GMAT Arguments - Finding Assumptions Key to GMAT Critical Reasoning

GMAT Critical Reasoning Tip - Finding the underlying assumption(s) in a GMAT argument is key to answering most GMAT Critical Reasoning questions. Dominate the GMAT founder Brett Ethridge shares this "GMAT Tip of the Week" and shows you how to find the assumption in a common GMAT Causal Argument pattern. Learn to beat the GMAT with this crucial GMAT CR strategy! For a full video course on GMAT Critical Reasoning, visit: www.dominatethegmat.com/video...
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[@annybitsian08]

Brett- Things explained in a simplified manner. Thanks. Anish from India.

[@dominatethegmat]

My pleasure! Glad you found benefit from it.

[@KaiFu_usa]

Thank you Brett. This one is very helpful!!

[@dominatethegmat]

Glad you liked it!

[@kapilsharma-vr8fs]

This is about causal argument. I want to learn more about assumptions in other types of arguments

[@dominatethegmat]

+kapil sharma Yes, you definitely should! Causal arguments are only one of the most commonly-tested argument patterns you'll see on GMAT C.R. You can learn the others, with examples, in my "Critical Reasoning - Part 2" lesson here: www.dominatethegmat.com/video-purchase/a-la-carte-topics/gmat-critical-reasoning-part-2/. Enjoy!

[@Tundra0128]

Wow they are charging 25 bucks to see that video. You could just pay $35 to get a large thick GMAT book from amazon and it covers every section of the test

[@dominatethegmat]

+BorealNeal Just an FYI, it's more than one video. It's a comprehensive series of videos covering GMAT Critical Reasoning in detail. Remember that people regularly pay over $1500 or more for GMAT prep courses, so $25 is a drop in the bucket. Most students aren't able to adequately prepare for the GMAT using a textbook alone, which is why they purchase courses and videos like I (and my competitors) offer. Incidentally, I'm assuming you're referring to the GMAT Review Official Guide textbook (though it's more in the $45 range) which I do think is a GREAT resource that every GMAT student should have, and in fact that's why I include it with my Full GMAT Course which you can learn more about here: www.dominatethegmat.com/video-purchase/gmat-online-test-full-course/.

[@rasulow]

I did not get the point. I am totally lost after watching this. So do the clouds cause the rain or not?

[@dinglebeey]

The assumption that one Causes the other, as opposed to being just correlation.

[@dominatethegmat]

Rasul, the clouds may or may not cause the rain. That is irrelevant. For the sake of the GMAT, all you need to do is identify what the author is ASSUMING to make his/her conclusion that clouds cause rain. One possible such assumption is that something ELSE isn't causing the rain. Make sense?