Lesson: Critical/Logical Reasoning - 26

Identifying Inference Questions

The wording of inference questions is the most varied of all the Reasoning question stems. Sometimes the stem is direct, and you can easily tell that you're dealing with an inference question. Sometimes the stem wording is subtle, and sometimes it looks as if it might belong to another question type entirely.

Here are some of the various forms that Inference questions are likely to take on your test:

• Which one of the following is inferable from the argument above?
• Which one of the following is implied by the argument above?
• The author suggests that …
• If all the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them?
• The author of the passage would most likely agree with which one of the following?
• The passage provides the most support for which of the following?
• Which one of the following is probably the conclusion toward which the author is moving?