So what's worked for me with these past few questions is really just reading the stem and stim all the way through. I have a tendency to want to fly though the questions, but especially with these AP Q's I get tripped up with the wording. Super obvious I know, but it has helped.
Can anyone dumb this down for me? How is it not the conclusion? Maybe my brain has been fogged from countless LR but everything after "Driving position affects both comfort and the ability to see the road clearly" is just evidence and facts that support this claim right?
Ex. "The better the visibility from the drivers seat, the more aware the driver can be of road conditions and other vehicles". This just further proves that Driving position affects both comfort and the ability to see the road clearly..
I don't know why but 3 star difficulty questions seem to be my 5 star difficulty questions. I struggle so much with them and then 5 star questions seem less intense somehow
I chose E but struggled with C for 10 or so seconds, because I didn't scrutinize C beyond the "causal mechanism" part. It seems that the answer choices often refer to other sentences in the passage, I need to make sure to identify whether those track correctly as well.
So if the excerpt was an observation, C would have been correct? But you also mention the excerpt is a rhetorical question, which is a declarative statement/observation, so I still don't see why this wouldn't also be considered a causal mechanism for an observed phenomenon.
i dont understand why we cant just look at the statement and decide if its a premise or a conclusion or something else. Like why do we have to translate everything into how the logic works?
Is it an intermediate conclusion? It seems like the two sentences following the argument part in question support that argument part, making the two sentences premises that support the intermediate conclusion that supports the main conclusion.
I've been doing decent on AP questions so far if I trust my gut. Got this one correct but on the BR was trying to remember how to identify a Causal relationship and thought maybe it was C due to the language used. Because it opened with a question I got tripped up and second-guessed if it was causal. I literally noted in my BR that it didn't seem to provide an observed phenomenon and that it felt like a weak causal relationship, but still changed to C. Ugh. I need to trust my gut.
These are odd, they're very easy to hunt for until I actually read the answers. I know which part of the argument they are, but the answers are often written so oddly that choosing the right one takes longer than it should.
So it is a good idea to believe that every time there is a questions (rhetorical) and a quick answer after that, that would be the conclusion. I read it as "The position of a car driver's seat probably does have a significant impact on driving safety." was the conclusion because it is (for lack of better terms) taking a stance and the following sentences were the premise. Am very far off on this? #help
What is the difference between a claim and a premise?
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is it wrong to say that a cause (in a causal relationship) will always be a premise in questions like these?
So what's worked for me with these past few questions is really just reading the stem and stim all the way through. I have a tendency to want to fly though the questions, but especially with these AP Q's I get tripped up with the wording. Super obvious I know, but it has helped.
Can anyone dumb this down for me? How is it not the conclusion? Maybe my brain has been fogged from countless LR but everything after "Driving position affects both comfort and the ability to see the road clearly" is just evidence and facts that support this claim right?
Ex. "The better the visibility from the drivers seat, the more aware the driver can be of road conditions and other vehicles". This just further proves that Driving position affects both comfort and the ability to see the road clearly..
While I got the question right, I went over time because the answer seemed too simple/ on-the-nose :(
NEVER BACK DOWN NEVER WHAT
so the first two sentences are not a phenomenon?
I keep narrowing it down to two answers and choosing the wrong answer !!!!
I don't know why but 3 star difficulty questions seem to be my 5 star difficulty questions. I struggle so much with them and then 5 star questions seem less intense somehow
damnnn I read it quick and immediately thought it was the conclusion
I chose E but struggled with C for 10 or so seconds, because I didn't scrutinize C beyond the "causal mechanism" part. It seems that the answer choices often refer to other sentences in the passage, I need to make sure to identify whether those track correctly as well.
So if the excerpt was an observation, C would have been correct? But you also mention the excerpt is a rhetorical question, which is a declarative statement/observation, so I still don't see why this wouldn't also be considered a causal mechanism for an observed phenomenon.
i dont understand why we cant just look at the statement and decide if its a premise or a conclusion or something else. Like why do we have to translate everything into how the logic works?
Is it an intermediate conclusion? It seems like the two sentences following the argument part in question support that argument part, making the two sentences premises that support the intermediate conclusion that supports the main conclusion.
I've been doing decent on AP questions so far if I trust my gut. Got this one correct but on the BR was trying to remember how to identify a Causal relationship and thought maybe it was C due to the language used. Because it opened with a question I got tripped up and second-guessed if it was causal. I literally noted in my BR that it didn't seem to provide an observed phenomenon and that it felt like a weak causal relationship, but still changed to C. Ugh. I need to trust my gut.
I am horrible at these questions... Any advice? #feedback #help
I am crushing these. Making me nervous because I know there will be one to come along and slap my hand
I was thrown off by "probably" because I thought the conclusion couldn't be this weak. :/
I'm a literal LSAT god
These are odd, they're very easy to hunt for until I actually read the answers. I know which part of the argument they are, but the answers are often written so oddly that choosing the right one takes longer than it should.
So it is a good idea to believe that every time there is a questions (rhetorical) and a quick answer after that, that would be the conclusion. I read it as "The position of a car driver's seat probably does have a significant impact on driving safety." was the conclusion because it is (for lack of better terms) taking a stance and the following sentences were the premise. Am very far off on this? #help
The way I killed NA and SA but these are killing me I DONT GET IT
I read this one way too fast and glanced over the response to the rhetorical question.
I love theseeee, I AM SO BACK.
i think i got a little too cocky
What is the difference between a claim and a premise?