I'm actually thinking about testing out the read the stimulus first strategy to parse out the argument/reasoning (if any) in order to develop a deeper understanding rather than reading the question stem first to color my perspective.
+1 @"GSU Hopeful" here. On this forum, we definitely entertain debate, and when we do debate, we really try to attack the argument and its reasoning, not the person. We really try to put some distance between the two.
I have a little note pack of things I need to remember... biconditionals, valid/invalid argument forms! I review it every morning while I blow dry my hair! (multittasking FTW)