Definitely one of the harder ones for MC hitherto. Once everything linked up the question was quite easy though, although i took quite some time to complete this.
Does anyone else notice that the Blind Review tells you if you got the answer wrong or not by the "Suggested for Blind Review" thing? It kind of defeats the purpose of Blind Review
I think it finally clicked for me on how to break down the stimuli. Not surprisingly, but I really tried to focus on how the narrator breaks down the stimuli (identifying structure and grammar) in a way that kind of mimics him. Talked to myself about why each word or phrase matters and who supports who. Saw the "thus" and almost went for it because well, it was the trap. But I always try to question myself, "okay is that really the conclusion?" and just glance over the rest of the stimuli to confirm my guess. I reminded myself to check each phrases structure and identify its importance (p or another c, or if it was a p, and another p). Which allowed me to figure out why the "wise" part was the main conc, and then used referential phrasing to answer A. Note it was a bit time consuming to break it down like that but it helped.
TIP: look out for Major premise/subconclusions! LSAT will try trick you to stop reading after u find that. Then theyll hide the MC at the end.
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MY APPROACH: I looked at the support relationship between the 2 conclusions presented. The one that didnt support (as a premise) for the other, was the Main Conclusion!
[i.e. the subconclusion - supported the main conclusion, but not vise versa, so i knew]
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I posted the above! for anyone who might need it. :) :) :)
Trust me i thought i wasnt good at these and i am someone whos usually confused. but referring back to the lesson like it was second hand saved me. the basics really are EVERYTHING!!
Is it a bad habit to select A and move on without reading the others? Intuition said it was right and it was, but I know that leaves me vulnerable to trap answers.
I have been doing well on these practice questions by identifying the conclusion (in my own words) after reading the stimulus before EVER reading the answer choices. So much so that I was 11 seconds faster than the target time (for this one). When I do read the answer choices, I know exactly what I'm looking for, I pick it, and I don't get tricked by the LSAT writer, with all their tricky answer choice language. Many people have said this, but I've really taken it to heart lately: "the answer choices are there to trick you, not help you." If you can, you should have a plan and an answer prediction in mind before you even read the answer choices!
Cool, another trick. How clumsy of me, I should have recalled this trick amongst the twenty billion other tricks on this god damn test.
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this one was tricky, but I got it right yayaya! :)
Got this one and all the ones before right because every time I come across a sentence that I suspect is the conclusion, I ask myself why?*
Doesn't have a strong why.
The last sentence has stronger evidence that answers the why.
Whoops picked A but got right on BR
I FELL FOR THE TRAP!!! AHHHHHHHH XD. Note: I got it on the BR :D
OH LORD, whyyyy I fell for the trick but learn and adapt and it will become easier
Definitely one of the harder ones for MC hitherto. Once everything linked up the question was quite easy though, although i took quite some time to complete this.
I fell for the trick crying emoji*
Did I think the conclusion indicator was too obvious? Yes
Did I contemplate that AC E might be too obvious and leading me to a trap? Yes
Despite this, did I fall for the trap? Yes 😭
Just when I gain a bit of confidence this test humbles me every single time lol
Does anyone else notice that the Blind Review tells you if you got the answer wrong or not by the "Suggested for Blind Review" thing? It kind of defeats the purpose of Blind Review
I fell for the trap, but I understand clearly now.
Got it right then fell for the trap on the blind review.
bruh
I almost chose E, but I recognized that green carnations being difficult to grow was a sub-conclusion, not the actual conclusion!!
I think it finally clicked for me on how to break down the stimuli. Not surprisingly, but I really tried to focus on how the narrator breaks down the stimuli (identifying structure and grammar) in a way that kind of mimics him. Talked to myself about why each word or phrase matters and who supports who. Saw the "thus" and almost went for it because well, it was the trap. But I always try to question myself, "okay is that really the conclusion?" and just glance over the rest of the stimuli to confirm my guess. I reminded myself to check each phrases structure and identify its importance (p or another c, or if it was a p, and another p). Which allowed me to figure out why the "wise" part was the main conc, and then used referential phrasing to answer A. Note it was a bit time consuming to break it down like that but it helped.
Fell for the trap originally as I was speeding through, but got it right with blind review.
bruh i am so mad i fell for that
PLEASE 7SAGE - its Paddy not Patty. sincerely, the Irish
I GOT THIS RIGHT (40seconds):
TIP: look out for Major premise/subconclusions! LSAT will try trick you to stop reading after u find that. Then theyll hide the MC at the end.
---------------------------------------------
MY APPROACH: I looked at the support relationship between the 2 conclusions presented. The one that didnt support (as a premise) for the other, was the Main Conclusion!
[i.e. the subconclusion - supported the main conclusion, but not vise versa, so i knew]
--------------------------------------------
I posted the above! for anyone who might need it. :) :) :)
Trust me i thought i wasnt good at these and i am someone whos usually confused. but referring back to the lesson like it was second hand saved me. the basics really are EVERYTHING!!
(its giving.... the karate kid movie... if ykyk)
i fell for the trap :(
Is it a bad habit to select A and move on without reading the others? Intuition said it was right and it was, but I know that leaves me vulnerable to trap answers.
This question humbled me!
I have been doing well on these practice questions by identifying the conclusion (in my own words) after reading the stimulus before EVER reading the answer choices. So much so that I was 11 seconds faster than the target time (for this one). When I do read the answer choices, I know exactly what I'm looking for, I pick it, and I don't get tricked by the LSAT writer, with all their tricky answer choice language. Many people have said this, but I've really taken it to heart lately: "the answer choices are there to trick you, not help you." If you can, you should have a plan and an answer prediction in mind before you even read the answer choices!
I wanted to chose A right off the bat it hit me but chose E cuz I felt it was too easy, then on the blind review I chose A. Damn
Cool, another trick. How clumsy of me, I should have recalled this trick amongst the twenty billion other tricks on this god damn test.