Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR

Ok. Think about it:

I say, "You MUST complete this HW today."
Perhaps, we need to travel from tomorrow and hence I am convinced we won't get time later.

Then, say the plan changes. Now what will I say?
"You don't have to necessarily complete this HW today" (but it is ok if you do, Your choice) or
"You MUST not complete this HW today?"
Is there any reason to compel negatively "you must not do it?". No.

The negation of "must" is "don't have to necessarily" or "no compulsion". This is the point I was making.

Hence, the negative of "The painting must have been completed between 1507 and 1509."
is
He may not have completed between 1507 and 1509. (but he could have)

Hey Gladi,

Here you go: https://gmatclub.com/forum/moderate-exe ... l#p2203060
Hope it helps.

As for the previous question, I would ignore it.

Hello VeritasKarishma ma'am,

I have a doubt regarding this question

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-interview ... 28168.html

In option A, the question states that whether the judge's briefing of instructions at end will lead jurors to keep aside the external factors.

As per the question:
Goal: permit jurors to concentrate on the most relevant evidence rather than filling in gaps with their own assumptions, which have little to do with the legality of a case.

Plan: the researchers suggested that judges give instructions to the jury at the beginning of a trial rather than at the end.

Now as to reach a particular goal we already have a plan.

I generally treat such questions as a kind of conditional conclusion question
If plan then goal.

If we substitute our goal and plan here we can't question the plan right? I mean it is conditional part of the conclusion

Option a as per me seems to do that.

I was torn between a and C and chose former as I thought in a conditional question or objective based question we can't question the plan.

Though I agree with the reasoning of C as discussed in the forum.

Please help to understand is there something I am missing with my reasoning?

Thanks in advance!!
Regards,
Rishav

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Hi VeritasKarishma

https://gmatclub.com/forum/namaste-stud ... l#p2206326

I was actually stuck on this question for quite some time.
The OA stated is d.
But I feel that the impact of the argument is not clear.

Why?
Weaken: New Yoga students are not aware of the performance standards to expect, and hence they rate her highly. ON the other hand, the old students are aware of the standards required, hence they rate her lowly.
Hence we can say that her performance is actually inconsistent. Her actual rank is 4th.

Strengthen: It adds strength to the conclusion that the performance is inconsistent by adding that the group that rates as 4th best is actually very experienced. So their opinion is valuable. On the other hand, the new members rate as the best because there is a possibility that she is taking good care of them.

I am not fully convinced with D as the OA.
Also Can you provide solid grounds for eliminating option A and Option E.
IMO:
Option A:The students in Angela's Thursday class are more advanced than those in her Tuesday class.

Thursday students rate her fourth best whereas Tuesday students rate her as the best.
This statement gives us a reason for why the performance might be inconsistent.
Hence this is not the right answer.

Option E: Angela tries experimental poses in her Thursday class, but not in her Tuesday class.

I feel Option A and Option E both give reasons for why her class might be inconsistent.

Am I correct in my reasoning for elimination for Option A and Option E.



PS: I am sure you hear it a lot. But anyways, a BIG BIG thank you for your help!!!!!

Regards
Nitesh

Hey Rishav,

Yes, I agree with you. It is a plan --> goal question.
And questioning whether the same thing can be achieved by another plan is irrelevant.
(A) questions whether the change is required and the regular custom can be maintained.
(C) questions directly whether the change will alter the customary procedures.

I see trouble in both and would be hard pressed to pick one. Though I may bend toward picking (C). Whether the plan is needed at all could be one of the measures of evaluating the plan.

Nitesh, it is a question from an unknown source. Too many assumptions and too many angles can be considered. I actually started writing justification for each option and then realised that there are too many if but situations. I almost felt like I am trying to justify the answer because I know it is the answer but other options too could be justified in one way or another.
You should ignore the question.

Official questions always use proper reasoning and hence you will not face this problem in them. Many of the practice questions made by Veritas Prep (and other standard test prep companies, I assume) are based on official questions so often they do a fairly good job too.

Hi VeritasKarishma


https://gmatclub.com/forum/following-a- ... 55470.html

This is a veritas prep Question.

I am really confused between option C and Option D.

The conclusion is: Busing campaign caused the increase in the voter registration and participation.

Why can't option C be a correct answer?
If voter turnout before the busing campaign was high, then we say that the busing campaign did not cause an increase in voter turnout.
If voter turnout before the busing campaign was low, then we can say that the busing campaign caused the turnout.

On the other hand Option D does state that the population was same demographically.
Basically, I thought that the other cities cannot provide me information relevant to the conclusion because the conditions at two different places might vary.

Can you please check my reasoning and tell me why option C is incorrect?

Regards
NItesh

Here Nitesh: https://gmatclub.com/forum/following-a- ... l#p2208671

Hi VeritasKarishma

Thank you for your explaination.
From what I have understood:
Since we are comparing SIMILAR precincts, in this question the answer option makes sense.
But then again I found another Veritas Prep question:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-recent-i ... 73300.html

The correct option is C.
This seems more of a paradox type question than a strengthen question(as stated in the solution)
Inspite of the high saving rate and people's reluctance to borrow, the credit card companies will be successful.

(C) Before credit card use was established in the rest of the country’s provinces, those provinces had a rate of discretionary income saving equal to or in excess of the rate currently found in Lijau.
In this case we are comparing one province to another. We are making a major assumption that all the provinces are the same. The option doesnot state that the provinces are the same. Then why is this option correct?
I straightaway eliminated this option because there were no similarities in the provinces of the region.
Then why is this option correct?

Now I went looking for some other questions that use this reasoning:

From 1998 to 2008, the amount of oil exported from the nation of Dettlandia increased by nearly 20% as the world’s demand soared. Yet over the same period, Dettlandia lost over 8,000 jobs in oil drilling and refinement, representing a 25% increase in the nation’s unemployment rate.

B) Several other countries in the region reported similar percentages of jobs lost in the oil industry over the same period.

Answer option B is incorrect. I eliminated this option because the countries in the region and Dettlandia are not similar. Hence we cannot even consider this option for explaination of the paradox.
If they were similar:
Then also IMO it would't explain the paradox. Just because it happened in other countries doesnot explain why it happened in Dettlandia.



(D) Lijau’s wealthiest citizens use credit cards heavily during their trips abroad.
Now this option still seems relevant to me. If from a small group of people, the credit card companies can extract a huge gains, then there are chances that they will be successful.
The only concern I had with the option was the frequency of the trips abroad.

Now both option C and Option D want the reader to make certain assumptions. Many times I get stuck on these type of options.
What Can I do to improve it?
Looking forward to your reply.
Thank you for your time.

Regards
Nitesh

Nitesh, first things first, every argument is different. Every question is different. What may be valid in one may not be valid in another.
"It happened this way in other countries too" may be valid sometimes and may not be valid at other times.

B) Several other countries in the region reported similar percentages of jobs lost in the oil industry over the same period.

Answer option B is incorrect. I eliminated this option because the countries in the region and Dettlandia are not similar. Hence we cannot even consider this option for explaination of the paradox.
If they were similar:
Then also IMO it would't explain the paradox. Just because it happened in other countries does not explain why it happened in Dettlandia.

The question asks about something that will resolve the paradox. This option does nothing to explain the paradox. Then it is out, no question.

As for the other question you mentioned, here is my explanation on it:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-recent-i ... l#p2209503

Hello Karishma Ma'am,

I have a small query on this question here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-number-o ... l#p2210819

Could you please help with the flaw in my reasoning?

Regards,
Rishav

HI
VeritasKarishma

Thank you for your earlier replies.

I encountered the following question on gmatclub. Some other forum states that this is a gmatprep question.
I couldn't even understand the argument. Can you please explain the question in detail.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-followin ... 42460.html

Thank you.

Regards
nitesh

Hi VeritasKarishma ,
Over a few days I have improved my accuracy to 80% in 700+ diffculty range. But, now i am facing timing issue.

It takes me 3.5-4 minutes average to get a question right. Folliwng is my break up
1-1.1 minute just to understand the passage, think, make observations, get engrossed, determine what I have to look for.Then I proceed further.
By roughly around 2.5 minutes I am left with the last two options.
By 4 minutes i am done with choosing my answer.


How do i get this to below 2 minutes ?

I have also noticed a weird pattern while solving and this maybe a serious drawback on my part.
Everytime I get a very complicated option. I read, then i reread then i think ya this is right, without even comprehending or analyzing the option. So i put a hold on it and further asssess the other options. So obviously this becomes one of the contenders in the end . This option becomes an automatic part of my lst three or two. So then i again reread the same option and comprehend it from scratch. A total time waste thing to do on exam. How do i minnimize this. This habit is totally inherrent , i have not developed it. It is like the moment it gets tough, i leave it there and then, escaping the issue.

I feel so stuck.

Please guide.


Regards

Hey RIshav,

Here is my explanation: https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-number-o ... l#p2211365

Here you go Nitesh: https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-followin ... l#p2211401

About 3 mins for a 700 level CR question is normal. You save time on SC and invest that in CR is usually the norm. Of course, don't push it to 4 mins. Note that because of the way an adaptive test is, you are not likely to see more than 4-5 difficult CR questions.
You seem to be wasting too much time on the last two options. If you spend enough time breaking down the argument and understanding it, it is rarely a fight between two options. Only one stands tall and alone.

For complicated arguments, we have no choice. We have to work at them to ensure that we understand them.
But for one very complicated option, if it is hard to understand - drop it. Focus on other options. If you get what you are looking for in others, move on. If you don't then invest time in the complicated one.
As I said before, if you understand the argument well, you will not get confused with multiple options.

For example, in the question solved above: https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-number-o ... l#p2211365

The most imp words of conclusion are - recent, NA graduates, losing interest
So we automatically know that (B) might be strengthening the conclusion because of the use of the word "recent" in conclusion.
(E) is weakening because of "NA graduates"
(D) is weakening because we are concluding about "losing interest" but that may not be the case.
(A) and (C) question the quality of data so are weakening.

how to defrenciate that if it is a question of fact and conclusion,cause and effect,or goal and plan

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