Improving CR Score - Help

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Improving CR Score - Help

by ceoji » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:44 pm
Hello,

I have significantly improved my RC score (almost to 95% accuracy) by following the help given here (e.g. summarizing, looking for direction changers, practicing RC on magazines etc).

However, my CR continues to flounder. I can pickup the right answers for most easy questions, however, i get most difficult questions wrong. These questions could be,
1. With slightly complicated question stem.
2. With question type different from the major types (strengthen/weaken/conclusion/assumption).
3. With a complicated argument.
4. With answer choices which strengthens/weakens/assumes/concludes/etc. in complicated roundabout way.

I need pointers / help,
With strategies that could improve my CR score?
How i could practice CR while not doing GMAT CR questions (e.g with magazines etc)?
Do i need to use flash cards?
How should i use flash cards?
Can you give a worked out example of mgmat's "A Must-Use Critical Reasoning Strategy"?

RC to me was a process type section i.e. if one has a robust / practiced process the score WILL go up. Is CR the same or does it have a significant memory element like SC? If so, how can i go about finding what elements i must commit to memory? Should i just stick to Stacey Koprince's "How to Analyze a Critical Reasoning Question" and in time I WILL see improvements, is that the case?

Too many questions here, i am sure some of these may have been answered elsewhere on the forum. Pointers to these posts will be great.

Thanks
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by GmatKiss » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:31 am
please post it in strategy forum!

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by AbhiJ » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:58 pm
Get yourself Powerscore CR , study one chapter and solve the following questions

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Question-by-Question Classification here

https://www.powerscore.com/crbible/question_ref12.cfm

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by prodizy » Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:59 am
CR is the most straight forward section you can find. It's completely logical. You just need to know few things and make common strategies for each type of question. You have to work on improving your logic. This is something you acquire through out your life; so you can't change it overnight. However, you can identify the limited types of logic that is tested in the GMAT. Powerscore CR bibgle is excellent(I didn't read it completely though). But it states FEW important points again and again in the WHOLE book. Probably reading the first half of the book should be enough. Currently I am also studying CR; I am just focusing on OG 12, and verbal review. I am solving each question and analyzing the answer explanations thoroughly. I am currently at question number 7. lol. May be you should do that too :)

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by prodizy » Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:18 am
Hey, read my following comment on an other CR thread. Let me know if it's helpful.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/critical-rea ... tml#412482
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