For question 4, I got it all correct except the winner because I guess it really depends on what you think is better and I don't know anything regarding animals.
4/5, struggling a lot with statements that don't quite state one of the things being compared. Maybe eliminating the modifiers from the sentence becomes extra crucial here. Here's my attempt:
Q5:
At least 59 percent of households maintained a lower indoor temperature than they had been accustomed to maintain on very cold days.
broken down: ... 59 percent ... maintained a lower temperature than [59 percent ...] had been accustomed to maintain ... .
things being compared: the indoor temperature that they maintained vs the indoor temperature they were accustomed to maintain
quality being compared: how high the temperature is
result: they maintained a lower indoor temperature
I thought that #5 was accustomed vs. not for some reason, but I see that now is the better assumption because of the term "maintained". 4/5 other than that.
In number 5 why is it not the temperature.... I answered Things being compared: Houses with lower indoor temps vs houses with higher indoor temps - with the measure being percentage of maintained and the winner being 59% with a lower indoor.
It helped me to understand #5 by adding the [bracketed] words below:
At least 59 percent of households maintained a lower indoor temperature [this year] than they had been accustomed to maintain on very cold days [last year].
"things" being compared: indoor temperature [this year] vs. indoor temperature [last year]
YO I GOT ALL BUT 5 CORRECT BUT ME AND 5 WERE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER LIKE "I KNOW YOU KNOW ME BUT GONE HEAD FIGURE IT OUT", I still got her wrong but 4/5 is better than my last attempt only getting 2 right hello
Hello :) I really wish our answers in the text box were saved; it would be great to go back and reflect on how our answers and logical thinking/ breakdown have changed/developed! Just a suggestion :)
for number 5, almost see that it's a statistic reporting events or findings and looking through it on those lens helps to better identify the accustomed to/past vs. now
What can be so disorienting about LSAT stimuli is the way statements just plop out of nowhere but would make sense in another context. It helps me to create a little fake context to actually comprehend statements. Like #5 is hard to understand at first glance as a comparative but would make sense, naturally, in a news articles about an energy company asking customers to cut back on heating usage during a major winter storm, like.. "After ERCOT's urging of customers to turn down thermostats to avoid power grid overload....."
things being compared: normal weather days vs very cold days
quality: maintain a lower indoor temperature
winner: normal days
i took it to mean that 59% of households maintained a lower indoor temp on normal weather days versus very cold days. i feel like i was so close, but i think the missing link was accustomed.
@Hnelson88 this is what I did and from the comments, yeah it’s wrong because it’s not so much focus on the percentage of households but mores the weather days
@rosenb1um Big thing is don't let the "small" and "large" comparison be the factor. The question could be "Over consistent research the chance of heart failure in Tall people is more consistent that of shorter people. Tall people are the "winner" though the answer isn't a winning side its more just the fact of the group of people with the highest chance of heart a heart failure would be Tall people.
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For question 4, I got it all correct except the winner because I guess it really depends on what you think is better and I don't know anything regarding animals.
5 i got confused but now that i went over it the question again using the video it makes sense
For number 5 I said accustomed households versus non-accustomed households….
number 5 doing too much
4/5. q5 really tripped me up
4/5, struggling a lot with statements that don't quite state one of the things being compared. Maybe eliminating the modifiers from the sentence becomes extra crucial here. Here's my attempt:
Q5:
broken down: ... 59 percent ... maintained a lower temperature than [59 percent ...] had been accustomed to maintain ... .
things being compared: the indoor temperature that they maintained vs the indoor temperature they were accustomed to maintain
quality being compared: how high the temperature is
result: they maintained a lower indoor temperature
@joycetheok getting rid of the modifiers helped me understand this. Thanks for the tip!
Finally. 5/5.
4/5, #5 rlly tripped me up, i had 2 dif answers and neither of them were right 😭
@iynur me too! The video helped me a little
I thought that #5 was accustomed vs. not for some reason, but I see that now is the better assumption because of the term "maintained". 4/5 other than that.
got 4/5. I'm sure i'm confused about something, but not sure what i'm confused about LOL
In number 5 why is it not the temperature.... I answered Things being compared: Houses with lower indoor temps vs houses with higher indoor temps - with the measure being percentage of maintained and the winner being 59% with a lower indoor.
Definitely got #5 partially wrong… what the heck lol
We got Cruella de Vil over here
It helped me to understand #5 by adding the [bracketed] words below:
At least 59 percent of households maintained a lower indoor temperature [this year] than they had been accustomed to maintain on very cold days [last year].
"things" being compared: indoor temperature [this year] vs. indoor temperature [last year]
"quality" being compared: which temp was lower?
"winner": indoor temp [this year]
YO I GOT ALL BUT 5 CORRECT BUT ME AND 5 WERE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER LIKE "I KNOW YOU KNOW ME BUT GONE HEAD FIGURE IT OUT", I still got her wrong but 4/5 is better than my last attempt only getting 2 right hello
I feel like 7sage explains stuff in such a confusing way sometimes.
#5 is saying
Current indoor temperature
vs
the temperature they usually used to keep it at
...on cold days
5/5 but for 5 I thought of it as household with not accustomed vs household with accustomed
he over simplified question 4 fs
Hello :) I really wish our answers in the text box were saved; it would be great to go back and reflect on how our answers and logical thinking/ breakdown have changed/developed! Just a suggestion :)
for number 5, almost see that it's a statistic reporting events or findings and looking through it on those lens helps to better identify the accustomed to/past vs. now
What can be so disorienting about LSAT stimuli is the way statements just plop out of nowhere but would make sense in another context. It helps me to create a little fake context to actually comprehend statements. Like #5 is hard to understand at first glance as a comparative but would make sense, naturally, in a news articles about an energy company asking customers to cut back on heating usage during a major winter storm, like.. "After ERCOT's urging of customers to turn down thermostats to avoid power grid overload....."
for #5, i did:
things being compared: normal weather days vs very cold days
quality: maintain a lower indoor temperature
winner: normal days
i took it to mean that 59% of households maintained a lower indoor temp on normal weather days versus very cold days. i feel like i was so close, but i think the missing link was accustomed.
@amytorres I made a similar mistake.
@amytorres I did the same thing. I did not respect the force of "they had been accustomed to maintain"
things being compared: 59% v. 41%
Is this wrong?
@Hnelson88 this is what I did and from the comments, yeah it’s wrong because it’s not so much focus on the percentage of households but mores the weather days
@HiGigi But the weather isn't being compared either, no?
basically 5/5. i got the gist of #5, but i said "accustomed vs. actual" instead, with "actual temperature" being the winner
another way i thought of this question was expectation vs. reality
3/5. Confused the winner on 4, and I didn't have a standing chance against 5 lol
@rosenb1um Big thing is don't let the "small" and "large" comparison be the factor. The question could be "Over consistent research the chance of heart failure in Tall people is more consistent that of shorter people. Tall people are the "winner" though the answer isn't a winning side its more just the fact of the group of people with the highest chance of heart a heart failure would be Tall people.