GAMSAT GAMSAT Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences 2

Question 1

In GAMSAT Section I, a cartoon depicts a politician as a puppet controlled by corporations. Which rhetorical technique does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Satire

Answer

Satire uses irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to critique social or political issues, as depicted in the political cartoon.

Question 2

A GAMSAT passage discusses the psychological concept of cognitive dissonance. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

The discomfort felt when holding two conflicting beliefs simultaneously

Answer

Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced when a person holds two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes simultaneously.

Question 3

When a GAMSAT Section I question asks about the 'tone' of a passage, what is it asking you to identify?

Accepted Answer

The author's attitude or emotional stance toward the subject

Answer

Tone refers to the author's attitude or emotional stance toward the subject matter, revealed through word choice, style, and content.

Question 4

In GAMSAT humanities reasoning, which term describes an argument that attacks a weakened or misrepresented version of an opponent's position?

Accepted Answer

Straw man

Answer

A straw man fallacy involves misrepresenting or oversimplifying an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack.

Question 5

A GAMSAT social science passage describes how individuals conform to group expectations even against their personal judgment. Which classic psychological study demonstrated this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Asch's conformity experiments

Answer

Asch's conformity experiments demonstrated that individuals often conform to incorrect group answers due to social pressure, even when the correct answer is obvious.

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GAMSAT GAMSAT Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences 2