@catintheLSAT You put this very well. I think a question type where the "other reasons" are crucial are in weakening/strengthening/RREs where an additional factor not considered by the argument reconciles a paradox, or strengthens/weakens an argument
@ariamisc There is no direct way but if you go under your analytics-->questions and sort by the question type you can calculate based on your right vs wrong answers.
@besrawi I used to do both but honestly doing both is v time-consuming. I do work hard but there is simply not that many hours in the day especially when u have limited time until exam. Now if u have like a year by all means
Premise: The author (archaeologist and his/her field) have all that they need from the mosaic + the needs of future archaeologists using the mosaic.
Subtly assumption: The author is slightly assuming that he his the only user or beneficiary of the mosaic.
1) When I think of PSA, I think what is the underlying assumption that the author is making that the argument currently is subpar or can be poked at.
2) We need to find AC that clears potential questions or answers them.
A) A is saying that, because this is an archaeological matter, only archaeologists have a say. This clears the assumption - even if he and his field his benefitting they have reason to claim the continued placement or the removal of the mosaic; in this case continued placement.
This eliminates other considerations such as, maybe the mosaic was taken for a museum or art gallery and not to be studied. The author is making the claim that ONLY archaeologist gets that deciding factor.
@jrm98 author said "the mosaics should have stayed there." and ends the stimulus with his reasoning on why they should have stayed there with "future archaeologists studying the site might be misled by there abscene," this is the only reasoning he uses to justify why they should not have been removed he does not talk about anything other justifications on why they should of been left there. AC A stated that the only considerations that bear upon the question of whether mosaics should have been removed are archaelogical. If this is assumed then this justifies his argument because he only justifies keeping them there on the basis of an archaeological standpoint and the stimulus assserts that archaeological standpoints are the only considerations that should be beared in this question of whether they should taken or left.
im a little confused about A being correct. i understand the logic behind it. where im stuck is when you draw A out doesn't it bridge the P-->C backwards? considerations (when deciding to move figure) --> archaeological - because of 'the only (being sufficient condition). shouldn't the correct answer be something like: archaeological considerations ---> move mosaics
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@rickyrivas94 I did the same thing. I think this is where reading a question stem and being able to identify the type of question it is asking is critical. It makes sense in an "assumption" style of question where the question stem says we are to "assume" that the answer choices are correct, that an answer could use more "extreme" language. My brain doesn't seem to want to work that way, though.
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almost picked C, my gut said A. Not sure if that is the right way to do these tho lol
I suck at these
These PSA questions have been clicking very easily
POE definitely helps
definately mapping them out helped me
The question is not asking for additional reasons, instead take the reasons already provided in the stimulus and make them more relevant
@catintheLSAT You put this very well. I think a question type where the "other reasons" are crucial are in weakening/strengthening/RREs where an additional factor not considered by the argument reconciles a paradox, or strengthens/weakens an argument
these are feeling so easy so now i'm scared
I've gone from a 95% accuracy rate to like 50% the last couple sections. So frustrating.
@Njbrunette How can you check your accuracy %s?
@ariamisc There is no direct way but if you go under your analytics-->questions and sort by the question type you can calculate based on your right vs wrong answers.
I got the question wrong because I was looking for an answer that focused on perpetuity. I figured archeology was more so for academia sake 😭✌️
Do you guys watch the video and read the explanation or just one?
@besrawi I used to do both but honestly doing both is v time-consuming. I do work hard but there is simply not that many hours in the day especially when u have limited time until exam. Now if u have like a year by all means
I love these questions
Nice! And 12 seconds early!
I truly did not understand what A was trying to say- C made the most sense to me:/
@amara I felt that too, I was deciding between A and C but I chose A because C didn't sound like a rule to me
By far my worst Q type. I like these but my avgs dont.
To be honest I didn't even know what A meant
@MRod
Conclusion: the mosaic should be left there.
Premise: The author (archaeologist and his/her field) have all that they need from the mosaic + the needs of future archaeologists using the mosaic.
Subtly assumption: The author is slightly assuming that he his the only user or beneficiary of the mosaic.
1) When I think of PSA, I think what is the underlying assumption that the author is making that the argument currently is subpar or can be poked at.
2) We need to find AC that clears potential questions or answers them.
A) A is saying that, because this is an archaeological matter, only archaeologists have a say. This clears the assumption - even if he and his field his benefitting they have reason to claim the continued placement or the removal of the mosaic; in this case continued placement.
This eliminates other considerations such as, maybe the mosaic was taken for a museum or art gallery and not to be studied. The author is making the claim that ONLY archaeologist gets that deciding factor.
I didn't understand the phrasing of A </3
wait i have been getting every single one of these right!!!
@jrm98 author said "the mosaics should have stayed there." and ends the stimulus with his reasoning on why they should have stayed there with "future archaeologists studying the site might be misled by there abscene," this is the only reasoning he uses to justify why they should not have been removed he does not talk about anything other justifications on why they should of been left there. AC A stated that the only considerations that bear upon the question of whether mosaics should have been removed are archaelogical. If this is assumed then this justifies his argument because he only justifies keeping them there on the basis of an archaeological standpoint and the stimulus assserts that archaeological standpoints are the only considerations that should be beared in this question of whether they should taken or left.
this is making my head hurt
im a little confused about A being correct. i understand the logic behind it. where im stuck is when you draw A out doesn't it bridge the P-->C backwards? considerations (when deciding to move figure) --> archaeological - because of 'the only (being sufficient condition). shouldn't the correct answer be something like: archaeological considerations ---> move mosaics
Zeugma balls lol
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@TheSovereign how do you know the speaker is a man?
Very important things to worry about in an LSAT prep program. Can you verify if Mr Fat Cat actually looked self-satisfied while licking his paws, as he does after eating?
@TheSovereign ???? no it is not lmfao
I saw, "only," for answer choice A and did not choose it. Do words in AC's matter? such as ONLY, or NEVER?
@rickyrivas94 I did the same thing. I think this is where reading a question stem and being able to identify the type of question it is asking is critical. It makes sense in an "assumption" style of question where the question stem says we are to "assume" that the answer choices are correct, that an answer could use more "extreme" language. My brain doesn't seem to want to work that way, though.
@rickyrivas94 i had the exact same question, a remnant from logical reasoning question i think. is there a way to identify this?
I actually eliminated A at first cuz i thought it was too powerful, then i read everything else and had to go with it
The wording of the question really threw me off.
as a field archaeologist, i love getting archaeology questions lol