The way I came to selecting "A" as the correct answer was this - the stem talks about the "archaeologist's hypothesis" and in the stimulus, the hypothesis is "that archaeologists hypothesize that the stones were brought to Tiwanaku by reed boats" and instantly I after reading through all the options, i felt that "A" applied to this situation that the Archaeologists hypothesized.... is this a good way of thinking through/understanding this?
I think the reason so many of us are frustrated is because of the way the curriculum is designed, at least this specific lesson. You teach us new rules/strategies to go by, at which point we try to really focus on understanding them and embed our heads with it, but you do it without allowing us to feel like we understood them correctly. You do the opposite and give us an outlier question to review almost immediately. We’re not there yet. Not even close. We need more examples to which we can answer with confidence and feel like we can correctly apply the rules you’ve taught us at the appropriate times. Only then can we recognize the outlier questions and realize that we can’t apply the same rules there. You teach a new rule, here for the analogy questions, I try to learn them correctly and try to apply it in the first “Try Yourself” and then next I get it wrong even though I thought I learned your lesson correctly. It’s almost like you’re contradicting your own lessons and we are left feeling like none of these lessons are reliable, even though we spent so much time trying to understand these lessons.
A useful tip for evaluate questions, read each answer choice after reading the stimulus and ask yourself "could this strengthen or weaken the argument?" if that answer is no, it's wrong. I get these evaluate questions correct in less than a minute using this technique.
UGH I got it right at first but overthought my answer in the blind review. I thought that because the stimulus mentioned that the experimenters used techniques that were traditional to the area, that this implied that such techniques have been around for a while, thereby making answer choice A sound redundant.
I got it correct, but felt only 60% confidence. E was the other contender. I would of liked to see an answer that said, whether or not the reed boat can move a 40 ton stone.
I. Hate. This. -_- I know this test isn't easy but it has been really messing with my confidence lately. I understand why I get an answer choice wrong when I watch the videos and then I continue to next set of questions with the explanations in mind and still get answers wrong! Any advice? SOMEBODY HELP!
I feel several questions discussed here are better analyzed as "comparison" of two situations rather than "analogy" between two concepts. Both are relational terms but the second is more a heuristic device to guide one's understanding from one concept to another. But the situation described here are more substantial - you need to evaluate the similarity and difference to see if the principle applied in the first can be applied in the later situation. Just a thought
Selected D thinking of the difference between 9 tons and 40 tons...
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My first time under time!
Now the song is stuck in my head.
I got it right, but I was 55 seconds past the suggested time.
I got so caught up in the fact that they tried to compare a 40-ton stone with a 9-ton stone, and I tried to find an answer that points it out. Sigh
The way I came to selecting "A" as the correct answer was this - the stem talks about the "archaeologist's hypothesis" and in the stimulus, the hypothesis is "that archaeologists hypothesize that the stones were brought to Tiwanaku by reed boats" and instantly I after reading through all the options, i felt that "A" applied to this situation that the Archaeologists hypothesized.... is this a good way of thinking through/understanding this?
How are you going to compare 40 tons with 9 tons
I think the reason so many of us are frustrated is because of the way the curriculum is designed, at least this specific lesson. You teach us new rules/strategies to go by, at which point we try to really focus on understanding them and embed our heads with it, but you do it without allowing us to feel like we understood them correctly. You do the opposite and give us an outlier question to review almost immediately. We’re not there yet. Not even close. We need more examples to which we can answer with confidence and feel like we can correctly apply the rules you’ve taught us at the appropriate times. Only then can we recognize the outlier questions and realize that we can’t apply the same rules there. You teach a new rule, here for the analogy questions, I try to learn them correctly and try to apply it in the first “Try Yourself” and then next I get it wrong even though I thought I learned your lesson correctly. It’s almost like you’re contradicting your own lessons and we are left feeling like none of these lessons are reliable, even though we spent so much time trying to understand these lessons.
A useful tip for evaluate questions, read each answer choice after reading the stimulus and ask yourself "could this strengthen or weaken the argument?" if that answer is no, it's wrong. I get these evaluate questions correct in less than a minute using this technique.
UGH I got it right at first but overthought my answer in the blind review. I thought that because the stimulus mentioned that the experimenters used techniques that were traditional to the area, that this implied that such techniques have been around for a while, thereby making answer choice A sound redundant.
Looked up what a reed boat was. Not disappointed
Internal thoughts and why I exceed target times:
Quarried? Is that the same as carried? Does it matter? #Move on
90 Km, Ugh LSAT, the U.S. doesn't really use kilometers. How far is that in miles?
Doesn't matter- it's across the lake. #Focus
Ok, let me reread it again.
I got it correct, but felt only 60% confidence. E was the other contender. I would of liked to see an answer that said, whether or not the reed boat can move a 40 ton stone.
I remembered this question from the KhanAcademy lesson w/ the trouble it gave me and and still got it dead wrong LOL
I. Hate. This. -_- I know this test isn't easy but it has been really messing with my confidence lately. I understand why I get an answer choice wrong when I watch the videos and then I continue to next set of questions with the explanations in mind and still get answers wrong! Any advice? SOMEBODY HELP!
The evaluate questions are gonna be the death of me. I cant figure them outtt
Yeah S/W/E are my worst question types and I literally cannot figure them out for the life of me.
E assumes that for the stone to be able to travel for 90 kilometers then it has to have been in a durable reed boat which is a huge one to make.
I am consistently 15-30 seconds behind... I need to practice speed.. Any recs?
getting all the wse questions wrong in this section has ruined my confidence, I was surprised I finally got this one right
I feel several questions discussed here are better analyzed as "comparison" of two situations rather than "analogy" between two concepts. Both are relational terms but the second is more a heuristic device to guide one's understanding from one concept to another. But the situation described here are more substantial - you need to evaluate the similarity and difference to see if the principle applied in the first can be applied in the later situation. Just a thought
i got it right, but im still wondering. how do we know reed boats could have transported heavier rocks like the 40 tons ones?
I assumed that traditional meant prehistoric. I thought A was wrong bc it was already explained.
wtf does quarried even mean
Her name was Lola
Selected D thinking of the difference between 9 tons and 40 tons...