The lesson I learned is that you cannot claim that an argument is false merely because one part of the reasoning is false. All you do is weaken the claim but it's not enough to prove that claim to be false.
Bruh I hate it when my ADHD brain just refuses to read an answer in full and then I choose an answer I know is not right because I've eliminated an answer I haven't even read.
Oh wow, this one didn't feel that hard to me. I think it's because we just talked about this type of flaw in the previous lesson. I will remember this feeling of triumph when I inevitably get a 2 star question wrong though
Realizing that the content of the dubious claim doesn't actually matter. We don't need to know what the author thinks is dubious, we just need to understand the fact that the author is rejecting Arnot's conclusion because of a purported weakening of a premise. If we ignore the content of the "dubious" claim (the government can be trusted to act in the public's interest) then it becomes more clear that the form of weakening another person's argument (by showing weakness in one of their points/premises) does not mean we cannot nonetheless accept their conclusion.
This happened to me a lot lately in this section and for the argument part question types. I would suggest taking your time in understanding the flaw in the stimulus and narrowing down the ACs that focus on that specific flaw.
Sometimes you will end up making the wrong choice but it is what got most people tricked as well and that is completely fine because that gives you time to reflect. Also, J.Y's trick of coming up with your own wrong answer argument has helped me see how the correct answer is built especially for the vary stimuli.
For those who chose C, you need to check out this video on why you should be weary if you see "even if" answer choices in flaw questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4X-AJtALk4
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In my heart, I wanted A. In my gut, I wanted A. Everything about it screamed A. Yet my behavior chose D. It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me.
Me too 😭
LMAOOO me fr
@bznelson14308 realest comment I seen, I just kept looking over it because of that darn " repudiates" word.....
getting a level 5 difficulty question right is like solving quantum physics
@dexter310 actually lol'ed
@AliGoldberg W
@dexter310 lol
"hopefully you got it right" ok bro
@ediffess lmao
big vocab lesson today soldiers
@juliabesse212944 Huh, Which words?
yeah i got this wrong cause i didn't know what repudiates means lol
The lesson I learned is that you cannot claim that an argument is false merely because one part of the reasoning is false. All you do is weaken the claim but it's not enough to prove that claim to be false.
my man
Bruh I hate it when my ADHD brain just refuses to read an answer in full and then I choose an answer I know is not right because I've eliminated an answer I haven't even read.
Oh wow, this one didn't feel that hard to me. I think it's because we just talked about this type of flaw in the previous lesson. I will remember this feeling of triumph when I inevitably get a 2 star question wrong though
This question came easy to me!
The history has repeated itself lol
honestly i just saw a word i wasn't comfortable with (repudiate) and immediately skipped the AC which i need to stop doing
My entire reasoning in one sentence: “Nah, sounds to me more like the author is strawmanning Arnot’s argument."
Got it in blind review after googling "repudiates" means :[
@bleonard04 same!
@bleonard04 so real
This question felt so obvious so quickly that I double guessed myself because I didnt think it could be that easy...ughh
@nedyvelazquez Right there with ya.. it just takes practice!
wait this was so hard for me lol
got it in BR but dang
@yes-coconuts Same! I will take it as a win!
lsat should have the option to look up what certain words mean... when was the last time you heard or used the word "repudiate" HA
@MM_xoxo Glad I am not the only one thinking this! Lol
@MM_xoxo same, I was like wtf that means
Finally got my first level 5 question correct. ( I still get level 2 questions wrong)
@CarliPaukette Yeah, me too! :D
But also... yeah, me too... :(
Realizing that the content of the dubious claim doesn't actually matter. We don't need to know what the author thinks is dubious, we just need to understand the fact that the author is rejecting Arnot's conclusion because of a purported weakening of a premise. If we ignore the content of the "dubious" claim (the government can be trusted to act in the public's interest) then it becomes more clear that the form of weakening another person's argument (by showing weakness in one of their points/premises) does not mean we cannot nonetheless accept their conclusion.
Rebound Bosh, back out to Allen, his five-pointer, Bangggggg!!!!!
Im understanding why the argument is wrong and still choosing the incorrect answer #help
This happened to me a lot lately in this section and for the argument part question types. I would suggest taking your time in understanding the flaw in the stimulus and narrowing down the ACs that focus on that specific flaw.
Sometimes you will end up making the wrong choice but it is what got most people tricked as well and that is completely fine because that gives you time to reflect. Also, J.Y's trick of coming up with your own wrong answer argument has helped me see how the correct answer is built especially for the vary stimuli.
For those who chose C, you need to check out this video on why you should be weary if you see "even if" answer choices in flaw questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4X-AJtALk4
Thank you so much for the link! This makes alot of sense!
got it wrong because i thought the last question examples were setting up a straw man. i think it's time to go to sleep lol
I got it right in BR after I googled what "repudiate" meant.
I have a knack for narrowing it down to two, one of which being the correct one, and choosing the wrong AC.
if the LSAT's way of answering become narrowing it down to two and selecting the wrong answer, I'd hit 190 no sweat.
LOL
went over time but i got it!