Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills

## Sharpening Your Analytical Edge This section tests your ability to read, analyze, and reason through complex passages, mirroring the skills needed in medical decision-making. You'll encounter topics from the humanities and social sciences, and must extract meaning, evaluate arguments, and apply logic. ### What to Expect - Reading comprehension without prior subject knowledge - Identifying main ideas, tone, and bias - Evaluating evidence and drawing conclusions ### Key Strategies - Annotate as you read to highlight arguments and evidence. - Practice summarizing paragraphs in your own words. ### Challenge Yourself Try reading editorials or essays and debating their strengths and weaknesses with friends.