I'm wondering... if i see an answer choice with the same subject matter as the stimulus, can i immediately eliminate it? Or are there past examples on the LSAT where the correct answer for a parallel question is actually the same in subject matter as the stimulus?
So instead of wasting my time diagramming the stimulus. I only looked at the conclusions in the answer choices and matched it to the conclusion in the stimulus. Matching words that convey similar logical strength. But understanding the stimulus matters too.
For those interested, here's how I approached the question.
First, look at the conclusion of the stimulus, and then match it with a conclusion in the answer choices. We see that the stimulus concludes prescriptively that there is only one option (that people be taxed according to their income). So then I look for the answer choices that have a matching conclusion that says something is the ONLY way of solving a problem. A is the only one that matches.
Diving deeper, we can look at the rest of the stimulus. The structure presents what is "most objective" and draws a conclusive conclusion.
I initially got confused because acceleration doesn't equal speed. In my head, a car can accelerate 0 to 10 in 0.01 seconds, but still have a top speed of 20 miles per hour. Not very fast.
BUT the question asks which one is MOST similar. A beats the rest of the questions by a long shot, even though there is a flaw. If the question read "Which one of the following is analogous to the reasoning in the argument?", then I feel like there wouldn't be a correct answer. BUT because it asks "most similar", I needed to be more lenient with my answer choices.
got it in 45 seconds! I read A and knew it was (probably almost def) the right answer! I definitely sacrificed quite a bit of confidence for time tho eek!
read A right off the rip picked it in under a min, then proceeded to check everything and was done by under 2, rechecked and submitted at 2:10, I guess I dont feel comfortable moving on till Im sure its correct?? is there a way to get around this as I could of been done fast?
Might be the easiest question type - let me explain. When reading the stimulus, all you have to do is identify the format of the argument, If A then B or B is required for A or Only B can cause A,,,, PER EVERY SENTENCE. Then find whichever damn AC matches, which AC uses the same exact format. If the stimulus says A→B, B→C, therefore A most C, the matching AC must have that exact same format. HUNT FOR THE EXACT SAME CHAINS(FORMAT). (99% reliable).
I was pretty quick to eliminate A.) because the first premise was prescriptive (ie. contained "should"), which is not the case for the premise in the conclusion. I assume, then, that prescriptive/descriptive gap is not sufficient to eliminate an answer?
Bam, that's 6 correct in a row just doing the counting of the "More/most/all/only" in the stimuli. Previously, I missed 5 in a row because it wasn't clicking.
Is this not the part vs whole flaw? Thats why I chose D. It was hard for me to identify the shape of the argument so i went with flaw type
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finally got this right but took 3 min
I'm wondering... if i see an answer choice with the same subject matter as the stimulus, can i immediately eliminate it? Or are there past examples on the LSAT where the correct answer for a parallel question is actually the same in subject matter as the stimulus?
So instead of wasting my time diagramming the stimulus. I only looked at the conclusions in the answer choices and matched it to the conclusion in the stimulus. Matching words that convey similar logical strength. But understanding the stimulus matters too.
STIM: "should" and "solely"
Correct Answer: "should" and "only"
For those interested, here's how I approached the question.
First, look at the conclusion of the stimulus, and then match it with a conclusion in the answer choices. We see that the stimulus concludes prescriptively that there is only one option (that people be taxed according to their income). So then I look for the answer choices that have a matching conclusion that says something is the ONLY way of solving a problem. A is the only one that matches.
Diving deeper, we can look at the rest of the stimulus. The structure presents what is "most objective" and draws a conclusive conclusion.
I initially got confused because acceleration doesn't equal speed. In my head, a car can accelerate 0 to 10 in 0.01 seconds, but still have a top speed of 20 miles per hour. Not very fast.
BUT the question asks which one is MOST similar. A beats the rest of the questions by a long shot, even though there is a flaw. If the question read "Which one of the following is analogous to the reasoning in the argument?", then I feel like there wouldn't be a correct answer. BUT because it asks "most similar", I needed to be more lenient with my answer choices.
TLDR: Be extra sensitive to the question stem.
I want you to put the word out there that we back up.
Got it in 1:07 using the shallow dip method.
What about not choosing AC's that use similar content as the stimulus? Taxes for both??
Bang
Who came up with this argument? An oligarch (rhymes with pesos) that claims his income is only 80k a year? Lol.
It said I was wrong when I was right, and I took no longer on this then I have prior questions (I'm a minute or two off each time, I know, it's bad.)
got it in 45 seconds! I read A and knew it was (probably almost def) the right answer! I definitely sacrificed quite a bit of confidence for time tho eek!
Didn't catch the difference between wealth/income and speed/acceleration until Blind Review.
I thought the reasoning was part v whole, since income is an aspect of wealth, just as acceleration is an aspect of speed.
read A right off the rip picked it in under a min, then proceeded to check everything and was done by under 2, rechecked and submitted at 2:10, I guess I dont feel comfortable moving on till Im sure its correct?? is there a way to get around this as I could of been done fast?
I replied pretty heavily on the word solely timed and became even more confident in BR that A was correct though I did spend 2 mins of this questions.
so "Solely in" = "only in" for conditional indicators?
Shallow dip success and within target time :')
Might be the easiest question type - let me explain. When reading the stimulus, all you have to do is identify the format of the argument, If A then B or B is required for A or Only B can cause A,,,, PER EVERY SENTENCE. Then find whichever damn AC matches, which AC uses the same exact format. If the stimulus says A→B, B→C, therefore A most C, the matching AC must have that exact same format. HUNT FOR THE EXACT SAME CHAINS(FORMAT). (99% reliable).
I was pretty quick to eliminate A.) because the first premise was prescriptive (ie. contained "should"), which is not the case for the premise in the conclusion. I assume, then, that prescriptive/descriptive gap is not sufficient to eliminate an answer?
So is it consistently right that an AC with a too-similar topic is not the correct AC?
okay, I saw A was the correct format and looked no further, and on target time; JY would be proud.
Panicked a little because I got a phone call while I was doing the question, but as always, blind review comes in clutch
Bam, that's 6 correct in a row just doing the counting of the "More/most/all/only" in the stimuli. Previously, I missed 5 in a row because it wasn't clicking.
incredibly back!
Is this not the part vs whole flaw? Thats why I chose D. It was hard for me to identify the shape of the argument so i went with flaw type