I agree, I am having a hard time identifying the main point. I need an explanation for each question so i can see the pattern of how to get the main point right. Otherwise, it is just like i got it wrong, but why i don't know.
ChristopherJune 10, 2018
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There's not much to display visually on these questions, so a video would just consist of us reading and answering the question without any added graphical element to help.
Main point questions can be difficult because they resemble reading comprehension questions rather than strictly being logical reasoning questions. You have to read the entire question trying to understand what the author's ultimate point is. Typically this point is close to the conclusion but is often more broad than the direct conclusion.
In this question, the conclusion is actually the first sentence, and the rest of the discussion is meant to illustrate the point made in the first sentence. Once you've identified the conclusion, look through the answers to see what makes a similar point.
(A) could possibly be true, but the author doesn't mention this, and it seems like a stretch that this would be the main point.
(B) is the opposite of what the author is arguing. The final sentence in which the author writes that you couldn't tell which of two German Shepherds was a seeing-eye dog or police dog by looking at them opposes this. Therefore it's not the main point.
(C) combines what is said throughout the rest of the argument into a single statement, which is the main point. The author starts by saying "pit bull" is not a breed like a poodle or German Shepherd, then says that it denotes what a dog does similar to seeing eye dog or police dog. This suggests that the main point is that "pit bull" denotes a particular dog's purpose rather than a dog's breed.
(D) supports the argument but is not the point of the argument, as it doesn't interact with most of the statements.
(E) misses the conclusion that "pit bull" is not a breed. The argument never compares separate breeds by appearance but rather different roles that dogs may play. Therefore, (E) not only is not the main point, it misses the point.
Does that help?
aliJune 2, 2019
is there a difference in a way to tackle most expressed conclusion and main Questions?
RaviJune 3, 2019
Could you clarify what you mean when you say "most expressed conclusion and main questions?"
aliJune 6, 2019
it seemed to me that the Most expressed conclusions questions tends to require me to mark strong languages for the correct conclusions as opposed to Main point questions when answering the questions.
RaviJune 7, 2019
You should always be on the lookout for strong language, as it can be a key indicator of the author's beliefs. That said, sometimes strong language will also allude to the author's main point, so it's really dependent upon each question, and there's no hard-and-fast rule for it.
