Something I feel may be a little tricky at first is realizing that there is no need to diagram out the quantifier sentence in the beginning, "Some people...rotten ones." The quantifier skills being tested here are in the answer choices. There's no harm in diagramming the first sentence, but there is no point because it is not helpful. You would have to write it out "People think-some-every barrel of politicians has a few rotten ones." This will not help you get to the correct answer. None of the answer choices have the variable "people think," so that is a good indicator as to why this sentence is of no use to us.
Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.
J.TMarch 21, 2019
How is this a set of facts
GoziNovember 27, 2019
In response to Naz,
Should we be looking at the question stem and answer choices before reading the passage? Like you said, there is no way to tell if there is a need to diagram the first sentence if you do not look at the answer choices first.
GiovanniNovember 3, 2020
I also have the same question as well (above) in regards to what we should do.
VictoriaNovember 12, 2020
Hi @Gozi and @Giovanni,
Happy to help!
While you're initially learning and developing S&N and quantifier skills, I would recommend always diagramming every passage.
Once you find that you're comfortable recognizing patterns of logic and diagramming sentences quickly and effectively, you can start to develop your own strategies.
You can absolutely read the question stem before addressing the stimulus if you find that that makes things quicker and more efficient for you. Personally, I always started with addressing the stimulus before going to the question stem and answer choices as I found it distracting to have the question in my mind while trying to decipher what the stimulus was arguing/telling me.
There really is no wrong answer here, but I would say it's always a safe bet to go through the stimulus first just to make sure that you don't overlook anything by focusing on the question rather than the argument.
Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any further questions.
