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Hello. I have been following the blind review method for some time now, but I always fall short of two or three questions for logical reasoning section when I am doing the timed LSAT and it is so frustrating. It is even more frustrating when the score I get is not to my expectations and it just feeds my self doubt. Do any of you guys have similar issue? Any tips for completing the LSAT sections on time?
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In this game and all the explanations it seems to be implicit that, while M or P can threepeat, they cannot repeat again the same subcomittee I.E. you can have PGH but you can't have PGP even though, even if this were true, all members could still serve on at least subcommittee- why can't M or P be used 4 times? Nothing was explicitly stated in the rules.
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https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-46-section-4-game-4/
Why is A the right answer? Isn't A just the contrapositive of E?
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-21/
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What category would "Identify the Role" fall in? Where can I find more practice questions for this type of question within 7sage?
Hi all -- this question just has me stumped altogether. I would really appreciate it if someone could walk me through their thought process! In particular, if there are also tips on how to get through this kind of question faster (it's so fuzzy because it's MSS with a MBT-esque stimulus), that would also be really helpful.
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After reviewing, I can see why the wrong answer choices are wrong, but I cannot also tell you why C is the right answer. To me is just does not make sense. To me I thought this if anything would strengthen the argument.
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Would it be safe to almost immediately disregard conditional statements as a correct AC in MC questions? I haven't come across a conclusion that is a conditional statement since those would always be premises leading to some conclusion? Does anyone have a counter-example that disproves this?
Thank you!
For almost every LR question, I can narrow it down to the trap most popular answer and the correct answer. I usually select the trap answer. How do you go about selecting the correct answer instead? Did anybody come across these issues during studying? How did you deal with it and overcome it?
Does anyone have advice on how to actually apply what you're learning from specific questions to similar questions on other tests? I feel that I really do have a grasp on the CC, I understand conditional logic, etc. And when I get a question wrong, I'll go to the explanation and it makes sense to me. But then I take my next PT and I'm consistently missing Flaw, RRE, and Para questions (among many others). How can I best learn from drills and reviews of PTs? Is there some other study method that I'm missing? I'm really sick of getting these questions wrong.
I've heard a lot of advice about taking notes, but I feel that my notes are all specific to the question...
Thank you!
Im just confused about the correct answer choice. In the stimulus it says "quite probably" but in the correct AC "D" we are told "is". Can someone please help me understand how this type of jump is acceptable?
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https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-69-section-4-question-17/
Hello 7sagers,
Just looking for opinions on the most efficient way you all have full proof logic games with a full time job and studying lay daily. I take a timed section almost everyday so I'm trying to figure out that balance. I am focusing on getting through the set up and understanding how to make inferences more than the questions right now. I dont really know if doing it 8 to 10 times is the most efficient way to master the games. Sounds like a lot of printing. Any advice on systems or should I just do it ?
Hi I have taken LSAT twice so far..
First last November, I scored 163
This March I received 168..
I am hoping for another 5 point score improvement in my third and final LSAT score
I will apply to law schools this cycle
I am not studying LSAT right now because of uni and will resume when the semester is over in late June..
When do you recommend I take my next test?
Would September be too early/late?
Any advice would be appreciated.
One of the biggest issues I'm having at breaking the 173 barrier is that my LR scores haven't improved in like 6 months. I am still stuck at a –3 section average, though of course I fluctuate, sometimes I get –5s and sometimes I score –1s. However, I notice that the majority of mistakes I make are ones where I was either careless and lost focus, or where I was down to 2 ACs and chose the wrong one. Technically, if I could eliminate those errors I think I could consistently score -1 per section.
I've tried a bunch of things to eliminate these mistakes (e.g., doing untimed LR sections, BRing almost every question, slowing down on tough questions, skipping questions, even meditating to be in a clearer state of mind, etc.) but none of them have worked to consistently improve scores.
I was wondering how some of your were able to overcome a plateau in LR. What should I do? Any advice would be welcome, and thank you to anyone who responds!
Below is a sequential timer you can use for the RC Memory Method (3.5, 1.5, and 3.5 minutes). This way you know exactly when to move on to the next phase without changing the timer.
Hello,
I am currently working full-time as a conflicts analyst at a well-known law firm and studying for the LSAT. I started my LSAT study last July and took the September exam. I scored horribly (138). I completely under-estimated the time and hard work it takes to really master the LSAT. After taking a 4 month break from studying, I began to study again in January of this year. I am currently scoring in the high 140's now and would like to get to the low 160's if possible. I signed up for the June test, anticipating that I would be ready, however, I, once again, under-estimated the time frame to study for the LSAT. I am now almost one month away from the June LSAT and I know I cannot improve 15+ points within 4-6 weeks, all while working full-time. Given this, I was considering taking the September LSAT, and I wanted to know if this seems like a good time frame? I am currently taking about 1-2 PT's a week and going over ways to improve on my LR/RC sections. I have improved on my LG's section (from -10 to -3). I have the hardest time with LR/RC.
All in all, I just want to know if the September test would be a good time for me to take the LSAT. I do not want to take the exam again, my gpa is decent, and I'm not stern on getting into a T14 school, I just want to make sure I get into a decent school with as much of an opportunity for scholarship.
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-72-section-3-question-06/
I am having such a tough time on this question. I have written out my thinking, watched the explanation a few times and I am still stumped by this question. Answer C is giving me trouble.
The goal here is to support the author's conclusion that the duration being long and everything else being short is not enough to classify the unusual GRB dichotomously. Two assumptions are being made here: 1) that the long duration is not enough to classify it as long, and 2) having almost everything short is not enough to classify it as short.
With B, I can clearly see now that this answer denies assumption #1. The duration being long would sometimes allow one to classify it as such. This would weaken the argument.
However, C states that ONE instance of a "long" property is less important than other "short" properties.. Wouldn't this deny the assumption #2? If one out of all the number of properties is a long duration and this duration is not as important as those short ones, then why would this answer help the conclusion? By explaining that duration is lower in importance along with the fact that it's severely outnumbered by short properties, the answer seems like it's implying that a "short" classification would be more fitting for this GRB. I do see the words "more important," but a short property that is important surly is more important than a long property that is low/not important.
Any thoughts on this question would be extremely helpful, thank you.
Does anyone have any strategies or tricks for these questions? The latter is heavily lawgic based, which helps at times, but I'm still getting more of them wrong than any other question type.
I have a hard time understanding why B is the right answer? Also, could someone explain why D is wrong?
Say you have premise that doesn't specifically identify whether members are in or out, but is a bi-conditional like:
"Wharton serves on a different committee than the one Zhu serves on"
How do you decide which side to negate? It ends up having consequences when you chain up and try to find "or" and "not both" inferences with other members. I'm so confused.
77.3. - Game 3 is a doozy! I was getting into a better groove with timed LG and then...this one. Holla if you hear me.
Has anyone used Ellen Cassidy's new LR book -- The Loophole. There seem to be rave reviews on Reddit. If you have used it, is there anything revolutionary about it? Are its approaches similar to 7Sage's?
Studying for the LSAT is so brutal that when you hit a goal like this it is important to take a deep breath and appreciate the work you have put in thus far. My diagnostic was a 144 for some perspective here. For anyone that is currently struggling with LG - trust the process. Keep grinding and you will see the results.
Back to the books!
I'm having a hard time seeing how reviewing (or BRing) RC questions (e.g., by watching JY's videos) helps you do better on future RC. I feel like doing well on RC is largely passage-driven (at least for me), so correcting my answers on one passage probably will not translate into getting more questions right on future passages. What are some RC skills that reviewing RC questions/BR-ing could allow you to work on that could help with future RC questions?
I am having a hard time with newer RCs. With older ones (( PT60), I can often find a clearer correspondence between a correct answer and the supporting lines. With newer RC passages, the Answer choices really stumped me. There seems no correct answers! Because I cannot find A correct answer, I often struggle with one question for a long time and had to rush the rest of questions/passages.(/p)
Any tips?
A related question is that I see a couple of people mentioned fool-proof RCs. Fool-proofing method for LG worked really well for me, so I am thinking to try out this method for RC. Did it work for you, especially with newer RCs? Thanks.
