Q2- Session 4 HW (Big Book Page No. 267)

GRE GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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The Math Logic fails here. Here is how I did it:-

  1. Support (By)
  2. Math Logic:- positive (since supporting ideas) x positive (since idea 2 is positive and talks about wholehearted acceptance of underlying assumptions)= positive.
  3. However, the nature of blank identified in the session was negative i.e. diluted.
  4. Could you please explain how would you apply the math logic to this problem?
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Unfortunately is a key word to pay attention to. Suppose the blank word were “supported”, which is positive. Would it be unfortunate for his damaging attacks on the policy’s consequences to be supported by his wholehearted acceptance of that policy’s underlying assumptions? That is not unfortunate.

There is a support suggested by the comma. Unfortunately and what comes after the comma have to share the same idea (being unfortunate).

If his attacks were weakened by his acceptance, then that would be unfortunate.

Hope that helps!