Can someone explain to me why it is unreasonable to assume that banning smoking in workplaces offers some protection to people outside of their workplaces? Those people presumably have some protection from secondhand smoke when they visit other people's workplaces, such as grocery stores or restaurants.
I see why E is correct, but I fail to understand why C isn't also correct. Are we living in a hypothetical world where no one is ever a customer or visitor in someone else's workplace?
So I have been struggling with inference questions and I decided to take a day break of studying and I watched a video that kinda helped get my mind straight and think more logically.
Okay so if someone is walking inside and they are soaked head to toe, the first thing you should think of is that "they are not dry" and make no assumptions about them at all. the only facts you have is that they are wet and not dry.
I have no idea if that is going to help anyone but for some reason after struggling with inference questions for 2 weeks, this made it click. I just know I am always looking through these comments trying to find another perspective to make it click. :)
I didn't really understand the question stem, I was able to eliminate A,B,D but I chose C and still don't see how it's wrong. I guess I can see it a little because the context supports C, there is no support for people outside of the workplace to catch SS.
So if (E) is the answer, is this saying that when a domestic worker is cleaning inside someone's house, the owner of the house is not allowed to smoke on property during the cleaning process?
So for A and B you said "will be " should indicate that it is wrong because it is trying to make a prediction that we just cannot know for sure based on the argument, but E also had "will protect" what makes it different in this case. I understand why E is right for the most part but that part still confuses me bc I do not want it to cause me more trouble/confusion later on
I should have read the question better, I chose C prior to blind review as I thought it was what the stem was SUPPORTING, not REJECTING! Glad I caught it on blind review.
I feel like sometimes he's over complicating the reason for answer choices being wrong. I get why, but specifically for answer choice B (and wrong answers like it) you can quickly rule it out because we're hypothesizing about what someone believes about the implications/motivations of the thing we're being told about. Legislators could have passed the law banning smoking to protect employers from having to deal with cleaning tar off the walls, they could have done it because they fkn hate the smell. It doesn't have to be because of protecting health. I think with these types of answer choices it's more effective to just say "hey, the stimulus literally doesn't mention this at all, get rid of it and move on".
#feedback This is such a minor suggestion, but I really like when the videos have markers/timestamps for when certain answer choices are discussed (which this video doesn't have).
I got this one wrong, but I think I would've chosen E if the stimulus didn't specifically say the law doesn't prohibit smoking in one's OWN home. Since if one is a housekeeper, and at their work place, they're at A home, but not their OWN home?
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I see many people now confused why it isn't C
Carefully read the question stem - which provides a basis for REJECTING (not supporting) the claim?
Can someone explain to me why it is unreasonable to assume that banning smoking in workplaces offers some protection to people outside of their workplaces? Those people presumably have some protection from secondhand smoke when they visit other people's workplaces, such as grocery stores or restaurants.
I see why E is correct, but I fail to understand why C isn't also correct. Are we living in a hypothetical world where no one is ever a customer or visitor in someone else's workplace?
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So I have been struggling with inference questions and I decided to take a day break of studying and I watched a video that kinda helped get my mind straight and think more logically.
Okay so if someone is walking inside and they are soaked head to toe, the first thing you should think of is that "they are not dry" and make no assumptions about them at all. the only facts you have is that they are wet and not dry.
I have no idea if that is going to help anyone but for some reason after struggling with inference questions for 2 weeks, this made it click. I just know I am always looking through these comments trying to find another perspective to make it click. :)
"provides a basis for rejecting which one of the following claims?" = which of the answer choices would the stimulus prove incorrect
If we define workplace as a place where people work, then homes would count as workplaces for housecleaners. I think this is a bad question
I had a partial stroke reading the question for some reason LOL. Got it right but had to reread it a few times
I found this right and it was honestly so easy. Like basic logic. I don't get how I find hard questions right but not the 'medium' or easy ones...lol
I didn't really understand the question stem, I was able to eliminate A,B,D but I chose C and still don't see how it's wrong. I guess I can see it a little because the context supports C, there is no support for people outside of the workplace to catch SS.
I would of got this one right if I didn't skip over the word "rejecting"
"that's why you have executive AND legislative branches" --could somebody please remind the current US admin of that LOL
So if (E) is the answer, is this saying that when a domestic worker is cleaning inside someone's house, the owner of the house is not allowed to smoke on property during the cleaning process?
So for A and B you said "will be " should indicate that it is wrong because it is trying to make a prediction that we just cannot know for sure based on the argument, but E also had "will protect" what makes it different in this case. I understand why E is right for the most part but that part still confuses me bc I do not want it to cause me more trouble/confusion later on
I should have read the question better, I chose C prior to blind review as I thought it was what the stem was SUPPORTING, not REJECTING! Glad I caught it on blind review.
I got this correct, but the question stem was a doozy
I think if I understood the question stem, I would have chosen E.
Got it right the first time but then talked myself out of it on br smh
these are easier than must be true ones
I actually locked in on the correct answer here pretty quick.
the question stem really confused me here
I feel like sometimes he's over complicating the reason for answer choices being wrong. I get why, but specifically for answer choice B (and wrong answers like it) you can quickly rule it out because we're hypothesizing about what someone believes about the implications/motivations of the thing we're being told about. Legislators could have passed the law banning smoking to protect employers from having to deal with cleaning tar off the walls, they could have done it because they fkn hate the smell. It doesn't have to be because of protecting health. I think with these types of answer choices it's more effective to just say "hey, the stimulus literally doesn't mention this at all, get rid of it and move on".
Ugh... got this one wrong because I interpreted housecleaners as housekeepers in hotels. Dang.
#feedback This is such a minor suggestion, but I really like when the videos have markers/timestamps for when certain answer choices are discussed (which this video doesn't have).
Got this one!
I got this one wrong, but I think I would've chosen E if the stimulus didn't specifically say the law doesn't prohibit smoking in one's OWN home. Since if one is a housekeeper, and at their work place, they're at A home, but not their OWN home?