<p><span style="color:#8e44ad;"><span style="font-size:20px;">Pairing Up</span></span></p>
<p>First things first. We use the <strong><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Pairing Strategy</span></strong> to identify any synonym pairs among the six answer choices. There are usually two, sometimes one, sometimes three. We call the "triple pair" the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Sxxibos-I" target="_blank">Great White Buffalo</a>.</p>
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<li><strong>Pair 1</strong>: unobjectionable/innocuous</li>
<li><strong>Pair 2</strong>: uncontrollable/intractable</li>
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<p>The words viable and dubious are NOT a pair, so we cross them out: <span style="color:#e74c3c;"><s>viable</s> </span>and <span style="color:#e74c3c;"><s>dubious</s></span>.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#27ae60;">The Right Answer</span></span></p>
<p>Use <strong><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Math Strategy</span></strong> here. The word "make" indicates that the idea to its left and the idea to its right support each other. To the left, the sentence states that the "regulations are inadequate." Obviously, that's negative. Supporting that idea, we can guess that identity theft is a crime that is "out of control."</p>
<p>The best match for this guess is the pair <span style="color:#27ae60;">uncontrollable/intractable</span>.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">The Wrong Answer</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">unobjectionable/innocuous</span>: This answer choice has <strong>no evidence</strong>. We don't know whether or not identity theft is a harmless or harmful crime (at least according to the sentence).</li>
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