#25 - Specific Reference, Must Be True, Except

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi BWACHS,

It can be helpful here to think about what this question is asking you to do. Even though it's asking you to continue the paragraph, it's really asking for something that MUST be true. We don't see the relationship in answer choice (B) in the passage. The passage describes the types of collisions are of one of two different types. Either the plates that are colliding are moving the same direction, or two different directions. It isn't a spectrum as answer choice (B) seems to indicate. Answer choice (B) seems to want to say the relationship between subduction and the type of collision is a proportional relationship. That's new information not supported elsewhere in the passage.

Answer choice (B) might feel close, but it's ultimately new, unsupported information.

Hope that helps!

[BWACHS]

Hi Rachel,

Thank you for the response that is helpful, especially the reframe to think of the question as asking what "must be true".

Is that "must be true" framing something I can apply to other RC questions when asked similar types of "what sentence could be added" questions?

Thank you!

[Jeremy Press]

Hi bwachs,

Yes, it is, and if you think about the language of the question stem, it's very much the kind of language we see in Must Be True questions in Logical Reasoning. First, it begins with "Based on the information in the passage," so we're limiting ourselves to the information in the passage and drawing any answer straight from the passage (just like we do when we draw Must Be True answers from the stimulus in Logical Reasoning). Second, it asks for an answer that "most logically completes" the passage, meaning the answer that would be the most logical addition to what is already stated. That's also very similar to a Must Be True answer in Logical Reasoning, which we can think of as a "next logical step" that can be taken from the information in the stimulus. So, ultimately, these "passage completion" questions will generally best be thought of as analogous to Must Be True questions in LR.

I hope this helps!

[BWACHS]

Hi Jeremy,

Thank you that makes so much sense! Hadn't drawn that connection between RC and LR but feels like an "oh yeah!" moment.

Appreciate the help!

[gwlsathelp]

What would you call this question type?

[Stephanie Oswalt]

What would you call this question type?

Hi gwlsathelp,

Thanks for the post! I have moved your post to the thread discussing this question. Please read the above discussion, particularly Rachael and Jeremy's mentions of Must Be True, and let us know if this helps, or if you still have further questions.

Thanks!