@BriannaZuniga I think this one is hard because its a lot of words about a complex subject. I had to reread and force myself to simplify it. Take each fact and put them together line by line, skipping the gobblygook, and it makes a lot more sense
here's how I figured it out as someone who was confused: write out the conclusion and the premises that you see. in this case the conclusion was that microglia activity deteriorates cognitive facilities )I kicked Alzheimer's up into the domain) then the two premises is that it can be slowed by the acid and that the build up from protein causes the microglia to attack therefore impairing brain function. which of these two don't connect back to the premise/ isn't strong enough (yet) to go back to the premise? the acid premise and then I just looked in the answers for anything to strengthen that !
This really confused me. I immediately was able to find the conclusion, and I assumed the best support, would best support the conclusion? Can someone help explain?
@aswarre3 I got it wrong initially but right on BR. The second time I focused on reading carefully and noticed that the link between anti-inflammatory drugs (a-acid) and immune cells was not clear. That led me to AC B, which explicitly states the relationship between a-acid and immune cells. Broadly speaking, I guess what could work best for this question is noticing that there's an assumption being made (a-acid impacts immune cells) and see if any of the AC's address this assumption. Otherwise, I guess PoE is the best method.
@r.wang1 Thats a good way to view the problem! I think my brain was just stuck on supporting the conclusion. Rather than finding what premise is weak, and what AC supports it.
How do people see that this is strictly a causal stim? I didn't approach this question as needing to find the premise that doesn't connect to the conclusion. I got the answer correct but because I just saw all the other options as wrong (POE). I guess with the other strengthen and weaken stims not all the premises needed to connect to the conclusion and be supported. So I don't know how to recognize this stimulus shift and strategy shift on a timed PT or Drill for example. If anyone has any tips that would be great!
My mistake here was discarding the premise about a-acid as context, rather than recognizing it was a floating premise. As a result, I went about this question with POE where none of the answers (other than E and maybe C) seemed immediately better than others.
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
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question-- if there is a floating premise in one of these strengthen questions, will the answer always be one that creates a causal mechanism?
Struggling with the concept of diagramming causal chains. Especially under time. I feel like this would just be a questions worthy of skipping...
So, is The argument the entire passage? I was thinking that the conclusion was the argument, but i guess not...
@BriannaZuniga I think this one is hard because its a lot of words about a complex subject. I had to reread and force myself to simplify it. Take each fact and put them together line by line, skipping the gobblygook, and it makes a lot more sense
I struggled to figure out exactly what the science writer's argument was.
here's how I figured it out as someone who was confused: write out the conclusion and the premises that you see. in this case the conclusion was that microglia activity deteriorates cognitive facilities )I kicked Alzheimer's up into the domain) then the two premises is that it can be slowed by the acid and that the build up from protein causes the microglia to attack therefore impairing brain function. which of these two don't connect back to the premise/ isn't strong enough (yet) to go back to the premise? the acid premise and then I just looked in the answers for anything to strengthen that !
This really confused me. I immediately was able to find the conclusion, and I assumed the best support, would best support the conclusion? Can someone help explain?
@aswarre3 I got it wrong initially but right on BR. The second time I focused on reading carefully and noticed that the link between anti-inflammatory drugs (a-acid) and immune cells was not clear. That led me to AC B, which explicitly states the relationship between a-acid and immune cells. Broadly speaking, I guess what could work best for this question is noticing that there's an assumption being made (a-acid impacts immune cells) and see if any of the AC's address this assumption. Otherwise, I guess PoE is the best method.
@r.wang1 Thats a good way to view the problem! I think my brain was just stuck on supporting the conclusion. Rather than finding what premise is weak, and what AC supports it.
How do people see that this is strictly a causal stim? I didn't approach this question as needing to find the premise that doesn't connect to the conclusion. I got the answer correct but because I just saw all the other options as wrong (POE). I guess with the other strengthen and weaken stims not all the premises needed to connect to the conclusion and be supported. So I don't know how to recognize this stimulus shift and strategy shift on a timed PT or Drill for example. If anyone has any tips that would be great!
omg i got it right im learninggggg
immediate skip and come back later type question lmao
Note to self: replace the jargon in the answer choices with the exact terminology/referrred to thing
My mistake here was discarding the premise about a-acid as context, rather than recognizing it was a floating premise. As a result, I went about this question with POE where none of the answers (other than E and maybe C) seemed immediately better than others.
Anyone else choke because you know you're being timed (take too long anyway) only to get it right in the blind review?
first time i get a level 5 right first try
B stood out to me immediately
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
@beneley2k LMAO
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
@Super_Cookie this is very helpful i will copy this!
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
@legallysaz 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