Arguments, not puzzles
These questions give a short argument and ask you to find an assumption, strengthen or weaken it, draw a valid inference or choose a course of action. They are not about knowledge of the topic; the answer lies in the logic of the passage.
Core question types
- Assumptions: what must be true for the argument to hold
- Strengthen and weaken: new information that helps or hurts the conclusion
- Inference and conclusion: what follows from the statements
How to practise
Write the conclusion and the premises separately before looking at the options. Eliminate options that bring in new topics or extreme words, such as "always" or "never", unless the passage supports them. After each mock, examine why the right option is stronger than the next best, rather than only why yours was wrong.
See also Logical Reasoning, the MAT strategy and the MAT hub.
