Once you get a feel of the various GMAT Critical Reasoning question types, it is important that you understand the fallacies in arguments that would be part of the answer choices. A common one seen in assumption and conclusion question type is the Fallacies resulting from Ad Hominem.
Ad Hominem is a Latin Word that translates to “To the Man” or more precisely “Against the man”. Politicians are experts at using Ad Hominem. In this type of fallacy, the author or source of the argument is attacked instead of attacking the argument per se.
Handshake is a ritual that has been practiced from 4th Century BC in Ancient Greek as a gesture of peace and equality. In modern Businesses setting, handshake is the first point of contact with a stranger in most cases. For MBA Admission interviews, the first impression is created based on this simple gesture. Avoid these 4 Handshakes
McKinsey and Co. is regarded as “the first modern, pure management and strategy consulting company”, and has since maintained its position as a pioneer in the field of management consultancy. The consulting company was started by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and began operations out of Chicago.
The company has seen a growth in revenue of 7.1% between the years 2011-12 and currently employs about 17,000 professionals within 55 countries.
Most of us are optimists or ‘dutiful’ pessimists when it comes to decision making. It is no different when we are selecting MBA programs. We don’t have to deal in the extremes but take a middle of the path thinking when it comes to decision making. Chip and Dan Heath in their extremely popular book – Decisive: How to make better choices in life & work, have shared how Byron Penstock, an investment analyst, uses bookending to make optimum investment decisions.
When AdCom wants to learn about an applicant’s ability to lead, communicate, and work with teams from diverse backgrounds, they are looking for events or evidence of creativity, and resourcefulness. The word ‘Creativity’ flashes us with images of brilliance and ‘out of the box’ thinking but AdCom is not expecting inventors but applicants who can excel with limited resources. Learn How to include instances of resourcefulness and creativity in MBA Application Essays
Mental blocks are not limited to creative professionals but are common among MBA applicants. Mental blocks are primarily driven by the fear that your work would be mediocre. Some of the best writers would attest to the fact that the first few lines that they poured into paper were not their best. It’s the commitment to the craft, and the process of rewriting that differentiates a professional from an amateur.
Although we recommend that test takers go back to the passage for facts or questions related to “quotes,” memory serves the crucial role of understanding the author’s point of view.
Skimming the passage is recommended when the questions are related to “the main idea,” “tone,” “passage structure”, and “author’s stand”. It helps you read the passage in record time, but without comprehending the author’s point of view, this exercise becomes part of a ritual that is inefficient.
We have learned how to divide an argument into premises and a conclusion. While splitting the argument, you should watch out for the order in which premises are stated. A common deductive fallacy seen in Critical reasoning question is when the premises and conclusions are true but invalid.
The test taker evaluates them separately and finds truth in the statements, thus assuming that truth equals validity. This is not the case, and test creators are using ‘Affirming the Consequent’ fallacy to trap the GMAT test taker.
GMAT RC inference questions are one of the toughest question types. You can’t skim the content, and infer.
When you see the question framed as: "It can be inferred from the passage that" or “Author's which statement do you agree to..” or “What do you mean by the word or phrase”
They are variations of the Inference question type.
GMAT Critical reasoning assumption questions depend on arguments that involve Slippery Slope. This type of critical reasoning fallacy might not be mentioned in Official GMAT Guide, but the test creators often use this fallacy in various answer choices. It is easy to spot them if you pay attention to how the conclusions are reached.
Likeability is not only important for sales, job interviews, movies, politics and marketing, but play a major role in MBA Admissions interview. The likeability factors are different for Skype Interviews and face-to-face interviews. The most famous example of Likeability is the first televised presidential debates between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960.
Those who listened to the debate felt that Nixon had won while an overwhelming majority of viewers felt that JFK was the clear winner.
Motivation is the key to sustain GMAT preparation for 3-months to 5 months. The standards that you set for goals influence motivation. Jessica M. Nicklin & Kevin J. Williams have covered the correlation between goal setting and motivation in their paper: Self-Regulation of Goals and Performance: Effects of Discrepancy Feedback, Regulatory Focus, and Self-Efficacy.
GMAT is a grueling exam that last three and half hours if you discount the 10-minute optional breaks between integrated reasoning and the Quant section (5 Minutes), and Quant and Verbal sections (5 Minutes). Develop a strategy to focus for four hours on the GMAT. Here are some useful tips to maintain focus
Once you get a feel of the various GMAT Critical Reasoning question types, it is important that you understand the fallacies in arguments that would be part of the answer choices. A common one seen in assumption and conclusion question type is the Fallacies resulting from Ad Hominem.
Most of us are optimists or ‘dutiful’ pessimists when it comes to decision making. It is no different when we are selecting MBA programs. We don’t have to deal in the extremes but take a middle of the path thinking when it comes to decision making. Chip and Dan Heath in their extremely popular book – Decisive: How to make better choices in life & work, have shared how Byron Penstock, an investment analyst, uses bookending to make optimum investment decisions. 
GMAT RC inference questions are one of the toughest question types. You can’t skim the content, and infer. 
