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mkonovodoffFebruary 24, 2020
diagramming exception
some questions (not this one in particular) don't require you to diagram. how will I know whether or not I should be diagramming? I don't want to waste time on diagramming when I don't really need it
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Great question! Generally, we should be looking out for certain keywords that indicate when we should diagram. Words that signal logical conditions, like “if,†“unless,†and “only if†often suggest that a stimulus should be diagrammed. Also, if a stimulus is long and has clear logical chains, that’s another suggestion of diagramming (if, for example, the same phrase shows up multiple times throughout a stimulus). Quantifier words may also call for diagramming: these are words like “most,†“some,†“all,†and “none.†There’s no hard and fast rule for when to diagram vs. not diagram, but these are some of the aspects that I like to keep an eye out for when deciding whether or not to diagram a stimulus. It also will come with time and practice as you see more and more questions.
Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.
