I know what "disseminate" means separately, but then LSAC uses words like it ripped a thesaurus from it's private cavities and is trying to get into Yale and then suddenly, I am illiterate .
@mrcarrillo327 I have run into an issue where a lot of times, a word I don't know stops me from getting the right answer. Do you recommend the word journal?? Do you see improvement?
The way I remember it is the scene from one of the Marvel movies where Tony Stark is giving a speech at MIT and he asks the people in the crowd what the MIT mission statement is and they say "generate, disseminate, and preserve knowledge."
I used to struggle with the vocabulary. Since I can not find a book about LSAT vocabulary, I read some books about GRE vocabulary, and I think they do help in LSAT.
Same. The language barrier really hit on this one. But a majority of times when I'm between two answers and one having some word I don't really know the meaning to I usually pick that one and get it right. I've noticed LSAT writes love using big words to hide correct answer choices. [+ I also keep a separate journal of words I come across on these questions that I don't understand which has helped me a lot]
im not sure if the questions are going to ramp up in difficulty in this unit, but i do wish that we had some 4 and 5 difficulty questions so that we can get some harder practice in while we are learning the specific question type
Im not sure why but im finding these PSA questions much simpler than the previous section. Are they generally supposed to be one of the easier type questions on the LR?
this is the second question i've got wrong because I've never heard of the word being used in the AC before and skip it... any advice? do I need to start reading a thesaurus before bed? ugh
when you encounter a word you don't know, best thing to do is to first do POE to narrow your choices. Then, using contextual clues and how the stimulus is structured, it sort of hints at what should be the focus for the AC.
assuming that you were able to narrow down your choices to two, you should first take, as what JY says, the "kernel" of the sentence, or if you can briefly cut the sentence down to just its main idea. This way you can get the focus of the answer and see which is more relevant to the stimulus. Then you just give your best try on what the word means.
doing this gives you more of a foundation on how to approach a word you don't know compared to when you're left completely mind-blanked. The context is already there and if you understand the stimulus, it gives you a hint on what it means.
@SofiyaBerman It helps to just match each relevant element.
Interpret the groups' "views" and "policies" as opinions. (The stim concedes that the views are likely not facts and the policies would likely be controversial).
When you get a question correct, do you usually still review the explanation/watch the video explanation, or move on to the next question? Do u only review when the answer is wrong?
I almost always get down to 2 different answer choices and I stay to review the stimulus, then the two answer choices I got down to so I know 1) how to break down the stimulus and 2) why the one I was about to pick was wrong!
Hi, my friend! I personally do not review whether I got the answer right; however, if I was unsure or guessed the answer a bit, then I do review the video. I do this because it helps me grasp how to approach and understand the passage better and fill in my gaps. If I get the question wrong, I note why I got it wrong so I do not continually make those mistakes.
@delaney777 Im late but oh well. If im very sure I go to the question and click the lightbulb by each answer to make sure I agree why it is wrong then I move on. (or I watch the video on 2x speed lol)
@delaney777 Depends if I was stuck on the question for a bit, even if I answered it correctly the first try. I like to read the written explanations instead of going through the video lesson sometimes.
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WSE section had me questioning everything. PSA section is bringing LSATBEAST back
Ugh I'm the total opposite, I was crushing WSE but I'm really struggling with these PSA questions.
I'm the exact opposite lol
So back LSATbeast LFG!
HELL YA CHUCK!
Love you
I know what "disseminate" means separately, but then LSAC uses words like it ripped a thesaurus from it's private cavities and is trying to get into Yale and then suddenly, I am illiterate .
Nah I saw disseminate and was like that's the answer cause I've never seen that word in my life
lol, it means like distribute.
I am on a roll!!!!!. With time These questions will be answered within the time frame needed
Another word for the new word journal. Thought I would disseminate that information😐
@mrcarrillo327 I have run into an issue where a lot of times, a word I don't know stops me from getting the right answer. Do you recommend the word journal?? Do you see improvement?
@mrcarrillo327 I never thought of a new word journal!
Like this comment if you were dead set on A
no way this is 2/5
Had no clue what disseminate meant. Is there a dictionary for common words on the lsat?
The way I remember it is the scene from one of the Marvel movies where Tony Stark is giving a speech at MIT and he asks the people in the crowd what the MIT mission statement is and they say "generate, disseminate, and preserve knowledge."
I used to struggle with the vocabulary. Since I can not find a book about LSAT vocabulary, I read some books about GRE vocabulary, and I think they do help in LSAT.
Oh man i was honestly embarrassed i didn’t know either- glad I wasn’t alone
English is not my second or even third language, I just use POE if I don't know the meaning of a word!
Same. The language barrier really hit on this one. But a majority of times when I'm between two answers and one having some word I don't really know the meaning to I usually pick that one and get it right. I've noticed LSAT writes love using big words to hide correct answer choices. [+ I also keep a separate journal of words I come across on these questions that I don't understand which has helped me a lot]
im not sure if the questions are going to ramp up in difficulty in this unit, but i do wish that we had some 4 and 5 difficulty questions so that we can get some harder practice in while we are learning the specific question type
in retrospect, this stimulus is very innocent since the current US secretary of health and human services encourages people to drink raw milk
@clickbaitcowboy that's exactly what I was thinking when answering this question lol
i got this one right but only because i had to google what disseminate meant lol
i agree i saw this word and I was like idk if I pick this answer choice because i had no idea what that meant
Are you guys non-native English speakers? Not insinuating anything of course, I'm just curious.
Im not sure why but im finding these PSA questions much simpler than the previous section. Are they generally supposed to be one of the easier type questions on the LR?
#help
Same! The weakening questions were killing me.
I agree I've been seeing these as much easier. It helps boost my confidence back up after the previous section 😅
Great! PSA is a lot more formulaic than WSE.
AGREED.
got this question incorrect because i didn't know what disseminate meant...
didnt know what disseminate meant lol
@gsigmon229816 same thats the only reason why i got the question wrong
this is the second question i've got wrong because I've never heard of the word being used in the AC before and skip it... any advice? do I need to start reading a thesaurus before bed? ugh
when you encounter a word you don't know, best thing to do is to first do POE to narrow your choices. Then, using contextual clues and how the stimulus is structured, it sort of hints at what should be the focus for the AC.
assuming that you were able to narrow down your choices to two, you should first take, as what JY says, the "kernel" of the sentence, or if you can briefly cut the sentence down to just its main idea. This way you can get the focus of the answer and see which is more relevant to the stimulus. Then you just give your best try on what the word means.
doing this gives you more of a foundation on how to approach a word you don't know compared to when you're left completely mind-blanked. The context is already there and if you understand the stimulus, it gives you a hint on what it means.
I fudged up
Wow I did three pretest and it said PSA were my weak points and got the generalization portion of principal and OMG it clicked!
ought ought ought ought
ought fest
I am losing it now
I was so confident it was D but changed it last minute to A 👎🏼
But it doesn't say "opinion" anywhere in the stimulus??? I'm confused. Are we just adding new words to principles now?
@SofiyaBerman It helps to just match each relevant element.
Interpret the groups' "views" and "policies" as opinions. (The stim concedes that the views are likely not facts and the policies would likely be controversial).
I feel stupid.
Practice makes perfect! You got this!
Yay! Got this question right in 3:56 min. I was taking 5 mins or longer before I started getting deep in the sauce. I believe in myself!
3 secs over but another easy one
#needadvice
When you get a question correct, do you usually still review the explanation/watch the video explanation, or move on to the next question? Do u only review when the answer is wrong?
I watch how they break down the stimulus but then skip the explanation of the answer choices.
I almost always get down to 2 different answer choices and I stay to review the stimulus, then the two answer choices I got down to so I know 1) how to break down the stimulus and 2) why the one I was about to pick was wrong!
Hi, my friend! I personally do not review whether I got the answer right; however, if I was unsure or guessed the answer a bit, then I do review the video. I do this because it helps me grasp how to approach and understand the passage better and fill in my gaps. If I get the question wrong, I note why I got it wrong so I do not continually make those mistakes.
@delaney777 Im late but oh well. If im very sure I go to the question and click the lightbulb by each answer to make sure I agree why it is wrong then I move on. (or I watch the video on 2x speed lol)
@delaney777 Depends if I was stuck on the question for a bit, even if I answered it correctly the first try. I like to read the written explanations instead of going through the video lesson sometimes.