[Video] Q34: No change or for example, or in contrast, or nevertheless,

Explanation for Question 34 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 1

So question number 34 is the transition word question. 2 So we can strategize about this question by reading the sentence before the transition, 3 reading the sentence after, and then seeing how they fit together. 4 So the sentence before starts from the very beginning of the passage that 5 says long viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major philosophy 6 is now being seen by many students and perspective employers, 7 as in fact, a very useful and practical major offering students a host of 8 transferable skills with relevance in the modern workplace, 9 right? So they're telling us that philosophy is actually a useful, 10 um, a useful major. 11 Now, after the transition, we're told that philosophy is 12 the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. 13 So now we kind of get a general definition of philosophy, 14 right? As let's look at our, our, uh, 15 answer choices here, we know that for example is not a good answer because 16 we actually started with something more specific. 17 And then we got more in general, we weren't given an example of how 18 philosophy can be useful, but rather just giving a general definition. 19 So that's not an example and we can cross off B. 20 Now in contrast would mean that there was a conflict between the two sentences. 21 There is a major difference between the two and it doesn't seem like they 22 would be arguing with each other, right. They kind of support each other and 23 give more information about each other...