infer questions

[tzyc]

How can I become good at infer questions?
(eg Superprep A passage 1 Question# 6 and passage 2 qustion #10...I thought the answer for #10 was (A).)
Is there a general strategy to attack those questions?
Such as...refer to a few sentences above key words etc...
Should we attack those questions as LR infer questions?
Thank you.

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

Generally you can treat "infer" questions in a similar way to "infer" questions in LR. Though most questions in RC are in fact asking you to extract or infer information from the passage. Essentially, what can you prove or strongly support based on the text in the passage. Main point questions, author's attitude questions, line reference questions, and general infer questions are all getting at, what do you?

I generally try to have a good understanding of essential evidence relating to the central positions being advocated, the proponents of those positions, and the critical evidence used to support those positions. i also try to leave the passage with a good understanding of the organization of the passage.

if that is not enough to answer the question, I try to read through the answers before going back to the passage and toss out ones I'm sure are wrong. Narrow down the field to 2 or 3 answer choices, identify a difference between them before going back into the passage and then use the distinctions to confirm or deny the remaining answer choices.

Also, keep in mind that some of the most common ways of making incorrect, yet tempting, answer choices in RC are the same as making incorrect, yet tempting, answer choices on Inference questions in LR. They are often detail creeps, out of scope, or stronger than than what can be supported by the text.

Good luck!