I feel as though the strategies for RRE are more intuitive. I just lowkey lean on answers that are the most reasonable and have the least outrageous assumptions. In other words, I do not have to think too much about it making sense.
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 dont know why but thinking of these questions as phenomena in need of an explanation is blowing my mind bc it's such a straightforward way of thinking to get the correct answer choice. idk why i was expecting something else that was much more complicated.
also, the explanation videos for this lesson have been top-notch! so detailed and thorough to reinforce my understanding
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!
I got it right, and one connection I drew that I haven't seen pointed out yet, is that "virtually" is very much synonymous with "only a tiny bit" as virtually doesn't mean 100%/perfect/entirely it means very very close, or indistinguishable, practically, etc.
M point is, analyze every single word and look for similarities in the stimulus.
I was gonna choose A but I quickly crossed it out because it looks too straightforward.
I then went for D because I feel like they can properly explain why number of galaxies only relate to the theory of galaxy formation but not how universe mass is estimated. Now that i read again, i can see why this doesn't work...whatever the total mass of universe it's not going affect the theory, and it has nothing to do with why estimate about universe mass never changed.
Gotta read more closely. TOTAL MASS. I read it as "astronomers estimates of galaxies' mass" or something. I was like "even if its a tiny percentage, the mass should change if there are more of them". Didn't realize it was in terms of total mass of the universe. I'm also drinking rn though so maybe that was not a good idea lol
I knew this answer (Dark matter) and the Shark question (Cartilage rarely fossilizes) because of the documentaries I used to watch late at night on antenna tv as a child.
Same. But this is dangerous because we will hit a subject to which we are naive or misinformed, and the tools for answering those questions haven’t been reinforced.
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.
@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.
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!
@BreanaNunez Precisely. Accuracy before speed. If you're fast, but inaccurate, all that guarantees on test day is that you'll be out before the rest, not that your score will be higher
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I feel as though the strategies for RRE are more intuitive. I just lowkey lean on answers that are the most reasonable and have the least outrageous assumptions. In other words, I do not have to think too much about it making sense.
me too, RRE questions feel as though they put the emphasis on logical reasoning
Someone throw a toaster at me the next time I decide to change my answer.
Same!!!!!!!
True haha! I keep second guessing myself and end up choosing the wrong answer.
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 dont know why but thinking of these questions as phenomena in need of an explanation is blowing my mind bc it's such a straightforward way of thinking to get the correct answer choice. idk why i was expecting something else that was much more complicated.
also, the explanation videos for this lesson have been top-notch! so detailed and thorough to reinforce my understanding
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!
"50 minus 10, carry the 8"
finally, something I'm naturally good at. lol
lol right
Well said.
I forgot that I was supposed to assume that each answer choice was correct :/
Getting all of these right, but my timing is dog water.
130 inbound after how I approached this question
I got it right, and one connection I drew that I haven't seen pointed out yet, is that "virtually" is very much synonymous with "only a tiny bit" as virtually doesn't mean 100%/perfect/entirely it means very very close, or indistinguishable, practically, etc.
M point is, analyze every single word and look for similarities in the stimulus.
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...
I was gonna choose A but I quickly crossed it out because it looks too straightforward.
I then went for D because I feel like they can properly explain why number of galaxies only relate to the theory of galaxy formation but not how universe mass is estimated. Now that i read again, i can see why this doesn't work...whatever the total mass of universe it's not going affect the theory, and it has nothing to do with why estimate about universe mass never changed.
silly me~
I questioned myself as well
right there with ya
Gotta read more closely. TOTAL MASS. I read it as "astronomers estimates of galaxies' mass" or something. I was like "even if its a tiny percentage, the mass should change if there are more of them". Didn't realize it was in terms of total mass of the universe. I'm also drinking rn though so maybe that was not a good idea lol
i feel it's easy when all i do is really assume in real life lolz
I knew this answer (Dark matter) and the Shark question (Cartilage rarely fossilizes) because of the documentaries I used to watch late at night on antenna tv as a child.
Same. But this is dangerous because we will hit a subject to which we are naive or misinformed, and the tools for answering those questions haven’t been reinforced.
i need to read the question stem more carefully. I focused instead on how they found more galaxies and chose c...
I feel like a lot of answer choices for RRE explain "one half" of the phenomenon and bait you to assume that it somehow impacts the rest.
Dang... the bait got me
Got it right in BR
I am getting them right, but I am not sure how to get my time down. I am always 12-15 seconds over.
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 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.
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!
@BreanaNunez Precisely. Accuracy before speed. If you're fast, but inaccurate, all that guarantees on test day is that you'll be out before the rest, not that your score will be higher