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by Testluv » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:49 pm
heshamelaziry wrote:Hi Deepak,

In another post you mentioned that answers for assumption questions do not contain extreme language like: all, most, never,.... Is this applicable most of the time with assumption as it is with main point /inferred / must be true ?
Correct answer choices to necessary assumption and (must be true or CBT EXCEPT)inference questions rarely contain extreme language. (In necessary assumption, the author's argument is not likely to be so bold as to depend on an extreme assumption. And in inferences questions, the passage is not likely strong enough to prove that an extreme answer choice must be true or must be false.)

Correct answer choices to strengthen/weaken and sufficient assumption questions may very well contain extreme language. (Extreme facts likely to have impact on argument in strengthen/weaken; and in sufficient assumption we are just looking for something which, if true, would allow the conclusion to follow--so if the answer choice is extreme it has a fair shot of doing this).
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by Target2009 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:44 pm
IMO - D