PrepTest A - Section 4 - Question 09

The argument starts after the words "in fact." The first clause is the conclusion, second clause is the premise, and the final clause is the subsidiary conclusion. CA Choice is C

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I am taking the LSAT this October. I had a diagnostic of 147, and have been seriously studying since July 2023. My highest score so far is a 159, but my two most recent tests have both been 157s and I haven't seen a score jump in weeks. I am just discouraged, because I want to get a 165+, but it seems my studying has hit a rut, at least when looking at my scores...

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I frankly don't understand why I'm so bad at logic games. If I were no worse at logic games than I am at reading comprehension and the short answer section, I think I would regularly score in the high 160s/low 170s. I've practiced logic games a fair amount, and I think I've done a fair amount of the 7Sage curriculum on logic games. But I often get in the -8 to -13 range. Do I just need to start the 7Sage curriculum on logic games over again? (This is what I'm probably going to do.) I feel like it's totally feasible for me to regularly get -5 or better on logic games, but that's very much not where I am at present. Any thoughts? (I realize this question has probably been asked countless times, so feel free to point me to an existing answer to this type of question.) Thanks!

Hi everyone! I've been watching some RC live classes and in them JY makes two columns (structural and content) for low res summaries. When I've been doing tests, I've only been making one column which contains structural low res, although I find I never really look at it while answering questions. I was curious if anyone here has tried including 1-2 words of content next to their structural low res, and how that's gone for them?

Because of all of the problems with the remote August LSAT, should I consider switching to in-person for the September exam? Has LSAC committed to solving the issues that came up? I would just switch to in-person, but I'm worried a change in setting will have a significant impact on my score. I've been taking my practice exams in relatively the exact setting I will take my real exam in, and I was really counting on that helping out with my "test day penalty". What is everyone else doing?

Can someone help with analyzing the stimulus?

I am having difficult time identifying the conclusion.

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I answered C because it summarized the argument but I forgot that the question was just looking for the main conclusion/main point (not the whole premise attached). Therefore, A just summarizes/paraphrases the conclusion which is that not all uses of language are metaphorical (because some must be literal = Premise). Thus, it should be A because A is only the conclusion.

I still don't get how the correct answer choice HAS to be true. how do we know that the costs of cataracts surgery today is decreasing?

Can someone please explain why AC A is right?

Is AC A right b/c "some" selfish opportunists to mean, out of all selfish opportunists in the world, only those who participated in local politics?

can anyone explain 14?

I choice A because I based it off on only about the subjects being paralyzed. I believed that was discussed more than the subjects having the presence in the room.

The answer is E: I was very debatable about this one because it also made sense to me.

Can someone please explain how I can do better understand the MSS question like this? Can someone explain how I could have gotten this one wrong?

please, thank you.

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A: Hawthorne is unethical because he sold the influence to environmental interest group; there is no justification

M: Nope, he's not unethical because It's environmental interest group preventing pollution doing good to public.

Need help:

I kind of get why AC B is right but do not understand why D is wrong because how I also see the above is:

=>His gaining private benefit by selling unethical vs. His action somehow benefiting the public ethical

Can someone explain?

Hi I was wondering if anyone else had significant trouble with doing better in their reading comp section, and if there are any study tips as far as RC goes to help improve!

There are two reasons I get hard LR questions wrong. One, I don't connect a statement in the stimulus with a different phrasing in the correct answer choice. Two, I make an incorrect connection, leading to the wrong answer. Does anyone else have this problem? How do I improve?

Not sure why AC A is the answer here. So what if two members of the household own cars? They could both own lighter vehicles. It says nothing about if they own a light vehicle and a heavy vehicle.

AC C shows that even the "heavy" vehicles are lighter and more fuel efficient than their predecessors while still being safer than light vehicles.

PrepTest February 1997 - Section 3 - Question 13

Can someone explain why the answer for this question is not D? I can see why the answer is B but I wasn't able to eliminate D from the answer choices.

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PrepTest A - Section 1 - Question 8

This is a MSS question

It is a comparison statement between Fossilized bones of R and E Hominids

R contains a lower ratio S/C than E

There is a negative correlation between the ratio and the meat in the diet.

And we know the E eats meat

A Correct We can suggest that R also eats meat, at least some, cause it has a smaller ratio than E

B We don't know the composition of S in either

C We don't know the composition of C in either

D We don't know the ratio in either

E We don't know this, is not stated.

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Hi y'all,

I'm new here and am still figuring out. I know how to print drills, but I'd like to print 5 copies of a particular question from a particular PT, and I cannot figure out how to do so.

Any help would be great.

#help #logicgames

explanation?

can someone explain why B is correct. i still dont get how it is.

I'm planning on taking the LSAT in October or November or even both, and I've done prep tests 1-6. I know the earlier prep tests aren't exactly representative of what the modern tests are like, so which ones should I do from now until then? Any feedback is appreciated :)

Does anyone have a good template for their wrong answer journal for reading comprehension?

I am sending everyone good vibes for a stress-free retake experience. I never got the chance to take the test Friday and spent days angry and upset about it. Then, I scored a 179 on a PT this week (my highest score yet) which reminded me that everything happens for a reason. I needed this confidence boost going into the test and now I know I am more than capable of achieving a score in the high 170s on this retake.

The only way I can look at the horrors of last weekend is that they were a blessing in disguise. The LSAT is like a lottery -- and the test this weekend will be the test we were meant to take! Trust the process even when it seems impossible. We all got this!!

The score I want is already mine. The score you want is already yours. Let's go claim it.

I have one month until my exam and am consistently performing the worst on RC. Usually -7/8. My problem is, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. From everything I have read and what my tutor is telling me, I read the passage correctly and comprehend everything in it, doing a low res summary along the way, ID-ing the MP, and completing an analysis of where the authors voice is. I am doing this in 4 1/2 min too. However when it comes to the questions (particularly ones that ask me to make an inference or decide what the author might agree/disagree with) I struggle a lot and it takes upwards of 5 min. I've noticed that once I go back through and BR (reread the whole passage and do every question again) I usually get -1/0. Not sure if this is because I know what the questions will ask and therefore where to focus in the passage or if I'm less stressed about time or something. I don't know how to improve or even where I'm going wrong. Help !!