Self-study
I find myself between two answers frequently, and I know that is not ideal. When I get them right or wrong, I struggle to understand why. What is the best way to review your answers, understand exactly why an answer is right or wrong, and stay focused during this process?
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I still come across this problem, but I had a tutor who told me how to approach these kinds of situations:
There is only one right answer. Ignore any of the other answer choices that are 'good'. Don't humor any answer choices that can maybe fit. There is only one answer, and the LSAT will not reward you for choosing the second best answer.
If you are down to two choices and really can't see which one is better, then you likely misread something in the stimulus or the question stem or the answer choices. Every word counts!
These are some tips from The Loophole:
Only change your answer if you're absolutely sure that the previous answer was wrong and the new answer is correct.
If you're really down on time, go with your first choice/instinct. Flag it, come back to it.
Don't be too quick to eliminate (A) and don't be too kind to (E). The author mentions that students often get nervous to see that the answer is first of the chances, and doubt themselves. Or, if they eliminate all the answer choices until (E), they are more likely to try to make (E) work even if it's wrong.
Just a couple tips! May not work always, but these are comforting tools when I am really down on time.