BMAT SECTION 1 STRATEGIES

Question 1

For identifying the main conclusion questions, what strategy should you use?

Answer 1

• Read the passage carefully and pick out what the conclusion(what the writer is trying to convey) is.

Question 2

What features do we look for in a conclusion

Answer 2

• a statement which follows from the passage
• a statement which is supported by the rest of the passage

Question 3

For a “ drawing the conclusion question”, what strategy should you use

Answer 3

• Go through the answer options, A to E, and think about whether the information in the passage gives you good reasons to accept a statement from these options

Question 4

for an “ identifying an assumption question”, what strategies should you use

Answer 4

• Find out what the conclusion of the passage is
• Ask yourself “what is the main point the argument(passage) is trying to get me to accept”
• Look for the reasoning the passage(argument) gives to support the conclusion or the main point, and think about any point that is actually not stated in the reasoning that could’ve been

Question 5

for an “assessing the impact of additional evidence” question, what strategy should you use

Answer 5

• identify what the conclusion of the passage or argument is
• consider what effect the possible answer options would have on this conclusion

Question 6

for a “ detecting reasoning errors” question, what strategy should you use

Answer 6

• identify the conclusion
• Identify the reasons given to support the conclusion
• Ask myself what the main point is trying to establish and the manner in which this is being done
• identify the flaw in the reasoning

Question 7

for a “ matching arguments “ question, what strategies should you use

Answer 7

• Look at the passage carefully to see if there are any repeated statements which could be represented with letters like (X or Y). Remember that statements could be worded slightly differently
• determine the structure of the passage and check the answer options to see which one has the same structure

Question 8

what strategies should you use for “ applying principles “ questions

Answer 8

• you first need to understand the argument, then look for the conclusion and reasons supporting the conclusion
• identify the principle that the reason is based on
• consider each of the answer options to check which one follows from the principle in the passage .