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02 Nov 2018, 07:36

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AdityaHongunti wrote:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/metal-rings-recently-excavated-from-seventh-century-settlements-in-the-20799.html#p2163852

"These techniques are sufficiently complex to make their independent development in both areas unlikely."

the passage says that independent ( on their own) development in BOTH the regions was unlikely .. now what i dont understand is that if author is saying development was unlikely in both areas then how come is he saying that Equads knew the technique?? i mean did he learn from somewhere else??? because could NOT develop independently... BUt the author says both the regions coudl not develop independently.. this is really confusing me...please clarify,,, thankyou

Let's say there is a dish made using 25 ingredients and some complex techniques. You eat the dish in a restaurant in Sweden. After a week, you go to Los Angeles and you eat the same dish there too.
What would you think? That one of them learned it from the other, right? It is very unlikely that each restaurant developed the same dish independently. Out of 1000s of ingredients, how probable is it that both chose the exact 20 and used each in exactly the same way to get the same result independently of each other? One of the restaurants must have come up with the dish, then a chef from another restaurant must have visited and learned how to make it and then made in his own restaurant too.

That is what the argument is saying - it is too complex. So Mexicans must have learned from Ecuadorians who must have come up with it (since in Ecuador, those techniques were being used before 7th century too)

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

02 Nov 2018, 08:17

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Thank you for the elaborate explanation... Now I understood that the argument said that the mexicans could not develop the technique on their own and had to learn... What I thought was if the line mentioned " unlikely in both independently" ,then how come equads know the technique... Now I understood that the argument means to say "either one of them knows the technique and not both"

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

05 Nov 2018, 06:51

VeritasKarishma
Initially I was unable to prethink I jumped to options directly. Now I am able to do some prethinking but I cannot relate it to the answer choices in some questions
How can I improve that ?

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

06 Nov 2018, 07:23

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teaserbae wrote:

VeritasKarishma
Initially I was unable to prethink I jumped to options directly. Now I am able to do some prethinking but I cannot relate it to the answer choices in some questions
How can I improve that ?

Pre-thinking is useful though a bit over rated. It sometimes helps you keep a tight control on what is relevant and what may not be. Often, when you read an argument, you are able to see gaps in logic, places where the author jumps to conclusion without providing any valid evidence, where you see that multiple explanations are possible etc. More often that not, you shouldn't really be allotting time to "pre-thinking" per se. It is a part of trying to understand what the argument is saying. When you read the argument, you rephrase it in your words - ok, so this is what the author wants to say and this is the data he gives for that. But hey, he doesn't talk about this, this is what is missing or what we need is some reason to justify why this happens etc. If nothing comes to mind immediately, there is not a moment to waste. The options will tell you exactly what is missing and what is needed.

The point is that after doing N number of CR questions, you automatically begin to speculate the kind of question that is coming up and/or what the correct option may say. It is a natural progression and you don't need to stress out about it. Try to rephrase the argument in your own words and evaluate how good or bad the logic is. Thereafter, go to the options.

Here are some examples of how you break down arguments:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/press-secret ... rethinking
https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-gandania- ... rethinking
https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-general-j ... rethinking

Thanks you for your reply VeritasKarishma
I was able to solve the first two questions but couldn't solve the third one
In third one I was unable to figure out what I actually need to strenghtened but after reading your explaination I understood it.
Also you mentioned regarding the speculation of the kind of questions I am still unable to do that though I have attempted over hundred questions can you please brief me on that
Moreover my accuracy on sub 600 is 95%
But above 600 it is reduced to 50% how can I improve my accuracy ?

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06 Nov 2018, 15:03

Hello VeritasKarishma

Although came up with the option C.... but its more a hunch. On review more I am trying to determine why the other's are wrong , more my thoughts are getting overlapped. It would be great if you have a moment to help me out .

https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-two-year-s ... 68688.html

Thanks in appreciation.

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

06 Nov 2018, 16:29

Hello Karishma,

Thanks a lot for your tips. It was very helpful for me during the exam. I gave the GMAT recently and score a V44. Towards the end, I was completely baffled by 3 CR questions which I couldn’t get comprehend even though I spent 3-4 mins on each (thanks to my speed in SC and RC).

Maybe you can provide some tips for guessing in such scenarios? I am sure if I had gotten those questions right I might have score V46/V48

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

06 Nov 2018, 22:17

HI Karishma

Thanks a lot of taking this initiative.
I am sure the whole community is as glad as me!!

SO I have posted a question in response to your reply in this question.
Kindly have a look!

https://gmatclub.com/forum/literary-cri ... l#p2167053

Regards
Nitesh

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09 Nov 2018, 03:48

Hello VeritasKarishma

Please visit the GMAT club's CR Butler project and enlighten the GC users with your explanations.

Thanks!

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09 Nov 2018, 06:09

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Sorry guys, have not been responding to queries since I am at home for Diwali. I will try to reply to all by the end of the weekend.

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10 Nov 2018, 00:48

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u1983 wrote:

Hello VeritasKarishma

Although came up with the option C.... but its more a hunch. On review more I am trying to determine why the other's are wrong , more my thoughts are getting overlapped. It would be great if you have a moment to help me out .

https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-two-year-s ... 68688.html

Thanks in appreciation.

Take a look: https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-two-year-s ... l#p2169108

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10 Nov 2018, 01:24

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nitesh50 wrote:

HI Karishma

Thanks a lot of taking this initiative.
I am sure the whole community is as glad as me!!

SO I have posted a question in response to your reply in this question.
Kindly have a look!

https://gmatclub.com/forum/literary-cri ... l#p2167053

Regards
Nitesh

Hey Nitesh,

Check here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/literary-cri ... l#p2169124

Hope this resolves your problem. Let me know if you still have some doubts.

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

10 Nov 2018, 01:27

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gmat1393 wrote:

Hello VeritasKarishma

Please visit the GMAT club's CR Butler project and enlighten the GC users with your explanations.

Thanks!

Hey gmat1393,

Thank you for directing me to that link. I will provide my explanations to the posted questions.
Cheers!

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

10 Nov 2018, 14:02

VeritasKarishma wrote:

Take a look: https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-two-year-s ... l#p2169108

Thank you so much ...... it’s very clear now ..... thanks again for the help ?

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

11 Nov 2018, 02:31

https://gmatclub.com/forum/most-large-n ... 81262.html

Please explain why isnt the answer B??

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

11 Nov 2018, 10:47

VeritasKarishma

https://gmatclub.com/forum/scientists-studying-climate-change-have-found-that-global-warming-not-242156.html#p2170038

Can you please brief what seasonal change in temperature mean in D ?
In D change in seasonal length is not taken into consideration so how it is correct ?

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11 Nov 2018, 20:13

Hello VeritasKarishma

Can you please share some tips for solving Evaluate and Resolve the paradox questions.

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12 Nov 2018, 02:50

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AdityaHongunti wrote:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/most-large-nurseries-sell-raspberry-plants-primarily-to-commercial-281262.html

Please explain why isnt the answer B??

Here you go:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/most-large-n ... l#p2170412

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13 Nov 2018, 00:03

Hi VeritasKarishma

I need help with this cr question
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-ceo-of-b ... 08338.html

Can u please suggest me how to eliminate A and B option .

Thanks

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

13 Nov 2018, 07:52

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guptakashish02 wrote:

Hi VeritasKarishma

I need help with this cr question
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-ceo-of-b ... 08338.html

Can u please suggest me how to eliminate A and B option .

Thanks

Here you go: https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-ceo-of-b ... l#p2171341

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Re: Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR [#permalink]

13 Nov 2018, 14:51

VeritasKarishma wrote:

sqube wrote:

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

So now we need to strengthen our conclusion.

Hi Expert,
I have 2 questions on strengthen and weaken question.
Q1: Why the term if true is used only in "strengthen and weaken question", not in other types of CR question?
Q2: What is the role of the term if true in strengthen and weaken question?
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