I really dislike the sarcastic "its b". Thankfully I knew there was no way it could be B because there were so many assumptions but it was still confusing. Also a variety of instructors on these videos would be nice... The same voice and style gets tiring long-term IMO.
@TeklaCo well after sleeping on it for a week i've concluded I must have misunderstood the question. Pest experts recommend sprays over zappers. B is in support of zappers which wouldn't support the pest experts recommendations. E is definitely the answer.
@Bruh same, i skip through if something else comes up but once he went over the one that matched my prediction i continue on. The over explaining kinda confuses me
@timwes21 lmfaooo this used to be me 😭 BUT make sure to click "show question" at the top of the page’ before watching the videos!!! That way you can try answering it first and then watch the video afterward.
I honestly dislike that the answer choices are hidden and then shown one by one according to whichever one the instructor would like to show first. I have to skip over the videos due to this.
@mcarmona001 At the top left of the page, below the lesson's title, there is an option that says " Show question". You can click on that and it shows the question with all ACs. Screenshot below:
What has helped me for RRE has been identifying opposing views and inserting a "yet" in between each other, to help generate possible explanations. Not sure if that makes sense! But it works!
Hmm not a fan of this one. I thought D sounded correct, but I was skeptical that I was attaching too much of my own personal bias as a nature lover so I chose E. Now it turns out my personal bias was right? 😵💫
So much information is repeated throughout these lessons. I would appreciate if the presenter took the time to condense his ideas. This easily could be a 12 minute video.
I failed this because when I was coming up for potential explanations for why the experts didn't recommend electric bug zappers, I thought that if they weren't bright enough the insects wouldn't be attracted to them in the daytime.
Once I saw "provide less light," I didn't really think it through again. Confirm your assumptions people.
I really don't like how you pretend to select a wrong answer as correct initially. It really messes with my thinking. I understand what you're doing but it causes confusion for me.
@Sameer_Ahamad This is my general strategy for most LR questions. I sniff out the conclusion/support first and then I try and analyze the passage. Helps put things into context much faster!
I almost predicted D. I figured the bug zappers might kill too many insects and/or be harmful to the ecosystem in some way. B almost got me, but it didn't mention why the birds or sprays are preferable. They could be even worse at killing mosquitoes than the zappers. We don't know.
@Lylas123 Given my understanding, yes that's correct. (B) compares their effectiveness against mosquitoes vs other harmful insects and (C) compares their use of electricity and light production vs other light sources, but neither address why birds or insecticide sprays should be used instead of bug zappers :)
Yes (and a few other reasons). The correct answer in this case was a comparative statement. The fact that something is a comparative statement means very little in and of itself. It is just like something being a causal statement, or a predictive statement. We just have to make sure that the specific passage has the unique firepower necessary to support that statement.
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I'd say an important takeaway from this question is...
Just because someone said something doesn't mean the content of what they said was true but rather that the fact that they said it is what's true.
Ex: (B) Scientists claim that aliens are real.
What is true about this answer choice is that scientists made the claim.
What we CANNOT assume is that aliens are real.
B is really well explained in the video!
I really dislike the sarcastic "its b". Thankfully I knew there was no way it could be B because there were so many assumptions but it was still confusing. Also a variety of instructors on these videos would be nice... The same voice and style gets tiring long-term IMO.
@KaylenRodriguez i thought i was being harsh thinking that i hated his explanation for B, but it did lowkey pmo as well
Its not B? lol
@JAndonian16 nope. It does not offer explanation about why they use the spray now
@TeklaCo well after sleeping on it for a week i've concluded I must have misunderstood the question. Pest experts recommend sprays over zappers. B is in support of zappers which wouldn't support the pest experts recommendations. E is definitely the answer.
If I get a question right I pretty much just skip the video if I fully understand it. Is that bad?
@Bruh FYI its not B. If you stopped watching when he claimed its B, you missed out on why its not B!
@JAndonian16 Yeah I always do the "show question" and answer it for myself before I watch the video. Thanks for looking out tho!
@Bruh same, i skip through if something else comes up but once he went over the one that matched my prediction i continue on. The over explaining kinda confuses me
"The answer is b"
*Pauses video to study the stimulus and makes the necessary progress to understand why b is correct
"The answer is not b!"
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@timwes21 lmfaooo this used to be me 😭 BUT make sure to click "show question" at the top of the page’ before watching the videos!!! That way you can try answering it first and then watch the video afterward.
@ratman23 omg you're the best, I had no idea this was a feature and always wanted it to be one!
I honestly dislike that the answer choices are hidden and then shown one by one according to whichever one the instructor would like to show first. I have to skip over the videos due to this.
@mcarmona001 At the top left of the page, below the lesson's title, there is an option that says " Show question". You can click on that and it shows the question with all ACs. Screenshot below:
What has helped me for RRE has been identifying opposing views and inserting a "yet" in between each other, to help generate possible explanations. Not sure if that makes sense! But it works!
ex. How is that ....... yet .......
Hmm not a fan of this one. I thought D sounded correct, but I was skeptical that I was attaching too much of my own personal bias as a nature lover so I chose E. Now it turns out my personal bias was right? 😵💫
I. Do. Not. Get. This. At. All.
POE worked for me. And that's how I got my answer.
@Shannell_E'llan yep. Got the answer in like 40 seconds using POE.
So much information is repeated throughout these lessons. I would appreciate if the presenter took the time to condense his ideas. This easily could be a 12 minute video.
@ZachistheLawyerinCharge watch on 2.5x :)
I failed this because when I was coming up for potential explanations for why the experts didn't recommend electric bug zappers, I thought that if they weren't bright enough the insects wouldn't be attracted to them in the daytime.
Once I saw "provide less light," I didn't really think it through again. Confirm your assumptions people.
I feel like they delve too deep to the point it makes me overthink. This was a pretty straight forward question that doesn't need this many steps
I really don't like how you pretend to select a wrong answer as correct initially. It really messes with my thinking. I understand what you're doing but it causes confusion for me.
This was a great explanation. Thank you!
Is finding the conclusion of the stimulus and then looking for an answer that supports the conclusion a good way to solve RRE questions?
Most pest control experts now advise against their use (Electric bug zappers) and use Birds or insecticides.
Basically, look for Bug Zapper bad and Birds and insectisides are good.
A. If true, does that show why not to use Zapper? No.
B. This shows bug zappers are bad, but does it show why birds and insecticides are good? No
C. This shows zappers are bad, but does it show why Birds and insecticides are good? No.
D. Shows bug zappers are bad and birds and insecticides are good.
E. Claims insecticides are good, but it is someone's claim.
@Sameer_Ahamad This is my general strategy for most LR questions. I sniff out the conclusion/support first and then I try and analyze the passage. Helps put things into context much faster!
I am so happy I leaned towards (D).
I almost predicted D. I figured the bug zappers might kill too many insects and/or be harmful to the ecosystem in some way. B almost got me, but it didn't mention why the birds or sprays are preferable. They could be even worse at killing mosquitoes than the zappers. We don't know.
Hi, just to clarify, are you able to rule out B and C since they compare a quality of bug zappers that is not mentioned at all in the stimulus?
@Lylas123 Given my understanding, yes that's correct. (B) compares their effectiveness against mosquitoes vs other harmful insects and (C) compares their use of electricity and light production vs other light sources, but neither address why birds or insecticide sprays should be used instead of bug zappers :)
Hi! How can you tell the question difficultly on the new 7sage site? In the old one it showed you the answer data, but here I can't find it.
@Isabella! I was just thinking this
So is it the fact they are comparing the wrong things and not the fact that they are comparative statements that make B and C wrong?
Yes (and a few other reasons). The correct answer in this case was a comparative statement. The fact that something is a comparative statement means very little in and of itself. It is just like something being a causal statement, or a predictive statement. We just have to make sure that the specific passage has the unique firepower necessary to support that statement.
I am just glad that there are no "None of the above" answer choices on the LSAT
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One thing that works for me for RREs is asking a question:
Exp. Why do we want to replace effective Electric Zappers with birds?
Why is detective Conan considered good with a 10% solving rate?
@smorua1202932 Dude oh my god. The "why?" trick helped me immediately when I felt underwater. THIS IS WHY I READ THE COMMENTS thank u kind soul <3
You got be there with B. I felt the walls caving in