I've been jumping from 149 to 150, to 155 , then to 149. I feel like I am able to break into 150's but I want to be more consistent in obtaining that score. I study consistently, I participate in BR, and I have also gone back into the foundations just incase I needed a refresher on logic/causation. I know my weak areas and also drill those as well. I don't want to get frustrated but any pointers or tips? Thank you in advance!
My map : ON (Overnutrified)-> AP(algae proliferate)->KF (Kills Fish). My assumption based on this chain is that Overnutrified waters kill fish. I had to back to the stimulus for the 'most' which aligned and led me to E.
My approach when answering these questions
Read question and identify it as an MSS question
Identify premise, conclusion, ctx (try to get a clear order)
Eliminate wrong answers
Choose answer that is supported
--> When in doubt ask yourself "does the stimulus support this"
Often times I've been down to two answers but they merely were consistent (could be true/could be false), I made an assumption, or I used common sense intuition. Grounding yourself in the stimulus is the safest thing.
If you were baited to E like I was, it was probably because you overlooked the task at hand. We need an answer that will strengthen the hypothesis.
The Hypothesis: Burrowing activities cause circles to form aka termites being under the ground cause circles to form
Going through the answer choices the first round I immediacy crossed A out. But when you keep the hypothesis in mind you see exactly why it's correct.
E is wrong because we already know based on the stimulus about the presence of termite colonies in said fairy circles. Our task at hand is to find an answer choice that helps say 'yes the termites are the cause of fairy circles, and A fits the criteria. If termites burrowing activities (underground activities ) cause circles to form AC A gives us the how and its by damaging the roots.... which are underground.
I definitely feel like I could've gotten this if I had taken the time and slowed down. Well you live and you learn.
I definitely overlooked the "except" ......gentle reminder to read carefully
When doing my PT I quite literally was like J.Y. , like what is going on here? However I honestly unknowingly treated this like a strengthen question. All other answers when you consider the premises and conclusion are honestly just nonsense. It's like they introduce a new set of ideas, but they don't contribute or relate closely to the stimulus....POE also helped. When in doubt just POE.
Sub-conclusion gives AND receives support, conclusion just receives support. We know that "This photographic evidence indicates that there is a warm sea beneath Europa's icy surface" is not the conclusion due to the last sentence . Like J.Y. said the phrase receives support from the fact there is photographic evidence, this same evidence gives support that there may be life. This is why it's considered a sub-conclusion
I think the issue is not understanding the passage......it's how much time you are getting to understand
@DisneyFour based on the stimulus about the food labeling regulation it will offer 4/5 choices that could comply with the regulation.One choice will describe a situation that breaks the rule. If a situation violates the regulation, then it must be false that the regulation was followed properly in this instance.
I came for discussion but stayed for how disappointed everyone is on this question type.
Sufficient assumption: You're looking for what will solidify the conclusion. The Question stem helps in this; "Which one of the following, if assumed, ENABLES the economics professor's conclusion to be properly drawn?" in other words which answer if assumed will make the conclusion solid. Necessary assumption: you're looking for the answer that must be true in order for the premises to support conclusion. Question stem words that signal NA: required /es), depends... or language that implies essentialness.
One thing that has helped me is the negation test, identifying the argument/conclusion, and asking myself if I pick this particular answer will it hold the argument together. Food for thought
@TrinidadSilva As you read the stimulus understand what you are reading so you can develop the capacity to remember when you go to the answer choices, that way you don't have to keep going back to the stimulus more than you need.
So....it turns out mapping is actually helpful when doing SA questions.....
I got this one right on BR. My questions have not been consistently right. Some questions I am able to get right, others I've gotten wrong. It's kinda frustrating nonetheless I continue. Hope everyone here also doesn't beat themselves up.
I think what's helping me with accuracy with these question types (whether S or W )is forgetting about that clock in the corner. Regardless of how long the stim and each answer choice is, I've made up in my mind that I WILL get this answer right regardless of how much time I spend. Reading carefully without putting 'pressure' has helped. Wishing everyone the same experience.....KEEP STUDYING EVERYONE YOU GOT THIS!
I got it wrong the first time, but I think doing a blind review and being more critical of grammar and breaking down the sentences/ subgroups helped me achieve a right answer a second time
@JiyoonLim I agree, one thing I am reminding myself is which answer will offer an alternative hypothesis which aligns with the stimulus
For those that are confused, I understand. But I think the main point of the video was to display the differences in question types, how to identify question types, and how to approach specific question types. Hang in there guys.
My take idk if this would be deemed correct thinking but I was able to get to D by this evaluation.
Stimulus says: If it were play rather than mating display females and Juveniles would engage. P=Play F=female J=Juveniles
P-> F+J
Stimulus continues to say but only adult males do. To my understanding I drew the contrapositive as so...
/F or /J -> /P
D is the answer choice because when you evaluate it aligns with the reasoning. S= on schedule F=foundation completed
Stimulus states: If construction of that building were on schedule, then I would expect the foundation to have been completed already.
S-> F
D then states but the work on the foundation has just started (meaning that the foundation is NOT complete), so construction is behind schedule meaning.....
/F-> /S