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PT112.S4.Q2
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francis491
Thursday, Nov 20 2014

I initially chose answer (D) and still struggle to take answer (B) to heart. While I can concede it is better than (D), it seems to me that the lack of data should not be considered "data" i.e. the 'evidence of absence' debate. The prompt is clear that so far, no evidence has been found. Still, we have no indication if someone has even attempted such an experiment (unless you consider the 'unrelated to weather' modifier enough to suggest that). Further, the word "mysterious" indicates to me that the author is not necessarily of the opinion that the the current theory does not explain the data, rather that the data inexplicably does not match the theory. By choosing these ambiguous words he does not explicitly call the theory incomplete and leaves some room for the data to be considered incomplete. Thus choice (B) does not correctly explain his main point, which in my mind is "Certain mysteries remain about the theory of earthquakes".

I fail MC questions most often because I choose an answer choice which restates a premise/sub-conclusion because I feel like the "easy" answer does not fully explain the intricacies of the author's point. Does anyone else have this problem and did they fall into the same trap, beyond that, how does one avoid it?

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Monday, Aug 10 2015

I really am interested in entrepreneurship and that is where I want to go. I have seen many lawyers in my family use law to meet people that can make their entrepreneurial dreams happen from people with ideas to people with money. Plus, legal fees are one of the biggest hurdles new companies face and one legal slip-up can destroy your new venture. Getting a legal degree to not practice law isn't that crazy! For me it is about getting deeper into how the world works and I think that is invaluable education.

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Thursday, Jul 09 2015

Do a logic game each morning. Don't worry about completing the whole set all the time--I like to think about it as a morning brain exercise similar to a crossword puzzle or something. I started with 6 different games (ones that you have already used, don't waste new tests!) and rotate through those one a day. The more times you have done the same puzzle the more fun it is because you can do it quickly. You learn this way; there is a reason that blues clues runs the same episode five days in a row.

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