This paper presents a discussion of the problems inherent in verbal test taxonomies which are not based on the schematic domain of logic. This discussion is made in the context of syntactically complex tests such as reading comprehension and inference. A suggested structure for a logically-constructed taxonomy, which has been developed for use in a Federal testing program, is delineated.
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