Regarding connotation for TC

GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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From 2 month study plan in
week 1 day 4
of the video Home - GregMat - GregMat

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Home work question no. 4
for this question’s middle blank that is Blank No. 2 you have answered that it is going to have negative connotation as who and the negative statement ahead gives a math equation of + * - = -
But if i take statement which is previous to blank 2 as it is having positive connotation and also a logic ; semicolon giving positive connotation it should have + * + = +
it should have positive connotation please help me with this

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Can you try reprhasing your question please? It’s very hard to follow when it’s one block like this, can you break it down into sentences?

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here are 2 ways in which given question in image is solved 1st one is done in gregmats video

solving Blank 2 it is going to have negative connotation as ‘who’ and the negative statement ahead the blank gives a math equation of + * - = -

But if i take statement which is previous to blank 2 as it is having positive connotation and also a logic ; semicolon giving positive connotation it should have + * + = +

so which way is correct

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The first method, since the bit before the semicolon is talking about his theories, not his friends.