Similar to Weaken questions, except that instead of providing the additional information that will weaken the argument, the correct answer choice will, like MOR quesitons, DESCRIBE HOW the argument's validity is undermined.
Coming back to Flaw/Descriptive weakening section because Analytics showing me I'm getting absolutely destroyed in preptests for these. Highest Priority according to Analytics.
I've found Flaw in Reasoning Q's to be the most common and difficult question type on the LSAT. If you can master Parallel Reasoning Q's & Flaw Q's, the rest of the question types seem much easier.
#feedback Can you please mark this as something longer than 5 minutes? I hate to be a downer, but this is seriously messing with me. The Study Scheduler tells me ahead of time how many hours per week I need to study. To say this is only 5 minutes is misleading and really frustrating. By these lessons taking way longer than what it says, it messes up other plans for the week. Really getting irritated
Could not agree more. I based my studying plan off of the timing on these lessons, and thus when to take the LSAT. Its mid March and I have been studying as many hours as I said I would and yet Im two weeks behind on my study schedule bc the timing on these lessons are just not accurate at all. I'm now feeling like I wont be ready in time to take the June LSAT which was my plan since I started in Jan. Big bummer
The General Approach section here mentions this "argument flaw" webpage elsewhere on 7sage: https://7sage.com/lesson/argument-flaw-cheat-sheet/
I went ahead and added that as an additional page onto my Google Sheets page that I posted earlier for the general cheat sheet page: https://7sage.com/lesson/logical-reasoning-cheat-sheet/
I hope some people find the consolidation of the two useful.
JY's analogy with punching the argument in the face made me laugh so hard - "you're not punching the argument in the face, you're ABOUT to punch the argument in the face"
Ok here we finally are... I hope I learn as much as possible, so the score can be better (this were my prep test results from Lawhub prior to even knowing of the existence of 7sage)
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Similar to Weaken questions, except that instead of providing the additional information that will weaken the argument, the correct answer choice will, like MOR quesitons, DESCRIBE HOW the argument's validity is undermined.
Thank you for this
Hehe I made the like count 169
Hey, argument, you're about to get punched in the face! :)
And this correct answer choice describes exactly how!
lesson one of 45......here we go :')
"punching the argument in the face" made me feel better today.
"oh crap... now i'm weak"
No argument's face is safe around JY.
JY's sense of humor is exactly what I need studying this dry, dry material.
Coming back to Flaw/Descriptive weakening section because Analytics showing me I'm getting absolutely destroyed in preptests for these. Highest Priority according to Analytics.
SAME! these are most of wrong answers
SAME! I'm going to do this whole section again.
Right there with you!
Haven't started prep tests yet, but most of my LR mistakes on the diagnostic were flaw questions. I've been waiting so long for this section!
Same!
Same here!!
Same boat.
Im on a boat!
@tekken1225189 same! I'm going to drill it now after going through this lesson and see if my brain was able to grasp.
weaken - punch it in the face
flaw - "sir, you are about to get punched in the face"
"OH CRAP, now I'm.. weak, now I'm weaker"
My honest reaction to this test
time to lock in after not studying for new years
Ah... Mr. Fat cat... my old friend. We meet again.
i feel like this section is about to punch me in the face
I've found Flaw in Reasoning Q's to be the most common and difficult question type on the LSAT. If you can master Parallel Reasoning Q's & Flaw Q's, the rest of the question types seem much easier.
Simply describing how the argument is weak.
I love the reference to punching the argument in the face vs. telling the argument that it's about to get punched in the face! X-D
If it were me, I'd say that weakening is like "pantsing" the argument while flawed reasoning is like informing it "Bro, you're pantsless right now."
We can do this 7sagers. let's sage this section🔥
#feedback Can you please mark this as something longer than 5 minutes? I hate to be a downer, but this is seriously messing with me. The Study Scheduler tells me ahead of time how many hours per week I need to study. To say this is only 5 minutes is misleading and really frustrating. By these lessons taking way longer than what it says, it messes up other plans for the week. Really getting irritated
Could not agree more. I based my studying plan off of the timing on these lessons, and thus when to take the LSAT. Its mid March and I have been studying as many hours as I said I would and yet Im two weeks behind on my study schedule bc the timing on these lessons are just not accurate at all. I'm now feeling like I wont be ready in time to take the June LSAT which was my plan since I started in Jan. Big bummer
Agreed. It bothers me with the You Try lessons, as well.
That's part of the reason why I stopped studying based on the estimated times and more on how many modules I want to get done that day.
Alas, we’ve reached the final boss.
"...punch the question in the face." That awkward moment when you burst out laughing in the middle of a library.
LOL I know what you mean. I started laughing out loud at "crap, now I'm weak".
RIGHT!!! I wrote that down as Key point. JY is innovate in his descriptions! This made my headache disappear
I hear JY's voice all the time when I go through answer choices now. Inception'd.
i HATE flaw questions... hoping to love them by the end of this
The General Approach section here mentions this "argument flaw" webpage elsewhere on 7sage: https://7sage.com/lesson/argument-flaw-cheat-sheet/
I went ahead and added that as an additional page onto my Google Sheets page that I posted earlier for the general cheat sheet page: https://7sage.com/lesson/logical-reasoning-cheat-sheet/
I hope some people find the consolidation of the two useful.
Colin, you are the man!! thank you for all your helpful comments in the LR section so far, they fill in gaps for me and are super helpful!!
Thank you! I found this very helpful!
Im scared
@Kaileavesley we got this be brave
JY's analogy with punching the argument in the face made me laugh so hard - "you're not punching the argument in the face, you're ABOUT to punch the argument in the face"
Or, you're telling the argument how you're about to punch it in the face.
@LauraBolivar same Laura same