CR BOLDFACE

The passage contains bold highlighted sentence or part of sentence, ranging from 1 to 2.
It tries to assess the ability to understand the ROLE played by the boldface.
If there are 2 bodfaces on the passage, then the options will have 2 fragments divided by (;)
Afragment 1 ; fragment 2.
Bfragment 1 ; fragment 2.
Cfragment 1 ; fragment 2.
Dfragment 1 ; fragment 2.
Efragment 1 ; fragment 2.
BOLDFACE STRATEGY
1Read the passage.
2Find the PRIMARY PURPOSE.
3a. Ask what is the argument,
4b. what the author is saying, main idea etc.
5c. what is the author's stand
6d. what is the conclusion of the argument
7Find Keywords (Guiding Words), and derive the role played by different sentences.
8Read each boldface. Establish a link between the boldface and the Primary Purpose.
9Elimininate the options
10a. read the Fragment 1 check the RELEVANCE (appropriate information)
11b. read the Fragment 1 check the RELATION b/w the Primary Purpose and the Boldface
12c. read the Fragment 2 check the RELEVANCE (appropriate information)
13d. read the Fragment 2 check the RELATION b/w the Primary Purpose and the Boldface
KEYWORDS
1FACT INDICATORS
2Because, as, since, historical fact, it is known, universally true, already known, hypothesis,
thesis, observation, experiment, found, finding, seen, evidence, witness.
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4PREDICTION INDICATORS
5Inference, indicate, suggest, implies, leads to, will happen, may happen, spurs into, emanates
into, assumes, alludes, extrapolates etc.
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7CONCLUSION INDICATORS
8So, hence, thus, therefore, finally, consequently, subsequently, in the end, thence, etc.
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10CLAIM INDICATORS
11Personal belief, X:__________, personal ideology, personal faith,judgement.It ia a universal
set of all conversational devices. A claim may contain facts, inferences, conclusions, counterarguments etc.
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13CONTRAST INDICATORS
14But, yet, however, on the contrary, on the otherhand, despite, instead, inspite of etc.
15There occurs a main message after the contrast indicators. There starts a counter-argument
after the contrast indicators.
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17NOTE: Extreme words ------> surely, definately, certainly, etc may represent both
CONCLUSION & CLAIM
18NOTE : Probably -----> both PREDICTION & CLAIM
19Replace the word argument with the speaker / author.
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