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Cant get into habit of reading the question first. I think every GMAT publication recommends reading question first. Is it that important?



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CR: How important it is to read question first? 19 Sep 2007, 06:35
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Cant get into habit of reading the question first. I think every GMAT publication recommends reading question first. Is it that important?
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Advanced book "LSAT Critical reasoning bible" recommends to read stimulus first (analyzing it) and then question.
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CR: How important it is to read question first? 19 Sep 2007, 07:01
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I first learned the Kaplan method to read the question stem first. But I found it got me distracted when I would read the Stimulus because I would sometimes have to read it 2 or 3 times to find out what the stimulus was saying since I was too busy repeating in my head what the question stem said. I found that if I read the stimulus first, I was able to EXACTLY understand the topic, scope, etc. THEN I could move onto the question stem, and usually the answer would pop right into my head because it would be so obvious after reading the stimulus. So that's my method now.
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I first learned the Kaplan method to read the question stem first. But I found it got me distracted when I would read the Stimulus because I would sometimes have to read it 2 or 3 times to find out what the stimulus was saying since I was too busy repeating in my head what the question stem said. I found that if I read the stimulus first, I was able to EXACTLY understand the topic, scope, etc. THEN I could move onto the question stem, and usually the answer would pop right into my head because it would be so obvious after reading the stimulus. So that's my method now.
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Yeah, that is exactly how i feel.
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I don't agree with this method at all. Its the Kaplan approach. I find if I already have what the answer is in mind and if I don't find it, then I'm screwed.

Try disecting the CR. What are the premises (evidence in support/against of the argument. )? Essentially most premises are FACTS.
What are the claims (also premises, but these aren't always facts).

The most important of all, what is the CONCLUSION! I reccomend completely forgetting this method and try picking up the CR bible ppl on the forum are talking about or LSAT books.

MGMAT's CR book is not that great according to most people and I can see why. However, it worked for me b/c writing things down helps me understand the argument. I never have problems identifying the premises, the claims, and the conclusions in a passage.



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