下面先为大家讲一下家族之一的The Structure-Based Family，这类家族有什么共同的特征呢，相信看完下面的内容大家会更了解。
Takeaways for Describe the Role Questions
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Question Type |
Sample Question Phrasing |
Goal |
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Describe the Role |
In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles? |
Identify the roles of the boldface portions. |
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Describe the Argument |
In the passage, the mayor challenges the councilmember’s argument by doing which of the following? |
Describe the structure of the argument. |
We recognize this question type by the boldface font in the argument and the use of the word “boldface” in the question stem. The question stem will also typically use the word “role” or a synonym .We will usually have two boldface statements, but sometimes there will be only one.
Our goal is to identify the specific role, or building block category, of each boldface statement. Our primary method involves splitting the building blocks into three categories:
C: The conclusion
P: A premise supporting the conclusion
X: Something other than C or P
If needed, we can also try a secondary method that will allow us to make an educated guess if we’re short on time or get stuck:
C: The conclusion
F: A face
O: An opinion that is not the conclusion
The most tempting trap answers will be “off” by just one or tow words, often at the end of the sentence or phase. We have to read very carefully all the way to the end in order not to fall for this trap.
Takeaways for Describe the Argument Questions
We recognize this question type by the question stem (most commonly asking us how one person “responds” or “objects” to something that another person said), and by the “abstract” answer choices that address the role of the information(claim or conclusion, evidence or premise, and so on). We will be asked to address the role of a particular sentence or statement within the conversation (usually the respondent’s statement, if there are two people talking).
Our goal is to identify the specific role played by the statement about which we’re asked. Most of time, that role will have something to do with calling into question a premise, assumption, or conclusion made by the first person. That can be done by directly attacking what the first person said, or by introducing new information that undermines the first person’s argument.
