Entailments

ID something that follows logically

Entailments or “follows logically”

Aks: if above statements are TRUE, what is the next choice that must also be TRUE

Ways to Predict (if possible) Look for relationships:

If X connects to Y and Y connects to Z, then X connects to Z

Ways to Predict (if possible) Symbolization any conditional statements

Are there conditional statements that act as rules and should be symbolized

Ways to Predict (if possible) Note Language

Note strong and weak language. If entire passage has consistently strong or weak langauge, it’s onlikely that opposite language would follow the passage

If can’t predict, try the truth test

Test each choice by asking yourself if that statement has to be true, based on the facts in the passage. You could also eliminate choices by asking whether the statement could acceptably be false. Be careful to not use this Truth Test on strongly supported questions!

If can’t predict, dont use own imagination

Resist the urge to “fill in the blanks yourself”, which usually entails adding assumptions to try to make a choice true.

If can’t predict, Read with precision

“Most” is not the same thing as “some”; “at least two” is not the same thing as “at most two”; “X can be dangerous” is not the same thing as “X shouldn’t be done.”

Tip

Don’t compare choice to each other, but compare choices to the passage