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So I'm trying to improve on my LR and I usually have the most trouble with the most difficult LR questions (4 or 5 stars). A common question type here are really challenging Strengthen and Weaken questions.

I often review these missed questions in-depth and try to practice them untimed. While I do get these questions right again untimed, in timed conditions, I miss them over and over.

How do you get to a level of acing these questions consistently? I feel like the biggest issue is getting them correct under the intense time pressure

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Does anyone here have their August LSAT exam scheduled for the early morning of 8/14?

I have already scheduled my exam for 8 am on 8/15, however, due to some family emergency, I will be flying an international flight on the night of 8/14, and be occupied thereafter. Therefore, the morning of 8/14 will be the only day for me to take the August exam.

However, all the 8/14 test sessions are now full on Proctor U. I wonder if anyone here is scheduled for 8/14 and is so kind to be willing to trade time session with me? I am so sorry to trouble you guys here, but I really cannot think of another way to solve this time conflict.

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Hey everyone,

For question types such as Flawed Method (especially where the question is asking you to find what the argument is taking for granted) that often have multiple answer choices that contain assumptions, what are people's strategies in determining whether an assumption is reasonable or not?

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For a question like this that states "Which of the following indicates an error in the reasoning leading to the prediction", am I looking to attack a major premise instead of the conclusion? I got this question wrong and I am having difficulty discerning the difference between answer choice A with the correct answer D.

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If answer choice (A) is not true, that does wreck the argument. Let's assume that the hairless dogs were found in Spain - then why could it not be that they were transported from Spain to both Peru and Mexico? It really does *not" have to be true that the dogs were transported from either of Peru/Mexico to the other (regardless of whether by boat or land).

Any insights welcome!

#help.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-76-section-4-question-18/

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Recently I've discovered using the highlighting tool on RC helps me pick up the smaller details and answer the questions much faster with better understanding. While it does take slightly longer in the set up (a tad over 4 minutes), I was actually having the issue of reading way too fast and understanding next to nothing in my timed runs, so I'd rather have it this way. Out of curiosity, does anyone else do this with success? Have you done it on the actual test (and are there multiple colors available like on 7Sage)? Thanks!

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I just realized that my ordering games are pretty weak. By any chance does anyone have any tips/suggestions on how to get better at the harder ones? I try to split the board up into multiple sub game boards, using rules like H /->M, or O/-> K, (H cannot be with M and O cannot be with K if it's not clear), etc but the multiple conditionals honestly screw with me under time pressure and I panic.

For reference, I'm talking about the last two grouping games on LSAT 74.

#Help lol.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-2-game-3/

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-2-game-4/

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Just looked at the explanation video from PT68.S2.Q15, and in the right answer choice the word "probably" appears.

Can we say that if the word "probably" appears in a LR question, it can mean anything from 1% to 100% certainty (1%, 5%, 15%, 50%, 85%, 100%), or does it mean something like >50%?

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I've been taking practice tests in the 60s/early 70s and only just started to take practice tests in the 80s and am seeing a nosedive in my LR score. Is it commonly known that LR is much less straightforward in the 80s? Also, do we have every reason to believe that the difficulty level for LR in the 80s is the most indicative of the real test, since PT 80+ are the most recent tests?

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As we get into the last 2 weeks before the exam, I'm hoping for any advice folks have on how to bump scores up. How are you studying? What kinds of resources are you using? And does anyone have experience boosting their score in such a short time?

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I got the answer right by confidently eliminating all the others.

I am still confused about the correct answer choice. The first sentence in the stimulus implies that more than .5 grams have the capacity to neutralize.. Not .5 grams.

I would greatly appreciate some clarification.

https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/neutralize-stomach-acids-mss-question/

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-2-question-19/

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Hi! I study 6 days a week, Saturday through Thursday. I take Fridays off, and PT every Saturday. With about 70 days left until the October exam, it's crunch time for me. I definitely look forward to my Fridays off, and it's helped me not burnout but I'm wondering if it's ok to study on Friday for Logic Games only. Does anyone do a few Logic Games every day??

I just don't want to burnout...because I get bad test anxiety sometimes I blank out/can't focus on reading through the dense stimulus on LR. But Logic Games, is something I don't want to forget also. Hope I'm making some sense. It's 1:13 am right now for me. Thanks~~

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Hi everyone,

I am struggling a bit with weakening questions and thus am completing problem sets. I noticed that the problem sets don't have video explanations, but rather discussions instead.

Does anyone know why this is? I actually do like listening to J.Y. and his videos are helpful.

Nonetheless, I'm a bit disappointed that there aren't videos are the prob sets.

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Hi, i actually did the core curriculum but have struggled with timing and game recognition. I found some games on newer prep tests to be way different than in PT 1-PT35. can someone who has improved on games substantially recommend me what games they used to fool proof? Thank you. I was getting -9 on gamesUNTIMED

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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!

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I am about to enter my senior year of college. I took the LSAT for the first time in April of 2021 and was about 5 points away from my target. I am taking the LSAT again this fall and I am unsure if I should take it in October or November. I have been studying all summer and plan to study up until the LSAT. Of course it would be beneficial to have an extra month of studying but I have heard mixed reviews as to whether November is too late because of the advantage of applying earlier. Please let me know your thoughts! Thank you

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I'm having difficulty distinguishing "either or" as inclusive vs. exclusive.

I'm working on the Advanced Logical Indictor section from the CC and immediately ran into confusion with the question 1 from the Complex Conditional Translation section.

For instance using Q1 from that section:

If a cat weights over 10kg, then it is either a Maine Coon or suffering from obesity.

I was confident at first that the sentence could be translated to:

10kg+ → (/MC→SO) = 10kg+ and /MC →SO

But as JY and other users comments detailed, this interpretation is incorrect because I'm incorrectly presuming the "either or" is an embedded bi-conditional.

So to clarify, if the sentence does not explicitly state "but not both" and if there's no context that can be used to determine if the "either or" is inclusive or exclusive, should I default and interpret the "either or" to mean inclusive?

In this instance, since Q1 does not explicitly state "not both" and there's no additional context, is it reasonable to interpret the "either or" as inclusive?

Making the logical translation as such:

OG: 10kg+ → MC or SFO

If a cat is over 10kg, then it's either a Maine Coon or suffering from obesity.

Contrapositive: /MC and /SFO → /10kg+

If a cat is not a Maine Coon and not suffering from obesity, then it's not over 10kg.

I'm just trying to really hammer home and flesh out the difference between inclusivity vs. exclusive.

Any Reply or input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

#help

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