Section A
The Unit 2 exam begins with 20 multiple choice questions. Each question will relate to a different short argument, about four or five sentences in length. There are six different types of question, and four possible answers for each.
The questions will be variations of the following:
- “Which of the following is the best statement of the main conclusion of the above argument?”
- “Which of the following is an underlying assumption of the above argument?”
- “Which of the following is the best statement of the flaw in the above argument?”
- “Which of the following is the conclusion that can best be drawn from the above passage?”
- “Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the above argument?”
- “Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the above argument?”
- “Which of the following is the best expression of the author’s use of the word ‘_______’ in the above argument?”