23 questions. 45 minutes. RC + CR only.
No sentence correction. Pure logic and reading comprehension. ~60% RC, ~40% CR.
~13-14 questions. Passages of 200-350 words on business, science, social science, humanities. 3-4 questions per passage.
Read for the big picture FIRST. Details come second.
~9-10 questions. Short passages (<100 words). Master argument structure: Premise → Assumption → Conclusion.
The most important CR skill. Every other type builds on this.
Think: "If I knew the answer to this question, would it change my view of the argument?"
Although migraine headaches are believed to be caused by food allergies, putting patients on diets that eliminate those foods to which patients have demonstrated allergic migraine reactions frequently does not stop headaches. Obviously, some other cause of migraine headaches besides food allergies must exist. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion above?
A factory was trying out a new process for producing one of its products, with the goal of reducing production costs. A trial run using the new process showed a 15% reduction in costs compared with the standard process. The production managers concluded that the new process did produce a cost savings. Which of the following, if true, casts most doubt on the managers' conclusion?
A restaurant plans to stop serving meat in order to reduce the total amount of animal products it uses. The plan assumes this will significantly lower animal product consumption. The argument depends on which of the following assumptions?
In the early 1900s, Enrico Caruso's voice was captured using analog technology. Recently, his recordings were digitized for remastering. Analog systems record the original sound wave as a continuous signal, while digital systems sample the wave at discrete intervals and convert it to binary data. According to the passage, analog recording systems differ from digital systems in that analog systems: