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by Nadia222 » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:53 am
Hi Everyone,

I have a question in regards to the GMAT Prep question posted below. This was my first time seeing a question worded that specific way. I did not know how to classify it at first and consequentially got the answer wrong. On my second attempt I notice the word doubt, so I figured that this question must be a flaw, since the "if true" (weaken signal) was omitted. Did I categorize the question correctly?


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by [email protected] » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:44 pm
Hi Nadia222,

This prompt falls under the category of "Evaluate an argument", which isn't a flaw question. Evaluation question usually use some version of the word "evaluate" in the question stem, so it's understandable that you were initially unsure of what it was asking for. These types of prompts aren't too common on the GMAT (although you'll probably see 1), but they're usually not too difficult either. You need to find the focus/issue of the prompt (here's it's the idea that "faster" may or may not be "better") and pick the answer that matches.

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by David@VeritasPrep » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:55 pm
I would not categorize this question. It is a fairly exotic question. It is sort of an opposite assumption. It is asking you which of the answers is doubted.

For a question that does not fit into a category do not spend your time trying to categorize. That may in fact be why you missed it. Simply do what the question says.

I always say that an unusual question is like a bank robber - they are less dangerous if you do what they ask rather than stare at them trying to figure out if you have seen them before.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:25 pm
David@VeritasPrep wrote:
I always say that an unusual question is like a bank robber - they are less dangerous if you do what they ask rather than stare at them trying to figure out if you have seen them before.
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