Self-study
Hey y'all! I've been studying since Jan. I started with core lessons to get a handle on logic and how the LSAT works. I've moved to more practice as I understand the concepts. I've been improving, but I also have bad days :(
Anyway, one thing I struggle with most is conditional reasoning. I understand the concepts of sufficiency and necessity and how to translate, but when I do a drill section or PT, the skills and knowledge don't translate as well.
Does anybody else deal with this? Any tips?
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Fortunately there are a bazillion questions testing this skillset. I recommend relaxed, untimed drills made up of questions featuring the "Conditional reasoning" tag (which marks questions that involve conditional statements in some important way) or the "Confusing sufficiency and necessity" tag (which marks questions that specifically test the "don't go backward on the arrow" flaw).
If you wanna dive right into the deep end I'd say to a bunch of parallel flaw questions with the Confusing tag, and practice translating every stimulus and every answer choice, using the written explanations (💡) as an answer key. Be intentional and maintain a high standard for your comprehension before you move on, but also rest assured that thoughtful exposure and repetition goes a long, long way toward building these intuitions.