I am putting this question out there, because after flagging this question and blind reviewing, I still got it wrong.

Currently, I am blind reviewing my process to improve my LR form, and I am also blind reviewing to address any gaps in understanding.

For this question, when it came to form. I felt pretty good

My steps:

For step 5, I was able to break down the grammar of the conclusion and the premise. But during the test, I could not see the gap clearly. So I flagged it. I was able to eliminate answer A, B, and C easily. I did not eliminate D and E. I came back to it and chose E.

Specifically, I chose E because the argument seemed to state that contemporary artists are mistaken, Mistaken about what? I presumed on their belief that their works enable many people to feel more aesthetically fulfilled. However, the premise focuses on "more great artworks" that human being could appreciate in a lifetime. So I thought I saw the gap, that the inability to appreciate work over a lifetime could not be lead to people feeling more aesthetically fulfilled.

As I read answer choices E, it seemed to match that during testing condition, but I am unsure it did during BR. Definitely, the difficulty in the answer choices factors in the difficulty of this question as well.

Let see if the flaw in answer E is actually evident in the stimulus

To paraphrase E: The argument assumes, without providing a reason, that the number (count) and variety (diversity) of great artworks already in the world affects (makes a difference to) the amount of aesthetic fulfillment derivable (coming) from any contemporary artwork.

It seems that E is incorrect, because it seems that it is not the number and/or variety of great artwork that makes a difference, it is the inability of human being to appreciate it all in a lifetime. So E seems wrong for the reason. But I still have my doubts on why E is wrong.

But although, I understand what answer choice D is saying. I have no way of understanding how the stimulus would be vulnerable to that criticism. Love to have a some help here clarifying this flaw question.

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Is anyone else planning to cancel their score?? What are the pros and cons of canceling my score this time? How is it gonna affect my admission process?

Y'all. WTF was this test. LG destroyed me. I'm so upset.

I already have 2 cancels on record - 1 from 2017 when I had a panic attack during (lol) and the other from the July test because I saw my score and didn't like it and wanted the free October retake. I don't actually have an official score on record but I feel like there is a chance that today's score might be lower than what I cancelled in July.

Today's test was unexpected. I feel like if I cancelled today, 3 cancellations would look really bad-- but does it look worse than a terrible score because LG totally f*cked you? lololol

Thanks for the help!!

KJS

I had two sections of LG. THEY ARE RIDICULOUSLY HARD! I had no mental power left after those two sections!!! How do you guys feel about those two sections??

The first question to the second game needs to be re-evaluated. I wasted so much time on this “easy” question and I still couldn’t figure out which one didn’t follow the rules. Anyone else had trouble?

I had 3 LR(I’m unsure as to which we’re real) , 1 RC (the one with lies/mistakes) and 1LG(the one with the flowers)

I feel pretty strong about this test

I'm taking the September test but I don't feel 100% ready. I took summer classes to graduate early, so I didn't study as much as I would have liked for the LSAT during the summer. If I retake it would be the November test. I was wondering if November is considered late, especially if I'm aiming to get scholarships? I currently have a 3.85 GPA, and a strong letter of recommendation from one of my professors who is an attorney. I also have two other good LORs from business professors and my personal statement and diversity statement should be good as well. I'm not necessarily aiming for t-14s I will apply to a few, but I'm more so focusing on getting to a good school with a decent scholarship.

Hey friends, quick clarification question for you #help.

In 17.01.G4, the rule "J is on the same team as K," translates as a forever together biconditional, where J ↔ K. Similarly, the second rule, "K is not on the same team as N," translates as a forever apart biconditional, K ↔ /N. In his explanation (see link below), it seemed like J.Y. was implying that this was because there were only two groups for the pieces to be sorted into.

Does this mean that a similar rule would not translate as a biconditional if there were multiple groups? If so, someone please explain this to me, because I don't understand why it couldn't be a biconditional in both game types.

17.01.G4 video explanation: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-17-section-1-game-4/

On the LR questions that are straight lawgic, a lot of times I have to write it out and translate it to get it right. For example I translate it to A ----> B etc. I score in the high 160s so I am wondering is this normal or is this a weakness of mine? And suggestions on improving?

just realized like three days ago that I signed up for the LSAT in the eastern time zone and I live in central!!! I have been trying to wake up at 6:30am (central) this week so it won't be as bad when I have to wake up at 7:30 (eastern) but that was definitely something I should have considered when signing up!!! oops. any tips from anyone?? thanks in advance

This is a MBF question. Its specific type is a conditional MBF. I know going into this question, the LSAT writers are going to do a MBF answer choice by messing up on the necessary sufficient conditionality. Keeping that in mind I wanted to approach the question. My approach for this question would be "hunting" for the ACs because in line 2 you can see "only if" - which hints at a condtionality MBF question type & because it belongs to group 2.

However, the first sentence threw me off with the wording "depends" - which hints at necessary conditional. But then I tried to diagram that and I messed up with that. But in JY's explanation - he brushed that sentence off b/c he thought it was a context sentence. How do you make that jump or assessment when a certain sentence has "light" conditionality language (meaning it is not explicit in its use with if, only if, must, etc.) but should be considered a context or a non-conditional statement.

Any help would be awesome.... :)

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Im super confused as to why I score 1-3 on more recent LRs from PrepTests (60ish+) as compared to earlier ones (25ish and below). I also find the LR questions from earlier LSATS much harder than the later ones. Can someone tell me if this is normal?

After reviewing the correct answer, (B), it seems that we are supposed to assume that it was medical staff who reported that their patients could predict their own medical outcomes. I feel like this is a huge leap, though, as I read the stem to imply that patients were self-reporting their predictions. Even if I didn't assume this, it seems like a similarly big assumption that medical staff are the "reporters" in this instance. Am I missing something?

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Can someone explain why the correct answer to this question is B? I'm completely stumped on this, as D seems like the right answer to me.

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So when I do lg I find myself double checking my work constantlyyy to make sure I haven’t made a mistake or written something down wrong which obviously can be a good thing but I’m wondering if doing this too much might actually be wasting a lot of my time? Anybody who’s great at logic games have any tips on how to get so confident with games that you’re not doubting yourself, or any tips on how to get a good flow going ?

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I have been PT'ing and noticed I have improved my LG and RC sections but have not made any improvement in the LR sections. I am getting on average -9 to -13 wrong on the LR sections. LG I am averaging -2 to -5, while RC -3 to -5. Best sections RC and LG. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

While I am in the progress of attempting all the PrepTests and i'm nearing completion, I swear that I have seen the same questions in other tests or similar reiterations of such. Am I delusional at this point, or is there some type of validity in what I'm seeing?

Hey Team,

I'm taking September and have noticed that my RC scores have not improved nearly as much as my LG and LR's have. I think this may have to do with switching to the digital format. I was studying on paper in May, then switched to a tablet in July. I find the format awkward to navigate and cumbersome to look back in the text. Of course annotation is limited now as well. Does anyone have any tips on making notes/highlighting in digital RC, or more broadly digital RC advice?

Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I was wondering with the addition of another LSAT, is taking the January LSAT for the same cycle late?

I am signed up for the November LSAT but I was considering also signing up for January just in case. Would it be worth my time and money to do so?

Currently my BR is at my goal score but my timed score is below it.

Thank you!

This game is kind of driving me crazy. I am looking at the first rule which states the following:

"the team must work for atleast one months at a headquarters between any two months working at different mines"

So my interpretation is that that Headquarters must come in between Krona and Grayson mines. My interpretations then contradicts the correct answer which is B as 'H' is coming between two Gs

how is that correct answer? please help.

thanks!

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B. The initial space of our universe resembles cold, empty space

C. A hot and dense state is a state of low entropy

Correct answer is C. I chose B. After watching JY's explanation I still have unanswered questions about this problem.

The passage implies that a small, hot, dense universe has low entropy. I see that. But the answer removes two key terms, small and universe. Entropy increases with temperature and decreases with density, so after removing two key terms, small and universe, we are left with one factor that increases entropy and one factor that decreases entropy. Are we to assume that removing these two key terms that the state of entropy does not change? I feel like we are not provided with enough information on entropy to make that assumption. I believe it to be more reasonable to assume that the author has a proper understanding of entropy (is this too much of an assumption?). There could easily be a state that is both hot and dense with a very random distribution of gas molecules that would not necessarily be a state of low entropy.

I also feel like the reason JY dismisses Answer Choice B isn't correct. The initial state of our universe being cold, empty space (a natural state) is C&C’s addition to other physicists's Multiverse Theory. We've already agreed (Q20) that C&C theorize that our universe is a result of an energy fluctuation in a high entropy universe, and C&C's reasoning that the state of our universe would have been a cold, empty state that was not low entropy (and, if I understand entropy correctly, not necessarily a state of high entropy like JY claims, just a natural state.)

It seems to make more sense to me for the author (a sympathetic reporter) to agree with the theory of C&C than to make a slightly misguided statement about the laws of thermodynamics.

I know the LSAT is never wrong, so if someone could please explain to me what I am missing, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

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I’m unsure if I should cancel the September test. I really want to score in the low 160s. I’m scoring in the low 160s on my PT but I was doing that before the July test and got a 157. I was really hoping to be scoring around 165 on my PTs so I can feel comfortable on the test about getting a low 160 score. (My BR is in the high 160s.) I’ve practiced LR all summer and feel so much better about it but the last 2 PT I took I bombed one LR on both.

I can’t take October because it’s sold out. I wanted to apply early to schools because last year I applied after Jan. I’m at a loss on what to do! Feeling discouraged..

Hi folks, I am taking the LSAT in Malaysia in January. How do I know whether it will be digital or not?

Can anyone explain to me what CLIR is and how I can apply the technique on my own when I drill/review LR?

I've been looking for the Loophole, but it's still not available to buy/ship to my area.

I would highly appreciate any tips!