I have struggled with translating biconditionals, so I have been drilling this skill using Manhattan Prep's "5lbs. Book of LSAT Practice Drills." Basically, you're given a conditional and asked to translate it. So far I have been getting them correct or have been able to identify where I went wrong. However, there's one particular part of the drill that I am stuck on, and was hoping someone could help me figure it out.

The statement reads, "If the trip includes Burkin Faso, it will include either Mali or Ghana, but not both."

My train of thought:

-"if" is Gl, sufficient

-"either or, but not both" is a biconditional indicator

BF- (----) M or G

/M and /G (-----) /BF

However, the answer key in the book says that the correct translation is:

BF------>M or G

M and G------>/B

/M and /G ------>/B

Why would this statement not be considered a biconditional? And why are there three possible answers?

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys,

Does anyone know how to approach this final game? Is it a three layer sequencing game? I was dumbfounded with the rule that none of V, W, Y, Z could be in a column (visit a country more than once).

Your help/explanation to approaching this LG would be very appreciated!

Thanks so much!

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Hi all, wondering if any of you think there's a whispering hope for a 3.0 GPA in a science degree with honours and a current 156 lsat. I will be writing again in January and April in hopes of raising my score, highest PT 161. Applying anywhere in Canada but my hopes would be Windsor, Ottawa or TRU. I was hoping for a score about 160, and ideally I was thinking a 165 might give me a fighting chance, but alas as we stand now that's not the case. Wondering if anyone was accepted with a lower GPA and what LSAT they had.

I am a mature student with currently 6 years in the work force, continually advancing position, and 3 years in a unique legal role with court experience. I will have strong LORs.

I know its a bit theoretical now since I'm writing again, but really just looking for anyone in a similar boat and what hey needed LSAT wise to get in somewhere.

Hoping for some improvement, and thank ya'll for feedback!

Hello,

In this particular question I was wondering between C and E.

Answer D is correct, however. I crossed out this question since D does not mention "benzene" and only "formaldehyde".

E choice looks the best because according to the passage, "houseplants remove some household toxins" which means that according to E the quantities will eventually decrease.

Answer C is also attractive since well-insulated house means a "warm" house and the same time "safe" since the houseplants "eliminate danger" as per stimulus.

Please #help

Why my logic is wrong and why the answer is D???

So basically when I do a timed test or section I do shit like 11/25 and then I redo it without checking the answers and I get like 18/25. It’s like my own fear of a new section freaks me out. Does this happen to anyone else?! Anybody have suggestions?! I literally know how to do it and do fine but this happens because of my anxiety. Is it worth skimming each Q quickly first before tackling the section. Such a weird problem I know but I’m so close to my goal it drives me insane how I go from 150-160 because of this.

So I was doing games from PT 75 and up and the Pt 87,88 and 89 have games that are not the usual ones I was doing for practice. In order to be best prepared for games, are their any drill practice that i should do that can help me to prepare with recent style games?

Thanks!

Hi guys,

I am writing the exam in January. I am still struggling with Necessary Assumption questions. I have gone through the core curriculum twice. I have read a power score book on it. I have tried the negation technique. I always get these questions wrong. If I can somehow get these questions right, it will make a difference in my mark. I would really appreciate some advice.

Thanks

does anyone have a list of games that have bi-conditionals in them?

Thanks!

Hi 7Sage Forum! I am looking for strategies on identifying the Sufficient and Necessary Assumptions in questions. I find myself understanding the material but am getting bogged down in language. Still working through the 7sage curriculum however any advice would be helpful! Thanks!

This is such a silly mistake on my part. During BR over the past several months, I have found that I usually lose track of the "Except" in a Q stem and I end up choosing the wrong answer because I am juggling so much info in my mind, especially if the stimulus has negatives in it.

Most recently I had a problem with a question stem that said: "Each of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent paradox above EXCEPT:". I went into the ACs and crossed out the first one I read which also happened to be the correct answer. And then I picked the next one because it resolved the problem. The funny thing is that I went on to read the rest of the ACs and I crossed them out even though they all helped resolve the paradox too. Under the time constraint it just didn't dawn on me that I picked one that functions the same as three others. But in BR I immediately realized what I did wrong.

Does anyone have advice for this dilemma?

Why is E wrong? Doesn’t E also give an alternative reason for why the houses architecture changed?

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I've made a ton of progress on LG over the last two weeks. On my two practice tests, each taken a few months ago, I went -5 and -8, respectively. Over the past week or so of doing LG sections, I've gone -0/-1/-2. However, today I had a really bad section (PT8) where I got -6. Really took a long time (12 minutes) on the first game, which should've been a quick one, and that bit me later as I ran out of time on the last question and had to rush through a few others. Later in the day, however, I took two more sections and went -0 on both, meaning that of the last five sections I've taken (over the past two days), I've gotten four perfect scores and the one -6.

Wondering if anyone has any advice on extracting the lesson from those random really bad LG sections? So far, I'm thinking it was a combo of not being well-rested enough (what with it being New Year's), along with not being very good at overloaded sequencing games, but I'm wondering how I can extract other lessons from the bad section. Thoughts?

Wanted to see if anyone had advice on tackling the "newer" RC. I used to average -3/4 for the section, but since I have been taking the more modern exams, I have been getting 7-9 wrong.

With ~2 weeks left till the exam, anyone have any advice they would recommend for adjusting to the harder RC?

Thank you!

Happy New Years Eve! Id like to give a reading comp tip ive been trying out.

Ive been scoring in the mid-high 160s on the recent tests and low 170s on the older tests and i usually miss around -4 to -7 on RC. I would say most of the time its -5 or -6. On the older RCs I can get anywhere from -3 to -0. Most of the time, Ive been spending quite a lot of time on the passage up front, and going slowly through the questions. This usually leads me to never having sufficient time to answer all questions. Ill usually spend 3 and a half - 4 minutes a passage.

Now, ive been trying to just read as quickly as I can, while spending the absolute MINIMUM amount of time up front. If im not sure what a sentence means, I probably wont read it a second time. Now ill usually spend 3 minutes - 3 and a half minutes on the first read. This is usually against what J.Y and some others recommend. However, I would argue that I can usually get a fairly good understanding of the passage just one quick read through. With that extra time, I think its worth it to then move on to the questions. Spending up to 4 minutes on the passage, for me at least was unneccesary. My tutor Cant Get Right taught me to just believe in myself, and kind of (recklessly) just snap pick an answer and move on. For me, it turns out my intuition was usually right, but that I was getting so fixated on making sure each answer I picked was 100% correct.

Now, with reading the passages faster, answering the questions faster, and trusting myself more, Ill consistently not miss more than 5 on RC. Its usually -3 to -4 now.

If anyone has experimented with RC strategies, please let me know! Id love to hear thoughts. For me, I personally think just spending much less time up front and more time on the questions is better.

Hi. 7 Sage

Thx for the last reply regarding this matter. So anyways, Can JY possibly provide best foot guessing date (Aks: Best approximation date) for finishing up PT 89 Video explanations full version of all three areas for possible LSAT takers in February ?

Thank you

I understand the whole formal logic chain, pretty simple, however I do not understand why the last sentence is added to the end of the chain (a necessary condition) when the sentence starts out as 'The only', which implies sufficiency. Not sure for legal reasons if I am able to post the actual question on here, but I am more the welcome to if somebody if willing to assist me. Thanks!

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Just started 7sage, but i realized that i'm having difficulty with the main conclusion practice questions. I can understand the passage and question stem by easily separating the context from the argument to find the conclusion. However, when i go to the answer's i always end up getting confused. Is there a way around this? or is it the more i practice the better i get? Also, for blind review, how does one do it? As when i do blind reviews after the time version i always end up assuming, my original answer is the right answer.

I chose (A) but I really don't understand one thing. Can we say 'the highest overall number of viewers' is comparable to 'more leg injuries, on average, than any other athletes'?

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Hi,

Does anybody know why the answer here is not C? This passage is confusing the hell out of me

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To solve this necessary assumption question I used the technique of negating each answer, and then seeing which opposite answer choice would have to weaken the argument. The one that must weaken the argument is the answer. However, here, I just can't quite understand why C is not the answer (I understand why E is the answer though).

Any help appreciated!

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Hello,

Can anyone help to point out the difference between answer B and D?

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Hi guys Im just looking for some advice here on where to go next, Im registered for the January exam but im still struggling with my timed for RC and LR. I do fine untimed but times it almost seems s impossible. i had a breakdown earlier and was just crying because i have been studying for about 9 months now and I need to apply to this cycle. So I am under a significant amount of stress. Where do I go from here? I know I should keep practicing my section timed but should I do the timed sections separately? And for RC how should I continue with reading the passage in a more timely manner as well as answering the questions.

Basically how to get speed without sacrificing my accuracy? Also anyone know anything that helps boost confidence I feel as if this exam is beating me up every day.

Anyone please help me with advice or personal experience please I'm so desperate.

Hi,

Can anyone explain why the answer is B instead of C? Why exactly is C wrong?

Hello,

I just noticed that on the real digital LSAT, if a question asks about a particular word/phrase in the passage, it is automatically highlighted for them in the question and in the passage. My 7sage digital tester does not do this. Can 7sage please make this adjustment to their digital tester soon?

Thanks!