Can correct answer choices for necessary questions be perspective claims? I remember the lessons mentioning that they often aren't but I wanted to clarify!

Any insight is appreciated, thank you!

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  • Sunday, Aug 03

    The trick I have employed for these questions is just to check two boxes: 1) Will this advance the argument (So is it sufficient, usually also just a litmus test), and 2) Does this necessarily need to be true in the argument?

    So for example:

    Dave went to the dollar store. Therefore, Dave bought something.

    A) Dave has $100 - This is SA, but not NA because he doesn't need to have this to buy something there.

    B) Dave has a pet iguana - This does not advance the argument and probably does not need to be true. The first filter is easier to see than the second usually.

    C) Dave has $0.5 - This is necessary because he needs at least this amount of money to buy something at the $1 store

    D) There is air - This is also necessary because he needs air to breathe, even though it is not directly related, it does advance the argument.

    Usually I just eliminate the unrelated/unhelpful ones, and then when there are a few remaining in the harder questions, eliminate everything that does not NEED to be true for the question. This helped me get to 170+.

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