Can someone explain why D is not the correct answer? I thought that negating it -- showing that the engine gases need not leave the nozzles at the same pressure throughout the rocket's ascent -- did weaken the argument. That's why I picked it. Perhaps the similarity was only needed for one: low alti...

Hello all. I selected the right answer choice (A) for this question after process of elimination, and shall run through my thought process. Question type: Purpose of information Answer choices: (B) "Most photographers"? That's a degree of extremity we cannot be sure of. Eliminate. (C) &quo...

I have a hard time understand why A is right when it is only mentioned during the third paragraph and a bit of the fourth. It would also be worth remembering that this question, unlike most other first questions to a passage, is NOT about the passage's main point. It is just about a view the author...

Sure thing! Question Type: Flaw Argument Core: Conc - Pineal gland produces less melatonin as it ages (why?) P1 - Large study of 65-81 insomniacs showed that more melatonin helped P2 - Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland Thank you for your detailed explanation, Patrick, but I feel we sidestep...

I selected A for this, because lines 38-40 spoke about the benefits of disclosing information before your opponent did and thus undercutting her reveal's impact. I realise that lines 50-54 do point to the jurors wanting to arrive at a certain stance, evidence for choice D, but can someone explain wh...

Why is E not the correct answer? I thought lines 13-18 (first 2 sentences of the 2nd paragraph) made a strong case for oil painting and perfumery being sister arts and involving similar activities. Can someone explain? I had D as a Contender but thought "deserve respect and attention as such&qu...

I got this question right, and used a tip that Mary Adkins had posted on the thread for another sufficient question. Simply put: the premises are all facts (variations of "is"), while the conclusion is a recommendation ("should" is key). Since this is a sufficient assumption ques...

Can someone explain why A is the correct answer and why D is wrong? Thank you!

I get that the broomsticks and muslin drapery are obviously "amateurish" (correct answer choice A), but by that point the author seemed to be fawning over Julia Margaret Cameron so much that it seemed like (C) -- testimonies to her ingenuity -- was the right answer. Can someone please expl...

I was on the verge of selecting A, but went with C at the last minute (and am now kicking myself). Could someone please explain why C is wrong and A was, indeed, right?

The correct answer is B: The formation of the Haudenosaune Confederacy called for a more complex method of communication than wampum as used until then provided. I selected D: Prior to Haudenosaune contact with the Europeans, wampum served primarily as a means of promulgating official edicts and pol...

Can someone please explain why C is the correct answer? I had narrowed it down to B and D, so obviously I was way off the mark from the beginning.

1. election --> vote or ~vote 2. vote --> satisfaction 3. ~vote --> no right to complain C: election --> satisfaction or no right to complain It's just 1. A --> B or ~B 2. B --> C 3. ~B --> D C: A --> C or D (A) 1. rent --> insurance or ~insurance 2. insurance --> cove...

I'd also like to point out that in parallel reasoning questions, answer choices with the same topic as the stimulus (in this case, small vs large cars) are almost always a red flag: I've encountered very few questions (if any) where they turn out to be right. That also put C at a disadvantage for me...

It's just referring to when the chemical industry stopped using CFCs. So it's saying: There are ways to lower CO2 emissions that aren't going to be any worse for profits for fossil fuel producers than halting CFCs was for chemistry industry profits. Put even simpler, it's saying, fossil fuel indust...

tommywallach Wrote:Our books go into quite a bit of detail on this subject.

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Thanks, Tommy. I appreciate that, but I was wondering if someone here had any insights they had reached apart from the Manhattan books. Just to see what fellow preppers picked up from practice tests!

Hello everyone, I was wondering what's the difference between a question asking for an argument's necessary assumption and one asking for an argument's sufficient assumption. How does this affect the approach you take to solving the question? It'd be really helpful to know what different strategies ...

I'm still unconvinced why C is the wrong answer. Please bear with me: The option says "opponents of the ban have failed to weigh PROPERLY..." (emphasis my own). I interpreted this as meaning that the author believed the legislators opposing the ban, concerned about the ban's economic effec...

Why is the correct answer B: To run, an animal must have all of its feet off the ground at once? It seemed like the strong wording (ALL of its feet off the ground AT ONCE) ruled this answer out. The stimuli doesn't preclude the possibility of an animal qualifying as running if it has even three feet...

Would you say the wording of D ("proper technique") is too strong? I selected D while taking the test under timed conditions, but now, while reviewing, feel the wording should have been a warning sign.