I did a PT and reading some of the passages made me question if I even had a brain LOL!
It's exhausting but it makes sense. I can't remember which show I was watching but the lawyer said something about not having to prove their client was innocent, just that their client wasn't GUILTY. I thought it was interesting bc that obviously opens open the door to morality BUT it made me realize that what you SAY matters and there will be people that string a bunch of words together to throw you off your game.
It's like the person that says a whole lot of nothing but because they use a lot of big words or buzz words, everyone in the room goes whoaaaaaa that's so profound but then you sit back and break down what they said and you're like ?? that literally makes no sense or they said something super elementary lol.
THIS reminds me of that. Not that the passages AREN'T saying things that make sense BUT you need to be able to know what's important versus what's fluff.
Anyone else try to read a question or sentence like that and just not process anything it says? I feel like I often have to re-read questions multiple times because it just doesn't click
Grammar is tough! Luckily, we don't have to go through this alone. Trying to build up a community of LSAT studiers. If you're interested, feel free to join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/b8XaYkZHxk You got this!
Excited for this section - I noticed that as soon as I see a 3+ line sentence, my brain automatically jumps to the next one as if to say, "you won't understand it so don't even try"... lol
Exactly. You do read a sentence like that and immediately shut down. Looking forward to this section - no other prep program has gone over this...maybe this is what will make all the difference!!
I understand that LSAT aims to be tricky but its exhausting that needlessly complex sentences get the reputation of academic and intelligent. It's, in fact, simply bad writing. If your writing and by extension your point becomes too difficult to understand--you've done something wrong.
Too many articles, papers, essays, and studies fall into that trap.
I swear this is super important. I was looking at some LSAT questions before I started my prep and some of them I'd read and my brain would go like nope. I'd have to slowly go over it and dissect the sentence so my mind can digest the information it offers, which wastes a lot of time!! Knowing that the LSAT puts test takers under a strict time limit, saving the extra seconds or even minutes that understanding some sentences takes can be helpful.
When you're all lawyers in the future, buy a copy of Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters. If you folllow it, you'll run less of a chance that the clerks and judge will talk bad about your motions filings behind your back (speaking from experience).
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im locked in guys
LOCKED
New module guys let's go
So glad we're covering this because I definitely thought I was illiterate for a second.
Bestie we are locked in once I saw the “grammar is a B” LOL
Holy moly this is going to be a handful GOTTA PLAY THE TEST NOT THE PASSAGES
I did a PT and reading some of the passages made me question if I even had a brain LOL!
It's exhausting but it makes sense. I can't remember which show I was watching but the lawyer said something about not having to prove their client was innocent, just that their client wasn't GUILTY. I thought it was interesting bc that obviously opens open the door to morality BUT it made me realize that what you SAY matters and there will be people that string a bunch of words together to throw you off your game.
It's like the person that says a whole lot of nothing but because they use a lot of big words or buzz words, everyone in the room goes whoaaaaaa that's so profound but then you sit back and break down what they said and you're like ?? that literally makes no sense or they said something super elementary lol.
THIS reminds me of that. Not that the passages AREN'T saying things that make sense BUT you need to be able to know what's important versus what's fluff.
Anyone else try to read a question or sentence like that and just not process anything it says? I feel like I often have to re-read questions multiple times because it just doesn't click
Grammar is tough! Luckily, we don't have to go through this alone. Trying to build up a community of LSAT studiers. If you're interested, feel free to join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/b8XaYkZHxk You got this!
What does this mean? "This is clear from the fact that unless the majority of individuals have a predictable and enduring set of aspirations"
my main issue is understand what the answer choices are saying rather than the passage itself.
This module will be useful!
nice
Complex grammar isn't my issue. In fact, I find the example quite easy to understand...but that's because it's an interesting topic to me.
My problem arises when a passage or argument is covering a topic I have no interest in.
Crazy that you would use a curse word. Unprofessional and unnecessary.
Excited for this section - I noticed that as soon as I see a 3+ line sentence, my brain automatically jumps to the next one as if to say, "you won't understand it so don't even try"... lol
Exactly. You do read a sentence like that and immediately shut down. Looking forward to this section - no other prep program has gone over this...maybe this is what will make all the difference!!
Will the academia world ever change?
I just got my philosophy degree and I swear that most academic philosophers write like this. :/
I understand that LSAT aims to be tricky but its exhausting that needlessly complex sentences get the reputation of academic and intelligent. It's, in fact, simply bad writing. If your writing and by extension your point becomes too difficult to understand--you've done something wrong.
Too many articles, papers, essays, and studies fall into that trap.
“How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood”. Nope wrong, try again
I swear this is super important. I was looking at some LSAT questions before I started my prep and some of them I'd read and my brain would go like nope. I'd have to slowly go over it and dissect the sentence so my mind can digest the information it offers, which wastes a lot of time!! Knowing that the LSAT puts test takers under a strict time limit, saving the extra seconds or even minutes that understanding some sentences takes can be helpful.
I hate grammar
Well said. This part of the curriculum is one of the main reasons I chose this course.
I have had many whooshes while studying for the LSAT. Probably too many.
When you're all lawyers in the future, buy a copy of Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters. If you folllow it, you'll run less of a chance that the clerks and judge will talk bad about your motions filings behind your back (speaking from experience).