gmat cr2 question types.ppt

Jaime Smith
Quiz!
Question Families
Critical Thinking Vocabulary Puzzle
Main Point Questions
Homework
Must Be True
Main Point
Assumption
Strengthen/Support
Resolve the Paradox
Weaken
Method of Reasoning
Flaw in the Reasoning
Parallel Reasoning
Evaluate the Argument
Family 1: Prove
Family 2: Help
Family 3: Hurt
Question Types:
Must Be True
Main Point
Method of Reasoning
Flaw in the Reasoning
Parallel Reasoning
Accept the stimulus as true.
Use stimulus to prove an answer choice.
Question Types:
Assumption
Strengthen/Support
Resolve the Paradox
Information in the stimulus is suspect – may contain reasoning errors.
Accept answer choices as given- one will be used to improve the argument.
Opposite of the Help Family
Question Types:
Weaken
Information in the stimulus is suspect – may contain reasoning errors.
Accept answer choices as given- one will be used to further weaken the argument.
Must be True and Resolve the Paradox are the ONLY questions that are connected to stimuli without conclusions.
Weaken and Strengthen questions are opposites. Holes in the arguments must be closed, or further opened.
Evaluate the Argument questions are bination of Help and Hurt Families.
Method of Reasoning and Flaw in the Reasoning are very similar. Flaw in the Reasoning notes an error in reasoning, while Method of Reasoning arguments could be valid or invalid.
Parallel Reasoning is also similar- first find the method of reasoning, then parallel it.
What’s the point?
From Family 1: Prove
Correct answers will summarize the most important points of the stimulus.
Every Main Point stimulus contains an argument.
Conclusion can be at the beginning, middle or end of the stimulus.