LR help - Weaken, Flaw, Princple, Assumption
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:27 pm
I'm currently trying to get down my LR and I've been practicing questions by type through Cambridge's study materials... and I've been noticing that I struggle with Weaken, Flaw, Principle, and Assumption types the most.
A couple questions:
For weaken type questions, does the answer choice HAVE to attack the conclusion directly? The PS LRB says that it does most of the time, but has anyone seen where it attacks the premise? Or are we aiming to break the link between the premise and the conclusion?
For the more difficult questions, I seem to be able to narrow down to like 2 choices then I fail. I know this is a really vague question, but for those who have experienced this in the past, what have you been missing out to get narrow down the final choice?
And if there are any surefire ways to eliminate answer choices, I'd appreciate any advice.
e.g. such as like in parallel (flaw), where you eliminate the "most" "some" "all" choices if those terms aren't being used in the stimulus
I've heard practice practice practice as the general rule of thumb for LR. In addition, I also review my answer choices for the reasoning behind the correct/incorrect choices but I feel like it doesn't translate into better scores. Maybe I haven't done it enough?
Any advice from those who improved LR drastically? I've read a bunch of threads here on how to improve LR but I haven't yet come across something groundbreaking for myself. Right now I get anywhere from 2~5 wrong per LR. It really depends on luck for me it seems. I average closer to 3 per LR section, but like I said, I'd like to get these questions out of the way.
Also, I have those questions where I feel 100% confident, but I know that a lot of the questions (even the ones I get right) I feel like 80% confident in the answer then some other choice starts to make sense. It's a danger, but if anyone is out there that can understand what I mean, any advice on minimizing that would be crucial and of great help.
Thanks!
A couple questions:
For weaken type questions, does the answer choice HAVE to attack the conclusion directly? The PS LRB says that it does most of the time, but has anyone seen where it attacks the premise? Or are we aiming to break the link between the premise and the conclusion?
For the more difficult questions, I seem to be able to narrow down to like 2 choices then I fail. I know this is a really vague question, but for those who have experienced this in the past, what have you been missing out to get narrow down the final choice?
And if there are any surefire ways to eliminate answer choices, I'd appreciate any advice.
e.g. such as like in parallel (flaw), where you eliminate the "most" "some" "all" choices if those terms aren't being used in the stimulus
I've heard practice practice practice as the general rule of thumb for LR. In addition, I also review my answer choices for the reasoning behind the correct/incorrect choices but I feel like it doesn't translate into better scores. Maybe I haven't done it enough?
Any advice from those who improved LR drastically? I've read a bunch of threads here on how to improve LR but I haven't yet come across something groundbreaking for myself. Right now I get anywhere from 2~5 wrong per LR. It really depends on luck for me it seems. I average closer to 3 per LR section, but like I said, I'd like to get these questions out of the way.
Also, I have those questions where I feel 100% confident, but I know that a lot of the questions (even the ones I get right) I feel like 80% confident in the answer then some other choice starts to make sense. It's a danger, but if anyone is out there that can understand what I mean, any advice on minimizing that would be crucial and of great help.
Thanks!