Wow. I'm at a loss for words. SA is just soul crushing madness for me. I haven't gotten a single one right. Been doing pretty good so far, and then all of a sudden, my brain fails me each and every time. Just don't know what's going on.
Someone in an earlier lesson left a reply that described these questions as "plugging the hole" in the argument. So far, that has really, really helped me. As you read the stimulus, see if you can find an area where the reasoning is gapping, and find the answer to fill it. Or, if the gap is not apparent, read through the answers, and see if any fill a gap you were not previously aware of by cross referencing it with the question.
I am happy to get them correct again. After that damn alien question I almost gave up.. but then I remembered when Anakin was fighting Obi Wan and he lost his arm and both legs. Despite this immense setback, he still found strength to yell that he hated him. Not only that he went on to become his strongest version. Goals.
@MarieChavis same... they're so weird. As useless as it sounds, the only thing that i do to make them make a bit more sense is to literally just to identify the conclusion and then reread the premises (if i didn't understand it) and then either predict or look for an answer that would make the conclusion valid. i literally ask myself "would this answer make the conclusion valid?" after i read each answer choice. For example, with this question i identified the conclusion and then read the answer choices and asked myself that question. B is right because of the premises. The stim literally says that true meaning can ONLY be understood through insight into the author's social circumstances and the conclusion say thats she doesn't understand the true meaning of her words. Therefore B HAS to be correct. If Smith lacks insight into her own social circumstances (which we are told by the premised that that is the ONLY way to understand true meaning), then B is correct.
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level 3 difficulty my a, this question was so wordy and annoying
You going harder than LeBron in 2013 with these hard ass questions
understanding 5%
POE : 95%
@TeklaCo lidderly
I. Hate. This. :)
What do your social circumstances have to be for this to be a difficulty 3 question
Studying for the LSAT has allowed me to be extremely obnoxious when arguing with others and I thank you for that.
i havent gotten any of these right and the explanations barely make any sense to me.
im so bad at this oh my gawddd my shaylaaa
finally got one right after getting my ass kicked by the last 4 questions feels nice but i am waiting to be humbled again
"this is next level f*ckery." Yeah, that's how we're all feeling rn
@e.a.maurer01 literally my comment
the inner machinations of Smith's mind are an enigma.
this section makes me wanna d!e
Wow. I'm at a loss for words. SA is just soul crushing madness for me. I haven't gotten a single one right. Been doing pretty good so far, and then all of a sudden, my brain fails me each and every time. Just don't know what's going on.
this is exactly whats been helping me! its important to see how the sentence (AC) fits into the stimulus and knowing how to do that will be so helpful
Someone in an earlier lesson left a reply that described these questions as "plugging the hole" in the argument. So far, that has really, really helped me. As you read the stimulus, see if you can find an area where the reasoning is gapping, and find the answer to fill it. Or, if the gap is not apparent, read through the answers, and see if any fill a gap you were not previously aware of by cross referencing it with the question.
I am happy to get them correct again. After that damn alien question I almost gave up.. but then I remembered when Anakin was fighting Obi Wan and he lost his arm and both legs. Despite this immense setback, he still found strength to yell that he hated him. Not only that he went on to become his strongest version. Goals.
Congrats! These past questions had me crying hahahaha so you're not alone
Is she safe? Is she alright?
"It seems, in your anger, you killed her."
Needed this win
im going to throw up
The past 4 questions I’ve done I’ve had 2 Poe choices left and chosen the wrong one 4 times in a row ;-;
Finding the conclusion and trusting your decision on these PSA questions seem to be hitting me kind of hard. It really eats into your time
@Eomerhi yes I waste SO much time reassuring myself
i finally got one right om fg
Lord I can feel my brain STRETCHING to understand this stuff
I am absolutely not getting this question type
@MarieChavis same... they're so weird. As useless as it sounds, the only thing that i do to make them make a bit more sense is to literally just to identify the conclusion and then reread the premises (if i didn't understand it) and then either predict or look for an answer that would make the conclusion valid. i literally ask myself "would this answer make the conclusion valid?" after i read each answer choice. For example, with this question i identified the conclusion and then read the answer choices and asked myself that question. B is right because of the premises. The stim literally says that true meaning can ONLY be understood through insight into the author's social circumstances and the conclusion say thats she doesn't understand the true meaning of her words. Therefore B HAS to be correct. If Smith lacks insight into her own social circumstances (which we are told by the premised that that is the ONLY way to understand true meaning), then B is correct.
I hope that made sense :)
love when i'm right in the beginning and change my answer to the wrong thing in BR
I totally thought this was a 5 star while doing it LOL :,( got it right but was humbled when I saw only 3 stars
Indeed a "next level fckery"
I love JY that comment validated my entire feelings about the LSATs lol
So....it turns out mapping is actually helpful when doing SA questions.....