Namangupta1997 wrote:
ThatDudeKnows IN question 3, I was torn between B and C. I finally chose C as the passage says " they still display periodic behavior, continuing to burrow on schedule for
several weeks". The word several made me go for C. I now think C is incorrect because of the extreme language such as " no change" and "long periods". We would have to assume a lot of stuff if we consider the "no change" situation. Is my understanding correct?
Furthermore, I want to ask how can we analyze the phrase "several weeks"? There is little context to precisely place this period of time in a "short term" or "long term" category. Or is this analysis not needed at all?
Namangupta1997I think the big take-away here is developing the skill of playing answer choices off of each other.
Why did you get rid of B (while not getting rid of C)?
I can't make an argument for how we can get rid of B and keep C, but I can make an argument for how we can get rid of C and keep B. That is, if C is correct, B is DEFinitely correct...but they can't both be, and the only way we can eliminate one without eliminating the other is to get rid of C. Make sense?
I hear what you are saying! Thanks for the insight.
To answer your question, I got rid rid of B as "short term" threw me off. I couldn't corelate "several weeks" to "short term". So by POE, only C was left.