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xadhominemx
on March 21, 2022
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I think US college education is nearer to collapsi...
You get negative points for answering incorrectly, to disincentivize blind guessing.
AnnikaL
on March 21, 2022
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The SAT no longer penalizes guessing (i.e. incorrect answers).[0]
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https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/whats-on-the-test/stru...
xadhominemx
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Interesting, thank you
crackercrews
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I believe it doesn't disincentivize blind guessing. It just counteracts it. If you can eliminate one answer you should guess. Even if you can't eliminate an answer you break even.
relaxing
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That wouldn’t be blind.
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