There was a floating premise in this stimulus—specifically the one about acetylsalicylic acid slowing the deterioration associated with Alzheimer’s. This premise is not connected to the author’s conclusion. In a strengthen question, the correct answer will often connect this “floating” premise to the conclusion, and that is exactly what answer choice B does. I hope this helps you see the correct answer differently.
Am I crazy the stimulus feels insanely hard imo, but the the answers feel so simple, ik i got it wrong but after going through the vid it felt so much easier.
This was so confusing, I got it right by finding the authors argument(anti-inflammatory drugs slows deterioration) and then picking the answer choice that related(B). Luckily there was only one choice that aligned with the authors argument or I might have been f*cked lol
The "implicit" statement that the presence of BA protein caused microglia to attack was not at all in my mind. I was trying to find the cause for the microglia to attack...
Literally only understood this by "filling in the blanks of the argument," I was like, "what important information is missing that would fit?" and literally guessed.
I’m genuinely confused about how and when we’re supposed to identify when to use causal chaining. I’m also unsure about the difference between causal chaining and causal mechanisms. If you build the chain incorrectly, the entire answer seems wrong, so is that really the only way to solve these questions?
I've been struggling with many of the strengthen/weaken questions, but for some reason this one was immediately apparent to me. To me the premise of the anti-inflammatory drug stuck out like a sore thumb because, left alone, it doesn't seem to relate to the argument at ALL, so it was clear to me that it was essential to strengthen that premise.
The video explanation in the previous section was confusing, but reading the summary at the end really helped with this question. I basically found the irrelevant "chain" and in the answer choices looked for the one that would make it relevant to the conclusion.
negate b and it presupposes another explanation for the mechanism by which Alzheimer's deleterious effects come out about, therefore, B isolates the mechanism to microglia
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Is this a joke or what
So the hack of identifying the premise that is lacking support/explanation and looking for an AC that does just that is doing numbers for me
The longer I read the stimulus the more it felt like it might be talking about me.
@beneley2k this comment made my day srsly
There was a floating premise in this stimulus—specifically the one about acetylsalicylic acid slowing the deterioration associated with Alzheimer’s. This premise is not connected to the author’s conclusion. In a strengthen question, the correct answer will often connect this “floating” premise to the conclusion, and that is exactly what answer choice B does. I hope this helps you see the correct answer differently.
@OmarAlmi good to know
Am I crazy the stimulus feels insanely hard imo, but the the answers feel so simple, ik i got it wrong but after going through the vid it felt so much easier.
Yaaaa you lost me on this one
@SazB42 This question fired my brain tbh.
I need to stop being over analytical.
Im Thanos for getting this right
I actually found this one easy and under 27 seconds.... no idea how!
This was so confusing, I got it right by finding the authors argument(anti-inflammatory drugs slows deterioration) and then picking the answer choice that related(B). Luckily there was only one choice that aligned with the authors argument or I might have been f*cked lol
i hate a science stim
The "implicit" statement that the presence of BA protein caused microglia to attack was not at all in my mind. I was trying to find the cause for the microglia to attack...
I knew it was B but second guess myself... ugh
Fuh this one
@tessapys real this is crazy hard
Literally wth
So essentially I want to see what doesn't fit in the argument and fill in that blank with an answer choice?
Literally only understood this by "filling in the blanks of the argument," I was like, "what important information is missing that would fit?" and literally guessed.
I’m genuinely confused about how and when we’re supposed to identify when to use causal chaining. I’m also unsure about the difference between causal chaining and causal mechanisms. If you build the chain incorrectly, the entire answer seems wrong, so is that really the only way to solve these questions?
i got it right, but man it's so tough to avoid my eyes glazing over and daydreaming when reading an overly "science-based" passage like this
like, i'm studying for law school because i was bad at this stuff, damn it!
@JohnThorn So real
I've been struggling with many of the strengthen/weaken questions, but for some reason this one was immediately apparent to me. To me the premise of the anti-inflammatory drug stuck out like a sore thumb because, left alone, it doesn't seem to relate to the argument at ALL, so it was clear to me that it was essential to strengthen that premise.
@momalley627 That's a really good point!
This one is so tricky!
The video explanation in the previous section was confusing, but reading the summary at the end really helped with this question. I basically found the irrelevant "chain" and in the answer choices looked for the one that would make it relevant to the conclusion.
Wow, I really understood this. The answer was so obvious to me with the exception of C, which I quickly realized did not strengthen the argument.
how the fuck am i suppost to know this. I didn't sign on for med school
@epayne17 Facts. I still don't understand this q.
@epayne17 I have a med background and it does not help one bit lmao
negate b and it presupposes another explanation for the mechanism by which Alzheimer's deleterious effects come out about, therefore, B isolates the mechanism to microglia