I'm also just concerned if this might get flagged or something while taking an actual test or argumentative writing section - if anyone has an answer to this, that would be great. Thanks!

plain and simple: its when its copied imperfectly or differently than usual, which is what happens with mutations.

no extra connotations

Okay for 20 here I was debating between the correct answer and the wrong answer D, I ultimately chose D even though I felt iffy about it because I thought maybe that the author wanted to suggest that steeles theory is speculative and emphasize this, but i know that majority of the paragraphs detailed steeles theory and claim/evidence. i think im conflating the authors opinion vs main point of the passage, which is different from authors main claim

@Adam Thank you for the advice. I haven’t joined any of the sessions but I’ll be on the lookout and also try your tips

@Adam I think I'm primarily struggling with these points:

• Do you feel compelled to have to go back to the passage to scan for text to support an AC?

• Are you spending too much time trying to digest the passage so that you feel pressed for time on the questions?

I spend a lot of time trying to understand the passages and how the viewpoints interlock with each other/finding main points/understanding paragraphs w/ one another, but I still find myself going back to scan the passage for a couple questions here and there which takes up time (and I notice this is also the case for the more trickier questions as I'm looking for specific evidence to eliminate or go for certain answer choices - I tend to overthink on some questions as well). I also feel rushed sometimes to read through the last passage and go through the questions as a result.

@rolypolyking most lecturers who are good communicators might not be effective teachers - maybe they're just good at communicating.

but if it’s few people, can we reasonably assume that they won’t change the outcome of the election? what if a few votes changed the tides?

the fact that this counts as a psychological fact is something else ... no statistics, just a straight up claim, and it counts? really??

okay the reason I was hesitant here on B is I didn't fully distinguish the "contrast" which is explained to be modern language immersion vs traveling back in time to Plato's time

translation for e -

argument where you can't:

accept the premise but then deny the conclusion

eugh word vomit

B is false because it lists “other devices” instead of the telephone, where the other devices were used on both sides - this rules out other devices causing the rash since we know from the stim that the patients definitely used telephones on one side

did anyone else have inez’ statement cut off from the mobile version? it loaded when i paused and reloaded the app

cultural trends -> fashion trends

can make this assumption apparently

but yes A is clearly wrong because of the “any” wording and too broad of a generalization

Like the explanations say, you have to look at the wording of the answer choices and see what could be true and eliminate them

Okay I understand C but

“confectioners trade association”

how is this not biased??

they clearly have an incentive to make studies biased towards saying chocolate is healthy for you…

A sounded weird until I read it over and realized what it was actually saying

“endorse” is different from “clearly recognized”

these word traps are brutal

“It is a view that other statements in the argument are intended to support.”

In other words, it’s a main conclusion

@Kevin_Lin oh, that’s a bit concerning 😭 hopefully they let us change the settings before actually starting the test…

@ThePainter I was referring to C lol

NICE I had the same logic when choosing A

progress is progress we take those!!

@Kevin_Lin Hi Kevin, do you know if this will take up test time to change on the real exam or if we'll be able to change the settings beforehand?

okay I got this right but how is this a level 1 question what LOL you have to identify for a necessary assumption question that in the stimulus they said "or else NO ONE will engage in original development" which makes A necessary otherwise it's way too strong of a wording no ?