How
to guess intelligently when your reasoning fails you
Don't be lured into unsophisticated guessing.
Ignore some things you already know about objective tests: don't waste
your time searching for lapses in test construction.
Don't guess until you've eliminated all the definitely wrong responses.
Factors that should influence your guess:
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Look at the facts and ask yourself, so what? The issue that jumps out is
likely to be the issue that the correct response addresses. |
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Beware of distracters, foils, seducers. |
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Beware of certainties: always, never, cannot, must. |
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Beware of responses that rely on relationships between people. |
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Beware of focusing on results. |
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Be wary of answer choices from unrelated subjects or unstudied theories. |
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If two answers are opposites - one is probably true. |
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Look for a common issue, if you are asked to argue both ways. |
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Remember the minority rules. |
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Don't get bogged down things you don't know. |
