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by akhpad » Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:48 am
I would like to know that what are the types of CR come s in GMAT.

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1. Find the assumption
2. Draw the conclusion
3. Strengthening
4. Weakening
5. Evaluate the argument (either help or hurt)
6. Flaw question
7. Explain the discrepancy (Resolve the Paradox)
8. Boldface problem

Not included in GMAT
Parallel Reasoning
Method of Reasoning

Am I right? Is there anything missing here? Please guide.
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by arora007 » Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:29 am
there are 10 CR types as per the CR Bible which is a good GMAT resource.

Must Be True/Most Supported
Main Point
Assumption
Strengthen/Support
Resolve the paradox
weaken
method of reasoning
flaw in reasoning
parallel reasoning
evaluate the argument

from where are you referring the above 8 CR question types?
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by akhpad » Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:30 am
are these types of reasoning listed in official guide?

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by arora007 » Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:08 am
akhp77 wrote:are these types of reasoning listed in official guide?

Parallel Reasoning
Method of Reasoning
I think i have seen Parallel reasoning questions a number of times.

As far as method of reasoning is concerned, i have seen such a question atleast once
"which of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?"

can't recall if any of the above was in some GMAC book/softare or in some standardized test like manhattan.
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by Testluv » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:29 am
akhp77 wrote:I would like to know that what are the types of CR come s in GMAT.

Included in GMAT
1. Find the assumption
2. Draw the conclusion
3. Strengthening
4. Weakening
5. Evaluate the argument (either help or hurt)
6. Flaw question
7. Explain the discrepancy (Resolve the Paradox)
8. Boldface problem

Not included in GMAT
Parallel Reasoning
Method of Reasoning

Am I right? Is there anything missing here? Please guide.

Hi akhp77: you can see what I have to say about this here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/types-of-cr-t59201.html
I think i have seen Parallel reasoning questions a number of times.
I haven't seen parallel reasoning in any officially released GMAT material.
As far as method of reasoning is concerned, i have seen such a question atleast once
"which of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?"


Although this question asks for the auhor's method of reasoning, note that, more specifically, it is asking for the flaw in the author's reasoning. So, this is actually a flaw question, not method of argument.
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by akhpad » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:16 am
Testluv

Thanks for your reply.

So, my initial post was good.
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by Testluv » Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:12 pm
akhp77 wrote:Testluv

Thanks for your reply.

So, my initial post was good.
Sorry. I meant you can see what I have to say about this over here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-or-lsat ... tml#225410
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