Realistically, how often are you diagramming conditional logic or formal logic during timed LR sections?
I understand how to diagram, but with only about 1:20–1:25 per question, I often feel like stopping to diagram costs me too much time. Most of the time I only diagram if I think I have extra time, which honestly isn't very often.
For those consistently scoring in the mid/high 160s or 170s:
Do you diagram almost every conditional question?
Only on the hardest ones?
Or have you trained yourself to do most of it mentally?
I'm trying to figure out whether I should force myself to diagram more or whether getting faster at recognizing the logic mentally is the better long-term strategy. I'd love to hear what actually worked for you.
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When I first started trying to understand conditionals I diagramed them all. Now I'm pretty good at them so for the most part I can do them in my head. But when the question feels particularly hard to follow, I diagram it. Better to waste a few seconds diagraming and getting the right answer than wasting minutes trying to understand it in your head and getting the wrong answer.
I always diagram because even if I can do it in my head it’s just quicker to write it down