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Tracing assumptions and consequences

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Understand each item before testing yourself. Choose honestly whether it already feels familiar or needs practice.

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That conclusion rests on the assumption that…

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That conclusion rests on the assumption that…

Expose the assumptions carrying an argument and trace how changing one premise alters its downstream conclusions.

That conclusion rests on the assumption that…
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That conclusion rests on the assumption that…
Even granting that assumption,…
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Even granting that assumption, the conclusion depends on production scaling without additional delays.
The argument also depends on…
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The argument also depends on…
If that condition does not hold,…
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If that condition does not hold,…
The claim is sound only insofar as…
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The claim is sound only insofar as…