Prelims · 8 Mental Ability · 8.12 Syllogism and verbal reasoning

8.12.5 Strength of arguments and cause–effect

A strong argument is directly related to the question, gives a real and important reason, and does not rest on opinion or exaggeration; in cause–effect pairs, decide which event could produce the other, or whether both come from something else.

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Key terms

  • strength of arguments
  • strong argument
  • weak argument
  • relevance
  • importance
  • opinion
  • extreme argument
  • irrelevant comparison
  • cause and effect
  • immediate cause
  • common cause
  • independent causes
  • effects of independent causes

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