Sufficient Assumption

STEP 1

Read the Question Stem

Identify as Sufficient Assumption. Look for:

“If assumed, the conclusion follows logically”
“If true, allows the conclusion to be properly drawn”
“If valid, justifies the reasoning”

Key Insight: The question is asking you to find an answer choice that makes the conclusion 100% true.

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STEP 2

Stimulus Strategy

Identify Premise(s) & Conclusion
Core Argument — Simplify the premise and conclusion down to their essential elements
Identify the Gap Mandatory
Express in Premise → Conclusion form

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STEP 3
Answer Choice Strategy
Hunt Mode — start here

                        Scan the answer choices for your prediction. The correct answer is:
                        P → C
or
/C → /P

                            Verify: Premise + Answer Choice → does the Conclusion follow 100%?
                        
If Hunt Mode doesn’t work → Process of Elimination

                        Go through each answer choice and ask:
                        Premise + Answer Choice = Will I get to the Conclusion?

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Right Answer Check

Answer Choice + Premise = Conclusion 100%

— TRAP ANSWER CHOICES —

Wrong Direction C → P

Connects the right concepts but flips the direction. The gap goes from P to C, not the reverse.

Wrong Negation /P → /C

Negates both sides without flipping — a classic conditional logic error. The valid form is /C → /P.

Explainer Trap Restates what’s already established

Restates something the argument already establishes. It doesn’t add the missing link between premise and conclusion.