Does anyone else sometiems feel llike they dont see all the questions until they retake or do blind review? D is so clearly the answer but i dont remember seeing it before i went back to review.
This one is weird to me even though I chose the correct answer. This answer is a restatement of a premise. We have been told to not choose answers that restate a premise. #feedback.
When I read it too quickly, I thought D was a restatement of what was said in the stimulus too, but it's not. The stimulus basically says that, for several decades, every time the number of transistors has doubled, the the computing speed has doubled. Then from about 1995-2005, every time the computing speed has doubled, the production cost has doubled. When A happens, B happens. And when B happens, C happens. Therefore, when A happens, C happens.
this was so helpful. I re-read the stimulus after reading this because I also was convinced that D was just a restatement of the stimulus, but it's not.
We still have to draw an inference that wasn't explicitly stated in the same way as the stimulus was written. For this type of question, I think that we just have to choose the answer that must be true. It's more important to distinguish between premise and conclusion for "main conclusion" questions.
I picked C initially for a similar reason-- I thought that C was a valid explanation for what appears to be a correlative relationship (microchip computing speed increase → price of production increase), since C states that the correlation in speed and cost was a consequence of computer engineers '[not] making any attempt to control the cost of producing them [microships.]' But, upon review, it seems like D also provides a sort of explanatory hypothesis, that the correlation between speed and cost is actually due to the fabrication of additional transistors needed during each new microchip computer release.
Since C and D both have a similar function (providing an explanatory hypothesis to explain the present phenomenon), I thought of it in terms of which answer choice requires less assumptions. For instance, answer choice C requires us to assume we know what the computer engineers attitudes are towards fiscal responsibility of their product-- we can't peer into the conscious minds of these engineers. We can't know this, we have to assume they were willing to forgo higher costs in preference for better speed.
D, on the other hand, provides an explanation that is based on information directly in the text, that transistors doubled as microchip speed (and therefore, cost) doubled. Thus, D is more directly supported as a viable inference in relation to C because it requires less assumptions.
Am I the only one who thought that fabricating in question D meant creating fake versions of microchips. With that definition in mind i felt like the passage didn't say anything about making fake chips so i just guessed.
I instinctively knew D was right but idk why I ended up choosing E. I am going to explain why E is not correct, so that I don't make a similar mistake in the future. E is making a prediction about the future that may or may not happen. We do not have any strong, supporting claims to make it a valid conclusion. The whole "it is unlikely that they will ever be"part just sounds too strong, and I should have been skeptical of it instantly.
Such an easy question, but took me 12 min, and did not comprehend, that the doubling of the cost after the mid 1990s, was not a one off occurrence. Its been 6 hours, time to log off.
I’ve done all of V1 LR section with JY before coming onto v2 just for practice. I notice JY is much nicer at explaining these questions compared to his V1 aggressive judgmental attitude towards wrong answer choices. Change of heart?
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asking myself "from the text, how am I suppose to know that?" has helped me greatly.
preach preach
@LevinKinLsat7sage Same!
i had a fucking stroke reading this question
ahahaha im having a fuckin stroke just studying for this shit
I Truly hold my breath with every question
Literally same and am immediately humbled when I see the results lol
@nehemieeloiseau304 mini panic attack before every question
i cant believe i was cooking on the first few questions in this module and now i'm getting all of them wrong lmao
Good thing I didn't understand what B said otherwise I might've picked it
real
Does anyone else sometiems feel llike they dont see all the questions until they retake or do blind review? D is so clearly the answer but i dont remember seeing it before i went back to review.
@Sunday_Blues13 100%
@Sunday_Blues13 Totally, it's insane that I didn't spot it before.
why cant all the questions on the test look like this?
This one is weird to me even though I chose the correct answer. This answer is a restatement of a premise. We have been told to not choose answers that restate a premise. #feedback.
When I read it too quickly, I thought D was a restatement of what was said in the stimulus too, but it's not. The stimulus basically says that, for several decades, every time the number of transistors has doubled, the the computing speed has doubled. Then from about 1995-2005, every time the computing speed has doubled, the production cost has doubled. When A happens, B happens. And when B happens, C happens. Therefore, when A happens, C happens.
Yeah I thought the something and that's why I thought C was right. Just read it too quickly and I realized my mistake
this was so helpful. I re-read the stimulus after reading this because I also was convinced that D was just a restatement of the stimulus, but it's not.
thank you!
We still have to draw an inference that wasn't explicitly stated in the same way as the stimulus was written. For this type of question, I think that we just have to choose the answer that must be true. It's more important to distinguish between premise and conclusion for "main conclusion" questions.
I picked C initially for a similar reason-- I thought that C was a valid explanation for what appears to be a correlative relationship (microchip computing speed increase → price of production increase), since C states that the correlation in speed and cost was a consequence of computer engineers '[not] making any attempt to control the cost of producing them [microships.]' But, upon review, it seems like D also provides a sort of explanatory hypothesis, that the correlation between speed and cost is actually due to the fabrication of additional transistors needed during each new microchip computer release.
Since C and D both have a similar function (providing an explanatory hypothesis to explain the present phenomenon), I thought of it in terms of which answer choice requires less assumptions. For instance, answer choice C requires us to assume we know what the computer engineers attitudes are towards fiscal responsibility of their product-- we can't peer into the conscious minds of these engineers. We can't know this, we have to assume they were willing to forgo higher costs in preference for better speed.
D, on the other hand, provides an explanation that is based on information directly in the text, that transistors doubled as microchip speed (and therefore, cost) doubled. Thus, D is more directly supported as a viable inference in relation to C because it requires less assumptions.
Wooo! I'm glad I could help!!
@askriley15 Literally your explanations makes extreme sense as I had the same problem as OP. Thank you, stranger!
Whyyyyy do I get the level 5s right and the easier ones wrong
I got this one right and under time..yay.
What helped me the most is eliminating answer choices with strong language,
like choices A,C, and E that included indicators words: 'only', 'unlikely', and 'any attempt' even before answering the question.
This left me to digest the stimulus and then pick between B and D.
D follows logically because it explains the doubling of numbers and transistors during the same period simultaneously.
I hope this helps!
Thank you! This does help a lot!
Was not able to comprehend what exactly D was saying, but still got it right by eliminating all of the other ones lol
I don't really understand the approach for MBT questions. I do not have time to do Lawgic and I am just doing my best with POE. HELP
I'm getting all these wrong. Whoo hoo! lol Will come back to these once I have a better grasp at LR.
Am I the only one who thought that fabricating in question D meant creating fake versions of microchips. With that definition in mind i felt like the passage didn't say anything about making fake chips so i just guessed.
@SoluObiorah yes
@SoluObiorah That's exactly why I didn't choose D.
I instinctively knew D was right but idk why I ended up choosing E. I am going to explain why E is not correct, so that I don't make a similar mistake in the future. E is making a prediction about the future that may or may not happen. We do not have any strong, supporting claims to make it a valid conclusion. The whole "it is unlikely that they will ever be"part just sounds too strong, and I should have been skeptical of it instantly.
I just keep reminding myself to not assume anything. Only use the information given. I am getting them correct, but I am a bit slow.
MAYBE IF I KNEW HOW TO READ CORRECTLY, I COULD ANSWER THE QUESTION CORRECTLY.
From here on out, my monitor better start flinching when i click submit..
Such an easy question, but took me 12 min, and did not comprehend, that the doubling of the cost after the mid 1990s, was not a one off occurrence. Its been 6 hours, time to log off.
Happy Sunday everyone
Eliminated wrong answer choices made this very easy for me.
B, C, E all go way outside of what the stim says. retail cost? engineers focused on? engineers will ever be able to? All never stated or implied.
A does a classic. It takes a given statement/result (raised speeds) and says its the only cause/result. Also not implied in the stim.
Therefore even if D is a little confusing, all the others are 100% wrong.
@Rose955 B, C, & D are wrong, but D is right?
@danjpeach96 A typo, apologies!
I’ve done all of V1 LR section with JY before coming onto v2 just for practice. I notice JY is much nicer at explaining these questions compared to his V1 aggressive judgmental attitude towards wrong answer choices. Change of heart?
What helped me with this question was all the wrong AC were either too extreme or had info that never appeared in the stim
when you finally get one right