Must Be True vs. Most Strongly Supported

[jrsbaseball5]

I have a question as to how best attack each of theses questions. I know that MBT needs to attacked by finding the answer choice that has to be correct and anything that only is 99% likely or less is not the correct answer choice. However, I seemed to be confused as to best attack MSS questions.

Should they be approached in a similar manner to MBT, but to a lesser degree? Or should they be approached as strengthen questions where you identify the conclusion and try to improve upon it?

I guess I'm getting stuck on how to approach it.

Thanks!

[chike_eze]

I have a question as to how best attack each of theses questions. I know that MBT needs to attacked by finding the answer choice that has to be correct and anything that only is 99% likely or less is not the correct answer choice. However, I seemed to be confused as to best attack MSS questions.

Should they be approached in a similar manner to MBT, but to a lesser degree? Or should they be approached as strengthen questions where you identify the conclusion and try to improve upon it?

I guess I'm getting stuck on how to approach it.

Thanks!

MBT -- the correct answer necessarily follows from the fact pattern in the question prompt. This means that the correct answer can be completely inferred from the premise(s) X --> Y. Or may actually just be a restatement of one/more of the premise(s) given.

MSS -- while in a strengthen question, the correct answer is a premise/assumption that helps the main conclusion in the prompt; in a MSS question, the correct answer in the answer options is the main conclusion. In other words, the correct answer is strengthened (1% or more) by the premise(s) and/or sub-conclusions in the prompt.

[tommywallach]

Hey Chike + Friends,

I want to make sure we discuss this correctly. These question types are almost exactly the same. Both types of questions generally infer a "conclusion". The conclusion can be softer than you might expect (i.e. not very interesting). Chike is correct, however, that the answer choices on "Most likely true" are often more general and vague, while the answers on a "Must be true" should be directly stated by the passage (though usually in different words/with synonyms).

Hope that helps!

-t