First I looked to the question itself. The question asks us to look for something that is most similar to the conclusion. So now I'm focused on finding the conclusion less so concerned about details of the support, etc.
I determined the conclusion to be:
But not all efforts to increase productivity are beneficial to the business as a whole.
The argument follows a, context, counter conclusion, support format. Looking at the word "but" i believed the conclusion would follow as the next claim would refute the big idea that preceded it. To give further support to my picking of this to be the conclusion I looked to the following sentences and deemed these to be reasons WHY not all efforts to increase productivity are good. Perhaps I need to understand better the support links to the conclusion here.
Looking to my answer choices I now know I am looking for some phrase that is similar to "But not all efforts to increase productivity are beneficial to the business as a whole."
A: talks about actions in general not actions concerning productivity. Too broad
B: This was my answer. Almost verbatim the conclusion above. Some is analogous to but not all, measures to efforts, and then literally the rest of the sentence is the same lol.
C: Completely off base. No where did we discuss employee/owner roles
D: Perhaps if you thought the first sentence was the conclusion this could be correct. But the first sentence is context/counter information
E: I could see this being the next most popular answer. If you thought the final idea was the conclusion this is most similar to that. However, employee security is very clearly not the main idea of this passage. With every sentence centered around the idea of productivity it was clear to me that the author is more concerned with these measures effects on business and less on employee feelings.
I had the conclusion and premise right and I used process of elimination to cross out C,D, & E. I was between A & B and picked A, but in my blind review I understood that B is the closest to the conclusion... ugh baby steps...
I got it right but I was wrong for the premise and conclusion. I had it the other way around. What i did was find the answer that matches what the passage was saying.
I second-guessed myself, while I was initially right I ended up thinking the part about dissmissed employees was the conclusion. Just for clarification... that's a premise? It just seems that last part is what the author is concluding.
@LibertyBeavers The word clearly is definitely a throw off, as that can be an indicator word, but as a conclusion it has no support structure. If you were to ask "Why are dismissed employees harmed and senses of security rattled? outside of that sentence (whereas we assume dismissal is harmful).
"Because attempts at increasing productivity decrease the number of employees" doesn't work, it doesn't get a reason, support the harm statement, and the conclusion in this case wouldn't be related to productivity either. It just concurs with there being less employees.
Tbh I, first found the conclusion. Then used the process of elimination at first and eliminated D and E, since they did not include anything about the business as a whole. Then, I compared the A, B, and C and picked which one was the closest to the conclusion.
having a pencil to dissect passages on the screen would be helpful. what are some techniques that you all use with the annotation options provided to us (highlighters, Underline)
@Raisethescore i would suggest using the different colors of highlighters to dissect. I will highlight my conclusion once i know it which helps me figure out what my premise is quickly after that.
I know for a fact that I got this question wrong on my 1st diagnostic, but using the techniques from this program I was able to get it correct this time! :)
Thank god for that highlight feature because I was able to use it to differentiate between the different parts. Context, premise, and conclusion. I did go overtime, but i didnt realize it was timed.
What helped me on this question was thinking this:
Conclusion is general. This is a general statement that the Author believes in.
The Evidence for the conclusion is the Premise. This is the Specific area that SUPPORTS the Author's conclusion.
The answer choice needs to be the closest restatement of the conclusion. And the conclusion should be a general statement of the Author's belief compared to the Premise (Evidence) which is the specific.
Was 38 seconds over, but got it right. At this point, I believe I am trying to absorb all of the information and think through all the possible responses. I'm sure my process will get more efficient as I go.
@mibuch Same, my friend. 19 seconds over. I get too nervous, and I was looking at all the choices. I was stuck between A and B, then I picked B, the right answer. I chose B because it directly states the conclusion more closely, without delving into the premise or context, as A does.
Got it correct, in about 30 seconds. However, the fact that I got it so quick and the length of the other answers choices made me pick the answer in 2 minutes 25 seconds. Any tips for speed?
I also picked A instead of B, and after reviewing this is what helped me, hopefully I’m correct lol
But B, like the explanation said, is almost a restatement of just the conclusion sentence, mirroring it. A seems attractive at first because it also ties in the support sentence, but the question stem is asking for MC only, not for the support too. Also, in the explanation they described A as a “rule,” like a successful action to increase productivity MUST require enhancing employee welfare, which the author doesn’t touch on in their MC, they mention employee harm as support, not the MC/rule. The way I looked at it with A is, an action could be made that enhances employee welfare but does not benefit the business as a whole, which pokes a hole in A’s argument, making it incorrect
I feel like this still isn’t a fully formed thought yet, so if anyone has any extra clarifying ideas please help lol
I got this one correct, but I think it would become more difficult if the context was placed after the argument.
As I was reading it I correctly noticed the premise + conclusion relationship in the context. But since the excerpt went on, I figured that was just context for the main argument.
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Do you usually read the stimulus or the question first? What do you think is a better practice?
this one is rlly easy tbh
First I looked to the question itself. The question asks us to look for something that is most similar to the conclusion. So now I'm focused on finding the conclusion less so concerned about details of the support, etc.
I determined the conclusion to be:
But not all efforts to increase productivity are beneficial to the business as a whole.
The argument follows a, context, counter conclusion, support format. Looking at the word "but" i believed the conclusion would follow as the next claim would refute the big idea that preceded it. To give further support to my picking of this to be the conclusion I looked to the following sentences and deemed these to be reasons WHY not all efforts to increase productivity are good. Perhaps I need to understand better the support links to the conclusion here.
Looking to my answer choices I now know I am looking for some phrase that is similar to "But not all efforts to increase productivity are beneficial to the business as a whole."
A: talks about actions in general not actions concerning productivity. Too broad
B: This was my answer. Almost verbatim the conclusion above. Some is analogous to but not all, measures to efforts, and then literally the rest of the sentence is the same lol.
C: Completely off base. No where did we discuss employee/owner roles
D: Perhaps if you thought the first sentence was the conclusion this could be correct. But the first sentence is context/counter information
E: I could see this being the next most popular answer. If you thought the final idea was the conclusion this is most similar to that. However, employee security is very clearly not the main idea of this passage. With every sentence centered around the idea of productivity it was clear to me that the author is more concerned with these measures effects on business and less on employee feelings.
I had the conclusion and premise right and I used process of elimination to cross out C,D, & E. I was between A & B and picked A, but in my blind review I understood that B is the closest to the conclusion... ugh baby steps...
I got it right but I was wrong for the premise and conclusion. I had it the other way around. What i did was find the answer that matches what the passage was saying.
I second-guessed myself, while I was initially right I ended up thinking the part about dissmissed employees was the conclusion. Just for clarification... that's a premise? It just seems that last part is what the author is concluding.
@LibertyBeavers The word clearly is definitely a throw off, as that can be an indicator word, but as a conclusion it has no support structure. If you were to ask "Why are dismissed employees harmed and senses of security rattled? outside of that sentence (whereas we assume dismissal is harmful).
"Because attempts at increasing productivity decrease the number of employees" doesn't work, it doesn't get a reason, support the harm statement, and the conclusion in this case wouldn't be related to productivity either. It just concurs with there being less employees.
With no support, it can't be a conclusion.
Tbh I, first found the conclusion. Then used the process of elimination at first and eliminated D and E, since they did not include anything about the business as a whole. Then, I compared the A, B, and C and picked which one was the closest to the conclusion.
I didn't pick A because it's conditional. His reason and my reason on why A is wrong differ, and that's what throws me off.....
ughhh i'm still iffy cuz i picked a.
having a pencil to dissect passages on the screen would be helpful. what are some techniques that you all use with the annotation options provided to us (highlighters, Underline)
@Raisethescore I couldn't agree more. Taking tests like this on paper is so much easier.
@Raisethescore i would suggest using the different colors of highlighters to dissect. I will highlight my conclusion once i know it which helps me figure out what my premise is quickly after that.
I know for a fact that I got this question wrong on my 1st diagnostic, but using the techniques from this program I was able to get it correct this time! :)
Yess! I got it right!
Thank god for that highlight feature because I was able to use it to differentiate between the different parts. Context, premise, and conclusion. I did go overtime, but i didnt realize it was timed.
Actually feel like that made sense.
YES!!! I got it right :)
Oh, good, that means I'm understanding the concepts. I didn't even recognize that it was timed. I certainly will be more efficient in the future.
@MarieChavis same lol. took me 3 minutes but got it right.
LET'S GO! I did that fast too :D
i got trapped on Answer A...
@JodiChan I did too
What helped me on this question was thinking this:
Conclusion is general. This is a general statement that the Author believes in.
The Evidence for the conclusion is the Premise. This is the Specific area that SUPPORTS the Author's conclusion.
The answer choice needs to be the closest restatement of the conclusion. And the conclusion should be a general statement of the Author's belief compared to the Premise (Evidence) which is the specific.
Was 38 seconds over, but got it right. At this point, I believe I am trying to absorb all of the information and think through all the possible responses. I'm sure my process will get more efficient as I go.
@mibuch Same, my friend. 19 seconds over. I get too nervous, and I was looking at all the choices. I was stuck between A and B, then I picked B, the right answer. I chose B because it directly states the conclusion more closely, without delving into the premise or context, as A does.
@mibuch I was a minute over! Better to have the answer right then rush through and get it incorrect. Great job! Our time will improve. We got this.
Got it correct, in about 30 seconds. However, the fact that I got it so quick and the length of the other answers choices made me pick the answer in 2 minutes 25 seconds. Any tips for speed?
woohoo it took longer than most, but I answered it correctly
In this question first line was context then transitions into author's opinion.
I initially thought A was the answer. At a glance it sounds like author would agree with this.
A is so definitive and the conclusion doesn't say that it says "not all efforts".
Whereas B is closer to that because it says "some.
Devil is in the details.
C is completely wrong employees aren't owners.
D is talking about the context no the conclusion.
E is only talking about the premise.
I also picked A instead of B, and after reviewing this is what helped me, hopefully I’m correct lol
But B, like the explanation said, is almost a restatement of just the conclusion sentence, mirroring it. A seems attractive at first because it also ties in the support sentence, but the question stem is asking for MC only, not for the support too. Also, in the explanation they described A as a “rule,” like a successful action to increase productivity MUST require enhancing employee welfare, which the author doesn’t touch on in their MC, they mention employee harm as support, not the MC/rule. The way I looked at it with A is, an action could be made that enhances employee welfare but does not benefit the business as a whole, which pokes a hole in A’s argument, making it incorrect
I feel like this still isn’t a fully formed thought yet, so if anyone has any extra clarifying ideas please help lol
I got this one correct, but I think it would become more difficult if the context was placed after the argument.
As I was reading it I correctly noticed the premise + conclusion relationship in the context. But since the excerpt went on, I figured that was just context for the main argument.
I was 10 seconds over :(
@BlakeBoyster Accuracy over speed at this point.