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TARA · Humanities & Social Sciences

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The Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions.

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Critical ThinkingIdentifying assumptionsHard

The National Deck Fixings Association writes to notify members of increased warpage-related callbacks reported over the past two seasons, a period during which more installers adopted hidden edge-fixing clips instead of visible screws. At a pilot site in Yorkshire, the same three installers who fitted boards there in both seasons switched from hidden clips to torque-limited face-fixing screws, using timber from the same supplier; warpage complaints for that site fell by half. The Association recommends all members switch to torque-limited face-fixing screws as standard practice, on the basis that doing so will cut warpage-related callbacks across the membership.

Which is an underlying assumption of the argument?

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TSA 2023 · Section 150 QSit
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TARA · Question bank1,654 live
All topicsUnseenHard +
#4013Critical Thinking · AssumptionsMedium
#4160Critical Thinking · Flaw spottingHard
#4287Problem Solving · Data interpretationMedium
#4432Problem Solving · Spatial reasoningInsane
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Spec note · 2.4
Assumption vs inference — how examiners tell them apart
Rule of thumb:if you had to add a fact to make the conclusion work, it’s an assumption. If the fact was there already, it’s an inference.
Applies to LNAT, TARA
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What’s on the test

Built to match the real TARA — section by section.

Three separately-timed modules. All candidates take all three. No penalty for wrong answers.

Critical Thinking

761practice questions

Multiple choice. Argument analysis, assumption spotting, evaluation of reasoning — the core reading-and-thinking module.

Problem Solving

781practice questions

Multiple choice. Basic numeracy applied to unfamiliar problems — no advanced maths required.

Writing Task

124practice prompts

One prompt from a choice of three, maximum 750 words. Not scored by TARA — a copy is sent to each university you apply to, so admissions tutors read it themselves.

And as whole papers
898questions

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GhostPrep mocks
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TSA
450 questions · real, digitised
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BMAT
96 questions · real, digitised

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Inference under time22%
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