assumptionAn idea accepted as a starting point for reasoning rather than established by that argument. It may be stated or left unstated.
You’ll leave with these skills
01Tell when a small study can’t support a broad claimCompare who the study covered with who the claim is about, and pick the choice that names what the study left out.
02Judge what one person’s story can and can’t proveWhen the evidence is one letter or one person’s story, pick the choice that says only that the thing happened at least once.
03Catch a study that measured something other than what the claim is aboutFind the words that say what the study counted, and pick the finding that measures the same thing the claim talks about.
04Identify the new finding that covers what the first study missedName the group or place the claim covers that the study left out, and pick the finding that tests it.
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