We have to dig below the surface of CR and RC answer choices. We can’t stop at the words used. Rather, we must focus on the logic and meaning of what they say. For instance, an incorrect choice could mirror language from the passage but actually contradict what the passage says is true. If we stay at the surface level in evaluating such a choice, rather than think more deeply about what the choice actually says and how it logically relates to the passage, we won’t catch that error.

Additionally, we might not notice a choice that is correctly in line with what the passage says simply because that choice phrases the information differently.

However, if we make logic and meaning, instead of wording, the primary criteria for our evaluation of answer choices, we engage in the deeper-level analysis that is necessary for finding correct answers to CR and RC questions and avoiding traps.

Warmest regards,

Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep