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07 May 2014, 07:14
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Hi guys,
I have been struggling with assumption questions in CR section lately. It is so difficult to pick the right answer when all of them sound confusing. I've tried to use "negate rule" but still not much better.
Any strategies to improve? Thanks very much
I have been struggling with assumption questions in CR section lately. It is so difficult to pick the right answer when all of them sound confusing. I've tried to use "negate rule" but still not much better.
Any strategies to improve? Thanks very much
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07 May 2014, 15:54
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Did you take a look to the sticky posts in each section of the verbal forum ??
I think these come in handy
critical-reasoning-megathread-145178.html
the-most-comprehensive-collection-of-everything-official-cr-140375.html
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10 May 2014, 02:24
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This is probably one of the most common strategies out there: You need to break the prompt(argument) into various components -- premises, conclusion, counterarguments, background info, etc. Then prethink a few assumption. Finally eliminate answer choices.
These are few other things I adapted along with the above after reading a few other strategies --
1. I have a short memory span + exam pressure: To overcome this I used to have this conversation in my head after reading the entire prompt once -- "okay so this is your conclusion author, but why do you believe this -- then recap the premises he used to support the claim. Oh i see but don't you overlook this ? (this would be the assumption)". This strategy may seem obvious - but it really helped me to prethink, and greatly improved my accuracy. I borrowed this from Kaplan advanced strategies.
2. Breakdown assumption into some classic categories. There are many books out there that classify various assumptions: ex. Representative , cause & effect, if a then B, only factor , etc. These help you speed up the prethinking process.
Thats it, if this still does not work -- apply the neg test. Also try to eliminate options, dont pick ans without reading other ans. choice, unless you are pressed for time. In the end do practice the GPREP comprehensive CR doc - you can find it on the forum or I posted the links in my debrief.
These are few other things I adapted along with the above after reading a few other strategies --
1. I have a short memory span + exam pressure: To overcome this I used to have this conversation in my head after reading the entire prompt once -- "okay so this is your conclusion author, but why do you believe this -- then recap the premises he used to support the claim. Oh i see but don't you overlook this ? (this would be the assumption)". This strategy may seem obvious - but it really helped me to prethink, and greatly improved my accuracy. I borrowed this from Kaplan advanced strategies.
2. Breakdown assumption into some classic categories. There are many books out there that classify various assumptions: ex. Representative , cause & effect, if a then B, only factor , etc. These help you speed up the prethinking process.
Thats it, if this still does not work -- apply the neg test. Also try to eliminate options, dont pick ans without reading other ans. choice, unless you are pressed for time. In the end do practice the GPREP comprehensive CR doc - you can find it on the forum or I posted the links in my debrief.
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