Me too. Is this bad? I haven't used any lawgic on these but have gotten them all right (although I have not submitted a single one with confidence) Not sure if worth learning the lawgic?
So instead of wasting my time diagramming the stimulus. I only looked at the conclusions in the answer choices and matched it to the conclusion in the stimulus. Matching words that convey similar logical strength. But understanding the stimulus matters too.
Knew A was the answer right away based on intuition and structure, but all car guys know that accelerating quickly doesn’t not mean a car has “speed” which made me doubt so hard, then I realized it was part of the flaw!
"Proportion" in the conclusion of the stimulus is what really tipped me off. A and C were the only two answers that directly mention proportion in the conclusion. Went through both and A is the right choice!
Think about like the children of someone very rich.....they have a lot of wealth because their parents give them trust funds and expensive allowance, but they don't work and have 0 income.
loving the method. i'm not even sure what i'm reading half the time now because all. i'm doing is looking at it from the skeleton/structure and matching that 1:1.
sentence 1: some statement ("A just system...")
sentence 2: the theory/claim/some ol' bs ("For purposes of...")
sentence 3: conclusion ("Therefore, each person..")
Looking at choice A
sentence 1: some statement ("cars should be taxed...")
sentence 2: the theory/claim/some ol' bs ("most reliable measure...")
sentence 3: conclusion ("therefore cars should be taxed...")
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one thing i noticed was the word "solely" from the stimulus. that was the deciding factor (cars should be taxed ONLY) for me.
Might be the easiest question type - let me explain. When reading the stimulus, all you have to do is identify the format of the argument, If A then B or B is required for A or Only B can cause A,,,, PER EVERY SENTENCE. Then find whichever damn AC matches, which AC uses the same exact format. If the stimulus says A→B, B→C, therefore A most C, the matching AC must have that exact same format. HUNT FOR THE EXACT SAME CHAINS(FORMAT). (99% reliable).
When that doesn't work, or the format of the arguments logic is overly convoluted. Go to the conclusion of the stimulus. If the stimulus conclusion says A should "solely" B then the conclusion in the AC must match that! (100% reliable)!!!!!!!! Gd bless the world.
Bam, that's 6 correct in a row just doing the counting of the "More/most/all/only" in the stimuli. Previously, I missed 5 in a row because it wasn't clicking.
In the text, it says, "Wealth is the MOST objective way... "
In the answer choices, two answers used the word MOST.
So we could eliminate the other 3.
And then do deep dive analysis for the remaining 2 answers
Since the analogy has to be perfect, we can't pick an answer that replaces MOST with SOME, MANY or ANY because, as we learned in foundation, they do not equal to MOST.
Therefore, by skimming for the MOST in the answers we can find which ones are mostly likely to be correct.
Same goes for if there are 2 SOME's and 1 MOST in the stim, the answer must also include 2 SOMEs and 1 MOST. so we are just counting!
If multiple answers fit the criteria, then we do a deep dive analysis!
Hope that helped :)
this really helps with time, I answered this question in 48 seconds!
I got rid of A because I didn't realize wealth != income. I assumed they were analogous and immidialaty got rid of A when I saw that they mentioned speed first and then acceleration. Bummer.
Same here, but I ended up going back and choosing A. The rest of the answer choices didn't seem right at all, so reading the stimulus again let me identify the difference I missed the first time
I liked A at first and wanted to choose it before I submitted my answer but I didn't like that it said speed and acceleration - those are different to me. But wealth and income were more analogous to me. Speed and acceleration is different to me because my insurance app tracks my speed and acceleration as separate entities!
I am the most skeptical of answer choices (a) because it's the first one and I automatically assume it can't be the first one thrown at me so I usually eliminate it. I need to work on giving them all an equal chance!
For those interested, here's how I approached the question.
First, look at the conclusion of the stimulus, and then match it with a conclusion in the answer choices. We see that the stimulus concludes prescriptively that there is only one option (that people be taxed according to their income). So then I look for the answer choices that have a matching conclusion that says something is the ONLY way of solving a problem. A is the only one that matches.
Diving deeper, we can look at the rest of the stimulus. The structure presents what is "most objective" and draws a conclusive conclusion.
I initially got confused because acceleration doesn't equal speed. In my head, a car can accelerate 0 to 10 in 0.01 seconds, but still have a top speed of 20 miles per hour. Not very fast.
BUT the question asks which one is MOST similar. A beats the rest of the questions by a long shot, even though there is a flaw. If the question read "Which one of the following is analogous to the reasoning in the argument?", then I feel like there wouldn't be a correct answer. BUT because it asks "most similar", I needed to be more lenient with my answer choices.
@MarcusTsang I also thought about the speed v. acceleration discrepancy, but the stimulus conflates wealth with income which is a similar comparison - you can have $5 billion in income but still be poor because you spend all your money on pay day. Don't know if that's what they're going for but this is how I thought about it!
Bruh, I looked at A and was like, "Too obvious." Then I went back to look at it and immediately corrected my error. Shallow dip is definately the way to go.
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I'm getting these questions right purely on vibes
real
Me too. Is this bad? I haven't used any lawgic on these but have gotten them all right (although I have not submitted a single one with confidence) Not sure if worth learning the lawgic?
dont label these questions as super hard; it increases my ego 😏
this is the best end to LR I couldve ever asked for
You and i both.
So instead of wasting my time diagramming the stimulus. I only looked at the conclusions in the answer choices and matched it to the conclusion in the stimulus. Matching words that convey similar logical strength. But understanding the stimulus matters too.
STIM: "should" and "solely"
Correct Answer: "should" and "only"
@bcn I also did this because I need to practice my timing! However, I wonder if it is bad to rely on this method on the exam.
I'm getting them right but I am so slow at them
Knew A was the answer right away based on intuition and structure, but all car guys know that accelerating quickly doesn’t not mean a car has “speed” which made me doubt so hard, then I realized it was part of the flaw!
Bang
i suck so bad at these omg
YouTube Parallel Questions and watch some videos, will help explain differently.
"Proportion" in the conclusion of the stimulus is what really tipped me off. A and C were the only two answers that directly mention proportion in the conclusion. Went through both and A is the right choice!
LOL I didn't know that wealth and income were different things. Is that one of those things I am expected to reasonably know?
think about it more as an exercise in understanding concepts of "rate", usually more starkly utilized in math or science related stimulus.
Income = rate of wealth
Wealth = static measure of value
Think about like the children of someone very rich.....they have a lot of wealth because their parents give them trust funds and expensive allowance, but they don't work and have 0 income.
I would say yes, but also don't worry too much on the distinction between different concepts. I would focus more on the role they play contextually.
Caught in blind review!! Would have probably skipped this question on the test though. lol
loving the method. i'm not even sure what i'm reading half the time now because all. i'm doing is looking at it from the skeleton/structure and matching that 1:1.
sentence 1: some statement ("A just system...")
sentence 2: the theory/claim/some ol' bs ("For purposes of...")
sentence 3: conclusion ("Therefore, each person..")
Looking at choice A
sentence 1: some statement ("cars should be taxed...")
sentence 2: the theory/claim/some ol' bs ("most reliable measure...")
sentence 3: conclusion ("therefore cars should be taxed...")
-------------------
one thing i noticed was the word "solely" from the stimulus. that was the deciding factor (cars should be taxed ONLY) for me.
Super technically tricky
this question fycked me up
Didn't catch the difference between wealth/income and speed/acceleration until Blind Review.
Might be the easiest question type - let me explain. When reading the stimulus, all you have to do is identify the format of the argument, If A then B or B is required for A or Only B can cause A,,,, PER EVERY SENTENCE. Then find whichever damn AC matches, which AC uses the same exact format. If the stimulus says A→B, B→C, therefore A most C, the matching AC must have that exact same format. HUNT FOR THE EXACT SAME CHAINS(FORMAT). (99% reliable).
When that doesn't work, or the format of the arguments logic is overly convoluted. Go to the conclusion of the stimulus. If the stimulus conclusion says A should "solely" B then the conclusion in the AC must match that! (100% reliable)!!!!!!!! Gd bless the world.
bro take a prozac
Bam, that's 6 correct in a row just doing the counting of the "More/most/all/only" in the stimuli. Previously, I missed 5 in a row because it wasn't clicking.
In the text, it says, "Wealth is the MOST objective way... "
In the answer choices, two answers used the word MOST.
So we could eliminate the other 3.
And then do deep dive analysis for the remaining 2 answers
Since the analogy has to be perfect, we can't pick an answer that replaces MOST with SOME, MANY or ANY because, as we learned in foundation, they do not equal to MOST.
Therefore, by skimming for the MOST in the answers we can find which ones are mostly likely to be correct.
Same goes for if there are 2 SOME's and 1 MOST in the stim, the answer must also include 2 SOMEs and 1 MOST. so we are just counting!
If multiple answers fit the criteria, then we do a deep dive analysis!
Hope that helped :)
this really helps with time, I answered this question in 48 seconds!
This is working for me too. I'm surprised how easy it is
Can you explain how you did it for this question?
I got this right, but I fear I will overthink on exam dayyyyy
I got rid of A because I didn't realize wealth != income. I assumed they were analogous and immidialaty got rid of A when I saw that they mentioned speed first and then acceleration. Bummer.
Same here, but I ended up going back and choosing A. The rest of the answer choices didn't seem right at all, so reading the stimulus again let me identify the difference I missed the first time
I liked A at first and wanted to choose it before I submitted my answer but I didn't like that it said speed and acceleration - those are different to me. But wealth and income were more analogous to me. Speed and acceleration is different to me because my insurance app tracks my speed and acceleration as separate entities!
I am the most skeptical of answer choices (a) because it's the first one and I automatically assume it can't be the first one thrown at me so I usually eliminate it. I need to work on giving them all an equal chance!
For those interested, here's how I approached the question.
First, look at the conclusion of the stimulus, and then match it with a conclusion in the answer choices. We see that the stimulus concludes prescriptively that there is only one option (that people be taxed according to their income). So then I look for the answer choices that have a matching conclusion that says something is the ONLY way of solving a problem. A is the only one that matches.
Diving deeper, we can look at the rest of the stimulus. The structure presents what is "most objective" and draws a conclusive conclusion.
I initially got confused because acceleration doesn't equal speed. In my head, a car can accelerate 0 to 10 in 0.01 seconds, but still have a top speed of 20 miles per hour. Not very fast.
BUT the question asks which one is MOST similar. A beats the rest of the questions by a long shot, even though there is a flaw. If the question read "Which one of the following is analogous to the reasoning in the argument?", then I feel like there wouldn't be a correct answer. BUT because it asks "most similar", I needed to be more lenient with my answer choices.
TLDR: Be extra sensitive to the question stem.
@MarcusTsang I also thought about the speed v. acceleration discrepancy, but the stimulus conflates wealth with income which is a similar comparison - you can have $5 billion in income but still be poor because you spend all your money on pay day. Don't know if that's what they're going for but this is how I thought about it!
Shallow dip success and within target time :')
@donontherun Yep, eliminated C,D and E right off the bat.
okay, I saw A was the correct format and looked no further, and on target time; JY would be proud.
The rush of adrenaline when I realized why A is correct after 2 minutes of wondering what the flaw was
Bruh, I looked at A and was like, "Too obvious." Then I went back to look at it and immediately corrected my error. Shallow dip is definately the way to go.