CR. new approach to assumption question.

[thanghnvn]

Dear sir,

when I do assumption question, after I prethink an assumption I go to answer choices. when I see a likely answer choice, I stop and use negation test immediately to confirm, without reading the remaining choices.
I see this approach is effective. This mean I do not need to read the remaining choices. This situation happen because the negation test is powerful and because if you can not use the negation test you can not find the correct answer.

of course, I do not use the method, not reading the remaining answer choices , for other kinds of questions.

experts, member, pls confirm/comment on my method. if my approach is correct, we can save a lot of time by not reading the remaining anser choices.

[rte.sushil]

can you share some instance to affirm what you said?

[thanghnvn]

ok, the following is from Manhantan. I will expose my process of doing.

Every year many people become ill because of airborne mold spores in their homes. After someone becomes ill, specialists are often hired to eradicate the mold. These specialists look in damp areas of the house, since mold is almost always found in places where there is substantial moisture. If one wishes to avoid mold poisoning, then, one should make sure to keep all internal plumbing in good condition to prevent leakage that could serve as a breeding ground for mold.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

Mold itself does not create moisture.

Most homeowners know enough about plumbing to determine whether theirs is in good condition.

Mold cannot grow in dry areas.

No varieties of mold are harmless.

Mold spores cannot be filtered from the air.


after reading and find out the conclusion, I prethink an assumption. In this case,

- I prethink: only leaking pump causes moisture.
This prethought assumption is possibly is not the thing in the correct answer but this prethinking bring us closer to the correct answer and in case if you are non native, this prethinking helps you absorb the information in the argument. I am a non na tive.

- go to answer choices , look for the thing closest/suitable with the thing you prethink. A is correct.

- use negation test of A. confirm A

- do not go to other answer choices because negation test is correct.

This way help us reduces time for reading the remaining choices. I want you to comment on this way. why not confident not to read the remaining choices? we already use negation test which is done automatically and faster than reading the remaining answer choices.

pls, comment.

[tim]

i would never leave a CR or RC question without at least glancing at all the answer choices. what if you found another equally appealing answer choice? that would mean either that you have to differentiate further between them or that there was some flaw in your reasoning. this is a lot like picking numbers on a VICs question - don't just stop once you find one hit; you have to test all the answer choices..