Name the flaw
Describe exactly what the argument does wrong without relying on memorized labels alone.
What to master
- Correlation and causation errors.
- Necessary-sufficient confusion.
- Unrepresentative samples.
- Part-whole and group-individual errors.
- Circular reasoning and false alternatives.
- Parallel reasoning and parallel flaw.
BoardQBank strategy
1
Describe the flaw in your own words before reading choices.
2
For parallel tasks, identify the argument’s validity and conclusion strength.
3
Eliminate choices with a different logical direction even when the topic seems similar.
4
Use formal notation only when it makes comparison faster and clearer.
Practice focus
- Flaw-description questions.
- Parallel-reasoning questions.
- Parallel-flaw questions.
- Questions with several choices describing real but irrelevant concerns.