Thank you JY for taking the time to offer this Blind Review call! You and this 7-Sage Community are full of so much insight and wisdom!

I've been calling in via phone, and it has been immensely helpful, mainly for highlighting general good practices and habits in approaching each question, and particularly for active reading strategies. Below are some highlights from the call, in addition to a few links to relevant 7-Sage webinars and the CC on referential phrasing. Feel free to correct/clarify anything here as this is simply what I personally found helpful. Perhaps it can be helpful to others...

---PT 84 Blind Review Session with JY - General Notes and Highlights---

84.2.5 — PSA — “In a Risky Surgical Procedure…” — A good general principle for SA and PSA questions to remember: There’s no such thing as “too strong” when evaluating answer choices, as long as it establishes a bridge between the point of the argument and the support for that point.

84.2.7 — PSA — “Geothermal Power Plants…” — Super important to realize going into this question that it is a PSA. This is a great example of the importance of reading the question stem carefully and knowing exactly what you are being asked to do.

84.2.9 — WKN — “The Menu at Jason’s Restaurant…” — The key here is to lock on to the point of the argument and stay focused on this as you evaluate the answer choices. Keep coming back to the question, “Is this relevant to Yu’s argument?”

84.2.10 — MISC/MSS — Bird “Song Overlapping” — This question is similar to that of 84.2.23 (the T-Rex question), in echoing an important skill of distinguishing between calling into question the sufficiency of the evidence, as opposed to directly challenging the conclusion being made. That is, the conclusion of the study is unconvincing, not because it is wrong, but because the methodology of the study is not sufficient to lead to a convincing conclusion.

84.2.13 — STR/EXCEPT - “Flying Dinosaurs” - Visualization is key to these early evolution questions (and so many others). Coordinate all your different senses while reading. Build a picture in your mind. Let your pencil be your guide, where you move the tip across every word you read. Use subvocalization (moving your lips silently) as you read to help you stay engaged.

84.2.17 — FLAW — “People Who Recently Recovered from Colds” — This is a causation/correlation question that should go super-fast. Consider, “confidence drills” for speed. Also see the webinar, Timing and Levels of Certainty:

https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/timing-and-levels-of-certainty/

84.2.18 - MC (Complete the Argument) — “The Golden Rule” — A good strategy here is to put the stimulus in real-life terms via analogies to make the stimulus more tangible.

84.2.20 — MBT — “A Philosophical Paradox…” — Parsing out referential phrasing helps to gain clarity. Get in the habit of circling the referential phrasing and point it back to its referent. See Core Curriculum:

https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/referential-phrases-general/

84.2.21 — NA — “A Chimp Who Displays Feelings of Affection…” — What’s most important here, is to stop and pause as you read. Build a picture as you progress through the stimulus. When given an analogy, pause and anticipate what the analogy is going to be, so you have a touchstone to sort out what you are given. See, Active Reading Strategies webinar:

https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/active-reading/

84.2.23 — A/P — “The Immense size of the T-Rex” — The phrase, “overly hasty” refers to going too far with the evidence (or premises). So, the author here is not directly calling into question the conclusion, but rather focusing on the evidence as not sufficient to make that conclusion. (See Bird “Song Overlapping” question 84.2.10)

Review:

—Read the question stem carefully to be clear on exactly what you are being asked to do.

— Identify the conclusion and the support for that conclusion.

—Always identify referential phrasing and point it back to its referent.

—Anticipate (pre-phrase) analogies when given.

—Build a mental picture as you read. Subvocalize (move your lips silently).

—Run your pencil along the text as you read.

—If you’re unclear on what you’re reading, give the question one more pass.

If still unclear, skip and move on...

Thank you again, and I look forward to 84.3. Peace...

You're amazing! Thanks for organizing this awesome study group. Please add me to the list, and I'll be there...