Not sure if this will help anyone, but the way I like to think of these is as a "battle", and you have to determine "the competition", or who you are fighting against. For example in Q3:
It is our nation vs the other nations - therefore you have to find the subject and what it is being tested against. Here, our nation would be tested against others. Well, how will the nation do that?
Simply; with a retaliatory force greater than other nations.
Not sure if this makes sense to others but I applied it to all the questions here, but the analogy works better when you talk about war and nation-states. Lol
For #3, why is "the winner" a retaliatory force maintained by one nation? I interpreted this statement as a hypothetical requirement for a nation or other nations to achieve maximum deterrence. I don't know that "a nation" has a greater force than other nations neccesarily.
I 100% understood question 3 but it was very difficult to word this comparison using the 3 step process. I had the same issue with number 4 but my interpretation of this comparison aligned more with the second comparison.
so with comparison statements that depend on "required" it seems like its better to ignore whatever comes before what's "required" and first focus in on the "A than B" portion of the statement. Would it be fair to say that " blah blah required" is likely going to contain the quality or trait that is being compared?
I don't know about others, but negative comparisons are tough for me so I like to think about it like this:
Artists are no less politically insightful than non-artists.
Acknowledge there could be a tie
Switch out "no less" with "more"
Then you know artists COULD be the winner
I don't know why I just have a hard time identifying who the winner could be and if they are on the "more" or "less" side. Not sure if this makes sense to other people but wanted to put it here to see if it might help someone. :)
The first question is tripping me out. How do we know that the passage is referring to the months before winter months? When it says “than they had previously” doesn’t that refer to previously as in previous winter months?
I put: Public places now vs public places in previous winter months
Thing being compared: maintain a retaliatory force greater than that of any other nation vs. maintain a retaliatory force equal to or less than that of any other nation.
Quality compared: How to maintain maximum deterrence from aggression by other nations?
Winner: maintain a retaliatory force greater than that of any other nation.
The way I dissected Question 3 was to rewrite it as the following:
To maintain maximum deterrence from an aggressor by other nations, a nation must maintain a retaliatory force greater than that of any other nation.
This allowed me to break apart the dependent clause, and focus only on the comparison illustrated in the independent clause after the comma. Does this method resonate with anyone else? Does it seem efficient?
For Question . How would one know whether "previously" refers to months before winter (like fall), or winter months in previous years? i get that its an inference but i feel like "previously" is so ambiguous it could go either way.
question 4 anyone identify A and B as " sophisticated instruments available" vs "sophisticated instruments not available" then the comparative elements would be "which can detect planets outside the solar system"
and the "winner" was="those instruments not available
would all this be a correct interpretation of question 4? Thank you!
For question 1, why couldn't the comparison be "the winter months now" vs. "the winter months previously" (as in last winter season). I know "previously" is a very ambiguous word so how are we to decipher a previous month vs a previous series of months (last years winter season)
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This is how I responded to number 3, which makes the most sense to me, but it is not the same as the answer:
1. retaliatory force equal or less than any other nation vs retaliatory force greater than any other nation
2. which allows for maintaining maximum deterrence from aggression
3. have a retaliatory force greater than any other nation
For questions 1, could the conclusion be...
What's Being Compared:Time spent in public spaces in Winter months now vs time spent in public spaces during previous Winter months.
How's it being compared: Which months did people spend longer periods of time in public spaces.
Winner: Winter Months now
Not sure if this will help anyone, but the way I like to think of these is as a "battle", and you have to determine "the competition", or who you are fighting against. For example in Q3:
It is our nation vs the other nations - therefore you have to find the subject and what it is being tested against. Here, our nation would be tested against others. Well, how will the nation do that?
Simply; with a retaliatory force greater than other nations.
Not sure if this makes sense to others but I applied it to all the questions here, but the analogy works better when you talk about war and nation-states. Lol
For #3, why is "the winner" a retaliatory force maintained by one nation? I interpreted this statement as a hypothetical requirement for a nation or other nations to achieve maximum deterrence. I don't know that "a nation" has a greater force than other nations neccesarily.
murica vs shitty nation had me dying ngl
I 100% understood question 3 but it was very difficult to word this comparison using the 3 step process. I had the same issue with number 4 but my interpretation of this comparison aligned more with the second comparison.
finally 5/5 after a 4/5 streak :)
so with comparison statements that depend on "required" it seems like its better to ignore whatever comes before what's "required" and first focus in on the "A than B" portion of the statement. Would it be fair to say that " blah blah required" is likely going to contain the quality or trait that is being compared?
I don't know about others, but negative comparisons are tough for me so I like to think about it like this:
Artists are no less politically insightful than non-artists.
Acknowledge there could be a tie
Switch out "no less" with "more"
Then you know artists COULD be the winner
I don't know why I just have a hard time identifying who the winner could be and if they are on the "more" or "less" side. Not sure if this makes sense to other people but wanted to put it here to see if it might help someone. :)
Why does this not work for number 4?
1. current instruments vs more sophisticated instruments
2. which can detect planets outside our solar system?
3. more sophisticated instruments
im getting it now :)
#3 finally clicked for me omg its been 30 minutes YESSS
The first question is tripping me out. How do we know that the passage is referring to the months before winter months? When it says “than they had previously” doesn’t that refer to previously as in previous winter months?
I put: Public places now vs public places in previous winter months
Which did more people frequent on average?
Public places now
Help?
For Question 3, I interpreted it as:
Thing being compared: maintain a retaliatory force greater than that of any other nation vs. maintain a retaliatory force equal to or less than that of any other nation.
Quality compared: How to maintain maximum deterrence from aggression by other nations?
Winner: maintain a retaliatory force greater than that of any other nation.
Can anyone explain why this is incorrect?
Question 5 was insane but surprisingly the easiest one after I start breaking it apart!
could question 4 also be interpreted as
Things being compared: currently available instruments vs. more sophisticated instruments
quality being compared: ability to detect planets outside our solar system
"Winner:" more sophisticated instruments
or is flawed understanding of the point being made?
John Thomas with another banger
The way I dissected Question 3 was to rewrite it as the following:
To maintain maximum deterrence from an aggressor by other nations, a nation must maintain a retaliatory force greater than that of any other nation.
This allowed me to break apart the dependent clause, and focus only on the comparison illustrated in the independent clause after the comma. Does this method resonate with anyone else? Does it seem efficient?
For Question . How would one know whether "previously" refers to months before winter (like fall), or winter months in previous years? i get that its an inference but i feel like "previously" is so ambiguous it could go either way.
When will John Thomas miss
5/5!!!
this section seem this video and last seem quiet.
question 4 anyone identify A and B as " sophisticated instruments available" vs "sophisticated instruments not available" then the comparative elements would be "which can detect planets outside the solar system"
and the "winner" was="those instruments not available
would all this be a correct interpretation of question 4? Thank you!
For question 1, why couldn't the comparison be "the winter months now" vs. "the winter months previously" (as in last winter season). I know "previously" is a very ambiguous word so how are we to decipher a previous month vs a previous series of months (last years winter season)
5/5 I ate lowkey :)