@Lia24788 yea i felt so stupid after confidently picking B and seeing I got it wrong but him knowing most of us fell for it def made me feel better ToT
@alexandra_slek agreed. im working on my time management and the moment I read B I almost "knew" it was the one and was so happy I did it on time. Time is gonna be such an issue on this exam.
I got this wrong even after the comparative lessons. Just shows the importance of reading everything to the very last detail. No idea how I'm going to be able to average 1min 24sec each question😢
First attempt I fell for the trap and chose B then did the blind review and located the crucial bit (well crucial in my opinion) "no headache pill stops pain more quickly" and then correctly chose answer choice C
The reason why I chose C is because this other "leading competitor" is "leading" for a reason. I read the word "leading" as the same as the term "runner-up"; so, 1st Place: Danaxil, 2nd Place: Competitor. Hence, "Evelyn's headache will be relieved at least as quickly as Jane's." So while this Competitor medicine is pretty good, it still does its job just as well as Danaxil.
I chose the more attractive answer and got it wrong. BUT the difference is, I saw the negative comparative and considered it as a possibility answer whereas prior to this, I would have crossed it out. Getting this wrong will help me a LOT. I learned my lesson. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!
If you answered B it is a good idea to go back to the previous Foundations lesson "Comparative Language is Versatile"
The question used the phrase "no headache pill stops main more quickly", the confusion arises from not considering the alternative.
While no pill is quicker, that doesn't exclude other pills from being as quick. So other pills could be either 1) as quick, or 2) slower. We only know that no other pill is quicker.
Committing to the claim in B is overreaching.
Lets imagine our elementary school track meet. We might have a race that finishes with a tie for first, Mark and Chris both running the same time.
Now we can say no runner is quicker than Mark.. but that does not mean that no one was as fast as Mark, and we know that Chris ran the same time.
So the only part that must be true, is that Mark will be at least as quick as other runners, we cannot say he ran quicker than all the other runners since there is that one that was also at same speed which is not quicker its equal.
TL;DR: we cannot take the phrase as < or >, since there is the possibility it could be =&< or =&>
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Im a capitalist sheep that fell for danaxil advertising damn you B
@KikeHernándezLuvr Hahahaha
Lol they really want to make sure you absolutely want to become a lawyer if you're taking this test
Starting to think the LSAT is just a giant exercise in justifying poorly written sentences.
I felt soooo confident with B #embarrassment
@mitch.s same
oh im not hungry.. i got trapped
B is so easy to get trapped by ugh
This is so BS.
@Dom80 Makes you understand why stuff like false advertising claims in court and lawyers/lawsuits go hand in hand lol
He knew most of us picked B lol
@Lia24788 yea i felt so stupid after confidently picking B and seeing I got it wrong but him knowing most of us fell for it def made me feel better ToT
The stressful thing is that since you don't have much time per question, these types of mistakes can be so easy to make :(
@alexandra_slek agreed. im working on my time management and the moment I read B I almost "knew" it was the one and was so happy I did it on time. Time is gonna be such an issue on this exam.
0 on actual but 1/1 on blind review.
Ugh I have to remember it could also be equal to. Thats key.
So awkward because I chose B but was side eyeing the hell out of C, chose B, spirit felt wrong, knew it was C immediately omg guys pls
I got this one wrong, but I now understand why the answer is C.
1.) The statement ‘No headache pill stops pain more quickly than Danaxil’ suggests that Danaxil is at least as fast as any competitor.
2.) However, the reference to the leading competitor implies that it performs just as well as Danaxil.
3.) It cannot surpass Danaxil in terms of effectiveness, but it can be its equal, just not exceed.
4.) Answer C is supported because the phrase ‘at least’ allows for a tie, whereas answer D's key word 'will' makes a stronger, unsupported claim.
ANSWER: Therefore, C is the best option because Evelyn’s headache will be relieved no less rapidly than Jane’s.
@D.K._DANDY this is a really helpful explanation
@DollyPartonStan Glad to hear it helped!
@D.K._DANDY Great explanation and amazing pfp 😼
@petvma Glad to be of help! Thank you!
this tripped me up
I got this wrong even after the comparative lessons. Just shows the importance of reading everything to the very last detail. No idea how I'm going to be able to average 1min 24sec each question😢
I will admit I fell into the b trap. I read it again and chose C on my second try.
First attempt I fell for the trap and chose B then did the blind review and located the crucial bit (well crucial in my opinion) "no headache pill stops pain more quickly" and then correctly chose answer choice C
@YouielYiebiyo2030 This comment makes it make so much sense. I just kept thinking no med is faster = the ad's med is the fastest by default.
The reason why I chose C is because this other "leading competitor" is "leading" for a reason. I read the word "leading" as the same as the term "runner-up"; so, 1st Place: Danaxil, 2nd Place: Competitor. Hence, "Evelyn's headache will be relieved at least as quickly as Jane's." So while this Competitor medicine is pretty good, it still does its job just as well as Danaxil.
@Jacq that's smart.
no wonder they said properly concluded they mean it don't eliminates any other possibility
I can't believe I fell into this trap.
I chose the more attractive answer and got it wrong. BUT the difference is, I saw the negative comparative and considered it as a possibility answer whereas prior to this, I would have crossed it out. Getting this wrong will help me a LOT. I learned my lesson. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!
I got that right, I almost screamed because I've been struggling so hard 😭
If you answered B it is a good idea to go back to the previous Foundations lesson "Comparative Language is Versatile"
The question used the phrase "no headache pill stops main more quickly", the confusion arises from not considering the alternative.
While no pill is quicker, that doesn't exclude other pills from being as quick. So other pills could be either 1) as quick, or 2) slower. We only know that no other pill is quicker.
Committing to the claim in B is overreaching.
Lets imagine our elementary school track meet. We might have a race that finishes with a tie for first, Mark and Chris both running the same time.
Now we can say no runner is quicker than Mark.. but that does not mean that no one was as fast as Mark, and we know that Chris ran the same time.
So the only part that must be true, is that Mark will be at least as quick as other runners, we cannot say he ran quicker than all the other runners since there is that one that was also at same speed which is not quicker its equal.
TL;DR: we cannot take the phrase as < or >, since there is the possibility it could be =&< or =&>
#B crew here.....