Book Review: When I read a novel set in a city I know well, I must see that the writer knows the city at least as we...
vkaszuSeptember 30, 2017
Knowing how to label
I'm confused how to understand that "If the writer is faking" converts to WKCAW (writer knows city as well). Couldn't it be said that the writer could be faking about a city the question author knows nothing about? I initially labeled this WF (writer faking) and considered it an entirely different element. It was confusing to me why this was changed to WKCAW. Thanks!
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Hi @vkaszu, thanks for your post. It's all about context here. Please note that the Book Review says "when I read a novel set *in a city I know well.*" Because of this, we know that we are only talking about cities with which the book reviewer *is* familiar. If the writer is faking, in this context, it means that the writer does *not* know the city as well as the book reviewer.
Hope this helps!
irinacioncaOctober 9, 2017
It doesn't really help unfortunately even tough it logically makes sense. It is hard to know when exactly we are supposed to translate new premises into words that are linked to previous premises and when to label entirely new premises. I made the same mistake as this person and I don't see how not to make it in the future....Help!
WyattAugust 2, 2018
I need a demonstration on how you guys actually approach this question because I understand all the diagramming and how to get to the correct answer 99% of the time but i am in no way seeing how this is done in 1:24 I literally read the passage the question stem and two answers and 1:24 is gone without even diagramming anything.
AnitaAugust 4, 2018
This question is saying that the reviewer wants a writer to know a city at least as well as they do, and in this book, that is accomplished. We can infer that the author knows the city at least as well as the reviewer, or at least that the reviewer believes this to be true. Does that make sense?
BriBell12September 24, 2018
I'm with @wyatt here. Can we get that demonstration, please?
MehranSeptember 24, 2018
@Wyatt @BriBell12 do NOT worry about timing when you are first getting started. You will actually slow down as you try to apply new strategies/techniques. As you get more comfortable by relentlessly practicing, your timing will naturally improve.
We also ask you to diagram everything right now to ensure that you get to a point where you understand the rules of S & N like the back of your hand. This does not mean you will be diagramming everything on exam day.
