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Tracing assumptions and consequences

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…

Name an unstated premise carrying the argument.

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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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Name an unstated premise carrying the argument.
That conclusion rests on the assumption that…
Even granting that assumption,…
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Accept a premise temporarily to test what follows.
Even granting that assumption, the conclusion depends on production scaling without additional delays.
The argument also depends on…
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Expose an additional necessary condition.
The argument also depends on…
If that condition does not hold,…
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Trace the consequence of a failed premise.
If that condition does not hold,…
The claim is sound only insofar as…
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Limit a conclusion to the conditions supporting it.
The claim is sound only insofar as…