Typical Questions
- "Therefore, ... should recognize that ______"
- "According to journalists, the fact that ... means ______"
How to Approach
- Detect the author's purpose, recommendation, or point of emphasis
- Avoid being swayed by interesting but irrelevant details
- Before reading answer choices, think to yourself: "The author is trying to…"
Typical Trap and Quick Fix
- Picking a vivid detail instead of the author's why
- Paraphrase the author's goal before looking at any answer choices
Signal Clues
- proposes, argues that, recommends, calls for, urges, purpose is to, goal, intends to, suggests we should