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Conclusion: Biocarb's president argues that the operation of the plant cannot cause pollution.....

A - incorrect, eliminated because we do not care about what environmental activists believe. The conclusion is a statement from the Biocarb president and the premises to support it are claims from the Biocarb president.

C - incorrect, eliminated because we do not care about the fear of pollution. The conclusion and supporting premises are focused on what happens after waste is processed by the plant.

D - incorrect, eliminated because the conclusion is not focused on other people or what environmental activists think.

I narrowed the answer choices to B and E.

E - incorrect, I chose this during the timed section and BR. In the moment, I was so focused on keywords that mentioned what happens to the waste after the processing plant and the fact that the president mentioned the superheated steam method that I mistakenly assumed the president believed superheated steam is the only method (a.k.a the surest method) of sterilization. After reviewing JY's video, I now realize that this answer choice is making an unwarranted claim that something can be the surest method.

B - correct, I overlooked this answer choice because I was focused on what happens to the waste after the processing plant that I made an unstated assumption that the company is handling the waste just fine before treatment.

Q20

A - incorrect. Planck did not restore confidence, he proposed his own hypothesis.

B - incorrect, my original answer. For some reason, I put my own emphasis on the phrase "bizarre position" when I was reading Line 39 and in turn I believed the author was mildly surprised. Looking back on the passage, I realize that the author does not express being surprised in any other way.

C - incorrect. Skepticism seems too strong (negative)

D - incorrect. No

E - correct. The author presents Planck as a scientist that came up with his hypothesis based off his own assumptions that did not match the current hypothesis but did match the data. Throughout this time, the author presented the information in a neutral way and the author does not outright discredit the new hypothesis.

Q21

C - incorrect, my original answer. I was looking for a number in the passage like 1800s to 1900s but I forgot about the “twentieth century” at the beginning or “turn of the century” counted.

D - correct. I thought this answer choice was incorrect because Planck discarded an assumption of the classical wave theory but Planck does not provide the specific details of his contributions.

Answer choice C was appealing because I read too into Garza's statement and I thought the counterexample was wood. Garza is simply stating the Upper Paleolithic used bone a lot, it survives better than other materials, a material commonly used is wood. He does not explicitly state that there were wooden flutes.

I chose B incorrectly in timed and BR.

Conclusion: No symptom reduction was reported in either group.

A - incorrect. This AC makes a comparison between bedding (used in the stimulus) vs. carpet, this could be correct but it does not resolve why there was no symptom reduction in either group.

B - incorrect. Originally, I thought this was the correct answer because even though there was a 69 percent reduction in the mite-proof bedding group, they could be exaggerating their symptoms to reflect no change. After watching JY's explanation, I realize why I am wrong. I unconsciously challenged the truth of the premises which we are taught in the core curriculum to never do. By accepting the premises, I would have eliminated this answer choice because it is a fact that the mite-proof bedding group had a 69 percent reduction.

C - incorrect. The medical community is irrelevant to the study since we focus on dust-mite allergy sufferers broken into 2 groups.

D - correct.

One group sleeps on mite-proof bedding, and they had a 69 percent reduction in allergen.

The control group sleeps on bedding that was no mite-proof, and had no reduction in allergen.

The author concludes, there is no symptom reduction report in either group.

This AC resolves the conflict because the allergen sufferers require a certain range (90-95 percent reduction) for symptom reduction, which the stimulus does not hit that threshold.

E - incorrect. Even if there was transparency about the study, that does not explain the conclusion.

A - incorrect. The use of the frog in the argument does not favor one side.

B - incorrect. Similar to AC A, it does not favor one side.

C - incorrect, my original answer. This AC is appealing because it states the link between the frog and fish species must be either lungfish or coelacanths but the language is too strong. There could be 10 other fish species that the frog is linked with.

D - correct. I first eliminated this answer choice because I saw “both parties to the dispute” and got confused. This AC means that both scientists use the frog linked with their fish as an assumption that their fish species is where humans evolved from.

E - incorrect. The argument states the scientists matched the body parts of their fish to frogs, it does not state they compared the fish to each other.

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I felt over-confident in choosing the wrong answer because I misread the argument and I thought the speed limit increased. Now that I watched JY's explanation, I understand why AC E is correct

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A - correct. When I first read this AC, I did not make the distinction between airplanes and flights so I skipped over it and immediately ruled it out.

B - incorrect. The stimulus focuses on nine scheduled flights in Swift Airlines, it does not matter if they compare mechanical problems with other airlines.

C - incorrect. The length of the flight is irrelevant to the stimulus

D - incorrect. I chose this answer in BR because I did not make the distinction between flights and airplanes, when the stimulus stated "it is unlikely that Swift would have mechanical problems with more than one or two airplanes in a single day...", I jumped to the conclusion that it must mean Swift never cancelled more than one or two scheduled flights

E - incorrect. It does not matter if the airplanes came from X, Y or Z because the stimulus focuses cancellation of scheduled flights due to mechanical problems in the airplanes.

My takeaway from this question is do not gloss over an answer choice just because you do not understand it especially if it is placed as AC A.

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I incorrectly chose E both in timed and BR. I was not able to separate the Metro City's irresponsible bridge program and the example of a well-run bridge program are different situations.

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Conclusion: Sartore is a better movie reviewer than Kelly.

A - incorrect. The background of the movie reviewer does nothing to the argument since the premises are focused on the readers.

B - incorrect. This does nothing to the argument.

C - correct. We are told Sartore is more likely to give a movie an unfavorable review and a movie reviewer should help readers determine whether or not they are apt to enjoy the movie. This answer choice strengthens the argument because the reader is able to determine whether they like a movie or not from reading a review, in particular unfavorable reviews from Sartore.

D - incorrect. A movie reviewer should help readers determine whether or not they would enjoy the movie, it does not state that a movie review should enhance the reader's experience. Also, we are told that Sartore is more likely to write unfavorable reviews which is confusing if you try to force this answer choice to match the argument. How would reading an unfavorable review help a reader enjoy the movie?

E - incorrect. Sartore's reviews can be reviewed by anyone, this does not strengthen the argument that he is a better reviewer.

A - incorrect. I chose this both times and now I see why it is wrong. We are looking for an answer choice that will make the conclusion valid. While this answer choice states it is better to focus on a single project instead of splitting time between both, it does not provide enough "force" to make the conclusion valid. Under this answer choice, the office worker could work on the first project but that goes against the conclusion.

B - incorrect. The office worker states the second project may not be completed on time, but the worker is set on working on the second project.

C - incorrect. We are told in the beginning that both projects are equally important.

D - incorrect. I have to admit I did not analyze the answer choice like JY. After reading this answer choice, it felt off because we are told that the projects are equally important except for the deadlines. This answer choice made it seem like the projects are fighting for the worker's attention.

E - correct. I eliminated this answer choice at first because I did not realize it was addressing the first project a.k.a the late project.

When I was reading the stimulus, I visualized "linking several of the city's suburbs to the downtown area" different from JY's drawing. JY has circles (representing suburbs) and dashed lines (representing a new highway) from one circle to another circle, and then to downtown. I visualized multiple circles and each circle has a dashed line to downtown (kind of like downtown is the center of all these suburbs).

The conclusion states the average commute time for workers in downtown Gastner increased after the new highway opened.

C - incorrect. The answer choice states several suburban roads connecting to the new highway were upgraded with new stoplights. This could increase commute time for the suburban roads, but you have to remember the conclusion is talking about downtown Gastner. Also, some people mentioned the stoplights could already exist.

E - correct. The answer choice specifically states Gastner's downtown area which clearly states the location, and it states the roads became more congested which made me think more cars, more traffic, or just a lot of people.

I got this wrong both times, during timed I chose B and then during BR I chose C.

A - correct. The stimulus states a vigorous exercise is more effective but it is not necessary. I eliminated this answer choice because I did not make the connection that vigorous and strenuous are similar Also, I got caught up in the sentence that "strenuous workout is not absolutely necessary", which made me think the "not absolutely necessary" part meant you did not have to do strenuous workouts.

B - incorrect. The stimulus states one should do the equivalent of half an hour of brisk walking. This answer choice states an hour which goes against our stimulus.

C - incorrect. In the moment, I thought this answer choice was correct because I ignored the part in the stimulus that states "More vigorous exercise is more effective". Since vigorous exercise is more effective, the improvement levels would differ if you compare it with brisk walking.

D - incorrect. This answer choice uses strong language "there is no way..." and the stimulus provides 2 ways of improving health.

E - incorrect. I eliminated this answer choice because it uses strong language "one must exercise strenuously", and the stimulus directly states that a strenuous workout is not necessary.

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