Qualifying Words

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Qualifying Words

• The key little words writers slip in
• to push readers to extremes.

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Extreme modifiers tend to create falsehood.

• Extreme modifiers, such as
• always,
• all,
• never, or
• only
• make it more likely that a statement is biased or
  false.

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Common extreme modifiers

• all
• none
• best
• absolutely
• always
• never
• worst

• nobody
• everybody
• certainly
• invariably
• everyone
• no one
• certainly not

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Qualifying words tend to make text true.

• usually
• frequently
• often
• sometimes
• some
• seldom
• many
• much

• probably
• a majority
• apt to
• most
• might
• a few
• may unlikely

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What are the qualifying words?

• You should relax and arrive early when taking a
  test.
• With true or false questions, the questions are
  generally true.
• No one should keep a steady pace when taking a
  test.

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The qualifying words

• You should relax and arrive early when taking a
  test.
• With true or false questions, the questions are
  generally true.
• No one should keep a steady pace when taking a
  test.

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What are the qualifying words?

• Amount of sleep never affects how you'll do on a
  test.
• With any extra time, you should review all your
  answers.
• You should never waste time reading the
  directions.

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The qualifying words

• Amount of sleep never affects how you'll do on a
  test.
• With any extra time, you should review all your
  answers.
• You should never waste time reading the
  directions.

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What are the qualifying words?

• 7. There is no substitute for the truth.
• 8. Negative words sometimes affect the truth.
• 9. It is often smart to state a reason why the
  question would be false.
• 10. You should never pay attention to qualifiers
  that will make the question true.

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The qualifying words

• 7. There is no substitute for the truth.
• 8. Negative words sometimes affect the truth.
• 9. It is often smart to state a reason why the
  question would be false.
• 10. You should never pay attention to qualifiers
  that will make the question true.

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What are the qualifying words?

• The right answers in multiple choice questions
  tend to be
• short
• at least a paragraph long
• longer and more descriptive
• When guessing on a multiple choice question with
  numbers in the answer
• always pick the most extreme
• pick answers in the middle range
• skip it

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The qualifying words

• The right answers in multiple choice questions
  tend to be
• short
• at least a paragraph long
• longer and more descriptive
• When guessing on a multiple choice question with
  numbers in the answer
• always pick the most extreme
• pick answers in the middle range
• skip it

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What are the qualifying words?

• What is the process of elimination in a multiple
  choice question
• eliminating the wrong answers
• just guessing
• skipping the entire question
• What section should you do last when taking a
  test
• the easiest
• the very last part of the test
• the most difficult because you have already
  completed the objective questions

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The qualifying words

• What is the process of elimination in a multiple
  choice question
• eliminating the wrong answers
• just guessing
• skipping the entire question
• What section should you do last when taking a
  test
• the easiest
• the very last part of the test
• the most difficult because you have already
  completed the objective questions

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Is it probably true or false?

• Use your knowledge of qualifying words to
  identify the statements.
• Most students prepared for the exam.
• However, no one passed it.
• The professor usually arrives on time.
• Just today, though, he didnt.
• Some of the students were surprised.

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It depends on the qualifying word.

• Use your knowledge of qualifying words to
  identify the statements.
• T. Most students prepared for the exam.
• F. However, no one passed it.
• T. The professor usually arrives on time.
• F. Just today, though, he didnt.
• T. Some of the students were surprised.

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Is it probably true or false?

• Use your knowledge of qualifying words to
  identify the statements.
• A few professors give tests rarely.
• However, their exams are not hard.
• They often give them as take homes.
• Students are apt to blow them off.
• They get absolutely the worst scores.

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It depends on the qualifying word.

• Use your knowledge of qualifying words to
  identify the statements.
• T. A few professors give tests rarely.
• F. However, their exams are not hard.
• T. They often give them as take homes.
• T. Students are apt to blow them off.
• F. They get absolutely the worst scores.

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Review of Qualifiers

• Extreme modifiers, such as always, all, never, or
  only make it more likely that a statement is
  biased or false.
• Qualifying words, such as usually,
• frequently, and often tend to make text true.