BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

beatthegmat Flashcard myth or fact?

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
User avatar
Community Manager
Posts: 1048
Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:26 am
Location: India
Thanked: 51 times
Followed by:27 members
GMAT Score:670

beatthegmat Flashcard myth or fact?

by arora007 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:22 am
The 23rd june 2010 version of the BTG Flashcard (pg 16/81)claims

Some test prep sources claim that when the entire sentence is underlined in the question, the answer has a
higher probability of being 'D' or 'E'.

since I read this on the BTG flashcards, I would like to ask, guys is this a myth or a fact?

Secondly are the SOURCES which claim this fact, genuine / fake / banned ??

Is it fair to have this information with us ?? should this information not be striken off ??
If its fair then should we not have all such information consolidated ??

I would like to work hard and fight fair,fight hard to get a good GMAT score.
https://www.skiponemeal.org/
https://twitter.com/skiponemeal
Few things are impossible to diligence & skill.Great works are performed not by strength,but by perseverance

pm me if you find junk/spam/abusive language, Lets keep our community clean!!
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 535
Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:12 am
Thanked: 87 times
Followed by:5 members
GMAT Score:730

by hardik.jadeja » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:31 am
It says higher probability, it doesnt say 100% of the time. You should make use of such tricks only when you are unable to pick the right answer and you are forced to guess the answer. Your first preference should be to spot errors in all options.
Top
User avatar
Community Manager
Posts: 1048
Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:26 am
Location: India
Thanked: 51 times
Followed by:27 members
GMAT Score:670

by arora007 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:38 am
my point is..where do they get these statistics??

It seems so shady.... I do not want to be part of a something Black or Grey!
https://www.skiponemeal.org/
https://twitter.com/skiponemeal
Few things are impossible to diligence & skill.Great works are performed not by strength,but by perseverance

pm me if you find junk/spam/abusive language, Lets keep our community clean!!
Top
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 535
Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:12 am
Thanked: 87 times
Followed by:5 members
GMAT Score:730

by hardik.jadeja » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:47 am
arora007 wrote:my point is..where do they get these statistics??

It seems so shady.... I do not want to be part of a something Black or Grey!
These statistics are based on OG questions and retired GMAT questions but it doesn't mean that D or E is the answer 100% of the time. When you are unable to make an educated guess and you have no clue about any of the options, only then you should make use of such tricks. If you feel D and E contain some errors, then you shouldn't choose D/E just because you read this rule somewhere.
Top
User avatar
Community Manager
Posts: 1048
Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:26 am
Location: India
Thanked: 51 times
Followed by:27 members
GMAT Score:670

by arora007 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:52 am
Hardik,
I would like to hear this from the 'Eric' perhaps ,
that the source is retired GMAT questions rather than "Some test prep sources"
I would like to know what is in his opinion are the "Some test prep sources".

right now i am feeling a bit bad, but all i want to be sure is... I am not part of another 'ScoreTop'
https://www.skiponemeal.org/
https://twitter.com/skiponemeal
Few things are impossible to diligence & skill.Great works are performed not by strength,but by perseverance

pm me if you find junk/spam/abusive language, Lets keep our community clean!!
Top
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 46
Joined: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:02 am
Thanked: 1 times

by deepak_free » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:22 am
My dear friend final decision is yours, cards are not written in order to answer everyone's need, they are generic.
I am sure Eric is not going to say that you can blindly toss a coin and choose between D and E in such questions.
The intention of the cards is to say that if you are stuck and loosing time then make a wild guess if you have some inclination towards any choice then go ahead with it but if you are selecting a choice just by picking one of your five fingers then you can go for either an E or D.Tell me how is it going to impact you even if you will follow this approach.
Top
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 6778
Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:30 am
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Thanked: 1249 times
Followed by:994 members

by beatthegmat » Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:50 am
Great discussion guys. Honestly, I can't remember where I found that source--but I do remember that someone ran some study on all Official Guide questions to produce this recommendation.

You're right, this is kind of a shady recommendation--but I decided to include it because it was a guideline that I personally followed in the rare situations where I had to blindly guess (couldn't even eliminate one choice).
Beat The GMAT | The MBA Social Network
Community Management Team

Research Top GMAT Prep Courses:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-courses

Research The World's Top MBA Programs:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/school
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1