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Last comment thursday, jul 28 2022

Diagramming Circular Games

Hi everyone,

What is the best way to diagram spatial (circular) sequencing games? And am I likely to see one on test day? I tried to diagram a circular sequencing game close to the beginning of my prep (I think it was the June 1991 PT) and literally drew a circle for each board, which took way too long and felt way too artsy (lol), and I don’t think I should have done it that way, since the only thing that the circle was conveying was that certain game pieces were across from each other.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Last comment wednesday, jul 27 2022

Speed on LG Set-Up

Hi everyone,

Whenever I complete a sequencing games drill, my set-up time is always way too long…I don’t know how to speed this process up because I usually make all of the relevant boards and inferences during my set-up time. As a result, I always finish the questions quickly and under time. My time is usually collectively less than the target time, but my set-up time is always over the target set-up time.

Is this sustainable in the long run, or should I focus on taking my set-up time down? If I need to speed up on set-up, how should I work on doing so?

Thank you for any help.

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Last comment wednesday, jul 27 2022

How do you foolproof LG?

So, I've been foolproofing LG and this is my process.

  • Complete the game under time constrain.
  • If I get any questions wrong, I BR to understand the mistakes I made.
  • Take the game again under time constrain (after a while so either half hour, one hour, or next day).
  • If I get every question right then I move on to the next game. If I get anything wrong, then I foolproof again.
  • Most times (like 90%) I only have to foolproof once after BR. I make sure I know the game inside and out during BR which is why I mostly don't have to foolproof again.

    Is this okay? or do people usually foolproof a couple of times even though they keep getting the question correct?

    Tell me what you did.

    Hey fellow Sagers,

    I was wondering did anyone hear start out with a 135 or something or something along those lines when they started their prep with 7sage? If yes what is your score now and how did you do it? Thanks! I really need all the motivation that I can get. I plan on taking December and I'm aiming for at least 155

    Hello fellow 7Sagers! I figured we were all in this LSAT Journey together, so I decided to create this discussion thread for this particular question/type. I did get the answer correct, so in this thread I will be going through my thought process; I am open to advice.

    Answer Choice A - Incorrect. Why? It is irrelevant to the naturalists' claim.

    Answer Choice B - Incorrect. Why? Optimum means "best." Therefore, since the claim is about the survival and adaptability of mice, how is it supporting the naturalists' claim?

    *Answer Choice C - Incorrect. Why? Though the fossil remains do in fact prove that mice are able to survive and adapt, the mention of harsh and unbearable weather for human conditions is mentioned in the conclusion/claim, thus making the answer choice incorrect and irrelevant. (Someone discuss this with me please! I almost got tripped up with this one. How can I avoid that?).

    Answer Choice D - Correct. Why? Shows that mice are able to adapt and survive in harsh climates by providing an example that is deadly for human life (i.e., Antarctica).

    Answer Choice E - Incorrect. Why? It is irrelevant to the claim.

    This question was more on the easier side, but - for right now - these are the question types I need to focus on. If you have any tips for strengthening questions, once again, I am open to advice!

    Hello all,

    As I have been fool-proofing diligently and getting through all the games from PT 1-40 multiple times, I often finish the games a lot earlier than 35 minutes. It does vary depending on the PTs, but I usually have somewhere between 12 to 5 mins left.

    Is there any suggestion on what I should do during the remaining time? During drills or PTs, I get lazy and just don’t even review. I often go -0, but I also make 1 or 2 stupid mistakes that I wish I caught earlier. But i realized that even when I do review some questions, I can’t get too ALL the questions that I do sometimes have about 1 wrong too.

    It really frustrates me when I catch myself making a stupid mistake, and I really want to get a perfect score on LG.

    Thanks in advance!

    Sometimes during sequencing games I find myself being able to brute force my way through them even though the more efficient way would be to split the game up into sub game boards, but often am able to finish the game within the suggested time or even way under. Should I focus on trying to understand the sub game boards or just keep doing what I've been doing?

    Thanks!

    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-3-question-20/

    Hi,

    I understand why A is correct, but I'm having a hard time interpreting the argument itself. From my understanding the author's argument in the stimulus is as follows:

    P1: Political utility determines the popularity of a metaphor

    P2: "Society as body governed by head" metaphor is pervasive

    C: Thus, "Society as body governed by head" metaphor promotes greater acceptance of authoritarian regime than society as family metaphor

    Doesn't the argument confuse necessary for sufficient here? In other words, the argument determines that the"Society as body governed by head" metaphor is politically useful from the fact that it is pervasive (P -> PU), but P1 says the opposite of this (PU -> P).

    Am I wrong for thinking that the argument is flawed to begin with? Would really appreciate some feedback. Thanks!

    My LR section is my worst and most inconsistent section, ranging from 17 to 23 on any particular test. I really want to get it up to a consistent 23, but I'm not sure how.

    Things I've been doing:

  • Keeping a wrong answer journal and writing out an answer explanation for why I got the question wrong and why the correct answer is correct.
  • I've read all of the Loophole (by Ellen Cassidy)
  • Pacing myself during the test. I often, but not always, have enough time to answer every question on the test, but I typically feel rushed in the last 5 LR questions, when my pace slows considerably.
  • Drilling the last 5 LR questions on 15 prep tests to improve my pace and accuracy on the last few questions.
  • I take the LSAT in a month, and I've been plateauing on my LR for about two months. Any help would be much appreciated.

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    Last comment tuesday, jul 19 2022

    Foolproofing help

    I am currently going through the logic game drills from preptests 1-35. My process is to do the logic game (ex. logic game 1 from preptest 1) first under timed conditions, blind review and watch the explanation, and then repeat the game consecutively 10 times under timed conditions. Is this correct?

    I was also wondering how much improvement in the logic games score you can get from foolproofing preptests 1-35

    I don't have trouble with generating possible numerical distributions for In/Out or Grouping games, but for some reason I struggle to be able to quickly write out all the possible distributions for linear sequencing games with repeating variables (i.e. June 2007 Game 3). Is there a quick and easy trick to doing this? I find it involves a lot of overthinking and is a slow process for me.

    Based on prior test date discussion boards it looks as though those scheduling emails typically go out ~2.5 weeks in advance, but curious if anyone has anything more concrete than that to share. I would love to have my time slot figured as I do have some potential conflicts on the 12th/13th... it stresses me out a little bit to have little information about when to expect the email and I'm paranoid I'll miss it/only notice it once all the most "desirable" time slots are gobbled up.

    I don't even know if that's how it works.

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    Last comment monday, jul 18 2022

    Game Board setup practice?

    Hi, I am struggling with games because I am not yet quickly able to make inferences to decipher the possible set ups. It seems this is the key to easily going through the questions, so I was wondering if there are any drills anywhere to practice this skill?

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    Last comment saturday, jul 16 2022

    Help on LR

    I need help, I suck big time in LR and I’m terrified, my test is in September! What should I do, I quit my two jobs and still can’t feel, I’m able to grasp this LR section. Never felt this way toward an exam before.

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