June 2007, Passage 3, Question 17
Summary
The content provides an in-depth analysis of how to approach inference questions on the GRE, specifically focusing on questions that ask what the author would likely agree with. It emphasizes the importance of basing answers on information explicitly stated by the author and offers a detailed walkthrough of evaluating answer choices for a question about authors' views on documents placed on web pages.
- Inference questions require proving an answer choice with information directly from the passage, not merely selecting what seems reasonable.
- Answer choices must be closely tied to the author's explicit statements within the passage.
- The example question focuses on the author's views concerning the protection of documents on web pages and copyright laws.
- The correct approach involves eliminating answer choices that contradict the author's views as presented in the passage.
- The correct answer choice reflects the author's perspective on the balance between copyright protection and the free exchange of ideas on the web.
Chapters
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Understanding Inference Questions
00:30
Evaluating Answer Choices
01:09
Determining the Correct Answer
