Time

Sample questions

Most similar LR type

Analogy (LR)

Question difficulty

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7%

Avg. difficulty: 2.7

Key tactics

The Time tag is a subset of the Analogy tag. Arguments will often assume the past is analogous to the present or future, when in reality there may be relevant differences between the two periods.
When you see a word indicating time (e.g. "recently"), there is a high chance it will be tied to the rightness or wrongness of at least one answer choice. Learn to recognize them across all question types and across both LR and RC.
Not all analogies between different time periods are improper - different periods of time are always similar in some ways and distinct in others. What matters is if there are RELEVANT differences that affect the author's specific conclusion.

Answer choice tips

Example answer choices that point to this flaw:
fails to consider that a belief can be consistent with the available evidence and accepted scientific theories at one time but not with the accepted evidence and theories of a later time.
ignores the possibility that new reasons for restricting growth have arisen in the past five years.
presumes, without providing justification, that occurrences that have coincided in the past must continue to coincide.
presents an appeal to tradition as the only reason for rejecting the proposal.

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