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Wednesday, Jul 17 2013

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Identifying In/Out games under time pressure

Taking in October. Doing great on games, and really love In/Out games. But one of my biggest concerns for test day is that I won't recognize an I/O Game as an I/O Game right away. I say this because there are a number of past games that JY runs as I/O Games (genius), but that others don't run as I/O Games because the cues aren't that obvious. When we're practicing, we usually know it's an I/O game because it's in a bundle or part of a quiz. But once or twice on prep tests, I've hit a game and only a few minutes in did I realize it was an I/O game.

This is a very long way of asking if there is a lesson that I missed, or if anyone has some good cheats, for a foolproof way to spot an I/O Game instantly.

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PT114.S2.Q7
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dionfarganis511
Tuesday, Jul 16 2013

I get that B is the strongest response, but just a general question: I thought we weren't supposed to attack or question premises. But here, one of the premises is that airport expansion is only warranted by an increase in traffic volume. B seems to indicate no increase in traffic volume. So for B to be right, don't we have to question (or in fact contradict) one of the premises?

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Saturday, Aug 10 2013

Thanks. I'm thinking in particular about Dinos, which I know was a bit of an aberration. But it "reads" more naturally as an overfunded grouping game, or whatever the name of that categorization is that the mainstream companies use. 7 items for 5 spots. You've shown how much easier it is as an I/O, but if you have a second, can you go back and re-read the setup through the eyes of someone who hasn't seen it before, and share what would tip you off that it was an I/O?

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PT134.S4.P2.Q12
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Friday, Aug 09 2013

Q12: Doesn't the information in lines 1-3 support choice C?

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PT134.S4.P2.Q10
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Friday, Aug 09 2013

Q10: Line 48 says Mexican proverbs are used to transmit language. Is D wrong because it says "often"? Since it's an MSS question, I thought there was some wiggle room here (although I agree that B is stronger).

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