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So I heard that for questions such as SA and PSA if the conclusion in the stimulus has a value statement (such as "should") and the premises do not, the correct answer choice will have a value statement.
Is this true? And if so are these the only two question types the trick is true for?
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Definitely true, but not all SA and PSA questions, which have should in conclusion, don't have an AC with should in it. Put it in your tool kit, but do not fully rely on it
Yes, this is generally true! You always have to link premise to conclusion so a value statement connecting why the premises mean that something should/should not be done is often the right answer. However, you always have to make sure it goes the right way (premises as necessary condition), and you can't take the contrapositive of a value statement so it has to match, not be negated and flipped. Parallel reasoning also has the matching value statement rule :)
Yesn't. If the stimulus contains a value statement in the premise or conclusion (background doesn't matter), the answer should have a value statement
It also works on parallel structure
Sufficient assumptions may not require value statements because the gap in logic can be between 2 non value statements.
i have found this to be relatively true! definitely still consider each answer choice on its own merits, but from my experience, a value judgment out of nowhere is a trap answer!
OH and is there anymore hacks like this for other question types?? I remember there being one for parallels? maybe MBT? or like PSA or something where it was something along the lines of if the conclusion in the AC doesnt lead to the same conclusion in the stimulus it is immediately wrong.
Ex: Stim: If A then B
Answer choice must lead to either B or the negation of A