So right now I'm averaging around 17 (-8/-9) per LR section. I always BR at -2/-3 and when I look back a majority of my errors are STUPID. For example, one time I read an SA stimulus as an NA so obviously got that one wrong.

I was wondering if anyone has advice to maximize an LR score at this stage in my practice? I need to be at 20+ for the flex (in 2 weeks.) Right now I'm planning to do a flex test a day in the 80s and drilling LR questions from the 70's - as I have heard they are tougher.

I know it's entirely doable for me since the core understanding is there, I am just experiencing superficial problems that likely have a lot to do with: skipping strategy, translating stimulus' (I always only get problems wrong when I don't understand the argument, rarely for lack of reasoning), AND TIMING!!

I'm sure many have been in my boat before, I would love to chat with anyone who has advice or who is writing in January and has the same problem! These points are the difference between the 150s and 160s for me, so I'm desperate!

Help! The explanation mentions that option D is the correct answer. I get that, however, I don't understand how the answer helps the colonials assert their power. In showing a play that depicts friendship, how does that help them assert power?

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So previously I've used the same picture of myself that looks the same as I do most of the time, with no facial hair. However, since this is my third and last LSAT I'm taking (January 2021), I decided to grow a playoffs beard exactly one month before the test date. I can't find an option to upload a new pic, so I was wondering if anyone knew if LSAC would be fun haters like they usually are and decide that I don't look enough like the picture/that the pic isn't recent enough. I'm prepared to shave it if I have to but now I like the beard and would rather not. Any thoughts?

During my blind-review sections or untimed sections I average -3, yet on timed sections I average -7/-8 which on a bad day can be -10. I don't understand how to close the gap. I've read Loophole and am trying to find patterns but sometimes the questions just throw me for a loop or have subtle distinctions from the right answer choice. Any successful methods of closing this gap and improving speed?

Hi, does anything know exactly when we will be able to schedule our date and time for the January LSAT on ProctorU? I know it "usually happens 10 days before" but I cannot find an exact scheduling time. Does anyone know?

I've done all the LG Problem Sets of the Curriculum, as well as all the problems before PT36. My problem is on the actual LSAT, I was too slow, causing me to guess questions (and get them wrong).

Going forward, what's the best approach to improve speed on LG? Should I:

I've been studying for the LSAT for several months now. The section that is the most inconsistent for me is LG-- sometimes, when the games are relatively easier, I'll fly through them and get them all correct. Other times, if they're more difficult, I will get seriously frustrated and mess up that game OR I can overcome it and get the questions related to that game correct. It's really no telling.

I tried to do the foolproof method to fix this issue. I think I've foolproofed at least 15 whole sections of LG already, and those games I can get -0 in, no problem. But every single time I do a new section and a game is harder than usual, I will completely mess up the whole section. When I go back and do it again-- even without reviewing it or watching the video-- I will be able to fly through it with no incorrect answers. I know this is a strange problem, one that I'm assuming comes from test-taking anxiety, but does anyone have any advice on how to handle it? Has anyone else had this problem?

Personal Injury (PI) or personal damage exceeding 500 (PD>500)------> LR (legally required to report accident)

"Unless the driver is incapable"- Capable-----> /LR (is this right?)

/LR (Ted is NOT legally required to report accident)

Must be true:

/LR-----> /PI and /PD>500 or Capable? Is this right?

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I think the correct AC is drawing a super fine stretch. Please explain to me why this AC is correct. Critics have charged that the hormone is a health risk to people and thereby ingest unsafe quantities of it. Then the biologist rebuttals with the fact that people could eat the injected amount every day and not be affected and that no one eats a whole deer in a day anyways. This led me to believe E was the right AC. If this was a weakening question, I could see how AC A is correct. In a NA question is it possible to view the correct AC as a weakening sort as well? Am I looking at this incorrectly?

Hey guys, I've comprised a method of studying in which I take a PT, tally up the different question types that I miss, and then create a problem set with specifically those questions in a section-esque format (24-26 questions). One problem that I think I may be running myself into is creating this set with specifically only 4 or 5 star difficulty questions, which I initially did to get stronger in these areas, sort of like using a donut on your baseball bat to get stronger and faster. However, it does get pretty discouraging sometimes when I miss a few more than expected on the set. Realistically, how many of these 4/5 stars do you guys think I can expect on any given administration of the LSAT? Your answer to this is only to quell my anxieties that I'm a failure 👍🏻🤠

Hello Everyone,

I realize there are an abundance of posts regarding users seeking LG help. I have scanned the archives extensively, and am still perplexed by my own situation. I started studying for the LSAT a little over a year ago. In the first diagnostic I took, I only managed to get 2 LG questions correct (yes, you read that correctly). Meanwhile, my scores in RC and LR were very reasonable. Fast forward a year, and I am scoring around -5 in RC and -4 in LR. However, my LG is consistently around -10. I should be scoring in the mid to high 160's, but the games are pulling down my performance. I am not in any way ok with this, as I am shooting for a 170. I have spent HUNDRED(S) of hours combating the games, and have invested comparatively very little effort in RC and LR. I usually make a couple errors in the first two games, but the real score sink occurs around the third game, (generally harder than the first two). I spend far too much time in this third game, and can't reach the fourth one. I have taken and BR'ed lots of difficult games, so it is not an exposure issue. I am generally setting the games up very quickly at this point. I seem to have issues internalizing the rules in their entirety, and pushing out all of the inferences. When I get hung up on a question, I have lots of difficulty moving on without feeling flustered. My current method of attack is to really clearly diagram the rules, and answer questions as I go, instead of trying to split lots of game boards. I find that in the harder games, I am not very good at finding conducive ways to split. I am seeing lots of improvements over the past weeks in LG, but my PT score is not reflecting these advances.

Can anyone offer advice? Thanks so much.

After I read the stimulus, am I supposed to just go to the answer choices? I couldn't anticipate what the potential answer could be...I had issues with A and E

Premise: more varieties of mate in P than anywhere else+ more widely used than anywhere else

Conclusion: P likely place where mate originated from

Is A incorrect because the premises are comparative while this is stating "great variety of types of a beverage?" when the number of mate in P could be a small number like two and a beverage can be in use in an area for a "very long time" but still not be the place where it originated?

As for E, could this be represented as a double arrow relationship? longer beverage has been used(----) beverage more widely used so if mate is more widely used in P than anywhere else, P would also be the place where mate was used the longest which strengthens the conclusion that P was likely the place where mate came from?

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How can I tell what type of fire "maintenance burns" is referring to?

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Hi Everyone,

I'm new to 7Sage and have previously been studying with The LSAT Trainer. While the LSAT trainer is fantastic, my logic games still need work!

Do you all have any tips for blind review of logic games? I have jumped right into the Logic Games section of the 7Sage syllabus, however, I made sure to watch J.Y's explanation of blind review. I understand how blind review may be applied to logical reasoning, but is there anything in particular you all do when blind reviewing logic games?

So far I have been making sure to think about my reasoning/process for each question during blind review. Any extra ideas to practice during blind review of logic games would be appreciated!

Mostly its stupid mistakes, sometimes they're tough questions I wouldn't have time to tackle properly or do not know how to approach well (like rule substitution).

I'm writing this month. I've been studying for 6 months, focused on LR mostly and tackled LG about 2 months ago. I haven't been able to get -0 or -1 consistently, I'm lucky if I get away with -2, but I'm usually at -3 or -4. - and never any extra time to spare... I have no idea how people work that fast.

I'm beginning to doubt myself. Is this considered good? or am I doing average?

I've been really trying to study LG for the Jan LSAT. The problem I'm having is that I understand the rules but I diagram the rules/inferences different then JY, thus I get questions wrong or questions take me forever to do. For example on Preptest 5 Game, I wrote the classes down and distributed the grades. While JY in his video did the opposite. If I use JY's diagram, every question goes by extremely fast. How can I get better at diagramming games that I am seeing for the very first time?

Will somebody tell me how long they spend on each set of problem sets with five questions? I go through them once as fast as i can. Relax for a couple minutes, then dive into a deep analysis of the entire problem starting with the stimulus. I then write down why each problem is either right, or wrong, and determine the correct answer in this manner. Then i watch the explanation videos for the ones i got wrong, and the ones i had initial trouble on the first time through. This tends to take me anywhere from 20-45 minutes for each problem set, depending on its difficulty.

Does anybody else utilize this method?

Now that it is 2 weeks officially until the 2021 LSAT, I was wondering if anyone knows when we are able to select our time slot and how we go about doing that ie. what website?

Also what website do we go to, to access the Flex on the day of? Do they send you an email with instructions prior to it?

Hi everyone,

I am now on the last stretch of my studying as I will be writing the LSAT for the last time in January. As I am doing the older prep test I am struggling with the RC passage and being able to adequately highlight key sections. On my November LSAT I wasted a lot of time highlighting key words or MPs and I am trying to find ways to still do that just like JY without spending too much time. Any recommendations on how to get through passages quickly and efficiently would be super appreciated.

I am looking for a tutor to help me with logic games and the rest of the sections on the LSAT (LR and RC). The tutor that I have now is not responsive at all and I am looking for a tutor to help me. I am starting from scratch as if I do not know anything about the lsat. I am hoping to take the April lsats. Therefore I am looking for a tutor who is available twice a week until the April test date.

Does anyone have any advice for getting my LG score down from a consistent -2 to -0? I have already foolproofed games from PTs 1-50 but can't seem to get perfect scores consistently. I occasionally get -0 but my most frequent and average score is -2. Is there anything I can do besides continuing to take practice tests and reviewing/redoing the games? I have been stuck in this range since September and am not sure what else I can do.

Can anyone explain to me why E is the correct answer? The stimulus does not even mention 1980, and it does not explain how locating sharks equates to there being more of them. Please help, thanks!

How is AC D the correct answer? Based on the stimulus, I might fallen into the trap of thinking that words that express new ideas become "officially common" once they are put into dictionaries. Either the dictionary editor cares a whole lot about these new words or the words need to get into dictionary. Where in the stimulus does it express the concept of a "severe distortion"?

Hi, I'm new to studying so I'm having trouble with making an inference. The stimulus states that "none of the responses among terminal cancer patients to various therapeutic measures has been more positive than the response among those who consumed shark cartilage". The powerscore bible states that we can infer "(consuming) shark cartilage has received a more positive response than any other therapy". First, how would we diagram this or is it even diagrammable? Second, what fundamental is this testing? Is it logical opposites? Thanks in advance and happy new year!

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Hello,

I am unclear about the diagramming for this question below:

PT37.S2.Q12

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JY's diagram is below, but I am not sure why "without" did not warrant the negation of the sufficient (GS) and "cannot" the negation of the necessary (/GF) so that the diagram is /GS-->/GF. How do I get to the bolded translation below?

GM-->/BF

GF-->/BS

GS-->GFm-->CV

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