Reading & WritingChapter 2: Inferences
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Unsupported assumption
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A fact or connection an answer needs but the passage never provides.
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Because test
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Add because to the answer and complete it using only textual evidence.
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Mind-reading trap
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The answer assigns a feeling, intention, or preference not established by words or actions.
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Causal overreach
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The answer turns sequence or association into a proven exclusive cause.
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Representativeness leap
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One sample or source is treated as every member of a population.
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Unmeasured-variable trap
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The answer claims a result about something the passage never measured.
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Some vs most
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Evidence about some does not establish a majority.
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Current vs permanent
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A present pattern does not automatically predict all future behavior.
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After vs because of
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Temporal order supports sequence, not necessarily causation.
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Contributed to
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Useful when evidence supports a possible influence but not a sole cause.
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Consistent with
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Useful when evidence fits an explanation without proving it uniquely.
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Only if earned
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Only requires the passage to eliminate meaningful alternatives.
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Common-sense substitution
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Familiarity cannot replace missing textual support.
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New-category trap
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An answer introduces a group, measurement, or goal absent from the passage.
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Hidden-value judgment
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Better, harmful, or successful requires a criterion the text must establish.
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Pronoun assumption
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Confirm that this, they, or it refers to the same entity the answer describes.
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Alternative explanation
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If the passage leaves alternatives open, reject a choice claiming one explanation is certain.
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Economy principle
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Prefer the conclusion that explains the evidence while adding the least new information.
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Plausibility check's limit
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Plausible is necessary but not sufficient; support decides.
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Final assumption prompt
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What would have to be true for this choice to work—and did the text say it?
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