Types of Reasoning in CR

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Types of Reasoning in CR

by qwerty12321 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:36 am
What are the various types of reasoning in CR a per Powerscore CR Bible.....
for eg analogy, circular, conditional, causal......
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by VivianKerr » Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:30 am
Hey Qwerty!

Here's how I liked to break CR down:

- Weaken
- Strengthen
- Assumption
- Conclusion
- Bold Face
- Inference
- Must Be True
- Cause and Effect
- Paradox
- Numbers/Percents
- Flaw
- Additional Evidence
- Similar Reasoning
- Complete the Passage
- Method of Reasoning
- Argument Evaluation

Other people will have slightly different names, but that's CR in a nutshell!
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by RonnieR » Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:18 am
Thanks - that really sums it up nicely

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:33 am
Here's he we (GMAT Prep Now) categorize them:
1. Weaken the Argument
2. Strengthen the Argument
3. Assumption
4. Conclusion/Inference
5. Method of Reasoning
6. Flawed Argument
7. Paradox
8. Evaluation

We've also categorized all of the OG13 CR questions in the attached pdf.

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