Self-study
I’ve been studying consistently and can eliminate 3 choices immediately. I’m stuck between two choices and keep falling for the trap answer more than half of the time. I’m wondering if 7Sage will start to identify which answers are “trap answers,” so that I can analyze why I keep selecting them.
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Try the "Eliminating Trap" answers video that was offered on Jan 11. She breaks down 4 questions and the answers.
I don't work for 7sage, but every wrong answer is technically a "trap". Some are just more convincing than others. Question difficulty / distribution can already give you a sense of how convincing other answers were. If you are only falling for the very hard traps, congratulations you're doing great!
I'd say that the last step is understanding what exactly is being said in the answer and what exactly is being asked in the question. There is always a better answer. I found BR helpful for practicing this, as well as doing untimed tests with a focus on understanding the stimulus and question before looking at the answers.
An argument is a bridge from premises to conclusion. The more intermediate conclusions you have, the more connection points in the bridge. LR mostly comes down to understanding the strength of those connections, and what (if anything) can be done to help/hurt them.
You can usually see which ones are 'trap' answers based on the percentage of people who select a specific wrong answer! It's not specifically labeled or anything, but that's how I discerned them.
my guy i used to do that all the time- even worse yet was when id pick the right answer but then come back to it later (out of lack of confidence and mistrust in myself more than anything) and then erase the right answer and pick the wrong one. it was so annoying. all you can do is keep practicing and not go back and erase an answer unless you know its wrong- if youre iffy, leave it. overtime, youll gain just an innate ability to pick between the last 2 answer options correctly. oftentimes comes down to word choice or scope, ive noticed- or drawing on a subtle detail that just barely makes or breaks. good luck my guy