Self-paced
I keep rushing through LR, and I feel like it's costing me points. I'm frequently left with 10+ min on LR sections, and if I get a question wrong the first time, I almost always get it right quickly when blind reviewing, so I feel like I have the foundation; I'm just not applying it and taking my time.
I think I hurry through because I'm scared that if I spend too long on a question, I'll second-guess my correct answer (even if this is seemingly unfounded lol). Does anyone have any advice on forcing yourself to slow down and think about questions?
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Are you effective at flagging questions? If you can identify questions that you're not fully confident on and flag them, you'll have 10+ minutes to go back and double check them. If your blind review is as quick as you're saying, this could be highly beneficial.
But, to address the root of your question, I would use the time to prove two things to yourself: 1) That your right answer is right and 2) That the wrong answer you were considering is wrong. To get a question wrong on the LSAT, you need to get both of those things wrong. So maybe you're too hasty to go with the first answer that you somewhat like, and you have extra time available to verify that the other answers are definitely wrong.
The last thing I'll say is that it seems like you know the answer to your question is that you need to trust yourself that thinking through an answer doesn't mean you're more likely to second guess yourself. So when that thought pops into your head, that's a great indication that you should push through and give more thought to it anyway. Eventually, that'll become habit.