Critical Reasoning Advice

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Critical Reasoning Advice

by piyushdabomb » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:43 am
Hi,

Its been 5 days since I've been studying for the GMAT (I intend to take the GMAT Next February) and just practiced CR related questions in Kaplan's Premier Guide and the verbal OG (purple book) and I'm consistently getting 50%. I know it sucks...the problem is this and I need help and advice at this point.

How do I identify my weaknesses? I don't get many 'careless' mistakes; it seems like if I read an argument, I'm assuming the wrong things the author is (and I don't think that my assumptions are incorrect, they potentially just don't line with up with the author). One strategy I attempted to implement was to bucket out the questions by type (i.e. Analogy, causal, assumptions, inferences, etc...) and I don't see any clear patterns.

What is everyone doing to get better at these CR's?
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by rubybaweja » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:06 am
I am in the same boat and would like to know what should I do to realize my mistakes.

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by beatthegmat » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:35 pm
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Re: Critical Reasoning Advice

by codesnooker » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:59 pm
piyushdabomb wrote:Hi,

Its been 5 days since I've been studying for the GMAT (I intend to take the GMAT Next February) and just practiced CR related questions in Kaplan's Premier Guide and the verbal OG (purple book) and I'm consistently getting 50%. I know it sucks...the problem is this and I need help and advice at this point.

How do I identify my weaknesses? I don't get many 'careless' mistakes; it seems like if I read an argument, I'm assuming the wrong things the author is (and I don't think that my assumptions are incorrect, they potentially just don't line with up with the author). One strategy I attempted to implement was to bucket out the questions by type (i.e. Analogy, causal, assumptions, inferences, etc...) and I don't see any clear patterns.

What is everyone doing to get better at these CR's?
Try the book "Powerscore CR". You can find soft copy on the net. Use Google. :D

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by kris77 » Thu May 12, 2016 1:13 pm
A is the most suitable option in this case.