broall wrote:
chesstitans wrote:
Nah, your argument is invalid, I am afraid so. There is no certain that knowledge in gmat is a fact, or a truth; gmat is all about arguments. Learning additional knowledge from gmat questions will distract you from your plan to improve gmat scores.
LOL, I know what I am talking. GMAT does provide some real knowledge, especially history, biology, astronomy,... So the fact that knowledge in GMAT isn't a fact/truth is totally wrong.
Also, GMAT requires you some basic knowledge. For example, you need to know something about how the companies operate, how to improve profits from cost and revenue, and so on.
Yep, it's true that GMAT questions are all on argument, so we need to use the given information to answer the question, not to use other information outside that question. However, my point is that if we know that knowledge, we could answer that question better. This isn't a must, but an advantage over others. Do you understand my point?
well, the basic knowledge is actually about the fundamental concepts about in a subject. Such things should not be called "knowledge at all".
Knowing more about a subject does not give anyone an advantage at all. For example, I changed my major from studying medical to finance / accounting, then to computer science. Besides, I often watch episodes about the astronomy, and take GE classes in the community college; those classes include history, music, and so on.
Let's say I still have fresh memory about what I have learnt. Clearly, much of my knowings will not be considered knowledge that can be used in the gmat test.