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MCAT Verbal Reasoning Attractor Types

Instructions:
  • Answer 15 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Specific to Strengthen/Weaken. Choice is too wishy- washy to affect author's argument






2. That something mentioned and compare it to something that is not; compare to two things mentioned by the author - but comparison is not supported






3. Part of answer is dead on - and other part is not supported






4. Makes a statement that is true - but not directly supported by the passage






5. Words like - first - last - best - worst (anything - est) that aren't supported in the passage






6. Uses vocabulary from passage - but meaning is changed






7. Predicting the future or goes beyond timeframe






8. Too narrow is specific to general questions: contains only part of author's major claim Additionally - can over generalize - Use Goldilock's approach






9. Answer brings new ideas that are not discussed in the passage






10. Familiar words that are difficult and impossible to understand - Select only if other choices are eliminated






11. Choice are supported by passage - but not relevant to the question being asked - Between 2 choices - re - read question question stem to avoid






12. Take sentence from passage - but reverse its meaning






13. Point of view different than one referred to in the question stem






14. Passes judgement - but passage is neutral in tone - or interpret author's state of mind in a way not supported by the passage






15. Language used in choice is much stronger than the language in the passage (none - always - never)