Too much dense formulaic jargon. Flag post information to be generally aware of ok beneficial on a conceptual level. Though this approach overcomplicates a common sense approach needed to tackle answers.
Rules & their applications is the main kind of reasoning at work.
TYPICAL APPROACH
Identify a conclusion and the premises
Identify a “premise——> conclusion” bridge
ANSWER CHOICE TENDENCIES
A correct answer doesn’t need to 100% prove the conclusion. It just needs to provide a principle that would make the conclusion more likely to follow from the premises.
Be ready to think about contrapositives- the correct answer is often presented in this form
its a little weird how every question type got a detailed summary except Psuedo Sufficient. I have no clue what kind of strategy to take, how PSA questions are different than sufficient assumption etc.. I appreciate the summary of the other types, but I would have liked one for the type that we're meant to be learning about next
The visuals are very helpful! I think a short video might be helpful too, with just a one or two word explanation would be nice, but these summaries have been good!
• Main Point (MP) questions: You need to find the main conclusion of the argument.
• Most Strongly Supported (MSS) questions: Sometimes, these are like MP questions, but the conclusion is hidden in the answer choices. MSS also test how well a set of claims supports another set of claims.
• Support can range from full support (a restatement) to strong implications, to unsupported (neutral), to anti-supported (likely false), to completely false (contradicts the information).
• Point at Issue (Agree/Disagree): You find either a point of agreement or disagreement between two speakers. Most questions focus on disagreements, where one speaker supports a statement, and the other opposes it.
• Inference and Must Be True (MBT): These questions are like MSS but require the answer to be so well-supported that it must be true. These often use formal logic (rules about sets, causation, etc.).
• Resolve, Reconcile, and Explain (RRE): These questions present a puzzling situation, and you must find an answer that explains it, usually with causal logic (cause-and-effect).
• Weaken, Strengthen, and Evaluate (WSE): These questions also use causal reasoning. You weaken or strengthen arguments by introducing or ruling out alternative explanations or evidence. They also sometimes use cost-benefit analysis, analogy, or rules.
• Pseudo-Sufficient Assumption (PSA) questions: These involve applying rules to reasoning, which we are about to explore.
I'm really confused about the spectrum of support is that not jus inference and must be true but in the paragraph it states it as 2 separate things?
its saying that what follows on the spectrum of support is a subset of MSS but isn't that just inference and MBT so I'm confused why there are 2 separate paragraphs introducing them as unique things separate things?
This breakdown is really helpful. I was going to go back to each section after completing it all and refresh each section, but this is a great holistic and individual view.
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"Logic Babies" haha! But dang... We have come a long way!
Too much dense formulaic jargon. Flag post information to be generally aware of ok beneficial on a conceptual level. Though this approach overcomplicates a common sense approach needed to tackle answers.
I love this mini review! It gave me a little extra meat to add to my notes!
too many acronyms
smug satisfaction?!
What does the dotted line arrow in the last schematic labeled transformable mean?
I NEED JY!!!! These explanations are easier to grasp with his videos.
Causal logic will be the death of me
#feedback I would really benefit from hearing these transition lessons in a video!
PSEUDO-SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION
Rules & their applications is the main kind of reasoning at work.
TYPICAL APPROACH
Identify a conclusion and the premises
Identify a “premise——> conclusion” bridge
ANSWER CHOICE TENDENCIES
A correct answer doesn’t need to 100% prove the conclusion. It just needs to provide a principle that would make the conclusion more likely to follow from the premises.
Be ready to think about contrapositives- the correct answer is often presented in this form
its a little weird how every question type got a detailed summary except Psuedo Sufficient. I have no clue what kind of strategy to take, how PSA questions are different than sufficient assumption etc.. I appreciate the summary of the other types, but I would have liked one for the type that we're meant to be learning about next
The visuals are very helpful! I think a short video might be helpful too, with just a one or two word explanation would be nice, but these summaries have been good!
• Main Point (MP) questions: You need to find the main conclusion of the argument.
• Most Strongly Supported (MSS) questions: Sometimes, these are like MP questions, but the conclusion is hidden in the answer choices. MSS also test how well a set of claims supports another set of claims.
• Support can range from full support (a restatement) to strong implications, to unsupported (neutral), to anti-supported (likely false), to completely false (contradicts the information).
• Point at Issue (Agree/Disagree): You find either a point of agreement or disagreement between two speakers. Most questions focus on disagreements, where one speaker supports a statement, and the other opposes it.
• Inference and Must Be True (MBT): These questions are like MSS but require the answer to be so well-supported that it must be true. These often use formal logic (rules about sets, causation, etc.).
• Resolve, Reconcile, and Explain (RRE): These questions present a puzzling situation, and you must find an answer that explains it, usually with causal logic (cause-and-effect).
• Weaken, Strengthen, and Evaluate (WSE): These questions also use causal reasoning. You weaken or strengthen arguments by introducing or ruling out alternative explanations or evidence. They also sometimes use cost-benefit analysis, analogy, or rules.
• Pseudo-Sufficient Assumption (PSA) questions: These involve applying rules to reasoning, which we are about to explore.
I'm really confused about the spectrum of support is that not jus inference and must be true but in the paragraph it states it as 2 separate things?
its saying that what follows on the spectrum of support is a subset of MSS but isn't that just inference and MBT so I'm confused why there are 2 separate paragraphs introducing them as unique things separate things?
this is genuinely confusing me.
I completely missed what cost benefit analysis was. Could someone please direct me to the lesson that talked about it?
Super helpful thanks so much
This breakdown is really helpful. I was going to go back to each section after completing it all and refresh each section, but this is a great holistic and individual view.
PSA is the land of make believe