lol the only reason i didn't pick E was cause I stopped reading at vindicated😭 I thought it was too strong a word/a negative word and moved on. rare occasion where my lacking vocabulary saved me
Im confused as to why answer choice A is not correct. I understand it says "actual trials" and the research was based on "simulated trials". However the answer choice states that its effectiveness has been "demonstrated through research conducted by psychologists and legal scholars", whom I assume are the ones who conducted the simulated trials. If thats the case then wouldn't the results from the simulated trials indeed demonstrate the effectiveness in actual trials since the passage states that "the value of stealing thunder is corroborated by those experimental findings"? A reason this answer choice could be wrong is because of my assumption that the simulated trials were conducted by the psychologists and legal scholars, which the passage never stated who conducted the experiments just who conducted research which is more broad. Thats why I eliminated the answer choice, not cause it said "actual trials". If anyone can help me better understand why this answer choice is wrong due to it including "actual trials" please let me know. @Kevin_Lin
@rydlerjune I think the general heuristic here is that if you can't find support for every detail of the answer choice in the passage, the answer is incorrect. Because the passage explicitly contradicts the subject matter of answer choice A ("[stealing thunder's] effectiveness in actual trials"), it is incorrect. Our ability to justify an answer choice (from beyond what is explicitly stated) does not always translate to the actual fittingness of the answer choice.
Okay, it's confession time. I have to admit that I choose E, got frustrated that I missed it, used blind review to try again, and then just ended up choosing A anyway. However, this exercise still ended up being so meaningful to me because I think I did end up finding out something interesting about my psychology. In my mind, C was such a weak answer that captured so little that I thought there was no way it could be correct. I even caught the "actual trials" and "research intent" issues, but I was willing to overlook a flaw in order to get an answer I felt captured more of the situation. It feels kind of obvious while typing this now to say that its better to leave something out than to actively contradict something, but this has really changed what I think of now as an imperfect correct answer.
When I think a bit less and go based off what I know instead of re-reading, I somehow get difficult questions like these correct. I don't understand it.
Can anyone help, with these "You Try" im near perfect. But when it goes to drills, I get all fumbled and can't focus and do terrible. Any Advice from anyone that do good on the drills and any tips??
@JosephTrischitta The difference between these You Try's and drills is that the former is prompted (i.e. tells you exactly what kind of logic, question type, passage style, etc.) while the drills are meant to simulate actual testing conditions (no context other than what's on the questions). Maybe you just need to take a few seconds before each question/passage to orient yourself on what to expect?
When I saw the wording "vindicated" in answer choice E, this seemed to me to imply that there was a previous challenge/argument against the value of the technique, therefore requiring the passage to support the beliefs of the lawyers. However, since this alternative viewpoint/challenge to the belief of stealing thunder was never established, the wording "vindicated" in the answer choice indicated to me that E was incorrect. "Vindicated" is a very strong word which is why it caught my attention (and raised red flags) initially while I was answering the questions.
For me, AC A looked attractive at first but when I skimmed the passage I didn't remember anything about actual trials so once I got to AC C I knew it was right.
On blind review I reviewed the passage and confirmed that A wasn't right because the passage specifically said "no actual trials".
Right now, writing out the low res summaries really helps me to stay anchored to the passage.
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lol the only reason i didn't pick E was cause I stopped reading at vindicated😭 I thought it was too strong a word/a negative word and moved on. rare occasion where my lacking vocabulary saved me
got it !
screw you guys, im going home!
k actually wtf i thought i was gonna eat this passage up but apparently i don't even get the main fkn point
Im confused as to why answer choice A is not correct. I understand it says "actual trials" and the research was based on "simulated trials". However the answer choice states that its effectiveness has been "demonstrated through research conducted by psychologists and legal scholars", whom I assume are the ones who conducted the simulated trials. If thats the case then wouldn't the results from the simulated trials indeed demonstrate the effectiveness in actual trials since the passage states that "the value of stealing thunder is corroborated by those experimental findings"? A reason this answer choice could be wrong is because of my assumption that the simulated trials were conducted by the psychologists and legal scholars, which the passage never stated who conducted the experiments just who conducted research which is more broad. Thats why I eliminated the answer choice, not cause it said "actual trials". If anyone can help me better understand why this answer choice is wrong due to it including "actual trials" please let me know. @Kevin_Lin
@rydlerjune I think the general heuristic here is that if you can't find support for every detail of the answer choice in the passage, the answer is incorrect. Because the passage explicitly contradicts the subject matter of answer choice A ("[stealing thunder's] effectiveness in actual trials"), it is incorrect. Our ability to justify an answer choice (from beyond what is explicitly stated) does not always translate to the actual fittingness of the answer choice.
got it in 59 sec
I hope these writers get coal for christmas.
Okay, it's confession time. I have to admit that I choose E, got frustrated that I missed it, used blind review to try again, and then just ended up choosing A anyway. However, this exercise still ended up being so meaningful to me because I think I did end up finding out something interesting about my psychology. In my mind, C was such a weak answer that captured so little that I thought there was no way it could be correct. I even caught the "actual trials" and "research intent" issues, but I was willing to overlook a flaw in order to get an answer I felt captured more of the situation. It feels kind of obvious while typing this now to say that its better to leave something out than to actively contradict something, but this has really changed what I think of now as an imperfect correct answer.
bffr
I feel better that he said this was really hard because what the hell
bruh
When I think a bit less and go based off what I know instead of re-reading, I somehow get difficult questions like these correct. I don't understand it.
ok wtf
i picked E instead of C and now watching the video back i cant believe i chose E. crazy how much this helps
this is tough
Can anyone help, with these "You Try" im near perfect. But when it goes to drills, I get all fumbled and can't focus and do terrible. Any Advice from anyone that do good on the drills and any tips??
@JosephTrischitta The difference between these You Try's and drills is that the former is prompted (i.e. tells you exactly what kind of logic, question type, passage style, etc.) while the drills are meant to simulate actual testing conditions (no context other than what's on the questions). Maybe you just need to take a few seconds before each question/passage to orient yourself on what to expect?
@WilRothman this definitely makes sense and I’ve notice a bunch of errors of me answering without fully reading the question. Thank you!
"The correct answer does not need to capture every aspect of the passage." saying that to myself before bed every night until test day.
Narrowed it down to A and C, then detected the trap in A and eliminated thankfully! The text search box is a lifesaver
@RyanNeeds2Study ikr! Surprising how the words "legal" and "scholar" aren't present in the passage at all!
When I saw the wording "vindicated" in answer choice E, this seemed to me to imply that there was a previous challenge/argument against the value of the technique, therefore requiring the passage to support the beliefs of the lawyers. However, since this alternative viewpoint/challenge to the belief of stealing thunder was never established, the wording "vindicated" in the answer choice indicated to me that E was incorrect. "Vindicated" is a very strong word which is why it caught my attention (and raised red flags) initially while I was answering the questions.
whatever
For me, AC A looked attractive at first but when I skimmed the passage I didn't remember anything about actual trials so once I got to AC C I knew it was right.
On blind review I reviewed the passage and confirmed that A wasn't right because the passage specifically said "no actual trials".
Right now, writing out the low res summaries really helps me to stay anchored to the passage.
Cheap ass trick, I'll remember it next time
I always give the language of the Answer choices the benefit of the doubt, need to be more critical of weird wording like in E.
actual trials punched me in the face