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Passage Extract:
The majority of successful senior managers do not closely follow the classical rational model of first clarifying goals, assessing the problem, formulating options, estimating likelihoods of success, making a decision, (5) and only then taking action to implement the decision. Rather, in their day-by-day tactical maneuvers, these senior executives rely on what is vaguely termed intuition to mangage a network of interrelated problems Qquestion:The passage provides support for which of the following statements? A. A. Managers who rely on intuition are more successful than those who rely on formal decision analysis. Is A a correct Choice. |
No.
This is what OG Says: Choice A cannot be inferred from the passage, which states only that a majority of successful managers are intuitive, not that their degree of success is greater. |
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It is frequently assumed but not proved? What does this mean in a passage starting
{OG, Q 31} |
It means that something is widely accepted or believed. An answer choice for the primary purpose of the passage would be
D. challenge a widely accepted explanation |
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If a question comes such as
"the author anticipates which of the following as a possible objection to her argument? " Where and what keywords you should keep an eye on? |
The objection starts with Keyword such as "it may be surprising that" ....
The objection is cleared by using the words "an explanation lies in " |
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Wwhat is the difference between these two.
B. Describing a new theoretical model and noting that it explains the nature of observations made of a particular natural phenomenon E. Analyzing recent data derived from observations of an actual phenomenon and constructing a model to explain the data |
Choice E first creates data and then analyzes it. While the first choice creates a theoritical model and then analyzes it. Q 80 OG 10
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What does these choices mean
1. Indifference 2. Amusement |
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and usually entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. Amusement may also be experienced through the recollection of events which have given rise to amusement in the past.
Indifference: emotionlessness: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions |
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What can you see in this choice--Analyze potential weak word
A. Students form attitudes about cultures other than their own primarily inside the school environment |
Other..Make sure the author has explained in passage about the keyword "other" else its a redherring.
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Analyze the Q & a
According to the passage, naked mole rat colonies may differ from all other known vertebrate groups in which of the following ways? E. Among naked mole rats, fighting results in the selection of a breeding female. |
The question asks for a comparison between naked mole rats and other vertebrates. So a comparison needs to be made explicitly in passage for any selection of choice.
In Choice E, OG Q-160-166, OG Expln:Choice E is not correct: although the passage indicates that fighting results in the selection of the queen, no information is given about the selection of breeding females in other vertebrate groups. |
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OG 173
Which of the following best describes the kind of error attributed to Glarthaar in lines 25-28? A. Insisting on an unwarranted distinction between two groups of individuals in order to render an argument concerning them internally consistent B. Supporting an argument in favor of a given interpretation of a situation with evidence that is not particularly relevant to the situation C. Presenting a distorted view of the motives of certain individuals in order to provide grounds for a negative evaluation of their actions D. Describing the conditions prevailing before a given event in such a way that the contrast with those prevailing after the event appears more striking than it actually is E. Asserting that a given event is caused by another event merely because the other event occurred before the given event occurred |
The best answer is D. To answer this question, you must determine what kind of error the author of the passage directly attributes to Glatthaar in lines 25-28. These lines assert that in trying to demonstrate the magnitude of this attitudinal change-the change in White soldiers attitudes toward Black units-Glathaar seems to exaggerate the prewar racism of the White men who became officers in Black regiments. The error attributed to Glathaar is one of exaggerating conditions before the Civil War so as to overstate the contrast between prewar and postwar conditions. Glatthaar is not specifically faulted in lines 25-28 for presenting either an unwarranted distinction between two groups (choice A); or irrelevant evidence (choice B); or for distorting motives in order to evaluate actions negatively (choice C); or for misattributing causality (choice E).
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Who are ABOLITIONISTS?
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person opposed to slavery and in favor of ending it
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Who is a chauvinist
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Excessive Patriotism
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What is the problem with this sentence
"virtually all White officers initially had hostile attitudes toward Black soldiers " |
All white officers is the main key. Did the passage mention about all white officers or just about some white officers
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1. For except Questions whats your statergy.
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Find the key word in the except question, find where it is in passage, focus on that area, write down the four things mentioned, cancel them out in asnwer choices.
Donot try to read each choice and look for, this causes confusion. |
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Passage : OG 10, 402
to qualify a claim means? |
To weaken or undermine
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What are the key words in these two Lines
D.Questions arising from the earlier discussion are identified as points of departure for further study of the topic. E.A specific example is presented to illustrate the main elements of argument presented in the earlier paragraphs |
D. Identify Questions
E. An Example. Look in passage whether questions where raised or an example is described. |
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What does it mean to say?
"The last in a series of arguments supporting the central argument of the passage is presented" |
Present a central argument about a specific topic and at the end mention one more.
Weakener would be: the passage makes several points about backward integration, but does not present a central argument about this topic |
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The author points out that
"While Mangroves thrive in highly saline regions this is not because they require salt" So does it mean that Species of plants that thrive in a saline habitat require salt to flourish |
No.
They thrive because of a different reason, may be due to efficiency. |
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If the passage structure is like this what would you chose for primary purpose
Para 1: Introduce an authors Essay Para 2: Introduce another Author and compare that with Author 1 Para 3: Criticize author 1 of her work and not being detailed Choose 1: A. criticize a scholars assumptions and methodology B. evaluate an approach to womens study C. compare two sociological theories D. correct a misconception about feminist theory E. defend an unpopular ideology |
B is the answer
A. the author criticizes only in para 3, if thats his sole motive then he should start criticizing from para 1 onwards B. Evaluate (This is the key word) C. Contrast, same as A, the contrasting is done only in para 1 and doesnt go into para 3 nor para 1. D , E. No misconception nor defending somethign is done. |
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What does it mean
B. A term is defined according to several different schools of thought, and then a new definition is formulated. |
concerned with contrasting definitions of a term
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Which of the following would the author of the passage be most likely to approve as a
continuation of Eisensteins study? |
To answer this question you must decide which answer would best provide the sort of information that the author feels is lacking in Eisensteins study
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Precursor
Avoid words when in 2 choices, such as primarily Ultimately |
Forerunner
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