作为入门GMAT逻辑的基本知识，这是考生第一步要牢牢掌握的，不了解这些入门级知识量，后期无法很好地学会GMAT逻辑。下面就为大家讲解GMAT逻辑基本知识第一课：Strengthen and Paradox。
Strengthen and Paradox
Strengthen and weaken are two sides of the same coin: the difference is only the angle from which you look at the same coin(problem).
Prompts leading to strengthen:
? Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
? Which one of the following, if true, most supports the director’s argument?
? Which one of the following, if true, most justifies the teacher’s reasoning?
Prompts that ask you what most justifies the argument are strengthen prompts, while prompts that ask you what justifies the conclusion are sufficient assumption prompts.
Also, prompts that ask you which answer most supports that passage are strengthen prompts, while prompts that ask you which answer is most supported by the passage are most strongly supported prompts. The key difference between them is: what is supporting what; is the passage supposed to support the answer or be supported by the answer?
Approach these strengthen questions just as you would weaken questions except that instead of exploiting the argument’s weakness, you are supposed to use NEW information to buttress the argument or to eliminate the weakness.
Prompt leading to paradox:
? Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the apparent paradox above?
? Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the conflict described above?
? Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively reconcile the discrepancy described above?
Before you look at the answers:
1. Paradox questions usually give two facts that appear incompatible. Single out these two facts.
2. Ask yourself, “Why one of the facts is true, even though the other fact is true as well?” Usually one the facts will fit better after why while the other fact will fit better after even though.
3. Predict a possible answer by answering your “Why . . . even though . . .” question.
Then look for the answer which best explains your “Why . . . even though . . .” question. The correct answer choice must explain why both facts might actually be true without contradicting each other. Some wrong answers will explain why one fact is true without addressing the paradox.
仅仅掌握GMAT逻辑考试的入门知识是远远不够的，但同时只有打好这入门的基础，才有可能理解和战胜GMAT逻辑考试的高难度，考生可根据总结的GMAT逻辑基本知识来进行基础学习，祝每一位考友都能取得优异的成绩! |
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