6 Specific Question Types

[bbjigglercakes]

I was looking at the question stem types and the concept of "If Questions" seem very similar to "Justify Questions".

For example,

"If Questions" have 5 new questions in the answer choices in which you need to solve each to get the answer. This seems to be very similar to Justify questions such that you also have 5 questions that MUST meet the question stem results. Basically in both you need to have 5 templates to solve the question and get the most concrete result that matches the Question Stem.

Does this question make sense?

Greatly appreciated.

Yours Truly,
bbjigglercakes

[Dave Killoran]

Hello bbjigglercakes!

It does make sense, and they do in fact share a common feature. But, they work in different directions so let's talk about that

• In standard Local questions (the "if" questions you are talking about), what happens is they add a new piece of information in the question stem, and then you use that information to force one of the answers to be true. In other words, the information flow goes from the stem down to the answers.
  
  In Justify questions, the flow of information is actually reversed: you need the information in one of the answer choices to force the question stem scenario to be true. So here the information flows from the answers up to the question stem. The process is the same, but it goes in a different direction.

Note that this reflects the question type families we use in Logical Reasoning as well. First Family (Must Be True based, which includes these Local "if" questions) go from question stem to answer choices, whereas Second Family (Strengthen, which includes Justify) flow from answer choices up to question stem. This is the beauty of a unified system: even though LR and LG are two entirely different sections, the underlying principles of how the information works in the questions are identical

Good eye on seeing this connection!

Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!

[bbjigglercakes]

Thank You Dave!

That makes a lot of sense! I really appreciate your support.

See you in future posts haha

Yours Truly,
bbjigglercakes