I've been answering these questions in anywhere from 6-20 minutes, and getting them correct. I see in the comments people saying they are only a few seconds over yadayada and I think that's great, but I just wanted to remind you that if you're not able to get the answer for 20 that's literally fine. The important thing is that you're understanding the question and implementing what you've been learning carefully, and most importantly correctly, in order to get the question correct!
Watching the explanation made me realize I made an assumption about A. In my perspective, "a tiny percentage" in relation to the universe mass could still be a huge number. It kind of feels I thought of it as "many = large amount".
I was overthinking my reasonings trying to do POE. Anyone have any tips to stop doing that esp with POE?
@QarimatOgunneye See, I picked A specifically because "a tiny percentage" isn't defined. It could be 1%, it could be 0.000000000001%, we don't know. Therefore, it's more likely to be true that astronomers' estimate of the mass of the universe is virtually unchanged because the mass of each galaxy adds virtually nothing to the total. (in reality, the mass of the universe hasn't changed at all, we've just changed how we observe it, ie with more galaxies)
To answer your question, I would say you shouldn't make assumptions about what vague words mean and just take them at face value (YMMV tho)
Tangentially, I think E actually deepens the paradox. If they can't even agree on the proper procedure for making an estimate, and all use different techniques, but most still agree this has no impact on their resulting estimate, then that is just further proof that something more complex is going on.
Pretty much you have to make a "logical assumption" based on the info in the stimulus... all these scientists think mass remains the same because we barely know the univerise anyway so no matter if we discover another 40 billion galaxies its prob like 0.01% of all galaxies lol < I guess this is what helped me.
Yeah, I am not good at these RRE questions. Maybe I'm too stuck in support spectrum mentality. That makes it difficult to go through POE because I think I'm ruling answers out for the wrong reasons. It means I'm going through the list of answers looking at each one as a possible explanation rather than accepting as true and determining how they help explain the stimulus...🫤
I wish. I think these are the hardest for me. The others felt easier to hunt for the answer. With these, it feels like there can be a million reasons why haha
@cj3village agreed, MBT is by the far hardest. These ones aren't the easiest, but with practice become pretty doable. I would say main conclusion questions are the easiest for me!
Good news: getting these questions right... but I'm doing it with 3 or 4 mins each time. I know I shouldn't worry about time right now but I can't help but think at some point hopefully it goes down.
I decided to switch my answer from A because I felt "tiny" was ambiguous. A tiny percentage could be 1%, so wouldn't accounting for 40 billion more galaxies potentially up that tiny percentage to like 3%, in which case the mass of the universe would be changed... Or am I overthinking. #feedback
Virtually unchanged is not synonymous with unchanged.
For example, a "tiny" percentage could also be 0.0001% (not unheard of in the realm of science), meaning that even if the percentage went up to 0.0005%, that could be considered an insignificant increase by astronomers, as 99.9995% of the universe's mass is not made of galaxies, as opposed to the previous 99.9999%.
Just sharing my experience in case anyone else is feeling a lil fatigued- I stopped on this question yesterday feeling frustrated because I was NOT understanding it at all. Back at it this morning, and it totally makes sense now. Studying consistently is key, but sometimes you really do just need a break and a good night's sleep!
@wam7041727 It may be just because this specific 7sage explanation isnt working for you, dont worry about diversifying where you find explanations. i sometimes just google the kinds of questions and read through reddit or youtube until i find a way of thinking that makes sense.
You need to find out what is not adding up. Let us use a simple example to highlight the reasoning expected to solve these questions.
Ex. Science says those who practice running will get faster. Mike has been training every day for the past 6 months but has only gotten significantly slower.
Which question if true explains why Mike's run time has now improved?
Okay what is the issue here? Well Mike has been working but not getting results. this goes against what we have been told (We must assume everything listed is true)
A) Science is rarely applicable to real world scenarios (this is a version of answer D)
B) Some people speculate that as technology improves, run times will decrease some due to accuracy.
C) Mike suffered an leg injury that has impacted his run times.
Granted this question and the answers are asstastic, but the point is C is the correct answer. It fully solves the problem of why Mike has not improved. A, kind of gives us an idea.. but not fully. B would be good however, we know Mike has gotten SIGNIFICANTLY slower. C is the correct answer because it explains why his time would drop so much. This is what these question types are asking. I hope that helps you.
D is wrong because the question specifically asks us to explain why the universe's total mass estimates did not change with the updated increase in the estimated number of galaxies. Answer choice D simply states that theories of galaxy formations are rarely affected by the universe's mass, but we do not care about theories of galaxy formations. Instead, we care about explaining why the updated number of galaxies did not change the estimate of the universe's total mass (this is the phenomenon the questions asks us to answer- we are not being asked about what the universe's mass has to do with galaxy formation theories).
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this is the only one i've gotten correct so far... sigh
sigh if only all questions could be this way :(
I've been answering these questions in anywhere from 6-20 minutes, and getting them correct. I see in the comments people saying they are only a few seconds over yadayada and I think that's great, but I just wanted to remind you that if you're not able to get the answer for 20 that's literally fine. The important thing is that you're understanding the question and implementing what you've been learning carefully, and most importantly correctly, in order to get the question correct!
The overwhelming majority of the mass in the universe is composed of something else, no galaxies.
These spelling mistakes are becoming too common not to be confusing.
i need to read the question stem more carefully. I focused instead on how they found more galaxies and chose c...
3/3 IT'S TOO EASY
3 in a roww correcttt letss goo
I am getting them right, but I am not sure how to get my time down. I am always 12-15 seconds over.
Watching the explanation made me realize I made an assumption about A. In my perspective, "a tiny percentage" in relation to the universe mass could still be a huge number. It kind of feels I thought of it as "many = large amount".
I was overthinking my reasonings trying to do POE. Anyone have any tips to stop doing that esp with POE?
#HELP
@QarimatOgunneye See, I picked A specifically because "a tiny percentage" isn't defined. It could be 1%, it could be 0.000000000001%, we don't know. Therefore, it's more likely to be true that astronomers' estimate of the mass of the universe is virtually unchanged because the mass of each galaxy adds virtually nothing to the total. (in reality, the mass of the universe hasn't changed at all, we've just changed how we observe it, ie with more galaxies)
To answer your question, I would say you shouldn't make assumptions about what vague words mean and just take them at face value (YMMV tho)
Getting all of these right, but my timing is dog water.
I got this one in 45 secs!
Tangentially, I think E actually deepens the paradox. If they can't even agree on the proper procedure for making an estimate, and all use different techniques, but most still agree this has no impact on their resulting estimate, then that is just further proof that something more complex is going on.
i had A smh i changed it to be B :/
Ok I am starting to get them right.
Pretty much you have to make a "logical assumption" based on the info in the stimulus... all these scientists think mass remains the same because we barely know the univerise anyway so no matter if we discover another 40 billion galaxies its prob like 0.01% of all galaxies lol < I guess this is what helped me.
Yeah, I am not good at these RRE questions. Maybe I'm too stuck in support spectrum mentality. That makes it difficult to go through POE because I think I'm ruling answers out for the wrong reasons. It means I'm going through the list of answers looking at each one as a possible explanation rather than accepting as true and determining how they help explain the stimulus...🫤
i feel it's easy when all i do is really assume in real life lolz
I forgot that I was supposed to assume that each answer choice was correct :/
Am I the only one finding these to be the easiest questions so far? I feel like main conclusion and MSS questions may be harder for me. Lol.
Same
I wish. I think these are the hardest for me. The others felt easier to hunt for the answer. With these, it feels like there can be a million reasons why haha
I think we haven't hit the hardest on in this question category yet.... more to come
@gerunpeng fr i'm dreading NA/SA questions
@cj3village agreed, MBT is by the far hardest. These ones aren't the easiest, but with practice become pretty doable. I would say main conclusion questions are the easiest for me!
Good news: getting these questions right... but I'm doing it with 3 or 4 mins each time. I know I shouldn't worry about time right now but I can't help but think at some point hopefully it goes down.
I decided to switch my answer from A because I felt "tiny" was ambiguous. A tiny percentage could be 1%, so wouldn't accounting for 40 billion more galaxies potentially up that tiny percentage to like 3%, in which case the mass of the universe would be changed... Or am I overthinking. #feedback
Virtually unchanged is not synonymous with unchanged.
For example, a "tiny" percentage could also be 0.0001% (not unheard of in the realm of science), meaning that even if the percentage went up to 0.0005%, that could be considered an insignificant increase by astronomers, as 99.9995% of the universe's mass is not made of galaxies, as opposed to the previous 99.9999%.
Just sharing my experience in case anyone else is feeling a lil fatigued- I stopped on this question yesterday feeling frustrated because I was NOT understanding it at all. Back at it this morning, and it totally makes sense now. Studying consistently is key, but sometimes you really do just need a break and a good night's sleep!
I am literally horrible at these questions. I have gotten every single one wrong!
think about taking the subjects out of the passage and the question choices have to mention those subjects
could you explain?
@wam7041727 It may be just because this specific 7sage explanation isnt working for you, dont worry about diversifying where you find explanations. i sometimes just google the kinds of questions and read through reddit or youtube until i find a way of thinking that makes sense.
finally, something I'm naturally good at. lol
lol right
Well said.
Getting absolutely wrecked on these questions.
real
Very easy. Apparently these question type are one of my best is what I am finding out. Here I thought I was mediocre at them all :p
easy for you to say...
#help
I still dont understand why D is wrong
You need to find out what is not adding up. Let us use a simple example to highlight the reasoning expected to solve these questions.
Ex. Science says those who practice running will get faster. Mike has been training every day for the past 6 months but has only gotten significantly slower.
Which question if true explains why Mike's run time has now improved?
Okay what is the issue here? Well Mike has been working but not getting results. this goes against what we have been told (We must assume everything listed is true)
A) Science is rarely applicable to real world scenarios (this is a version of answer D)
B) Some people speculate that as technology improves, run times will decrease some due to accuracy.
C) Mike suffered an leg injury that has impacted his run times.
Granted this question and the answers are asstastic, but the point is C is the correct answer. It fully solves the problem of why Mike has not improved. A, kind of gives us an idea.. but not fully. B would be good however, we know Mike has gotten SIGNIFICANTLY slower. C is the correct answer because it explains why his time would drop so much. This is what these question types are asking. I hope that helps you.
mega facts
D is wrong because the question specifically asks us to explain why the universe's total mass estimates did not change with the updated increase in the estimated number of galaxies. Answer choice D simply states that theories of galaxy formations are rarely affected by the universe's mass, but we do not care about theories of galaxy formations. Instead, we care about explaining why the updated number of galaxies did not change the estimate of the universe's total mass (this is the phenomenon the questions asks us to answer- we are not being asked about what the universe's mass has to do with galaxy formation theories).
This helped me understand the questions better!
@tjh361508 thank you!