true, would most call into question the analysts' explanation of the price increase?"

cast doubt

challenge

damage

"Which one of the following, if true, could be used by Cora to counter Bernard's rejection of her explanation?"

"Which one of the following, if shown to be a realistic possibility, would undermine the argument?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the statement above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, does most to justify the conclusion above?"

"Each of the following, if true, supports the claim above EXCEPT:"

"The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?"

"Which one of the following, if assumed, would allow the conclusion to be properly drawn?"

"Which one of the following, if true, enables the conclusion to be properly drawn?"

"Which one of the following, if assumed, enables the argument's conclusion to be properly inferred?"

"Which one of the following is an assumption that would serve to justify the conclusion above?"

"The environmentalist's conclusion would be properly drawn if it were true that the"

"The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?"

"Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?"

"Which one of the following is an assumption upon which the argument depends?"

"The argument assumes which one of the following?"

"The conclusion in the passage above relies on which one of the following assumptions?"

"The position taken above presupposes which one of the following?"

"The conclusion cited does not follow unless"

"Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the puzzling fact cited above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the discrepancy indicated above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?"

"The method of the argument is to"

"The argument proceeds by"

"The argument derives its conclusion by"

"Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?"

"Which one of the following is an argumentative strategy employed in the argument?"

"The argument employs which one of the following reasoning techniques?"

"Aiesha responds to Adam's argument by"

"Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the puzzling fact cited above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the discrepancy indicated above?"

"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?"

"Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?"

"The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the ground that the argument"

"The reasoning above is flawed because it fails to recognize that"

"A questionable aspect of the reasoning above is that it"

"The reasoning in the argument is fallacious because the argument"

"Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the reasoning in the argument above?"

"Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?"

"Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?"

"The structure of the reasoning in the argument above is most parallel to that in which one of the following?"

"The flawed reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to the flawed reasoning in the argument above?"

"The questionable pattern of reasoning in the argument is most similar to that in which one of the following?"