Hi 7sagers,

I needed some advice on reading speed for RC.

From my understanding, RC and LG are similar in the manner that if you spend the time upfront, you won't have to look back at the passage (time sinks) when you are doing your questions. Although I am in my early crawling stages of studying - I have noticed to really get the passage down well (meaning: understand it well, used JY's memorization technique, passage annotations, etc.), it takes me between 5-6 mins to do that.

In a real test - this would make me only do 2-3 passages approximately in a given RC section. I know JY and other pro test takers have mentioned your benchmark for reading/breaking down the passage should be 4 minutes and under. Since I am pretty off from this LOL - any recommendations on how I can improve to meet this standard? Has anyone else had a similar problem? If so, how did you deal with it?

Moving forwards, these are somethings I am going to try and improve on to improve my timing:

Thanks for the help in advance 7sage fam!

Hey 7sage folks,

I remember JY saying in one of the C.Curriculum videos that he did a live demonstration of a LR and RC section. Where can we find that? I have the Ultimate Curriculum and unable to find it. Any help is much appreciated.

Also, a fellow LSAT friend of mine who is a tutor said to me that usually the last two questions of the LR section are easy. However, I thought as you are doing the LR section, as you progress I thought the questions only get more difficult. Thus, with that in mind won't questions 24-26 be the toughest? Usually I try to avoid them LOL thinking about getting the other low hanging fruits - but am I wrong in thinking this?

Thanks again in advance! = )

hey all,

so i know we can see LR questions categorized by question type.

is there a way to see/organize LR questions based on LAWGIC? so like formal logic (with most/some statements) and conditional logic etc? some questions are purely lawgic.

This would include quite a few MBT, MSS, SA, etc. combination of questions. Just questions that are heavy or completely logic.

i'm kinda struggling with lawgic questions, and they've been hitting me with a variety of question stems (MBT, MSS, etc.).

thanks.

Hey all!

I took a 2 1/2 week break from the LSAT while I was on vacation out of the country. It was much needed since my whole summer has consisted of nothing but LSAT studying ~30 hours a week. My break has obviously side tracked my original plans and I'm wondering if my new approach is a good one.

I originally wanted to take 2 PTs a week starting this week until the first week of September. I took PT 38 before I left and scored 8 points above my diagnostic score. My BR score for this PT was 5+ points from the raw score. I was up to PT 4 in the FP stage with around 3/4 tries until I hit perfection.

Now, I'm thinking to do 1 PT a week giving me about 6 PTs left to take. With this in mind, I was planning to do 1 PT from each group saving the rest for intense drilling and experimentals. For example, I already took a PT from the 30s. So my next one will be ONE from the 40s, 50s, etc.

My concerns are whether or not this is effective enough to expose me to the different tests and if I can't get through to PT 36 for FPing if this will be something worth concern. I can typically get through 2 PTs worth of FPing but in the event I can't make it to PT 36 - I wanted to know if this could drastically shift my goal of hitting a perfect score in LG.

Thanks to those who respond and best of luck studying :)

Hey everyone. I'm in the RC section of the CC currently and was wondering if anyone has access to the "template" that @"Accounts Playable" references in his webinar? I can't seem to locate where it is. Thanks a lot!

If anyone is interested in meeting semi-regularly to review RC passages/question types they find especially difficult let me know and I can organize a group.

I am having a hard time recognizing when I should draw out the argument structure to help me with the question

(A---->B ect...)

When do you decide it will be most helpful to visually represent the argument structure to help answer the question?

Is it rare? Or almost every question? Certain question types? Or should I eventually do it all in my head?

#help

Can anyone explain how is the word "selfish" is used in this stimulus? I don't see the difference between the uses of the term.

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Can anyone explain the stimulus and why (E) is the answer for this question? I just don't get this one.

Chose E, but still not clear why the answer is A. I was turned off from A because "submarine basalt", and could not find this in the passage. Could someone explain answer A? Thank you!

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https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-63-section-4-passage-3-passage

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-63-section-4-passage-3-questions

Hello!

I've been scoring in the low 160's (BR'ing in the low 170's) and would like to consult someone scoring in a similar range to discuss Logical Reasoning strategies. My current goal is to perform efficiently and effectively under time pressure. To do this, I've worked on incorporating skipping strategies and taking a consistent approach to reading the stimulus & going through the answer choices.

During the consultation, I'd like to go over some LR sections and refer back to some lessons and problem sets in the curriculum.

Please feel free to message me!

Thank you!

I’ve noticed a significant increase in difficulty while drilling LR sections from PT 42-51 compared to those from PT 29-38. Do the LR sections get more difficult? I’ve read that some people think they do and others don’t notice any difference. I guess I’m asking you guys to resolve this apparent paradox for me. If there is a difference, then hopefully it will expose a weakness in my fundamentals.

Can anyone explain with clarity on why the right answer choice is right? Thanks!

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When the question stem uses the word "Most"; IE: Most Strengthens, Most Weakens, Most Resolves, do you guys find this to be indicative of more subtly correct answers and also potential trap ACs? I remember JY mentioning in one video that the term "Most" in LR stems is in some cases like a cop out for LSAC to defend ACs that may have the potential to come under fire. Not sure if confirming this would change my approach, but could be a good hint to pay extra attention and carefully eliminate ACs. What do you guys think?

Hey 7sagers,

With respect to the LR stems that are in the MISC section, is there a certain way you study for them? For example the stem that states "how would you logically complete the argument?", how would you approach doing these questions.

Thanks for the help in advance.

My LG scores were already so-so on the earlier tests (-6-7 per section), and dropped like a sack of bricks when I started doing preptests in the 70s (so far have done 70 and 71, 72 slated for tomorrow). I'm taking the December LSAT and it's pretty clear that the logic games are make or break for me. Thoughts for the next two weeks?

I feel like I keep getting all of the low priority questions correct, some high priority, and missing all of high priority. I am not sure if I need to just be exposed more to the questions because this is just my second PT after CC. I looked over the CC in between first PT and now this second PT, but I am still missing high priority questions. What are your guys' suggestions? Should I maybe upgrade my 7sage account to get more high priority question examples? I am not sure what I am doing wrong because when I review the lessons and do the practice problems, I get them all correct. On the test, however, I am not scoring better.

Hey guys,

When practicing LG, I always go to the 7sage Youtube channel for indications as to how long I should take to solve a specific game. At the beginning of his video explanations, JYP always mentions how long you should take if you're trying to get a perfect LG score, and this has been quite helpful.

Do you guys know of a similar resource for RC?

Will

So I’m really struggling with these causation questions, not because I'm getting the wrong answer, but because I’m confused about Causation strategy, and when to use it. So I have 2 questions.

1st one is, When approaching general weakening/strengthening questions, that are not causal, we approach these with the strategies JY has laid out for us, in those lessons, and not as a causation question, correct? Is there an easy way to tell the difference between general weakening strengthening/weakening questions? What tips would you recommend?

2nd question is, I'm having trouble in applying the causation strategy to questions. I just did the Synesthesiacs question, under the Causation questions in the syllabus (LSAT Preptest 34, Section 2, Question 12). I asked this in the question just now, but I'm hoping I'll get more replies here.

So I hovered over A and B. A to me felt like it most weakened it, and I wanted to pick it, but to me it didn’t really feel like I was following the structure of how to attack these. In it, this question introduces a data set, in the form of research, with some people. Don’t know if I should have construed that as co-incidence or correlation, since some is kinda vague, so I went with Correlation. Since it’s a data set, I looked for an answer that introduces a competing data set. And B was the only one. B didn’t really seem like it weakened it, but hey, I followed the structure (or did I?). If I had followed the Co-incidence rules, then I would have arrived at A, since it is a competing explanation. Is that where I screwed up?

If not, could someone please clarify for me what I’m doing wrong. Do I follow this strategy down to a T? It feels like when I go off intuition I do better, but I don’t want to rely on that.

Thank you

Is there anywhere that shows how to negate certain terms. I get confused on how to negate some AC's and cant seem to find any resources on this.

I'm pretty bad at excel, and tired of doing this by hand. If anyone could forward me a blank setup of what they have it would be greatly appreciated. I've tried to do it but I give up, it's bad lol.

Does anybody know if there is a waiting list for the Sept LSAT? I missed the deadline to register and was wondering if they offer that option?

If not, is the November LSAT a good time to take it?

I am struggling with Sufficient Assumptions and PSA as well. Even when I went through the lesson, I feel like it just doesn't click. I have watched the videos numerous times and it just doesn't work. The SA are the ones I am missing on the practice tests as well. What suggestions do you guys have? Any tips? Study guides? I appreciate all advice!

Good news! For those who took the July test but were unable to make the September deadline, LSAC has extended the September LSAT registration deadline to July 31st. Good luck!!

Hi everyone, I just began 7sage and got 146 as a diagnostic score. Im hoping to get to at least 165 or above on the actual test next year. Ultimately, i want a good enough score to get a full tuition scholarship preferably to UF or FSU... Im planning on studying from late august 2018 and into 2019, to take the june and july tests. any advice?