Adding or Deleting Sentences
Summary
The lesson focuses on strategies for answering rhetorical skills questions on the ACT, specifically those asking whether to add or delete sentences in a passage. It provides a detailed approach to tackling these questions, emphasizing the importance of understanding the rationale behind each answer choice.
- Introduction to a specific type of rhetorical skills question involving the addition or deletion of sentences.
- Explanation of the structure of these questions, including the 'yes' or 'no' format followed by a rationale.
- Strategy for dealing with uncertain answers by evaluating the factual accuracy of the rationales provided.
- Example questions are used to illustrate the process of determining the necessity of a sentence in the context of a paragraph.
- Key reasons for adding or deleting sentences are clarified, with emphasis on relevance and contribution to the text's main point.
- Advice on simplifying the decision-making process by focusing on the factual content and direct impact of the sentence in question.
Chapters
00:00
Understanding Rhetorical Skills Questions
00:41
Strategies for Answer Choices
02:26
Evaluating Rationales
07:35
Key Tips for Adding or Deleting Sentences