Hi everyone! I’ve been having a tough time with RC and my scores on drills and full sections have been pretty low. I’d really appreciate any advice from those who’ve seen improvement in RC—tips, strategies, or anything that helped you would be super helpful.
A) The stories that people are most likely to remember are those that are emotionally compelling. This answer introduces the idea of memorability, which the argument never relies on. The conclusion is about effectiveness, not about what voters remember. Even if emotionally compelling stories were not especially memorable, the argument could still hold as long as emotionally compelling attacks are more effective. Therefore, this is not required. C) Political attacks that tell a story are able to provide more context than those that do not. The stimulus already states that philosophical attacks tell a story and provide context. The argument does not depend on whether story-based attacks generally provide more context than non-story attacks. Even if some non-story attacks also provide context, the reasoning about emotional appeal and effectiveness would remain unchanged. Therefore, this is not necessary. D) Voters are typically uninterested in the details of candidates’ policy proposals. Interest?? This answer introduces voters’ interest levels, which the argument never mentions. The strategist’s reasoning does not depend on voters being uninterested in policy details. Even if voters were highly interested in policy details, the argument could still claim that emotionally compelling attacks are more effective. Negating this does not weaken the reasoning, so it is not required. E) Most candidates’ policy proposals are grounded in an overarching ideological scheme. The argument does not require that most candidates’ proposals be grounded in ideology. It only requires that philosophical attacks can link proposals to an overarching ideological scheme. Even if only some candidates’ proposals are ideological, the reasoning about emotional appeal and effectiveness could still apply. Therefore, this is not necessary. clarify that it’s about the mechanism, not frequency.
B is correct. The conclusion claims that attacking an opposing candidate on philosophical grounds is generally more effective than attacking the details of their policy proposals. The support given is that a philosophical attack links policies to an overarching ideological scheme, thereby telling a story and providing context, which makes the attack emotionally compelling. However, the argument never explains why being emotionally compelling makes an attack more effective. In order for the conclusion to follow, the argument must assume that political attacks that are emotionally compelling are generally more effective than those that are not.
I would love this! I am hoping for a score in the 160s and my last PT was a 144. Please let me know how I can contact you.
@YoungerHarmonicSpeaker yes. at the top of the screen under "Lesson 1 - Jocko the Chimp (W)" click "show question" and then go to analytics from there.
@Shannell_E'llan sometimes. if i don't feel like sitting through a 17 mins explanation video, I'll read through the explanation instead of watching the video.
How do I stop second-guessing myself? I chose A immediately after reading the stimulus, but then I overanalyzed every answer choice and wasted a ton of time. I still ended up picking A, but a question that should’ve taken under a minute ended up taking 2:39. So frustrating.
@fernieromo a win is a win. I'm in the same boat but im hoping it'll get better with more practice
YESSSSS!! 1:15 over but got it right. I used process of elimination, getting rid of answer choices I immediately doubted and couldn’t support with the information in the stimulus.
2:26 over but I got it right... almost picked C but remembered to not assume what isn't presented to me in the stimulus!! I think with more practice I will be able to answer these types of questions using less time.
1) P -m-> EB -m-> TF
2) TF and /EB -> G [original]
/G -> /TF or EB [contrapositive]
3) IOP -> /G
IOP -> /G -> /TF or EB [linked]
2/7 😍😍 loveeee RC YAY!