Logical Reasoning: A Commonly Used Construction

One of the most frequently used constructions is to raise a viewpoint at the beginning of the stimulus and then disagree with it thereafter. • These stimuli are recognizable because they often begin with certain phrases. • Commonly Used Construction Phrases Some people claim Some people propose Many people believe Some argue that Some people argue that Some critics claim Some scientists believe Some critics maintain A number of people Although some people Some critics Examples: A number of people believe that…. • Although some people claim… • It has been claimed that…. • Some critics of space exploration programs claim that…. • Scientist: Some oil companies claim that deep sea drilling has now become a safe and effective means of extraction, but this view is clearly misguided. • A Commonly Used Construction

One of the most frequently used constructions is to raise a viewpoint at the beginning of the stimulus and then disagree with it thereafter. • These stimuli are recognizable because they often begin with certain phrases. • Commonly Used Construction Phrases Some people claim Some people propose Many people believe Some argue that Some people argue that Some critics claim Some scientists believe Some critics maintain A number of people Although some people Some critics Examples: A number of people believe that…. • Although some people claim… • It has been claimed that…. • Some critics of space exploration programs claim that…. • Scientist: Some oil companies claim that deep sea drilling has now become a safe and effective means of extraction, but this view is clearly misguided. • A Commonly Used Construction

One of the most frequently used constructions is to raise a viewpoint at the beginning of the stimulus and then disagree with it thereafter. • These stimuli are recognizable because they often begin with certain phrases. • Commonly Used Construction Phrases Some people claim Some people propose Many people believe Some argue that Some people argue that Some critics claim Some scientists believe Some critics maintain A number of people Although some people Some critics Examples: A number of people believe that…. • Although some people claim… • It has been claimed that…. • Some critics of space exploration programs claim that…. • Scientist: Some oil companies claim that deep sea drilling has now become a safe and effective means of extraction, but this view is clearly misguided. • A Commonly Used Construction