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?
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
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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
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...
I hypothesize aliens built the ancient city