I always have a different assumption than the one I was supposed to have haha. I thought the correct answer would be about the assumption that meteor strikes DO have worldwide effects (which I have because of all the dinosaur extinction documentaries I watched as a kid).
So what kinds of question notes have y'all found are helpful to write down during the blind review? Especially when you haven't changed from your original answer
Also, in this question and throughout the lesson you have been saying that the answer choice cannot contradict or attack the premise, but doesn't the correct answer do exactly that? Or is it okay to contradict/attack premises that are assumptions?
I'm having a hard time understanding how certain parts in a stimulus are assumptions while other parts are not. Couldn't we argue that any part of a given stimulus is an assumption? #help
I got this question correct but I spent longer on it than I wanted to. I think it's because I had a hard time figuring out what the author's conclusion actually was. I couldn't figure out if the conclusion was that "the asteroid wouldn't have a worldwide effect" or "the asteroid didn't kill all the dinos". I see now that the worldwide effect is a part of the assumption there but it took longer to realize that for me. I ended up picking E because it was the one that made the most sense.
This one I was able to intuit the answer choice before I even read it. In my head, I was already thinking, "OK, but what if all or most of the dinosaurs at that time lived in that region?"
I originally picked c and I understand now that it was already accounted for in the stimulus, but I still have no idea why e is the correct answer. Can someone explain it in a different way? #help
I got this wrong simply because of my thought of most vs all. When something goes extinct it is not unreasonable to assume that ALL of a species was wiped out, not most. For instance, most of the fish in a pond where caught and moved elsewhere. only 2 remain from thousands. is it reasonable to conclude they go extinct? probably not.
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I always have a different assumption than the one I was supposed to have haha. I thought the correct answer would be about the assumption that meteor strikes DO have worldwide effects (which I have because of all the dinosaur extinction documentaries I watched as a kid).
C was so attractive but had to reread the stimulus first before I got to the correct answer--just 1min over (ugh)(
Stupid internal assumptions!
#feedback, please fix the blind review! It shows the answer before we can take a second attempt
That party had to end in a bang
So what kinds of question notes have y'all found are helpful to write down during the blind review? Especially when you haven't changed from your original answer
Any time I get one right I get excited and then see that it is always a low priority question
Mr. Worldwide
My problem is I think I rush my thinking a bit too much, I need to slow down and take all the information in….
Was between D AND E AND CHOSE D :(
Also, in this question and throughout the lesson you have been saying that the answer choice cannot contradict or attack the premise, but doesn't the correct answer do exactly that? Or is it okay to contradict/attack premises that are assumptions?
I'm having a hard time understanding how certain parts in a stimulus are assumptions while other parts are not. Couldn't we argue that any part of a given stimulus is an assumption? #help
#help I understand why (A) is not the correct answer but does anyone know why it doesn't strengthen the argument?
Am I correct in thinking that this question basically comes down entirely to the use of "most?"
"Immediately"
Does this mean ASAP, hours, days, weeks? In my mind, the dinosaurs could have migrated away from the area.
Had it narrowed down to C and E. Went with E. C just did not feel quite correct.
I am struggling with this entire unit so bad. I do nottttt get these questions at all.
I got this question correct but I spent longer on it than I wanted to. I think it's because I had a hard time figuring out what the author's conclusion actually was. I couldn't figure out if the conclusion was that "the asteroid wouldn't have a worldwide effect" or "the asteroid didn't kill all the dinos". I see now that the worldwide effect is a part of the assumption there but it took longer to realize that for me. I ended up picking E because it was the one that made the most sense.
werent the dinosaurs on pangea??
This one I was able to intuit the answer choice before I even read it. In my head, I was already thinking, "OK, but what if all or most of the dinosaurs at that time lived in that region?"
#question How do we distinguish between WSE questions that rely on causal logic and questions that don't
All the dinosaurs lived in Mexico hehe
JY I just wanna say I love you. You make studying for the LSAT much more tolerable.
I originally picked c and I understand now that it was already accounted for in the stimulus, but I still have no idea why e is the correct answer. Can someone explain it in a different way? #help
I got this wrong simply because of my thought of most vs all. When something goes extinct it is not unreasonable to assume that ALL of a species was wiped out, not most. For instance, most of the fish in a pond where caught and moved elsewhere. only 2 remain from thousands. is it reasonable to conclude they go extinct? probably not.