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Thursday, Aug 27, 2020

mstormberg305

PT1.S3.Q21

I've done this problem twice on two separate occasions, and predicted the wrong assumption both times. When I read the stimulus, I see a gap between the speed of the animal and the info. we're given in the premises, which is the energy afforded by surface area and the energy needed to be overcome by the weight. Could someone please tell me why this isn't a relevant assumption?

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I've never fully understood why one LR section of the LSAT has 25 questions and the other 26, but I always find myself pressed for time on the 26 question version. Often, it seems like those questions aren't any easier to make up for the additional time constraint. I understand the questions on the FLEX are supposed to be 'balanced', but do we know if there is going to be 25 or 26 questions on the section? Thanks!

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Hi,

I have had fluctuating results on LR. I have been consistently scoring at the 166 level. I have broken into the 170s twice, and those times I managed -1 to -3 on LR. However, I have tests where I miss around 9 on on the LR and it really drags my score down [on BR I get almost every question I flag correct (scoring 170-174)]. I have been consistently scoring -3 to -4 on RC and -0 on LG.

So far, I have taken 14 PT's (36-50). If anyone would please share what specific steps they took to achieve consistency on LR I would really appreciate it. I am hoping to utilize your advice to make the most of PT's 51-89. It feels like I've hit a plateau for weeks now and it's incredibly frustrating.

Best Regards,

Noah

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Gosh, this question was hard.

Can anyone explain why B is not a weakener?

I thought B weakened because, if most people in the painting did resemble real people from history, then if we follow the author's logic, this would mean that any of those people could also be the painter of the painting.

Any #help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-88-section-2-question-24/

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Hi everyone. I need some advice on reading comp and whether or not I should do the core curriculum. I'm doing fine in PTs and BR. I get -3 at most and then BR -0. I have no issues with timing either. So do I go for the "don't fix it if it ain't broke" approach, meaning things are ok so let things be. Or should I go over the core curriculum because there are benefits to new approaches and I will probably pick up some useful tips (maybe at this point only very marginally useful).

The issue is, it will be quite time consuming to go over RC CC, time I can invest in firming up LR and LG. My goal is -0 in RC and I think I can do that on my own, whereas LR and LG definitely need more practice. Please advise!

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Though these questions don't appear on every PT I tend to go 50/50 on whether or not I get these right. Sometimes the right answer speaks to me, other times I have no clue; either way it's pure intuition and I'm curious if anyone has some advice for how to approach these questions more systematically?

Are there any types of cookie cutter wrong / right ACs?

I'll throw out something that I ~think~ I picked up from looking at one of these questions - an attractive, though albeit wrong, AC is one that is internally coherent (makes sense) but goes off in a tangential direction.

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I was making a note to myself that in grouping games, if they tell you there are X amount of groups and they don't give any rules regarding who can go in which group number, then I shouldn't worry about making game boards based on if M can go in groups 1, 2, or 3 because it doesn't matter, as long as it isn't with P.

Don't let the group numbers interfere with your game.

Get it? Game?

Where are my New Yorkers at who would get this?

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Is there anything I can do between now and the August LSAT to bridge this gap? RC used to be my best subject. I don't run out of time. I do the same methods every time I take it. Yet results widely vary. Please advise. My LG and LR are consistent with little variance (except improvement over time) and so RC is literally gatekeeping me. I scored 159 on July LSAT. On my practice tests when I score well on RC I am getting around 165. This is making me cry. Had my lowest PT today in a long time (156) because of the - 13 on RC.

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Hi, everyone. I am taking the LSAT-Flex on August 29th, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for how to improve on LR fast. I have made great strides in LG, but it seems like I am getting worse scores on LR now that I am better at LG. Any tips/advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

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I don't remember seeing Eval in the CC and can't find it either in the CC. JY explains 'toggling' for the ACs on PT 79.1.17 and I have no idea what he means by this. I am assuming he means looking for a vacillation between strengthen and weaken per AC? Not sure how to approach this Q-type.

Can someone let me know where I can get some study material on evaluate the argument as I read they are more common on the recent LSATs.

Thanks.

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Saturday, Aug 22, 2020

williamkay2178

LR Hurdles

looking for advise on this:

LG isn't a problem for me considering I usually average -0~-4.

RC is an issue since it fluctuates, but there's only so much I can do for that aside from reading more and working on the CC recs.

LR is an issue. A big one. I'm averaging -10~-14 on average and I can't bring it down. My best score is a 161 on PT 70 with -8 which is great (RC was -10)...but I can't break back into the single digits for LR. I'm not saying that score isn't good considering I started in May with a 141 diagnostic, but I'm aiming for 165+...so: aside from just drilling LRs (which I'm doing right now with PSets and LSAT Demon), what's another approach? Is it just going to click one day?

Looking for some wisdom on this~

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My LR score has been fairly consistent in the 60s and 70s. I thought I improved from going -5 to getting between -1 and -3 on LR sections.

But I recently took PT 82 and scored -7 on an LR section. I'm taking the August LSAT and obviously this is kinda freaking me out.

The language seems more convoluted and I find that the arguments harder to understand.

Has anyone else experienced this and if so, how did you deal with it?

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Does anyone find any substantial benefit of reading just passage A first and immediately going into the questions before reading passage B? I have adopted that strategy, but I sometimes feel like I'm just wasting more time having to go through the questions twice than I would otherwise. I know it's different for everyone and we all have our preferences, but is there any general consensus on which strategy works best for most people?

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For this question, I believed that answer D was the correct choice. I reviewed this question three times and cannot understand how E, "Many people in the US regard the social responsibility of big business as extending beyond providing consumers with fairly priced goods and services" is the correct answer choice?

#help please!

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Hello!

I've gotten fully immersed into most of the LR lessons and have been working through problem sets for practice. I'm finding it challenging to identify when to use lawgic (ie. when it will be helpful vs when it's not really a great use of time). For example, the MBF question, I did not use lawgic to identify the correct answer choice. It probably would have taken me much longer to work through using lawgic, whereas I identified the AC in like 30 sec without it. So, I'm wondering if anyone else is struggling with when to use lawgic in questions, or if anyone has any suggestions or strategies they use when reading questions that they can quickly interpret whether using "lawgic" will be helpful vs not helpful?

https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/reproduction-without-sperm-mbf-question/

Also, another lawgic question: In the MBT question below, the lawgic threw me off with the second sentence. When I watched JY's explanation, he says the "whether or not..." sentence is irrelevant and therefore we don't need to pay attention to it. I feel like I'm missing something about lawgic, because I couldn't determine what to do with that sentence. Because it threw me off when I was trying to sort out the lawgic, it took me a good 5 minutes to solve without it. Is there a way to know confidently which sentences to eliminate and which are important to keep when solving these question types using lawgic? Or does it just come with practice?

https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/horrific-monsters-mbt-question/

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Hey guys!

So I have been studying for awhile and have seen increased scores/improvement with my RC and LG sections. However, I don't know what it is about LR, but I just can't seem to do well on those sections :( I literally always get -10 on every LR section I do without fail (it is definitely my worst section), and I don't know why I feel like something just isn't clicking. I really want to get down to -5 before the October exam. If anyone who does consistently well in LR is willing to work with me or also needs help/wants to figure this out together, hit me up! I'm getting a little discouraged, but I wanted to try this forum out to get my motivation back up haha

Thanks for helping ya girl out 😊 🙏

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I’m taking the October Flex and I have a hard time on RC on the computer reading on the screen and not being able to write any notes on the passage. I currently am practicing on the Problem Sets which I printed out and am doing much better than I have done on RC sections on practice tests. Is this a good sign that I’m getting better, or would it be more beneficial if I practiced on the computer since that’s how the test will be?

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