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MukuDawra
Great question! I feel your pain here. Woody's work certainly seems to be something of an exception in the historical record. But look at the wording of the question again:
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We're trying to figure out if Woody himself would have agreed agreed with the assertion. So would Woody have agreed that the views presented in the essay were controversial in his time?
Well, we know those views were out of step with the mainstream in the 1980's when Kerber's book came out. But in the 20's, when Woody was active? We don't know. All we know is that he was the only one who seemed to be writing about the issue at all. Note the line, "Prior to Kerber’s work, educational historians barely mentioned women and girls."
Hard to see how a view can be controversial when it's the only one, right?
So that's why we can confidently eliminate (E).
I hope that helps!
10 Oct 2024, 18:46
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I chose Option D for Q5, inferring that the "shift in view" = "one of the most original arguments". So after "An Essay on Women (1753)" there was a new view concerning women's education in US, a view which did not exist prior to the work was published, hence making it "one of the most original".
In my head, I'm still not able to eliminate D, although I can see why Option A works
In my head, I'm still not able to eliminate D, although I can see why Option A works
28 Oct 2024, 12:05
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chiplesschap
There are a couple of problems with (D):
First, if the essay did contain an argument that was original at the time, there's no way of knowing whether it was one of the MOST original arguments in favor of women's education in the United States in the eighteenth century. Maybe several arguments that were MORE original were published in the subsequent ~47 years.
More importantly, all we know about the essay is that it "reflected" a shift in view. For all we know, the essay simply reflected views that were already there. In other words, an essay can reflect a trend without actually making an argument in favor of that trend.
The passage doesn't give us enough information to know whether Woody would have agreed with (D), so (A) is a better choice, as explained here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/linda-kerber ... l#p2145562.
I hope that helps!
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Question 2:
This is actually a great example of how detail-oriented RC questions can be. Let me walk you through how to approach this systematically.
Understanding What's Being Asked
The question asks specifically what Kerber argued political leaders thought was necessary for the republic's success. Notice the layers here - we're not looking for what actually happened, but what Kerber argued that political leaders thought.
Let's Find the Key Information
Looking at the passage, here's what you need to focus on:
The passage tells us that according to Kerber, "A virtuous citizenry was considered essential to the success of the country's republican form of government." But here's the crucial part - notice how virtue was supposed to be created: "virtue was to be instilled not only by churches and schools, but by families, where the mother's role was crucial."
See that phrasing? "Not only...but" tells us that all three institutions - churches, schools, AND families - were working together. The family wasn't replacing the others; it was one of the primary means alongside them.
Why Choice C is Correct
When you look at choice C - "The family serving as one of the primary means by which children were imbued with political virtue" - it perfectly matches what the passage says. Families were one of the primary means, working together with churches and schools.
The Main Trap to Avoid
Choice A might look tempting because the passage emphasizes the mother's crucial role. But watch out for that word "sole" - it says women had sole responsibility. That directly contradicts the passage, which explicitly mentions churches and schools too. This is a classic GMAT RC trap: taking something that's partially true (mothers were crucial) and making it too extreme (they had sole responsibility).
You can check out the step-by-step solution on Neuron by e-GMAT to see the complete passage analysis framework that helps you track how the author builds their argument paragraph by paragraph - it's especially useful for complex historiography passages like this one. You can also explore other GMAT official questions with detailed solutions on Neuron for structured practice here.
This is actually a great example of how detail-oriented RC questions can be. Let me walk you through how to approach this systematically.
Understanding What's Being Asked
The question asks specifically what Kerber argued political leaders thought was necessary for the republic's success. Notice the layers here - we're not looking for what actually happened, but what Kerber argued that political leaders thought.
Let's Find the Key Information
Looking at the passage, here's what you need to focus on:
The passage tells us that according to Kerber, "A virtuous citizenry was considered essential to the success of the country's republican form of government." But here's the crucial part - notice how virtue was supposed to be created: "virtue was to be instilled not only by churches and schools, but by families, where the mother's role was crucial."
See that phrasing? "Not only...but" tells us that all three institutions - churches, schools, AND families - were working together. The family wasn't replacing the others; it was one of the primary means alongside them.
Why Choice C is Correct
When you look at choice C - "The family serving as one of the primary means by which children were imbued with political virtue" - it perfectly matches what the passage says. Families were one of the primary means, working together with churches and schools.
The Main Trap to Avoid
Choice A might look tempting because the passage emphasizes the mother's crucial role. But watch out for that word "sole" - it says women had sole responsibility. That directly contradicts the passage, which explicitly mentions churches and schools too. This is a classic GMAT RC trap: taking something that's partially true (mothers were crucial) and making it too extreme (they had sole responsibility).
You can check out the step-by-step solution on Neuron by e-GMAT to see the complete passage analysis framework that helps you track how the author builds their argument paragraph by paragraph - it's especially useful for complex historiography passages like this one. You can also explore other GMAT official questions with detailed solutions on Neuron for structured practice here.
