How to Strengthen the Argument - Crucial GRE / GMAT Critical Reasoning Tips

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How to Strengthen the Argument - Crucial GRE / GMAT Critical Reasoning Tips

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This video will be all about strengthening the argument [with 2 worked examples] for GRE and GMAT Critical Reasoning.
I offer private GRE / GMAT tutoring online at a fixed rate of $140/hr. Please get in touch via the email below, or through my tutoring website: www.gretutorlo...
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How to Strengthen the Argument
- Which of the following best supports the author’s argument?
- Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the author’s conclusion?
You need to reinforce the conclusion given.
This means that if you sense a weakness in the conclusion, you need to fill-in that gap with your answer.
To find conclusion:
Option 1 - spot the opinion/author’s interpretation of the evidence.
Option 2 - spot the conclusion word:
would, will, therefore, clearly, so, must, should, needs, thus, ought + conclude, hypothesise - 75%
is/are - 25%
Once you have spotted the conclusion, ask yourself: ‘do I agree?’, ‘are there any logical leaps/flaws?’ and ‘are there any alternative hypotheses?’
I hope this video, and its critical reasoning questions, will give you the best CR strategies, CR techniques, and CR tips for GRE and GMAT. GRE critical reasoning has other sections, which I can cover in other videos, but my goal was that this video gives you the best Critical Reasoning advice for the GRE and GMAT exams.
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@Tilmaamaha_Caafimaadka 5 жыл бұрын

"Find the conclusion... find its weaknesses ....then look for an answer that prop up the weaknesses. " I got it. Thank you so much. This is helpful and wise.

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hassan!

@Makwayne 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted to watch several videos to help understand strengthening CRs better. But apparently, this video was enough 😁

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@dolamuoludare4383 3 жыл бұрын

This was helpful Thank you

@shreyarora1049 2 жыл бұрын

people might think you are gifted with your special abilities but i can understand that it must have taken years of practice to find out such tricks to solve this questions, this is totally brilliant, it saves a lot of time and improves your thinking abilities, thank you so much

@TheTestedTutor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks shrey

@tomilolaomowumi7156 2 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best video I have seen online regarding this aspect of CR....gold!

@eimanfergeion8476 4 жыл бұрын

This is the most efficient way to solve this type of question. Loved it.

@akashnissi7883 3 жыл бұрын

This was briliant. Can't believe that, I'm getting all these free classes without paying 🥺

@shakilmahmud7972 5 жыл бұрын

I got 1 point thanks for your explanation. ur best.

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shakil!

@mdabidafridi2961 Жыл бұрын

You are the best teacher for gre. Alas!! i found you too late. Only a day before my gre. I used magoosh,gregmat that are far complex than you. You are the best.

@thisispartaa 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips Philip! I've been really struggling with these questions in verbal. Though, my biggest enemy is overall time management.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

At least you know what to work on ...

@dyutiislam9565 5 ай бұрын

I used to select the generalised options such as Option B of the last question 🙃 Thanks to Philip, I learned to avoid trap options. Focous on the conclusion then find it's weaknesses. Select the option that strengthns the weakness (Y)

@mizanurrahmanmunna9414 4 жыл бұрын

dear sir please make more video we learn many things from your video.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Will do. Thanks Mizanur

@aceallen2505 2 жыл бұрын

Spot the conclusion - find the weakness - ans is the one that strengthens the weakness!

@ryannayak5797 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these tips! I found them to be quite helpful.

@nirajkattel 4 жыл бұрын

your explanation and approach is really insightful sir. Thank you for your help.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Niraj!

@bluelionpuza206 3 жыл бұрын

I used to get these kind questions wrong. I know why. I had difficulties finding the conclusion. Thanks. ❤️

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@elinadas74 Жыл бұрын

Very insightful video. Following your guidance has really helped me in improving my accuracy in these questions. Thank you so much!

@ujjwalsha3024 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ❤️ Phillip really i loved ur tips and now i don't scared of these types of questions whom i before don't know how to answer these questions.

@TheTestedTutor 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

@shemolin_dude 3 жыл бұрын

bro please add more videos on CR...i really liked your way

@deepshah737 5 жыл бұрын

Hey ..hope u r doing fine..I needed your help..I have been putting my best efforts in GRE prep..I had my test on 4 Sept but I rescheduled it to 12 sep..today I again rescheduled it to 10 October..I m not getting good marks in practice tests ..I really want to score 330 plus in GRE and I m honestly putting my efforts...but something is not right with my preparation and it would be great if you can help me..and your videos are extremely helpful..I have been watching them from your first video..

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Deep. How could I help? Tutoring is expensive. I could do a video on a topic you are struggling on...

@deepshah737 5 жыл бұрын

Hey I believe u have done videos on maybe all important topics..I just need to do more practice and practice tests and follow your tips..

@theesunnlightt2268 3 жыл бұрын

Quite helpful and straightforward... thanks a lot!

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

You're back! Thanks man

@cavalier7896 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video as always! Just a suggestion, can you change the angle in which the camera is placed and make it look a bit straight?

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Good idea. Never noticed that. I already filmed my next two vids but hopefully after that I fix it!

@cavalier7896 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor No problem buddy! Waiting for upcoming videos!

@meenuravi9853 5 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful!

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Meenu!

@guru253 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it phillip, please do something like GregMat+

@wassupr.7930 2 жыл бұрын

You helped me a lot. Thank you

@KyleMcCartt-nl3dl Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nurshadia7385 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful.. thank you

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nur

@nurshadia7385 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor were you sick?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

@@nurshadia7385 Yes, but all is now well

@indian_scouser_ynwa 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not able to find conclusions as precise as you do. Though I come up with one, more often than not there isn't an answer choice for my conclusion. Also I take so much time in doing these questions. Help me out !!

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

The good news is that the answer choice doesn't have to match your conclusion. It is just a helpful way to think about the issue. Practice helps with speed for sure.

@rishiksarkar62 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful sir! Thank you very much sir!

@setukaushal110 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video and it helped a lot. can you upload more videos in finding the weakness of the argument?

@swapnilprasad6136 2 жыл бұрын

This helped a lot thank you💪

@timtim36 3 жыл бұрын

Videos on sentence correction please

@cyprax_o28 15 күн бұрын

I believe there are a myriad of potential loopholes in such a conclusion and how come your predictions of fixes of those weaknesses coincidentally reflects in the answer choices? My predictions though valid, always don't appear in answer choices. Any help?

@taukirhossain6374 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT SIR

@sufyanparkar9790 4 жыл бұрын

Do more Do more Do more Please Please Please

@nevildenis4723 5 жыл бұрын

Sry I'm not clear about finding weakness. Help me!!

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

It does take a lot of practice. You need to find the conclusion and predict all the ways it can be weakened. So if I said, 'We have many doctors at this hospital, clearly the patients should get enough medical attention' then a weakness of that argument would be that we might not have enough nurses and support staff. So to strengthen the argument we remove that weakness with an answer like: ○ 'The hospital also has plenty of nurses and other support staff.'

@nevildenis4723 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor Thank you so much.

@nativeworld0 9 ай бұрын

one kiss for your help ummma lovely tutor@@TheTestedTutor

@LyndaOCNwike 4 жыл бұрын

I love it! What a useful tip!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Lynda!

@sheikhmohdanassaleem9955 4 жыл бұрын

such a great video, very useful

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@omi_naik 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir , In the first CR the assumption is that dolphin resistant to disease is reduced due to boat paint so to strengthen it we need to focus on boat paint are reason for death of dolphin ?? Sir i didn't get your approach

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Strengthen also means removing a weakness though, don't forget.

@omi_naik 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor thank you sir, I got it

@PublicSpeaking202 4 жыл бұрын

I tried to find how to email you personally to give you my numbers after taking the GRE. I did great on the writing 4.0 and I got a 140 on the Quant and 140 on the Verbal. Giving that I only studied for 2 weeks before taking it. I want to gain 10 more points. I will be taking the GRE in December so tell me how to guaranteed those 10 points on my GRE? How many hrs am I studying a week. Plus I have a full time job at the moment. What do you think?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

I think you can definitely improve at least 10 points by Dec. Have you watched every video and followed all the advice, like doing practice tests and memorizing vocab?

@PublicSpeaking202 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor in a short amount of time I knew memorizing so many vocabulary words would be challenging so I watched every video possible to teach me how to write the essays, understand how to break down paragraphs (esp the long ones) and how to figure out the correct words to use when completing the sentences in the Verbal part of the test. For the Quant I watched videos and practice. What ever I got wrong I studied to understand why and corrected them. I used the practice test given on ETS because I learned they are the ones who create our test on exam day. Every advice I received I use and yes it did help on test day. I just need to be able to get 10 points on that day. Any advice is welcome!

@akankshatiwari1156 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Philip thanks for this video I so needed it...! I just gave powerprep 1 and got a 310 (q 159 v 151). I wanted to know how close are the powerprep 1 questions to the real deal.

@TheTestedTutor 5 жыл бұрын

They are really close, so well done! Keep going!

@VishalSingh-jh2tt Жыл бұрын

Hi Philip- Is their a difference between strengthening an argument vs strengthening a conclusion?

@shadaeboakye-yiadom8833 2 жыл бұрын

Still confused about answer Choice E on the 1st question. If the boat paint doesn't leak out, this strengthens the argument that when you ban the paint, the mortality rate will go down. If it was not the case that the compounds do not leak out of the paint, then even after the ban, the compounds will still be in the water. This choice confirms that there is no leftover paint in the water that could harm the dolphins even after the ban

@shemolin_dude 3 жыл бұрын

i had one question.. do we need to assume ourselves or can we use evidences to weaken the argument.... ?

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Use evidence if possible

@tosinghsatyam 4 жыл бұрын

I did consider option-E once. But then my Indian mentality kicked in😂😂. I thought, liking simething doesn't mean that I will buy it. I will buy only what I can afford and what is cheaper.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Haha nice

@rababshahzad 3 ай бұрын

Lol I thought so too 🤣