Cast
A sagacious guru who has read Up Your Score
His naive disciple, who has not
Disciple: To guess or not to guess? That is the question.
Guru: Guess, my child, guess.
Disciple: But why should I guess on a question if I’m most likely to get it
wrong?
Guru: Isn’t it obvious, my child? There is absolutely no guessing penalty on
the SAT. If there is a 20 percent chance of getting it right on the Reading and
Writing Test, and a 25 percent chance of getting it right on the Math Test, and a 0
percent chance of losing any points, only a fool would not guess.
Disciple: If it’s so obvious, what makes you a guru?
Guru: I’m a graduate of Guru Gary’s Online School of Advanced Wisdom.
Disciple: Sounds like a useful degree. Can I ever become a sagacious guesser
like you?
Guru: It’s a good thing you asked. I can recommend an invaluable book that
has an incredible section about guessing. It’s called Up Your Score. It’s a
masterpiece, really. Buy some copies for your friends and family.
So just how valuable is this guessing stuff, anyway?