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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Manhattan GMAT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Today, we introduce part one of a three-part series on  counter-intuition on the GMAT. In this article, we will examine how an  unreliable type of test-taker&#39;s intuition can &lt;img style=&quot;float: right;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vault.com/VCM/blogs/Manhattan_GMAT.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;128&quot; height=&quot;125&quot;&gt;disrupt your ability to  answer a &lt;/em&gt;Draw a Conclusion &lt;em&gt;Critical Reasoning question.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intuition is a skill that any seasoned businessperson would no doubt  rank in his/her top-five list of &quot;success makers.&quot; Why, then, do we  speak of counter-intuition on the GMAT? First, to clarify, let&#39;s  recognize that there are different kinds of intuition: There is the  intuition that tells the experienced do-er, &lt;em&gt;This situation is similar to one that I&#39;ve seen in the past, and therefore this is what is going to happen;&lt;/em&gt; there is another type of intuition, like a mother&#39;s inexplicable  knowledge of what is right for her child, which is more akin to a sixth  sense. The type of intuition we will be discussing for the next three  weeks is the kind that delivers the test taker into the hands of the  GMAT test writers. We refer to it as test-taker&#39;s intuition.  Test-taker&#39;s intuition is not the intuition of having done 1000  questions of a certain type and recognizing past patterns (a very  favorable thing). It is, rather, the intuition that guides you to an  answer choice because it feels or sounds right or because it looks like a  good answer. This form of intuition, unfortunately, can get you into a  lot of trouble on the GMAT. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; We will look at how this false  test-taker&#39;s intuition manifests itself in one type of Critical  Reasoning question that appears on the GMAT--Draw a Conclusion. &lt;strong&gt;READ MORE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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