Seems most of the difficulty for me is not knowing how the terms are used for me, maybe everyone understands it 100% im def struggling. Things like Claim, Assumption, generalization, make me question if I even know what they mean the way their used.
I think it would be helpful to have a lesson explaining these terms would help since they appear again and again.
I feel like taking a wrong answer choice and rewording it to show what it would look like if it was correct is confusing. If the answer I picked is wrong just beat sense into me. I want the answer choice dragged to the ground. Name every reason why it's a terrible answer choice. Don't confuse my brain by saying "Well, it would be correct if it was worded this way" pleaseeee.
so is the cheat code for AP questions just identifying whether or not the sentence(AP) is a premise or conclusion and making sure the answer choice matches the label?
"trading confidence for time" when picking answers is a great way to put it. It'll take a lot of work for me to get comfortable forgoing some confidence if I actually want to get to every question on test day
Why is C not considered an assumption? It says it probably will improve productivity. Is that not an assumption that it will improve something. I would also understand it being a hypothesis.
I felt bad it took me almost 8 minutes to look at A more thoroughly and second guess myself but JY confirmed that was an answer we needed to look at very closely. I don't feel slow now lol. This was really tough my brain felt like it was taking a beating on this
I was drawn to C because of the word "probably". The word made me somewhat lean towards C and not get rid of it immediately until it says supporting the conclusion.
The claim is the conclusion so you cant support the conclusion when you are the conclusion lol
Once you are able to determine the premises and the conclusion you will easily be able to answer the question!!
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5+ minute video explanations are just too long...
can i generally classify predictions as conclusions?
Seems most of the difficulty for me is not knowing how the terms are used for me, maybe everyone understands it 100% im def struggling. Things like Claim, Assumption, generalization, make me question if I even know what they mean the way their used.
I think it would be helpful to have a lesson explaining these terms would help since they appear again and again.
I found this lesson to be less explicit in approach. What has helped me thus far has been:
Asking (as JY recommends) - does this AC prescribe the correct category to the excerpt?
Asking - is the AC saying what the stim is?
Hi! Is this thinking correct? The correct answer choice can never say the excerpt is an assumption? #feeback
Is there a way to Blind Review the you try questions? I feel like I press submit and the result immediately pops up
i'm over this section, i gotta log off and try again tomorrow
I am getting most of them right timed like 2 I got right until BR but I am taking like 2 minutes to do each one
I feel like taking a wrong answer choice and rewording it to show what it would look like if it was correct is confusing. If the answer I picked is wrong just beat sense into me. I want the answer choice dragged to the ground. Name every reason why it's a terrible answer choice. Don't confuse my brain by saying "Well, it would be correct if it was worded this way" pleaseeee.
#feedback
so is the cheat code for AP questions just identifying whether or not the sentence(AP) is a premise or conclusion and making sure the answer choice matches the label?
"trading confidence for time" when picking answers is a great way to put it. It'll take a lot of work for me to get comfortable forgoing some confidence if I actually want to get to every question on test day
lol
"C"
"not textually identical. But are substantively identical as long as you recognize referential phrasing."
If "referential phrasing" changes context, how did those who identified it as a conclusion do so?
Oops. Thought the first sentence was the conclusion.
at 9:06 I think the narrator meant to say, it cant be an assumption. They instead said "it can't be a conclusion"
I've been reading some of these quickly, and going with my gut, but I was getting a lot wrong. Finally got this one, though I took a lot more time.
Lesson learned, AP questions require slower thinking for me.
Why is C not considered an assumption? It says it probably will improve productivity. Is that not an assumption that it will improve something. I would also understand it being a hypothesis.
I got it right even though I was second guessing myself but still ultimately decided on my answer.
How do we know that its a conclusion and not a hypothesis since its trying to explain something?
Switched to C last second and I could've got it right!! ;(
I felt bad it took me almost 8 minutes to look at A more thoroughly and second guess myself but JY confirmed that was an answer we needed to look at very closely. I don't feel slow now lol. This was really tough my brain felt like it was taking a beating on this
I was drawn to C because of the word "probably". The word made me somewhat lean towards C and not get rid of it immediately until it says supporting the conclusion.
The claim is the conclusion so you cant support the conclusion when you are the conclusion lol
I am so stumped on how to determine when something is considered a "generalization" or a "general claim"
I didn't even BR this one. CONFIDENCE BABY!
Once you are able to determine the premises and the conclusion you will easily be able to answer the question!!