nelson3clan wrote:DUH!! 
I am still having some problems identifying the conclusion statements And my pre phasing seems to be getting more off track! What is all of a sudden going wrong?
Hello nelson3clan,
Prephrasing is more of an art than a science at times, so I wouldn't worry too much if your prephrasing doesn't always give you perfect results. Prephrasing usually is supposed to be fairly broad in any case, as you're just guessing what direction the correct answer lies in, rather than being able to predict 100% exactly what the answer will be.
Of course, make sure you are reading the stimulus carefully and understanding the logic in it. That may help with accurate prephrasing. Also, try to be familiar with any "frequent combinations", e.g., that if you have a Must Be True question, and conditional reasoning, the answer is often a contrapositive.
As for identifying conclusion statements: that can be fairly tricky at times, especially since the conclusion may not be at the end, but at the beginning or in the middle. Careful looking for "What supports what?" can be helpful. If statement A supports statement B, but not the other way around, then statement B is much more likely to be the conclusion.
Also be careful not to mistake sub-conclusions for final conclusions. And always look for "conclusion indicators" like "thus" or "hence", and ask yourself what the author is really driving at and wants you to believe.
Hope this helps,
David
