For a principle question, let's say the stimulus was about a scenario and the correct answer choice was to identify the principle in that situation. Could the contrapositive be correct?

Ex: the principle describing the scenario is 'if you run a marathon, you will be tired'

In the answer choices, if one was 'if you're not tired, you didn't run a marathon,' would that be acceptable? Or does it have to be 'if you run a marathon, you will be tired'

Apologies if this is a dumb question!

Hi everyone,

I'm about 5 months into intensive studying for the LSAT and am struggling to see big progress on my games section. This is pretty much the only section I've studied as I started off averaging -3/4 each on LR and RC so I decided to focus my effort on the one I struggle with.

I scored a 157 on the November LSAT after averaging 161 prior to it, and just hit my first 164 practice test the other day (could have been luck). Despite everything, I've still never cracked -8 on the games section. I try to foolproof every type of game but I'm starting to panic with my LSAT coming up in January and needing to get a minimum of 163 to be competitive for my law school choices.

If anyone has any advice on how to go from -8 to -3/2 in two weeks please share, it would be so incredibly helpful. Thanks so much!

Hi everyone,

I'm wondering if there is a cheat sheat that details all of the different question stems in LR and how to approach them (i.e., weakening questions = attack the support, necessary assumption = take the contrapositive of the ACs and see which one wrecks the argument, etc. etc.). Please let me know if something like this exists. I haven't touched anything LSAT-related since the June exam and I'm looking to jump back in. Thanks!

Any strategies/tips for improving?

How many weeks did it take you to see improvement whether you solely self-studied or did a combo of self-study + tutor (1-2 sessions) every week?

And on that note, can anyone recommend a tutor that helps you by listening to your reasoning (i.e., for eliminating A/C and picking the correct AC) and telling you where said reasoning is flawed?

For (A) to make sense, isn't it necessary that we need to assume that "informing people to make better choice" is journalism's only purpose?

Otherwise, say if journalism might have another purpose (say entertainment), gossip might fit such potential purpose. Hence, we couldn't be able to reasonbly conclude that gossip is sometimes included for nonjournalistic purpose.

Could anyone explain where my thought process went wrong? thanks.

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Hi everyone! I am registered for the January test. I made a mistake in my scheduling and did most of the newest RC sections in the first leg of my preparation. Now I'm left with unused sections from PTs 30-50s (and 6-7 latest PTs which I have saved for timed practice test runs). The only option I have for drilling is using the old test sections. I am constantly scoring -0 to -3 in these. Do these sections reflect a similar difficulty level as those of the modern tests or these sections are comparatively easier?

Any advice of improving RC score is also welcome. Thanks in advance!

Could anybody tell which section was repeated (unscored) in these tests? And were you able to identify it?

Currently averaging –2-3 on RC sections. Misses are confined almost exclusively to 4- and 5-level difficulty questions. Basics are on point, and I generally feel calm and composed during PTs.

Question: Is it worth going through RC sections in post-BR reviews, i.e., in review sessions 2-3 days after taking and BRing a PT? If so, advice on how to effectively conduct such review would be greatly appreciated.

For context, average score of 5 most recent PTs is a 173.

So I decided to take another year to do this again & aiming for June but after 9 months of doing nothing but work, study, repeat I think I burned myself out. Any advice for starting again? I don’t think studying 24/7 helped - it may have harmed actually. I’ve been trying to get back into studying the last couple weeks but have been unable to get myself to do it.

I got this one right, and I was able to easily eliminate C-E, but I don't understand how to eliminate B.

I spent a lot of time debating between A and B. I chose A as the right answer because if urban populations have doubled in the past decade then it does not indicate an increase deaths but rather indicates the population was the same amount of deaths as before SO it is not an increased amount of deaths proportionate to the death rate.

Can someone please explain B to me!? Thanks!!!

A ---> B --SOME--> C; therefore A ----> C, is that a valid argument?

I know A ---Some--> C is an invalid argument, but I am unsure about the not some situation.

Hello All,

Just as many of you, I struggle with reading comprehension. However, I am new to 7Sage and would like strengthen my RC score, but I understand that it is one of the later sections we go through in the core curriculum. Would anyone know if it's fine to simply start learning about the RC sections, or would you suggest that I take things in order.

Thanks!

I am planning on re taking my LSAT again and am thinking about taking the March 2022 LSAT. Is that considered late in the cycle for the Fall 2022 semester? Thanks in advance.

Edit: Would taking the February 2022 LSAT be a better idea? Thanks again.

I need advice on "setting up" matching games. I seem to have the most difficulty with number restrictions and being able to swiftly move through these games. Does a "catch all" approach exist when dealing with these types of setups, at least, in order to get started? I feel as if these are preventing me from breaking into the 150s. I'm at a 148 right now and it's driving me mad.

Hi!

I was wondering what your approach is when completing the RC section. I tend to start with the passage that has the most questions, but I'm realizing that the last two tend to be harder, so I end up with -7 or -8. Would it make more sense to start with the harder passages first? I would appreciate any feedback/tips! Thanks.

While keeping track of my errors in LR I notice I'm more prone to making errors in questions that I would typically get right (PSA, SA, PF, PR) when those questions are at the end of the section.

Notwithstanding the fact that being at the end of the section can sometimes indicate that a question type can be harder, I personally find my issue is that these Q types require a lot of mental power to keep tedious information organized, more than other Q types (maybe because they can sometimes be heavy on conditional logic, not really sure?)

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has tried hunting for specific question types and if they would recommend that strategy to me? I wonder if this would be beneficial to get the 'formulaic' questions (like the parallel reasoning/flaw) out of the way while my brain is in the mood to tackle them properly. I recently got a 3 star PSA question wrong and was kicking myself in BR, I can't figure out why I would have selected the AC that I selected and can only conclude it was because I was fatigued.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Hi everyone,

Typically, I average between -4 and -2 in untimed LG sections. I have recently introduced timing into preparing for the LSAT and my score is usually between -8 and -6.

I've noticed that the reason why I get certain questions wrong is because I don't spend enough time upfront making inferences or splitting game boards. So, I end up spending most of my time using brute force to answer the questions.

I wanna get better at making inferences and seeing easily how games can be split up during the timed sections. Does any one have any input on what I should do going forward? I have heard of the foolproof method but have not tried it yet. I'm also open to any other suggestions!

Thank you!

I am looking for tips in RC from people who have managed to get -0 or -1 in RC. Thanks!

I initially picked E, but with BR I picked B and I know clearly why its the right answer, but why is E wrong?

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Hi everyone,

Since I started studying for RC my scores have gone up a little, but not significantly because I don't put much practice time into them. I've made sure I know what each question is asking, how to figure out the main point and the essentials like that. Is my best bet for improvement through just hammering RC passages, like doing all the old ones? Thank you!

Hi, is anyone willing to do a free tutoring session? I have been studying for months and I feel as If my score isn't moving. My exam is in Jan. Thank you guys.

Hey everyone,

I am having some difficulty with the five star questions in logical reasoning sections. Often times, these are the only questions that I get wrong on a section. On one hand I suppose it’s good that I’m getting the 1 to 4 star questions consistently correct, however, I’m getting pretty irritated haha

The question types are across-the-board. There aren’t really any specific questions that I do worse or better on when it comes to five star questions.

What is your preferred method for improving this?

Thanks!

Hello! I am having trouble with main point questions. These questions to me have the hardest ACs to distinguish from each other. I am doing well in my studies, with a typical low 170s score and usualy -4/-5 but can be up to -7 on RC. I find that I always get a main point question wrong. Even if I feel i have a solid understanding of the passage and get no other questions wrong for that passage.

Any tips? What processes or tricks do you guys use for main point questions?

I took the November LSAT, did well, but not well enough considering my gpa (f in the chat) so I'm taking it again in January...but it's been a whole month and I haven't started studying again, and have literally zero motivation, and it feels like there's not enough time left to increase my score by 3 points. Helpppp

I'm really struggling to set up my game boards both quickly and in a manner that is helpful to solve the games. For example, I did PT 34, S4 today and could not for the life of me figure out how to set up the game board. Once I watched the explanation, it made total sense and it took me about :30 to answer each question.

Are there videos/tutorials I'm missing outside of these following lessons?:

Introduction to Logic Games & Sequencing Games

Sequencing Games with a Twist

Introduction to Grouping Games: The In-Out Games

Grouping Games

Grouping Games with a Chart

Grouping and Sequencing Games

Any other resources on learning how to set up game boards quickly and in a manner that actually helps the game would be much appreciated!