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08 Mar 2014, 13:07
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What is the most recommended plan when preparing for Critical Reasoning?
My current CR background:
I have read the Manhattan Guide to Critical Reasoning and have done the exercises for the main sections (BF, S/W, etc.). However, I have only noticed improvements in my question accuracy for 500-level questions. I have also noticed that 90% of the time, I don't understand the argument when reading it, and only after reading it 3 times do I have a strong grasp of the argument. However, by this time the 2 minutes recommended to answer the question have expired, and I don't have time to answer the question.
What am I doing wrong? I really don't know how to move on from here. My target score is a 750+ and CR is my weakest section. Thanks in advance!
My current CR background:
I have read the Manhattan Guide to Critical Reasoning and have done the exercises for the main sections (BF, S/W, etc.). However, I have only noticed improvements in my question accuracy for 500-level questions. I have also noticed that 90% of the time, I don't understand the argument when reading it, and only after reading it 3 times do I have a strong grasp of the argument. However, by this time the 2 minutes recommended to answer the question have expired, and I don't have time to answer the question.
What am I doing wrong? I really don't know how to move on from here. My target score is a 750+ and CR is my weakest section. Thanks in advance!
10 Mar 2014, 16:59
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TooLong150
Dear TooLong150
I'm happy to respond.
Here's an article that discusses overall GMAT CR strategy, and the individual links lead to posts with strategies about the individual CR questions types.
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/save-time- ... questions/
Part of what can help on the GMAT CR is having a good background sense of real world processes. Here's the first in a series of article that each provide some overviews of important real world issues:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmat-supply-and-demand/
At the head of the article, you can find links to the other articles in the series.
Finally, I will say: read. Read newspapers and magazines. Read the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Read the Economist magazine. Those sources are full of arguments. Read those source and analyze those arguments --- what are the premises, conclusions, and assumptions? what would strengthen or weaken the argument? what kind of data would help you to evaluate the strength of the argument? Many times, at least some of those are discussed in the course of the article. The more you can understand how arguments play out in real world complexity, the more prepared you will be for GMAT CR arguments.
Does all this make sense?
Mike
16 Mar 2014, 15:10
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Thanks for your response, Mike. So understanding the arguments from a real word perspective seems to be the best way to approach these questions.
