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TARA CRITICAL THINKING FOR OXFORD & UCL

Arthur is your critical thinking coach for the TARA — practise and learn the skills Oxford and UCL test.

Practise with real TARA-style questions and learn the reasoning behind each answer.

Practise at your own pace: choose question types and difficulty, get instant feedback, and see where you need to improve.

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Choose what to practise

Select from seven TARA critical thinking question types and difficulty — main conclusion, identifying assumptions, strengthen and weaken, and more.

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Practise under the clock

Answer questions one by one with a timer. Submit your answer, see whether you're right or wrong, and read the explanation for each question.

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See where you stand

After each session, review your score, average time per question, and a full breakdown of every question — so you know what to practise next.

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Which best expresses the main conclusion of the argument above?
Which of the following most weakens the argument?
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
Which of the following best illustrates the principle above?
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
What is the flaw in the reasoning above?
Which conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
Which of the following parallels the reasoning in the argument?
Which is required for the argument to hold?
Which of the following, if true, would undermine the conclusion?
Which best states the main point of the passage?
Which of the following most closely matches the structure of the argument?
What must be assumed for the conclusion to follow?
Which of the following criticisms is most appropriate?
Which principle is the argument relying on?
Which option, if true, would support the conclusion?
What is the main conclusion of the argument?
Which of the following has the same logical structure?
Which assumption is the argument making?
Which weakens the argument most?
Which strengthens the argument?
Which expresses the argument's conclusion?
Which parallels the reasoning?
What assumption is required?
Which flaw is present in the argument?
Which principle is being applied?
Which conclusion follows from the passage?
Which of the following is an unstated assumption?
Which best completes the argument?

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