Master Tip for GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions

Learn how to master GMAT Critical Reasoning questions with this foolproof tip taught by GMAT expert Brett Ethridge, founder of Dominate the GMAT. In this video he shows you step-by-step how to solve a sample causal argument GMAT CR question from Brandon Royal's "Game Plan for the GMAT" while teaching valuable test-taking tips and strategies throughout.For comprehensive GMAT video lessons on all aspects of GMAT Critical Reasoning, visit www.dominatethe....
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[@eat-study]

0:40 summarize premise, conslusion, assumption on GMAT
conclusion first
CPA in simpel statemtnt 4:02 in scratrch paper
use letter to simplify

[@michaelbergel]

Hi, How come the second is right?
If it were written "It suggests that low body fat is sufficient to become a WWC" I´d agree with you. But in the way it´s written, who said that it is a necessary condition? How can you assume that?

[@dominatethegmat]

MB01 Have you ever seen a fat world-class cyclist? ;)

[@vinodkrishnadas]

+Dominate the GMAT In strict sense, isnt that use of outside information?
No, but i think its clear it in the wording, "Touring professional cyclists have been" which kind of suggests "All" touring professional cyclists have been...
I have a question - if the wording changed to "Most touring professional cyclists" instead, then am i correct in chosing A as my answer choice?

[@dominatethegmat]

+vinod krishnadas If the wording had been "Most touring professional cyclists..." then yes, that would leave open the possibility that low body fat is not a necessary condition for being a professional cyclist.

[@maineman2317]

@@dominatethegmat Constant correlation does not imply necessity. You are giving us correlation, which actually can not establish necessity. Reductio's are easy: All presidents have been male. Therefore a necessary condition of being president is that they are male.
If they are also all white, would that be necessary too, or just contingent?
I hope this was not an actual GMAT, as the basic distinction is lost between contingent and deductively necessary, and the inference that it is " necessary" is inductive, not deduction. So the sufficient necessary nomenclature in 2 is not fitting, and it is not necessary in a deductive sense either.

[@ishanshah3437]

@@dominatethegmat is it impossible for a fat person to be a world-class cyclist?

[@henryford6524]

It is impossible the verbal part. With no native English, it is very hard.

[@mrhaque5805]

Great! But the real building block is the time rather than understanding. I can solve accurately almost every CR , if given four minutes. But within two min, I am just half way to complete. Pl. give me suggestion how to be quick enough.

[@dominatethegmat]

+Mr Haque Speed on CR comes down to pattern recognition. What type of question are you looking at? In most cases, the correct answer comes down to your ability to recognize the author's underlying assumption. The easiest and fastest way to immediately know what the author's assumption is is to recognize the PATTERN of argument you're looking at (e.g. causal, generalization, analogy, etc.). Once you do, it's like stealing candy from a baby :) I cover this all in more detail in my CR-Pt.2 lesson here: www.dominatethegmat.com/video-purchase/a-la-carte-topics/gmat-critical-reasoning-part-2/.