@StarBrooks Im also aiming for August and just got here! Slow and steady wins the race, don't worry too much about it and just worry about absorbing the information! People who speed through and don't absorb the info are going to do worse than you even if they got here three months ago :)!
AC B is wrong because the example is based on a comparison: use the medicine if not using it would cause MORE harm.
If the example were instead written as an absolute claim, it would look something like "Use the medicine if not using it would cause SIGNIFICANT harm."
I spoke way too soon (re: my comment on the previous lesson, lol). I rushed this one and choose E without even looking at the other answer choices. D was obviously the right answer.
I got it right but then messed up on BR by focusing too much on the word "significantly" and interpreting opposite of "more harm" as "equal or less harm" and not necessarily "less harm". But upon another review, the word "believe" made it so apparent. DO NOT overthink! :(
I didn't have time to look at the answers choices fully because I spent time reading the stimulus carefully. I had 14 seconds left to answer when I didn't finish reading the stimulus.
Are there any tips to get through the stimulus while understanding it more quickly? I feel like if I read quicker, I don't retain the information of the stimulus.
Just practice really. The more you do these questions, the quicker it will just become intuitive to look for certain things. I have already cut my time in half through doing drills and just breaking down the stimulus into predicate, conclusion etc. so I know in the back of my mind what I am looking for.
Can someone explain the difference between B and D a little more? I feel like medicine part of the stimulus, saying that medicine has both beneficial and harmful effects. It made me think the same for the government.
The medicine portion argues medicine should only be taken when the costs of taking the medication are less than the costs of not taking the medication.
This does not imply anything about the overall amount of harm arising from either condition. It can be true that a medicine creates significant harm, but not taking the medicine would be more harmful. JY's example of chemotherapy is helpful to see this concept, chemotherapy itself causes a lot of harm to the body but it saves lives so it is still justifiable.
Answer choice B eliminates this comparative element, stating any government action that creates significant harmful effects cannot be justified, regardless of the current costs of doing nothing. Therefore, answer choice B removes the element you identified as most important, the existence and comparison of these potential effects. This is the difference between absolute and relative language he explains in the answer choice B explanation above.
Answer choice D directly points to this comparison using the language "less damage" to compare the two choices.
I am now going through the course content for the second time. I wanted to share that when I first attempted this question three months ago, it took me 2 minutes and 16 seconds to get it right. Now, on my second pass, without remembering the answer, I got it right in just 43 seconds. It really does get easier! Stick with the course content and make sure to do a practice test once a week.
I am just solidifying my understanding of some of the terms. It can be hard to remember every single question type thoroughly the first time through. I am also able to see what my strengths and weaknesses are.
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I got it right but had to re read it twice and was over by 15 seconds ugh
I feel so behindddd, for the aug LSAT :(....but at least I'm catching on lol
@StarBrooks Hey I’m aiming for the august LSAT too, just go here.
@StarBrooks Im also aiming for August and just got here! Slow and steady wins the race, don't worry too much about it and just worry about absorbing the information! People who speed through and don't absorb the info are going to do worse than you even if they got here three months ago :)!
I don't understand the explanation of B and the relative versus absolute claim... open to any other explanations
@IsabellaP
Relative difference: X is bad COMPARED to Y.
Absolute difference: X is bad.
AC B is wrong because the example is based on a comparison: use the medicine if not using it would cause MORE harm.
If the example were instead written as an absolute claim, it would look something like "Use the medicine if not using it would cause SIGNIFICANT harm."
Hope that makes more sense!
I wish some of these drills were harder, so, when I get it right it would boost my ego lol.
Got it with 30 seconds to spare
I had to use caveman language, it helps.
Medicine bad, No medicine bad-er
=
Gov. int bad, No gov. int bad-er yayyy
19s over time, but I got both right! :)
got both of these you try q's right! this second one took longer for me to get tho lol
i got it right! :) but was still over the time limit:/ hopefully I improve on that soon :)
Only 9 Seconds over and got it on first try!!
E can be reasonably argued to mean the same thing as D.
I wish E had a better explanation as to why it's wrong.
I got it right but it took me a hot minute
Mapping out the premise and supporting conclusion makes this so much easier! However, it does take a bit of time. Any advice?
@MacyHolcomb practice a lot is the only way
I spoke way too soon (re: my comment on the previous lesson, lol). I rushed this one and choose E without even looking at the other answer choices. D was obviously the right answer.
@LawyeRell Gotta love Blind Review
BOOM LET'S GO!
I got it right but then messed up on BR by focusing too much on the word "significantly" and interpreting opposite of "more harm" as "equal or less harm" and not necessarily "less harm". But upon another review, the word "believe" made it so apparent. DO NOT overthink! :(
I went about it this way ...
medicine:
ethical -> when nonuse would be sig more harmful than its use
gov intervention
justified -> when non-gov intervention would be sig more harmful than intervening (AKA answer D)
hope this helps?
how is this a level 1 question. ive done level 4-5 questions much harder
@DillonDavidesfahani easier***
Completed this question in 36 seconds and got it right, but then I see the question difficulty being 1 :(
lol me too
@matthewr1126 I definitely feel like this should be at least a level 2.
I didn't have time to look at the answers choices fully because I spent time reading the stimulus carefully. I had 14 seconds left to answer when I didn't finish reading the stimulus.
Are there any tips to get through the stimulus while understanding it more quickly? I feel like if I read quicker, I don't retain the information of the stimulus.
Just practice really. The more you do these questions, the quicker it will just become intuitive to look for certain things. I have already cut my time in half through doing drills and just breaking down the stimulus into predicate, conclusion etc. so I know in the back of my mind what I am looking for.
i really dont understand this whole stimulus
@tariksoliman7 it's funky because it's structured strange but basically, if we break it down
context: Gov intervention can have negative effects.
This is just like medicine! (principle)
(what?) Yeah, most medicines have bad and good things, so the ONLY time it's okay to use medicine is if it would be worse to not.
SO, gov intervention is okay ONLY when....
Hope that helps!
These are all so easy and suddenly when you do a timed drill it's so difficult :///
sammeeee. I was getting all the MC right, but when it got to timed drills I legit had to do a double take.
Can someone explain the difference between B and D a little more? I feel like medicine part of the stimulus, saying that medicine has both beneficial and harmful effects. It made me think the same for the government.
The medicine portion argues medicine should only be taken when the costs of taking the medication are less than the costs of not taking the medication.
This does not imply anything about the overall amount of harm arising from either condition. It can be true that a medicine creates significant harm, but not taking the medicine would be more harmful. JY's example of chemotherapy is helpful to see this concept, chemotherapy itself causes a lot of harm to the body but it saves lives so it is still justifiable.
Answer choice B eliminates this comparative element, stating any government action that creates significant harmful effects cannot be justified, regardless of the current costs of doing nothing. Therefore, answer choice B removes the element you identified as most important, the existence and comparison of these potential effects. This is the difference between absolute and relative language he explains in the answer choice B explanation above.
Answer choice D directly points to this comparison using the language "less damage" to compare the two choices.
Hope that helps!
I am now going through the course content for the second time. I wanted to share that when I first attempted this question three months ago, it took me 2 minutes and 16 seconds to get it right. Now, on my second pass, without remembering the answer, I got it right in just 43 seconds. It really does get easier! Stick with the course content and make sure to do a practice test once a week.
Can I ask why you're going through the course content again? Something in me is telling me I will likely do the same...
Thanks for the tips!
I am just solidifying my understanding of some of the terms. It can be hard to remember every single question type thoroughly the first time through. I am also able to see what my strengths and weaknesses are.