I got this in :22. My only complaint about the way in which we work our way through the RC portion of the curriculum is that when Kevin essentially holds our hand through the passages it makes questions like this much, much easier than when done on my own. Now, obviously, that tells me that practicing the techniques of low-res mapping, IDing perspectives, etc… is something I need to work on, but I also feel as though it “cheapens” or curbs the impact of these lessons.
Compare this to how in the LR portion, we were presented with the opportunity to read the stimulus on our own and form of our own conclusions as to what the answer is looking for. It felt more closely tied to a real world application. Whereas here, I’m not going to have Kevin on test day walking me through the passage. Would love to have a solution that involves me breaking down a passage and then being graded/corrected on how well I analyzed that passage before going into questions such as this.
I have zero idea of how to make that happen, just wanted to put in my two cents to the good people at 7Sage.
For answer choice B, Kevin says, "The author later notes that the Third Group supports the view of a “cataclysmic” period, suggesting that the Third Group likewise believes the debris originated from an asteroid or comet." Why would the phrase "cataclysmic" imply that the debris originated from an asteroid or comet?
Idk if yall have seen my comments but I stopped doing it "twice" as in once I read the answers and pick one I dont go back over and compare, I dont like doing it as Im not "sure" but now I got it in 55 seconds so I guess I am my own downfall lol
I chose A because in my head “approach” seemed like a really important word. Like they are all debating the duration of the bombardment 😅 this test really makes me think my brain doesn’t work right
I was totally shocked by the target time on this. 18 seconds total to get it. I felt like I messed up really badly somehow, but I'm glad to have gotten it. Hopefully, this is a good omen.
I just POE'd the shit out of this one, lol. At first I thought the correct answer said "craters" decreased, not "cratering," which makes no sense - how could craters go away after the LHB? Then once I was in BR I realized that I chose the correct answer just by using POE. When in doubt, POE!
For C, the LR voice in my head doesn't love the Cause -- > Effect, thus No Cause --> No Effect reasoning because I start to think "what about other factors and meteor showers we don't know about and other celestial conditions etc etc that can have an even bigger degree of influence than LHB on craters. But i guess since none of these other factors were mentioned in the passage, I'm not allowed to assume other factors are at play/ I should at least err in favor of the one cause that IS mentioned.
I didn't like C because it was too vague. If it had said cratering in the Earth-Moon system I would have chosen it, but we don't really have any solid information on whether or not cratering significantly decreased in the rest of the solar system, which for the scientists who believe LHB only effected the Earth and Moon, makes C something they wouldn't necessarily agree with.
My thought process was - neither B nor C were explicitly stated in the text. I was back and forth between the two. How can we move faster in timed situation
Given all the approaches allowed for LHB to affect earth, the question can be answered much more directly by noting that it is obvious everyone agrees cratering is not ongoing or we/the various scientists would not exist.
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I got this in :22. My only complaint about the way in which we work our way through the RC portion of the curriculum is that when Kevin essentially holds our hand through the passages it makes questions like this much, much easier than when done on my own. Now, obviously, that tells me that practicing the techniques of low-res mapping, IDing perspectives, etc… is something I need to work on, but I also feel as though it “cheapens” or curbs the impact of these lessons.
Compare this to how in the LR portion, we were presented with the opportunity to read the stimulus on our own and form of our own conclusions as to what the answer is looking for. It felt more closely tied to a real world application. Whereas here, I’m not going to have Kevin on test day walking me through the passage. Would love to have a solution that involves me breaking down a passage and then being graded/corrected on how well I analyzed that passage before going into questions such as this.
I have zero idea of how to make that happen, just wanted to put in my two cents to the good people at 7Sage.
For answer choice B, Kevin says, "The author later notes that the Third Group supports the view of a “cataclysmic” period, suggesting that the Third Group likewise believes the debris originated from an asteroid or comet." Why would the phrase "cataclysmic" imply that the debris originated from an asteroid or comet?
Idk if yall have seen my comments but I stopped doing it "twice" as in once I read the answers and pick one I dont go back over and compare, I dont like doing it as Im not "sure" but now I got it in 55 seconds so I guess I am my own downfall lol
If one group doesn't even believe in the LHB then how can they all agree on anything related to the LHB?
I chose A because in my head “approach” seemed like a really important word. Like they are all debating the duration of the bombardment 😅 this test really makes me think my brain doesn’t work right
I was totally shocked by the target time on this. 18 seconds total to get it. I felt like I messed up really badly somehow, but I'm glad to have gotten it. Hopefully, this is a good omen.
Getting this in 31 seconds feels like a fluke, but... gift horse, I'll take it
11 seconds faster than target letsss gooo
I just POE'd the shit out of this one, lol. At first I thought the correct answer said "craters" decreased, not "cratering," which makes no sense - how could craters go away after the LHB? Then once I was in BR I realized that I chose the correct answer just by using POE. When in doubt, POE!
If only Kevin could read these passages to me during the real LSAT, I'd get a 175
For C, the LR voice in my head doesn't love the Cause -- > Effect, thus No Cause --> No Effect reasoning because I start to think "what about other factors and meteor showers we don't know about and other celestial conditions etc etc that can have an even bigger degree of influence than LHB on craters. But i guess since none of these other factors were mentioned in the passage, I'm not allowed to assume other factors are at play/ I should at least err in favor of the one cause that IS mentioned.
Is that the right idea?
I didn't like C because it was too vague. If it had said cratering in the Earth-Moon system I would have chosen it, but we don't really have any solid information on whether or not cratering significantly decreased in the rest of the solar system, which for the scientists who believe LHB only effected the Earth and Moon, makes C something they wouldn't necessarily agree with.
My thought process was - neither B nor C were explicitly stated in the text. I was back and forth between the two. How can we move faster in timed situation
Given all the approaches allowed for LHB to affect earth, the question can be answered much more directly by noting that it is obvious everyone agrees cratering is not ongoing or we/the various scientists would not exist.