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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
“Any idea what this means?” “Um … I hate poetry.”
“It’s not a poem! It’s a proverb about how taking a few steps to prevent a problem is much better than taking a lot of steps to fix it.”
That's exactly why we want you to C.A.R.E. about your approach to SAT Reading questions. It’s a preventative measure. The answer choices can unduly bias you in subtle ways. Remember: the wrong answers are called distractors for a reason! And the only way to prevent this bias—this distraction—is to NOT look at the answer choices first. Even if you just glance at the distractors, it’s often too late—the SAT has got you in its trap. You cannot help but “like” one choice more than the others. You cannot help but “prejudge” them.
Prejudgments —quick conclusions based on inadequate information or little reasoning
And, unfortunately, now when you analyze the passage, those prejudgments stay with you, leaving you susceptible to bias—specifically to conclusion bias.
Conclusion Bias —the tendency to evaluate information based on whether it aligns with an existing expectation or preference rather than objectively assessing the evidence
Essentially, you’re not looking at evidence to formulate an answer. You’re looking for evidence to validate your prejudgment—the answer that you were biased toward from the start.
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Because Tony Williams, an instrumental member of Davis’s Second Great Quintet and leader of his own trio Lifetime, paved the way for other artists who, like him, blended elements of jazz with rock and funk, he is considered a of jazz fusion.
B) composer
A) beneficiary C) progenitor
D) soloist
Because Tony Williams, an instrumental member of Davis’s Second Great Quintet and leader of his own trio Lifetime, paved the way for other artists who, like him, blended elements of jazz with rock and funk, he is considered a of jazz fusion.
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