I've relied on these forums to validate my frustrations and I've turned to the discussion boards for inspiration too, so this is my attempt to put some positivity into the universe: for all my fellow August test takers, we're going to crush this test! If you're here, you've put in the work, sacrificed, and committed to getting better. In two weeks, we have the opportunity to showcase that hard-work. Good luck to everyone!

I chose answer choice E for this question, but I don't understand why B is the correct answer.

Hiii! I am here to celebrate this victory and ask for some advice! For context, I have been struggling for months to pass the 175+ hurdle (getting from the high160s to the low 170s took forever on its own) and now I finally hit this goal with a 178 on PT 80!! The tactic that seemed to push me into 175+ territory involved taking super slow practice tests to solidify some solid test-taking habits. After a week of that tactic, I finally took a timed PT today and was so pleasantly stunned to see the 178! If I can consistently hit above 175 over the next couple of weeks, I'm planning to take the August LSAT of this year.

HOWEVER, if this score turns out to be a fluke, I'll probably push the test back a couple months. The biggest con to pushing it back (besides the obvious monetary one lol) is that I start my first year of teaching in late-August and know I won't be able to commit as much time to consistent prep. Thoughts on this plan of action?

I plan on taking the June 2023 LSAT, but I heard the LG section is being removed. Should I be concerned? Is it a mistake to work in LG right now?

Hi everyone,

I’m taking the October LSAT and I’m trying to map out my study time. Will the 7Sage course on LG prepare me for the LG section, or will I need a lot more practice after I’ve been through all of the videos and drills?

Thanks in advance.

I just have one specific question. On parallel reasoning questions, if an answer choice essentially has the same logical force, # terms, and structure as the stimulus except its conclusion is the contrapositive of the previous terms, does that disqualify it as a right answer?

For instance:

Stimulus:

A --> B;

B --> C;

Thus, A --> C

Answer choice:

D --> E

E --> F

Thus, F --> D?

Do more time slots usually open up? I took the test once in April and signed up a few days after slots were available and got my preferred time in the morning. This time I'm not able to find any morning slots at all and this kind of sucks because I've only ever PT'd in the morning. I can try making it work but has this happened to any of you?

Hi everyone, does any one have advice or strategy they did to do better on the Reading Comprehension? ( I study on my weakness , but for some reason I still do bad on RC section)

Hi everyone!

Currently, I am PTing in the mid 150s and looking to get somewhere in the 160s. I would like to have a study partner who can commit to 2-3 times a week on zoom. Preferably someone who is Pting 160 or higher.

If someone is interested please let me know, I would truly appreciate it!

Example: "We cannot have A without B" or "Without A we cannot have B"

Cannot = group 4 (negate, necessary)

Without = group 3 (negate, sufficient)

Hi everyone,

I keep hearing that more restrictive rules are better to split the board with. How do you tell if a rule is more or less restrictive?

Thank you in advance for any help.

Update: This is what was shared with me

Suggested RC: PT 68 P3, 74 P4, 80 P1, 82 P3, 83 P4, 87 P4, 61 P3, 67 P3, 82 P3, 40 P3, 50 P4, 77 P4, 85 P2, 86 P4, 67 P4, 81 P2M 85 P1, 87 P3.

Suggest LR: PT 83, 81, 78, 89, 86, 85 (Most important) , 70 (Hardest LR)

Suggested LG:

a. Grouping: PT 28 G3, 39 G2, 48 G3, 81 G4, 83 G1 + 3

b. Circular: PT 41 G4

c. Mapping: PT 79 G4

d. Pattern: PT 72 G4, 80 G4

e. Grouping/Linear Combo: PT 64 G4, 82 G3

f. Basic Linear: PT 78 G3, 82 G2, 86 G3

g. Advanced Linear: PT 37 G1 + 4, 76 G3, 83 G4, 87 G3

h. For Seq Elements: PT 75 G3, 84 G1

Suggested Full-Test Practice Tests: PT 89, 90, 91, 92

Hope this helps :)

Hi everyone,

When sequencing games use years instead of the basic numerical set-up, it really confuses me. Tips on how to speed up my process when I get something like 1989-1995 instead of 1-7? Should I put the years on my game board?

Thank you in advance for any help.

Hi everyone,

What is the best way to diagram spatial (circular) sequencing games? And am I likely to see one on test day? I tried to diagram a circular sequencing game close to the beginning of my prep (I think it was the June 1991 PT) and literally drew a circle for each board, which took way too long and felt way too artsy (lol), and I don’t think I should have done it that way, since the only thing that the circle was conveying was that certain game pieces were across from each other.

Thanks in advance for any help.

So, I've been foolproofing LG and this is my process.

Most times (like 90%) I only have to foolproof once after BR. I make sure I know the game inside and out during BR which is why I mostly don't have to foolproof again.

Is this okay? or do people usually foolproof a couple of times even though they keep getting the question correct?

Tell me what you did.

For disagreement questions, are the disagreement tends to be the conclusion or premise? Or it could be both?

Best advice for LR diagramming? I still find it a bit difficult to do to get the right answer.

Hi everyone,

Whenever I complete a sequencing games drill, my set-up time is always way too long…I don’t know how to speed this process up because I usually make all of the relevant boards and inferences during my set-up time. As a result, I always finish the questions quickly and under time. My time is usually collectively less than the target time, but my set-up time is always over the target set-up time.

Is this sustainable in the long run, or should I focus on taking my set-up time down? If I need to speed up on set-up, how should I work on doing so?

Thank you for any help.

This happens to me the majority of the time I end up getting an answer wrong. Most of the time ( and I feel stupid for saying this) the right answer choice looks too easy and I feel like I'm being suckered into choosing that answer - 90% of the time that "easy" answer choice ends up being right. Any tips to overcome this?

Finding a claim to be false on the grounds that it would if true have consequences that are false. If not, then why?

Hello fellow 7Sagers! I figured we were all in this LSAT Journey together, so I decided to create this discussion thread for this particular question/type. I did get the answer correct, so in this thread I will be going through my thought process; I am open to advice.

Answer Choice A - Incorrect. Why? It is irrelevant to the naturalists' claim.

Answer Choice B - Incorrect. Why? Optimum means "best." Therefore, since the claim is about the survival and adaptability of mice, how is it supporting the naturalists' claim?

*Answer Choice C - Incorrect. Why? Though the fossil remains do in fact prove that mice are able to survive and adapt, the mention of harsh and unbearable weather for human conditions is mentioned in the conclusion/claim, thus making the answer choice incorrect and irrelevant. (Someone discuss this with me please! I almost got tripped up with this one. How can I avoid that?).

Answer Choice D - Correct. Why? Shows that mice are able to adapt and survive in harsh climates by providing an example that is deadly for human life (i.e., Antarctica).

Answer Choice E - Incorrect. Why? It is irrelevant to the claim.

This question was more on the easier side, but - for right now - these are the question types I need to focus on. If you have any tips for strengthening questions, once again, I am open to advice!

Hi I know MC and MP questions are fairly easy to tackle first. I am wondering what I should approach next. Does anyone have suggestions?

I've wasted a lot of time trying to create scenarios for games that ultimately didn't need to or couldn't work with hypotheticals. Sometimes it's obvious, if there's too many possible scenarios then you just power through it, but several times (for me) it's not. Any tips?

Sometimes during sequencing games I find myself being able to brute force my way through them even though the more efficient way would be to split the game up into sub game boards, but often am able to finish the game within the suggested time or even way under. Should I focus on trying to understand the sub game boards or just keep doing what I've been doing?

Thanks!

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-3-question-20/

Hi,

I understand why A is correct, but I'm having a hard time interpreting the argument itself. From my understanding the author's argument in the stimulus is as follows:

P1: Political utility determines the popularity of a metaphor

P2: "Society as body governed by head" metaphor is pervasive

C: Thus, "Society as body governed by head" metaphor promotes greater acceptance of authoritarian regime than society as family metaphor

Doesn't the argument confuse necessary for sufficient here? In other words, the argument determines that the"Society as body governed by head" metaphor is politically useful from the fact that it is pervasive (P -> PU), but P1 says the opposite of this (PU -> P).

Am I wrong for thinking that the argument is flawed to begin with? Would really appreciate some feedback. Thanks!