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MichaelWright

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Pop Quiz: LSAT Math In The Wild

Last week while out climbing I came across this sign, which makes for a great Math exercise. I'm gonna give you a series of questions to answer. Post your answers to them all, or just one, or a few you feel confident in.

I'm off on another trip this weekend, but when I get back I'll loop around and give feedback on everyone's answers. I might even choose a winner to give some kind of prize. No guarantees on that last part lol.

Here's the challenge.

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Based on these graphs and the text above, I've come to two conclusions:

i) 5.8 is the most dangerous climbing grade in Eldo.

ii) Most accidents on 5.8 routes in Eldo are a result of leader falls.

Please provide correct answer choices to the following questions. Bonus points for wording them as closely to real LSAT answers as possible. I encourage you to look at example Math questions for guidance on phrasing.

1: Why is each conclusion vulnerable to criticism?

2: For each conclusion, what fact, if true, would undermine that conclusion?

3: For each conclusion, what fact, if true, would support that conclusion?

4: For each conclusion, what question, if true, would help us determine the truth of that conclusion?

5: For each conclusion, what is an assumption required for that conclusion to follow from the information in the photo?

6: For each conclusion, what assumption would allow that conclusion to be properly inferred from the information in the photo?

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  • MichaelWright Instructor OP
    Edited 1 hour ago

    We're all familiar with the idea that a great way to learn is by teaching. By the same token, one excellent way to master LSAT questions is to write them.

    Which actually makes me realize you should write wrong answers too. Maybe reply below this comment with wrong answers only. For sure you get super duper style points for having the trickiest wrong answer to one of these questions.

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