Which type would you expect to see strong language in the answer choices?

• A. Assumption Necessary Qs
• B. Assumption Sufficient Qs
• C. Strengthen Qs
• D. Inference-based Qs

Answer: (B)

Strong language in answer choices often signals a claim about sufficiency. When a choice says that a condition is enough to prove the conclusion or guarantees the conclusion, it directly embodies the idea of a sufficient assumption. In this type of question, you’re looking for a statement that, if true, makes the conclusion inescapable on its own. That’s why the option framed as something that is enough to establish the conclusion is the best fit.

The other types don’t center on that kind of guarantee. A necessary-assumption option would frame something that must be true for the conclusion to hold, often implying a dependency or prerequisite rather than a standalone guarantee. A strengthen question seeks information that would make the argument more persuasive, not necessarily prove it outright. An inference-based option asks what must be true given the facts, describing an implication rather than adding a condition that guarantees the conclusion.

So you’re looking for the choice that uses definitive terms like “enough to prove” or “guarantees,” which is characteristic of a sufficient assumption.