4/5. The first one got me. The first step is VERY important. If you find yourself asking why the author does get to the point, it's most likely because there is NO conclusion. Good Luck!
4/5, got tripped up on identifying the conclusion vs the premise in question 4 using the "why should I believe this" method. Be careful not to psych yourself out!
Is anyone else concerned about actually analyzing the arguments at this point? I found myself simply searching for indicators instead of actually analyzing the information presented in the last exercises.
Im not sure if anyone else has taken a diagnostic, but does anyone else feel these practice questions are too simple? I feel like the LSAT itself is much more tricky. Maybe just bc this is the foundations sections?
4/5 After watching the video for question 1, it was clear that no indicators for a conclusion was present. Just a bunch of information being thrown at us.
For #1, it could be an argument if there was an additional sentence to conclude, for example, that these pigs were slaughtered halfway through the winter.
For these i kind of wizzed thru them only trying to identify words that would clue me into what the premise and conclusion would be. I got them right but is that the strategy to use for the LSAT? To wizz thru them fast just to be able to identify the premise and conclusion them move on to what the actual question is?
for number 5, I thought that the "so this bottle clearly has been mislabeled" was the conclusion. However, I was confused because can an assumption be a conclusion?
I'm no tutor, but #2 was hard. Mainly bc the text was clonky, and who wants to reach about inflation. That said, there is a strategy to reading arguments like this and identifying the argument - and maybe it's a "well duh" answer, but look for the author's point in what they're saying. On the surface, it doesn't look like the author is making a point, they're just yapping about inflation, but compared to the first sentence, one is the author's opinion and one is the premise.
For an argument like this, go with the author's opinion.
When there's an argument with a premise, someone else's conclusion, and the author's - go with the author's.
In the event there is a premise and someone else's conclusion, go with someone else's conclusion being the argument, unless the stimulus asks you "what would the author's opinion be" - go off of tone, but that's its own mess.
Ex: PaperMate pens make pens that have both gel and ballpoint. According to George Clooney, the gel pens are way better than the ballpoint because the ballpoint pens run out of ink quicker than the gel.
^ It's not stating what I, the author, thinks about gel versus ballpoint (though, I do agree with this example of Clooney in this case lol), but that's the conclusion nonetheless. Again, maybe a "well duh" for most, but it's helpful to come.
This is a silly question, but can a premise exist without a conclusion? Can we say that the first question is all premises, or can they not be premises because there is no conclusion?
For #1, does the statement about cross sections of pigs teeth having bands not support the first sentence of the teeth of some mammals showing growth rings?
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4/5. The first one got me. The first step is VERY important. If you find yourself asking why the author does get to the point, it's most likely because there is NO conclusion. Good Luck!
4/5
4/5, got tripped up on identifying the conclusion vs the premise in question 4 using the "why should I believe this" method. Be careful not to psych yourself out!
Is anyone else concerned about actually analyzing the arguments at this point? I found myself simply searching for indicators instead of actually analyzing the information presented in the last exercises.
5/5 LFG
Im not sure if anyone else has taken a diagnostic, but does anyone else feel these practice questions are too simple? I feel like the LSAT itself is much more tricky. Maybe just bc this is the foundations sections?
5/5 :)
4/5 After watching the video for question 1, it was clear that no indicators for a conclusion was present. Just a bunch of information being thrown at us.
5/5!!!!
5/5 :)))
5/5 :)
For #1, it could be an argument if there was an additional sentence to conclude, for example, that these pigs were slaughtered halfway through the winter.
5/5 whoo hoo
For these i kind of wizzed thru them only trying to identify words that would clue me into what the premise and conclusion would be. I got them right but is that the strategy to use for the LSAT? To wizz thru them fast just to be able to identify the premise and conclusion them move on to what the actual question is?
For #2, I thought the "if the inflation drops" was another premises to the conclusion that follows. I see that its wrong but why?
for number 5, I thought that the "so this bottle clearly has been mislabeled" was the conclusion. However, I was confused because can an assumption be a conclusion?
I'm no tutor, but #2 was hard. Mainly bc the text was clonky, and who wants to reach about inflation. That said, there is a strategy to reading arguments like this and identifying the argument - and maybe it's a "well duh" answer, but look for the author's point in what they're saying. On the surface, it doesn't look like the author is making a point, they're just yapping about inflation, but compared to the first sentence, one is the author's opinion and one is the premise.
For an argument like this, go with the author's opinion.
When there's an argument with a premise, someone else's conclusion, and the author's - go with the author's.
In the event there is a premise and someone else's conclusion, go with someone else's conclusion being the argument, unless the stimulus asks you "what would the author's opinion be" - go off of tone, but that's its own mess.
Ex: PaperMate pens make pens that have both gel and ballpoint. According to George Clooney, the gel pens are way better than the ballpoint because the ballpoint pens run out of ink quicker than the gel.
^ It's not stating what I, the author, thinks about gel versus ballpoint (though, I do agree with this example of Clooney in this case lol), but that's the conclusion nonetheless. Again, maybe a "well duh" for most, but it's helpful to come.
This is a silly question, but can a premise exist without a conclusion? Can we say that the first question is all premises, or can they not be premises because there is no conclusion?
2/5 I think Im gonna need more studying
Wouldn't #1 be all premises supporting conclusion ("was only about half the normal width")?
5/5 yaaasssssss
For #1, does the statement about cross sections of pigs teeth having bands not support the first sentence of the teeth of some mammals showing growth rings?
5/5 w:)
5/5!