Found it pretty difficult to understand and wrap my head around.

Why is A wrong

Could someone please help me with this question? I am confused why C is corrrect; although I agree that author does provide reasons for rejecting an alternative course of action, I don't think he/she arrives at their conclusion 'indirectly' as the stimulus says at the beginning that the proposal to increase fares by 40% 'must be implemented.' surely this suggests that conclusion of this stimulus is direct?

Can someone help with this?

I thought the missing link between the premise and the conclusion (the conclusion being that functioning of public agencies will improve) is that the stimulus assumes that functioning of public agenices will be improved if these capable experienced admin people returned. So I thought B was correct. Can someone please explain why D is correct?

Can anyone offer any tips to master LR? I read loophole and went through 7Sage CC. When I take full length timed practice sections I’m at -2 but when I do a full practice test I’m hitting -7 to -9 on both the scored and experimental sections which is where I was scoring before studying. Anyone else have this issue and have tips on how they improved?

Is it a good strategy to go for the add premises questions first? Seems like J.Y. has been doing it a fair bit especially in the recent tests.

Idk but when the clock is ticking I often freeze up on the questions with no direction despite being able to get them right untimed.

Any tips with processing LR passages quickly? It takes me at least double the amount of the "target time" for me to fully process even the easiest passages....

Does "tend to" mean a correlation? Like for example if X tends to Y. I thought "tends to" meant causation because I thought it was saying when you have X, you'll have Y which is causation.

Can someone explain why the answer is E to

PrepTest 3 - Section 4 - Question 12?

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?