I chose C, but not for the reason Kevin described. Would it have been reasonable to have picked C because if the cratering from the LHB would kill any existing life on earth, and we are currently alive on earth, the LHB must have decreased in intensity? @Kevin_Lin
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
The group that doesn't like the term LHB doesn't disagree with the idea that there was a bombardment. They just think that the term LHB isn't accurate or completely representative of the phenomenon. Given that they note that it is the conclusion of a much longer period of bombardment, we can understand that they also agree that there was a sharp decrease in bombardment after this period, whether or not it's called the LHB. Hope this helps!
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.
Each side has a view about the scope of the LHB. Could we interpret (C) as saying that, using each side's respective understanding of the scope, cratering decreased significantly after the LHB? So the first two groups would think that the scope of cratering in the inner solar system decreased significantly. And the last group would think the scope of cratering in the Earth-Moon decreased significantly. So they're all in agreement that the cratering decreased significantly.
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
C is pretty strongly implied by the term "heavy bombardment" as well as the fact that this time period created the MAJOR craters on the moon. Assuming this means all of the biggest craters, you can assume that these craters must be 4 billion years old and that they have not been wiped out by other cratering.
between AC B and C, I crossed out B because the 3 hypotheses do not point towards the SAME origin (the stem says all 3 have to agree on it).
As for timing, I think the first step is to do untimed RCs and make sure your accuracy is there. The best way to work on accuracy is to really allot a good amount of your time to understanding the reading. After this, your reading will get better and faster and the questions will fly by.
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 chose C, but not for the reason Kevin described. Would it have been reasonable to have picked C because if the cratering from the LHB would kill any existing life on earth, and we are currently alive on earth, the LHB must have decreased in intensity? @Kevin_Lin
@JohnYule I'm not sure that's what the LSAT writers had in mind, although it does make sense.
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.
@mrickett I was also wondering this
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
@erarabiameyer twice is not nice
If one group doesn't even believe in the LHB then how can they all agree on anything related to the LHB?
I have the same doubt
The group that doesn't like the term LHB doesn't disagree with the idea that there was a bombardment. They just think that the term LHB isn't accurate or completely representative of the phenomenon. Given that they note that it is the conclusion of a much longer period of bombardment, we can understand that they also agree that there was a sharp decrease in bombardment after this period, whether or not it's called the LHB. Hope this helps!
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.
Same! I got it in 28 seconds and I would have gotten it sooner if I didn't second guess myself
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
Real
so real
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.
Each side has a view about the scope of the LHB. Could we interpret (C) as saying that, using each side's respective understanding of the scope, cratering decreased significantly after the LHB? So the first two groups would think that the scope of cratering in the inner solar system decreased significantly. And the last group would think the scope of cratering in the Earth-Moon decreased significantly. So they're all in agreement that the cratering decreased significantly.
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
C is pretty strongly implied by the term "heavy bombardment" as well as the fact that this time period created the MAJOR craters on the moon. Assuming this means all of the biggest craters, you can assume that these craters must be 4 billion years old and that they have not been wiped out by other cratering.
between AC B and C, I crossed out B because the 3 hypotheses do not point towards the SAME origin (the stem says all 3 have to agree on it).
As for timing, I think the first step is to do untimed RCs and make sure your accuracy is there. The best way to work on accuracy is to really allot a good amount of your time to understanding the reading. After this, your reading will get better and faster and the questions will fly by.
Hope this helps and good luck :))
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.