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STOP technique for RC 17 Dec 2011, 12:52
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I heard of a STOP technique for RC by Veritas. Could somebody here just give me a broad debrief of this technique?
I don't want to buy something and then realize it is something obvious...

Also do let me know from where can I buy the Veritas RC book in India. It is currently out of stock in Flipkart, and I don't see any book store selling it. Please respond asap.

Your help is appreciated. Thanks.
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STOP technique for RC 17 Dec 2011, 22:10
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It is a pretty succinct strategy:

Read the passage quickly but carefully and when you are done, you should know 4 things:
Scope
Tone
Ogranization
Purpose

The RC Book does not go into much more details than this really.
However, the really good thing is that the book comes with 23 fresh passages that you have probably never seen before anywhere else.
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I was looking for the details of the STOP method too and I came across the following post from aashu4uiit
He has it explained in bit more detail...

Also, here is the original link: https://gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-stop-reading-strategy-176807.html

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I am using veritas STOP method for RC and it's quite helpful :

The information that you need to get from your initial reading can be summarized by the acronym STOP:

• Scope: From your initial reading you should understand the boundaries of the passage, and specifically how those boundaries relate to the primary purpose.
• Tone: From your initial reading you should understand whether there is tone in the passage. This relates specifically to the type of passage, of which there are three on the GMAT:
o Explanatory/Descriptive. The goal of these passages is simply to provide information and/or describe situations or historical events. There will be no purposeful tone in these passages.

o Analytical. The goal of these passages is to analyze some event, theory, and/or information. There is no overt tone, but the passage is not completely objective and will contain some suggestive tone.

o Opinionated/Presenting a Hypothesis. The goal of these is to present an opinion and/or a hypothesis. There will be clear and overt tone in these passages.

• Organization: From your initial reading, you should understand broadly the topic of each paragraph and recognize any important transitions in the passage.
• Purpose: From your initial reading, you should understand the primary purpose of the passage. Primary purpose relates directly to both scope and tone.
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