- Joined
- Nov 2025
- Subscription
- Free
I suck at this freaking exam
Admissions profile
Discussions
Why were two of the hardest passages used for this practice? Virtually understood nothing, especially in the second passage.
@Garrett_dom Copying and sending to a tutor because these were literally my EXACT THOUGHTS!
@SavanahHoffstein Thank you! I really appreciate your feedback and help!
Eliminated B too because there were clearly 2 CONCLUSIONS! What a terrible question. I am still not even clear why E is wrong and B is correct, that's how awful the answer is.
I feel like Answer choice B is worded poorly. I ended up choosing it in my Blind Review because the first portion of the answer choice was worded properly, but I feel like it would have been a stronger answer if it was worded in a way that it connected with the conclusion like "it is a fact that lends support to the author's conclusion" instead, B weirdly words it by saying that it lends itself to the "alternative practice"... but wouldn't the "alternative practice" be referring to the practice that the author doesn't prefer, thus not even supprting the conclusion. Again, very weirdly phrased answer choice.
Originally selected B and in BR I selected D. Once again, my overthinking got the best of me. However, can't an argument be made that B can be a wrong answer because a mosquito can be attracted to both body heat and gas. However, if D is wrong, then the argument could fall apart and the conclusion would be that there is no human found gas that attracts mosquitos because there is a repellant in the skin. Does this make sense? I am totally overthinking on this one. However I can see how B is right and has slight advantage over D in my opinion because the language is not as strong as in answer choice D.
I chose A in my BR, but I feel like because it uses the word "solely" at the end makes the answer too extreme. Like it overreaches, which is why I hesitated to choose this answer. Typically answers that use this language tend to overreach and thus are incorrect, so I am curious to know why this answer is correct despite the extreme language towards the end of the answer choice.
Okay??? If the claim was exaggerated and that was the flaw... wouldn't that mean that it's not precise? I fail to see how E is wrong. I can see why D is correct also, but E also makes sense...