How do we know that "The penalty imposed on the company will probably have little if any effect on its behavior" is not part of the main conclusion? It seems like a necessary piece to make the main conclusion as identified in the video comprehensible.
Well at least i got the blind review right. What clicked for me was noticing the indicator "since" that I hadn't paid attention to the first time around. The first time I felt the 2nd to last sentence supported the last one, and the "after all" tricked me
I have been getting all these questions right so far (and often within the time margin), but find that I am not really able to identify minor vs. major premises and tend to ignore sub-conclusions.
I usually just look for the main conclusion within the stimulus. Is this a bad approach?
I thought that the minor premise was the major premise/sub conclusion and that the major premise/sub conclusion was just a regular premise. Is this a problem? If so how do I fix that?
(I was 100% confident in my answer and got it right but I just want to make sure this confusion isn't an issue)
Does anyone have any tips on hitting the target time for each question. I am alway a few seconds over it but have been getting all the questions correct so far. Would love some tips or strategies!
These lessons with blind reviews and video explanations are remarkably helpful. These will definitely help me to identify the conclusions during the LSAT feel habitual.
If anyone is having trouble with this question, this is what I did.
I read the question and highlighted what I am looking for. Read the passage twice. First time and then read it again. Highlight what sticks out to you. Think back to how 7sage taught you to look for premises and conclusions. Compare answers. It should draw you to the right answer.
A tip from me:
Indicators - if it makes sense use them, if not then ditch it or try another indicator.
In this case the key is the since indicator (for, since, because) - > Con since Pre. What goes before and after these key words.
Or Another way of thinking about it is reading it like someone telling you a story. It helps me stay engaged. I find that this helps me find what I am looking for.
I am doing great on all of the questions and I have gotten each one correct so far, but I'm off of the target time by 15-30 seconds each time. Does anyone have tips on how to get faster? The first time I took the LSAT this was my biggest struggle.
Pondered between A & D , in the end I chose D. I was able to find additional similarities to the MC in Answer choice D than A because of the repetitive grammar. (worthwhile) (trial) (practices)
Sorry if this has been answered before, but for logical reasoning questions, should we read the question first before the stimulus so we know what to look for? Or just read the stimulus first?
The second sentence of the context makes a claim. "the penalty impoesd on the companyy will probably have little if any effect on its behavior." How do we make the distinction between this being the authors claim or context. I was stuck between C and D and eventually chose D because the premises supported it more than C but this still tripped me up.
This structure makes learning this type of question so easy -- I'm nervous I won't identify the right question on the test itself, but I keep getting the questions right so I'll cross my fingers that this knowledge will stick in that larger context!!
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i was dumb here and didn't read through all the questions in an attempt to lower my time. got it right on blind review
How do we know that "The penalty imposed on the company will probably have little if any effect on its behavior" is not part of the main conclusion? It seems like a necessary piece to make the main conclusion as identified in the video comprehensible.
HAHA FINALLY! got one correct AND under time!
I am getting majority of the questions right but not within the time limit. Should I be really worried about that at the moment?
Well at least i got the blind review right. What clicked for me was noticing the indicator "since" that I hadn't paid attention to the first time around. The first time I felt the 2nd to last sentence supported the last one, and the "after all" tricked me
I wish all questions were Main Conclusion! Lol
BOOM LETS GO
The conclusion is this:
If you had one sentence to take away/get straight to the point...it would be the conclusion.
I have been getting all these questions right so far (and often within the time margin), but find that I am not really able to identify minor vs. major premises and tend to ignore sub-conclusions.
I usually just look for the main conclusion within the stimulus. Is this a bad approach?
I am getting all these questions wrong in this module. Help!
I thought that the minor premise was the major premise/sub conclusion and that the major premise/sub conclusion was just a regular premise. Is this a problem? If so how do I fix that?
(I was 100% confident in my answer and got it right but I just want to make sure this confusion isn't an issue)
Getting all these questions right in this module!!! Congrats to everyone working so hard - this stuff ain't easy!!
Does anyone have any tips on hitting the target time for each question. I am alway a few seconds over it but have been getting all the questions correct so far. Would love some tips or strategies!
These lessons with blind reviews and video explanations are remarkably helpful. These will definitely help me to identify the conclusions during the LSAT feel habitual.
Always highlight the different parts! I underline what I think may be the conclusion as I am going through and it helps SO much!!!
If anyone is having trouble with this question, this is what I did.
I read the question and highlighted what I am looking for. Read the passage twice. First time and then read it again. Highlight what sticks out to you. Think back to how 7sage taught you to look for premises and conclusions. Compare answers. It should draw you to the right answer.
A tip from me:
Indicators - if it makes sense use them, if not then ditch it or try another indicator.
In this case the key is the since indicator (for, since, because) - > Con since Pre. What goes before and after these key words.
Or Another way of thinking about it is reading it like someone telling you a story. It helps me stay engaged. I find that this helps me find what I am looking for.
Is "after all" a premise or conclusion indicator? To me after all is the same as therefore.
#feedback #help
I am doing great on all of the questions and I have gotten each one correct so far, but I'm off of the target time by 15-30 seconds each time. Does anyone have tips on how to get faster? The first time I took the LSAT this was my biggest struggle.
Structure:
CTX: "A large company....behavior"
Main conc.: "Still, the trial was worthwhile..."
Major premise / sub-conclusion: "...since it provided..."
Minor premise: "After all, ..."
Answer Choices:
(A) Author says trial was worthwhile, doesn't speculate on if the company had not been convicted.
(B) cookie cutter wrong: premise not conclusion
(C) cookie cutter wrong: context not conclusion
(D) answer: structure: The company's trial (referent = good) was worthwhile
(E) doesn't answer MCC question type at all
I am curious, how long does it take you guys to read the stem, question, answers and making the decision which one to pick?
Personally it takes me 90-120 seconds.
P.S. English is not my native language, I moved to the United States few months ago. My English is very good, but not scientifically good.
Pondered between A & D , in the end I chose D. I was able to find additional similarities to the MC in Answer choice D than A because of the repetitive grammar. (worthwhile) (trial) (practices)
Sorry if this has been answered before, but for logical reasoning questions, should we read the question first before the stimulus so we know what to look for? Or just read the stimulus first?
Would the second sentence of the context be considered the hypotheses of the passage?
The second sentence of the context makes a claim. "the penalty impoesd on the companyy will probably have little if any effect on its behavior." How do we make the distinction between this being the authors claim or context. I was stuck between C and D and eventually chose D because the premises supported it more than C but this still tripped me up.
This structure makes learning this type of question so easy -- I'm nervous I won't identify the right question on the test itself, but I keep getting the questions right so I'll cross my fingers that this knowledge will stick in that larger context!!