gmat cr10 resolve the paradox.ppt

Jaime Smith
Quiz! 
Resolve the Paradox Questions
Critical Thinking Vocabulary Puzzle
Homework
1. The tax increase might not/will not result in more revenue for the government.
2. The councilmember cannot reverse her position.
3. The voting patterns in this precinct did not change significantly in the past year.
4. The pattern of behavior in adolescents is necessarily determined by the environment they are raised in.
5. Organic farming methods do not promote
crop resistance to pest attack.
6. Not all of the missions eeded.
7. The positive effects of the . Immigration
policy are not everywhere.
8. Not exactly one police car will reach the
scene in time. (None or more than one)‏
You can check your answer to an Assumption question by negating the answer, and turning it into a Weaken question!
1) Logically negate the contender. Add or remove “not” to negate.
2) Does the negated answer weaken the argument?
Assumption
48, 71, 84, 93, and 112
Two ideas or occurrences contradict each other
Resolve the problem with your answer
Stimulus will NOT contain a conclusion
Stimulus is not trying to persuade you – it is just showing two sets of contradictory facts.
Language of contradiction:
But
However
Yet
Although
Paradoxically
Surprisingly
3 key parts: if true, action, problem
“Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?”
“Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the discrepancy described above?”
“Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming contradiction described above?”
Don't try to disprove one side
Try to reconcile BOTH sides
Find the answer that allows both sides to be factually correct
Explain how the situation came into being
Show how the two ideas can coexist