Hi! I took the test today (Sunday) at 1:40pm CT. I had the order RC-LG-LR.

RC (27 questions):

Comic strip

Universe expansion

Microfinance in Bangladesh and Indonesia

I can't remember

This felt like a blur since it was the first section. I felt like the universe expansion one was a little more difficult, but overall this wasn’t bad.

LG (23 questions):

Car game

Students in Sept, Oct, & Nov

North & South Paintings

Drawing a blank on this one too :\

Overall I thought LG was on the easier side. I was stuck on 1 question in the last game for a while though.

LR (26 questions):

I can't remember any specific questions from this. But I felt like I was on a roll until question 11 when my proctor interrupted me. After that, it took me a really long time to get back in the groove again. I also felt like the questions may have been getting more difficult, but I can't tell if it was from not being focused.

I have testing accommodations that allow me to read to myself and get a 5-minute break between sections instead of 1 minute. When my 5-minute timer would end, my exam closed out every time instead of going to the next section. I would need the proctor to enter the password again before I could move on. Not a big deal because they were able to bring me back within a minute, and I never lost any time in the next section.

During LR when I was on question 11, a proctor started to talk to me and tell me I wasn’t allowed to read to myself and the exam closed. I could see my timer still running and quickly told them I have accommodations that allow me to read to myself and was quickly back on. This is frustrating because I confirmed this before the exam started and told them not to interrupt me unless absolutely necessary. I feel like my proctor must’ve changed in the middle because I had been reassured that everything would run smoothly before the test began. Also, I had already been reading to myself throughout RC and LG, so it doesn’t make sense to bring it up during section 3, question 11.

If the proctors are going to change, they need to read the test takers accommodations before interrupting them. If I didn’t have accommodations, things would’ve be been fine. It wasn’t a bad experience, but it could’ve been better.

@ said:

First time test taker. For folks who have taken it before, is the "projected score date" accurate? Or could we get the score weeks later?

For August I got my score on the day of the projected score date. October has not been released yet and is projected to release this Friday. I wouldn't expect it to come out early :\

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Can we ask what the topics of the RC were? Or is that not allowed?

You can say what the topic was, but you cannot say much more about!

I've been keeping a separate document with examples for all of the question types and have them organized based on if it is upward or downward reasoning. Hopefully this helps someone else!

Question Types Categorized by Upward and Downward Reasoning

DOWN - Critical of the AC

Main Point

Method of Reasoning

Argument Part

Flawed Method of Reasoning

Parallel method of reasoning

Parallel flawed method of reasoning

Point at issue

Must be true*

Most strongly supported

Must be false

UP - Not critical of the AC, accept AC as true

Strengthen

Weaken

Necessary Assumption

Sufficient Assumption

Pseudo- Sufficient Assumption

Principle

Resolve, reconcile, explain

DOWN QUESTIONS STEMS:

MAIN POINT QUESTION STEMS

- Which of the following most accurately and completely expresses the main conclusion of the city council members argument?

MUST BE TRUE QUESTION STEMS

- If the statements above are true, which one of the following must be true?

- Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?

- Which one of the following statements follows logically from the statements above?

- Which of the following can be properly concluded from the passage?

MUST BE FALSE QUESTION STEMS

- If the critics statements are true, then on the basis of them which one of the following cannot be true

- If the statements above are true, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT

ARGUMENT PART QUESTION STEMS

- Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the farmer's argument by the proposition that farmers have to use greater and greater amounts of costly insecticides to control insect pests?

- The statement that the car Peter took got damaged and the car alicia took did not play which of the following roles in the argument?

- The proposition that the public is now more interested in reading and hearing about crime plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

- Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the statement that zooplankton feed upon phytoplankton?

- Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the passage by the point that capitalism and industrialization are distinct?

- The assertion that it is not illegal to use one person as a vehicle for another's ambitions is used in the ethicist's argument in which one of the following ways?

METHOD OF REASONING QUESTION STEMS

- Which of the following most accurately describes the argumentative technique used in the argument?

- In the exchange above, the function of Craig's comment is to

- Frank's argument is an attempt to counter Lance's conclusion by

- The executive's reasoning does which one of the following?

PARALLEL METHOD OF REASONING QUESTION STEMS

- Which of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?

- Which one of the following arguments has a flawed pattern of reasoning most like the flawed reasoning in the argument above?

FLAW/DESCRIPTIVE WEAKENING QUESTION STEMS

- The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

- The biologist's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?

- The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument

MOST STRONGLY SUPPORTED QUESTION STEMS

Try placing ‘according to the text’ before the answer choices to filter out what fits and what doesn’t

- The consultant’s statements, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

- Which one of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?

- Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

- Which one of the following is most reasonably supported by the information above?

- Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the statements above, if they are true?

POINT AT ISSUE QUESTION STEMS

Agree:

- Their dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Denise and Reshmi agree that

Disagree:

- The dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Glen and Sara disagree about whether

- The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that Tania and Monique disagree about whether

UP QUESTIONS STEMS:

WEAKEN SAMPLE QUESTION STEMS

- Which one of the following, if true, is the logically strongest counter that Albert can make to Erin’s argument?

- Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the argument?

- Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?

- Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the conclusion drawn in the argument above?

- Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument in the newspaper article?

- “Calls into question”

STRENGTHEN QUESTION STEMS

- Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

- Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the archaeologist’s reasoning?

- Which one of the following, if true, lends the most support to the psychologist’s conclusion?

- Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the economist’s reasoning?

- The conclusion of the psychiatrist's argument is most strongly supported if which one of the following completes the argument?

PSEUDO-SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION QUESTION STEMS

- Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the argument?

SUFFICIENT ASSUMPTION QUESTION STEMS

The stem is asking about which can be assumed

- The critic’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

- Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion of the therapist’s argument to be properly inferred?

- The argument’s conclusion is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

- The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

- Which one of the following, if true, justifies the above application of the principle?

- The conclusion drawn follows logically from the premises if which one of the following is assumed?

NECESSARY ASSUMPTION QUESTION STEMS

The stem is asking about what is assumed

- The argument makes which one of the following assumptions?

- The argument assumes

- Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?

- Which one of the following is an assumption that the fundraiser's argument depends on?

- Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?

- Which one of the following is an assumption made by the argument?

- Which one of the following is an assumption necessary for the critic’s conclusion to be properly drawn?

- The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?

- The argument above is based on which of the following

PRINCIPLE QUESTION STEMS

PSA/Strengthen Style:

- Which of the following principles if true would most help to justify the author’s reasoning?

- Which of the following principles, if established, would provide a basis for the advocates argument?

These are just looking for a pseudo sufficient assumption principle to be invoked to bring the argument close to validity.

Application of Principle:

- Which of the following is an application of the principle stated above?

Looking for an example of the stated rule in action

State a principle given a scenario:

- The scenario above most conforms to which of the following principles?

Similar to MSS, we are asked to come up with a general rule that can be ascertained from a phenomenon.

RESOLVE, RECONCILE, EXPLAIN QUESTION STEMS

- Each of the following, if true, contributes to an explanation of the practice mentioned above, except

- Each of the following, if true, would help resolve the apparent discrepancy described above, except

- Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the people mentioned continued to grow corn as their staple grain crop?

- Which one of the following, if true, least helps to explain the silver ants choice of scavenging times?

The definitions of divert: "draw (the attention) of someone from something," "cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another," and "entertain or amuse."

I got #8 wrong because I did not know divert also meant to entertain.

Answer choice C says: a truly great work of literature should place demands upon its readers (work harder/pay attention more bc its dull), rather than divert them (allow for it to be enjoyable/entertaining)

AC C correct because the stim and AC both provide a dichotomy.