Self-study
I plan to take the LSAT in September, but on RC questions I keep falling for trap answers and struggle to structure the passages in my head as I read. Does anyone have any tips on improving RC, focusing on structure and avoiding trap answers?
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many don't agree with this, but I tried the whole "focus only on structure" thing and it didn't work for me. I need to understand the passage in & out to do well on it. so now I spend 4 minutes reading each passage, highlighting, etc. & then when I get to the answers I knock them out quickly because I know the material well. this also helps me not to fall for traps, because I have a strong grasp on what the passage supports. also maybe try a highlight/underline system. I underline the main point of every paragraph, highlight the author's opinion/beliefs in pink, outside/3rd party opinion in yellow, and background info like definitions/dates in orange. it helps me read with intention
are you making sure to compare the answer choice to the line in the passage? Are you picking "trap" answers that are 'not quite what the passage said," or trap as in "they were in the passage but not where the question was asking about"? Do you have an example?