June 2007, Logical Reasoning 2, Question 24
Summary
The essence of tackling strengthen questions on the GRE involves identifying and bridging the gap between an argument's evidence and its conclusion, specifically by supporting the argument's underlying assumptions.
- Strengthen questions require connecting evidence and conclusion more tightly, essentially supporting the argument's assumption.
- Understanding the argument involves breaking it down into its conclusion and evidence, identifying the gap that exists between them.
- The correct answer choice will provide a reason or piece of evidence that effectively bridges this gap, thereby strengthening the argument.
- In the provided example, the argument's gap is bridged by demonstrating that the whole (institutions) does not determine the properties of its components (people), which supports the conclusion that institutions don't make people evil.
Chapters
00:00
Understanding Strengthen Questions
00:13
Identifying the Argument's Components
01:08
Evaluating Answer Choices
02:13
Determining the Correct Answer
