@JessM Oh same... absolutely brutal. I knew it had to be E but kept trying to convince myself that it wasn't. This question is such a good example of choosing an answer that will GUARANTEE the the conclusion is valid. elimintate ones that says "usually" or that are circling back to itself. This question took me wayyyyyy too long. i feel dumb lol

@MarieChavis same... they're so weird. As useless as it sounds, the only thing that i do to make them make a bit more sense is to literally just to identify the conclusion and then reread the premises (if i didn't understand it) and then either predict or look for an answer that would make the conclusion valid. i literally ask myself "would this answer make the conclusion valid?" after i read each answer choice. For example, with this question i identified the conclusion and then read the answer choices and asked myself that question. B is right because of the premises. The stim literally says that true meaning can ONLY be understood through insight into the author's social circumstances and the conclusion say thats she doesn't understand the true meaning of her words. Therefore B HAS to be correct. If Smith lacks insight into her own social circumstances (which we are told by the premised that that is the ONLY way to understand true meaning), then B is correct.

I hope that made sense :)

@momalley627

I agree! I literally mapped it out and was so adamant about the Member part but then I remembered that it only applied to the locations if you were a member. I got it right first try but only because I realized the common denominator! Such an annoying question.

@AkshayaAnnampedu

hmm that's a good question but i think it just comes down to understanding the basics of conditional reasoning questions. this question is just saying "if this happens then this happens", it wants you to look at the bigger picture. IF does a great job in letting you know that you should pay attention to the concepts of the conditional.

For example:

If i did not win the lottery, then i did not buy a lottery ticket

• /W --> /BT

If i bought a lottery ticket, then i won the lottery

• BT --> W

This of it like this: If (i did not win the lottery), then (i did not buy a lottery ticket).

• Notice that these are two concepts

If you did use the group 4 indicators it would look wonky! Check it out:

W --> /BT OR BT --> /W

• Think of what these things are saying...

  • W --> /BT: If i won the lottery then i did NOT buy a lottery ticket? what the heck lol

  • BT --> /W: If i bought a lottery ticket, then i did NOT win the lottery? i mean-- no? buying a lottery ticket might make you a bit delusional given that we know our chances of winning are low but it doesn't mean it is 0 and this basically makes it 0...

    • NONE of these are logically equivalent to my first example.

When in doubt, take your time and translate your LAWGIC to english. I hope this helps! I know your comment is old but I thought I would post a reply for my own understanding and for others!