Manhattan_GMAT_Critical_Reasoning_Reading

TYPES STRATEGY Chapter 3

arg;urrlents are strucand

When Cln"Uff>Mr,a qluestlOlls of			so that you can identify
the	you evaluate the boldfaced		decide	the bold-
faced sections of the	relate to	conclusion and to each		evaluating one
portion at a time.
Consllmer a,dV()CElte: It is generally true, at least in this state, that lawyers
	spe;cific service		than lawyers

con,SUl1llcr adv'ocate a(~cepts as

prl~sentE;d as a consequence that t-oIJlo~rs from the truth of

C0I1Sll,mt:f advocate

a considera-

SUIJ1port of a

Ubanter 3

In this the is eliminating the requirement that legal advertisements must specify fees would increase consumer's legal costs. This is the point consumer is to argue, or defend. It is the final logical step in the

structure

at a time.

Evaluate the n{)rtlc'l"1<;:of the argum.ent in boldface as to how they relate to this concluSIOn. First,

...each	restrictions on the advertising of legal services have been eliminated,
the number of		their services has increased and legal costs to
consumers have declined in consequence.
	gellera}i,mtiion that the consumer advocate accepts as true,
		be repeated,
		will NOT hold true,
		legal costs, OR
		wellZtls ajgalnst the increase	costs?
You can		(8) and (D). The consumer advocate argues that this pattern will

NOT hold true in this case and notes that the pattern does not support the predicted increase in costs.

Then, consider the "'""vu,u boldfaced portion. Do not bother to evaluate the answer choices you have alr,eacly eJlimjmttetl

re<lUlrre,(I to specify fee arrangements, many lawyers who now adver-

Is

supports the pret11ct(~d 1J]rcrease			OR
		the passage.
"c;'''JlJ:U b,oldlta(~edp01rtlOn a(;tmllly is not a consequence			the ge!i1er'al-
bO!,ata,;ea portlOJl1; it		this gerler2lIi2i!ttlon.

ANALYZE THE ARGUMENT STRUCTURE Chapter 3

Critical Reasoning

Now that you	completed your study of ANALYZE THE ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
questions, it is time to test your skills on passages that have		appeared on real GMAT
exams over	years.

The problem set that follows is composed of Critical Reasoning passages from two books published by GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council):

The Official Guidefor GlvlAT Review, Ilth Edition (pages 468-504)

The Official Guidejor GA'L4T Verbal Review (pages 116-142)

Diagram each argurnlent and answer the question by analyzing the structure of the passage.

Analyze the Argument Structure

Ilth Edition: 87,90,94

Verbal Review: 82

					TYPES STRATEGY
	Minor Question Types
	Aside from five major question		are a v<;t",pt",		question types
	that the GMAT uses for Critical Reasoning passages. These are outlined below:
	Explain an event or discrepancy:
	The question generally poses two	contradictory			and asks you to find

the answer choice that best reconciles them.

Example: Which of the following statements, if true, would best explain the sudden drop in temperature?

Make an inference about a passage of premises:

The question asks you to make an informed deduction about a passage of premises. A

GMAT inference is very		and rarely		beyond the premises. You should
generally	so			This is very similar to the
strategy for am;w~mrlg
Example:				inferred from the
	statements above?
Evaluate the conclusion:
The question asks you to evaluate the validity				conclusion or to suggest a way
in which one could efticiently evaluate a				You	con-
as~;unlptlorls upon		the	is based in		your answer.

Example: Which of the following is most likely to yield information that would help to evaluate the effectiveness of the new method?

					effects?
Provide an eXlilmpll~:
The qw=stJlon	besteX(~ml0li11esthe				con-
elusion) of a
	t·oiio"vin2 illustrates the nri''''''~'' described above?
				the passage. Use your
	answer choice			restates it.
	1"0110''Vll1[2 sltat4emenlts best summarizes				main

Mimic

The que:sticm answer

line

Chapter 3

IdeJltif]ling the question type wiil help you apply an effective

MINOR iCC'Trr,,,, TYPES

COinp[et~~(1 your

is time to test

on passages that have al:liUarLY a!)jJe:are:d on real GMAT exams over the past several

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1S cOlnp,ose;(1

Re:asonirLg passages

two books

The Official Guide for

Edition

& 468-504)

The Official

Gll,[AT Verbal Review

Diagram each ar?;ul1flerlt

answer each qUi;stlon.

qm;stl,ons 111

Diagnostic Test chapter of

32-38).

ExpJainan Event or Dis~repancy

Edition: 019, D33, 4, 11,22,45,

82,

119

Review: 9,

61,

72, 73

Make an Inference about Premises

£U,!tIUfI,' 2 ,

Verbal Review: 2, 12, 14,43

Evaluate the Conclusion

Reading

COnlprehension

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CRITICAL REASONING &

....'-"'...... NG COMPREHENSION

•

In This Chapter . . .

•The Skeletal Sketch

•Sketching Real Examples

• Short	An UverVlew
• The Detail
• Detail	fur Real EX:1mlPles

LONG . SHORT STRATEGY Chapter 4

Ditlenmtiatirtg your reacbng stral:egy

Ke~ld111g Corrlpfl~he:nsjion success.

Each GMAT reaclmg fy a passage as

is anything over 50

number is ct,.,,,,tlu

Review,

Edition and The VIIHAIClt

line cutoff is 35. different

are pr(~sente:d

plete reading pas;sa!~e n:mlllins are one at a unfortlmai:ely not pos.sible must the passage

nmnb<;rs, malno.g it easy to identiexam, a long passage

::In,JtITlno- under 50

that this

Official Guide for GMAT long-short

so!lw,are programs may contain

questions while the comSince questions

questlOrtS after skipping them, it is readmg the passage. You

to your success lies in HOW you read the passage the first time through, kno,wutg all

On the CAT, you will

only be able to see the

first question

areas: Social Science,		or
GMAT	as boring

the to focus on in an reading. The solu-

passage during your first reading. A

(1)	ret,entlOn of the text by using writing to promote active reading.