One thing that has helped me is the negation test, identifying the argument/conclusion, and asking myself if I pick this particular answer will it hold the argument together. Food for thought
The way I am getting these is I try to find the simplest answer that has all components in the answer also in the stim. Typically this gives me the right answer.
what if E was the only answer, then everything else was garbage: would it be the correct answer to this q --- asking bc some of the past problem are sufficient
I am not sure how much this will help, but the approach that has worked for me in the last few questions was to adopt a mentality that these NA questions are missing something. This makes my goal spotting the gap.
You spot the gap by parsing the premises from the conclusion and asking why do these premises allow the conclusion to be reached - they don’t; something must be assumed.
Then I go what do i need to assume for the conclusion to fit in.
For example - in this question my mind went “what if the author and the critic have a different POV regarding what constitutes indifference to a moral question? I do know what the authors view is - so I looked for an answer that linked emotions…. to indifference…
(Linked the authors view to critics POV)
My prediction phrasing is a bit weak but it helps in the process of elimination.
I ask myself "if i negate this, would the argument fall through" when i go through the answer choices and it seems like i am still getting these questions wrong :( does anyone have any tips or suggestions ???
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i had SA down so good ts is beating my ass
im so confused its not even funny
Legit how do i stop going down to two answer choices and always choosing the wrong one out of the two. Wth.
The wording tripped me up on B, but I was so drawn to it. I need to sub out words sometimes. When he changed it to "care," it clicked.
Had E selected the whole time before I switched to B. Felt good that I caught the trap without falling for it.
i keep getting it right in blind review. i’m going to go with my gut next time.
I spent 15 mins, but I got it. i am not ashamed to admit i was talking in circles and even had to involve a friend.
One thing that has helped me is the negation test, identifying the argument/conclusion, and asking myself if I pick this particular answer will it hold the argument together. Food for thought
I knew it was either B or E. I picked E and was wrong again. I didn't ask "Is it necessary"... I'll do better
is it possible to pick an answer that just feels right without understanding why it's right? that is me on so many questions.
GOT IT RIGHT! then in blind review picked E. Balright
I had B at first, switched it to E, and yelped in painnnn
The way I am getting these is I try to find the simplest answer that has all components in the answer also in the stim. Typically this gives me the right answer.
what if E was the only answer, then everything else was garbage: would it be the correct answer to this q --- asking bc some of the past problem are sufficient
Question. On the actual test, how on earth are we going to recognize the question types if so many of them are so similar?
Correct! and 14 seconds to spare!
When i tell you i cannot do this anymore
@VictoriaStewart Don’t give up.
I am not sure how much this will help, but the approach that has worked for me in the last few questions was to adopt a mentality that these NA questions are missing something. This makes my goal spotting the gap.
You spot the gap by parsing the premises from the conclusion and asking why do these premises allow the conclusion to be reached - they don’t; something must be assumed.
Then I go what do i need to assume for the conclusion to fit in.
For example - in this question my mind went “what if the author and the critic have a different POV regarding what constitutes indifference to a moral question? I do know what the authors view is - so I looked for an answer that linked emotions…. to indifference…
(Linked the authors view to critics POV)
My prediction phrasing is a bit weak but it helps in the process of elimination.
This was pretty difficult for me. I got this correct, but it took me 6 minutes..
this one got me :(
I ask myself "if i negate this, would the argument fall through" when i go through the answer choices and it seems like i am still getting these questions wrong :( does anyone have any tips or suggestions ???
im so bad at these bruh
Didn't get any necessary right so far
The '''almost''' invariably' is putting in a lot of work
nobody cares if you got it right, just move onto the next question...
@epayne17 Ong, I hate when people type 5/5! Like that's great dude I'm happy you're doing good on your practice but I don't want to hear about it.
@epayne17 god forbid people celebrate there success
@epayne17 If you got it wrong just say that! 😂 get your smarty up not your dummy up
SA I kicked ass. NA is kicking my ass.
@jrm98 Vice versa LOL