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LG - RC - LR. @ I was getting worried when I didn't see anyone else have the same sections as me! I thought the RC black hole passage was rough...but then again, this is usually my worst section. I second the games part: I didn't have a ton of time left at the end, but I didn't have to rush through any portion. The last question I knew I wouldn't have time to really flesh out so I guessed, but besides that I only flagged 2 questions so I'm hopeful!

I felt good after taking the test, and now I've talked myself into feeling like I may have done terrible...anyone else?? lol

Yeah, I felt pretty good after the test. LR seemed tougher than normal, but in relation to how RC/LG seemed easier than recent PTs I figured it was to balance things out. But I don't want to feel too optimistic before scores are released and then potentially be disappointed by what I see.

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To anyone who paid for score preview, finished the LSAT writing and took the rest of the exam: how soon after were you able to see your score? Was it sent via e-mail or did it show up at the end of the test?

Score Preview is being offered for the first time for first-time test takers in August. The official results aren't released until September 18th for the August test, provided you already completed the LSAT Writing.

It's my understanding (based on what I've heard from someone else) that Undisclosed tests will only show you what score you received, and I believe, every Flex they've released has been an undisclosed test.

I would be surprised if you aren't considered an URM. I suppose the definitions could shift based on the school, but I think it's a safe bet to assume you fall under that category.

I echo the comments above. LG was easily my worst section when I started out and when I started the 7Sage curriculum, the really easy games that JY suggested should take 6/7 minutes took me 12. If you fullproof and enough and just get really accustomed to recognizing the patterns and thought processes, your speed is going to go up without you even really noticing.

This isn't applicable for all question types in LR, but do you feel like you have a good understanding of say, the flaw or the structure of the argument before you look at the answer choices? In other words, do you have an idea of what the answer might be or should be before you look at A through E?

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Is there a way to see the breakdown on our score, like how many LR were missed, LG, and RC? I know I can't view the actual test, but I'd like to know the breakdown if possible.

It's undisclosed, so no. I wish we had that info too. I really want to see what I got wrong (and what this one question that tripped me up should have been).

You should take a little break, maybe the weekend or this coming week, but don't be discouraged! Setbacks happen. It sounds like you definitely have a good work ethic, maybe you just need to adjust your study approach (and also, maybe reduce your hours, that kind of straight LSAT studying for 8 hours could contribute to some mental fatigue you don't even feel/realize). If you're able to PT above 160 and are already scheduled for November, I think you have a solid shot at scoring at or above that level.

I would definitely suggest though that you take a minute, recoup, and think about where you could optimize your study approach and time.

#help Anyone else having trouble watching the video explanation?

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That seems like a reasonable plan, though it depends on how much time you have left to study before your test. If you don't have much time left, another thing to keep in mind is potentially skipping a Flaw question where you don't have a decent idea of what the flaw is, and then try to double-back to it later.

Hi,

To address your first question, no. Even if a particular illness/disease/ailment is the most common that does not necessarily mean that most people have it. You can even use the real world to think of how this applies. I don't have the exact figures, but I believe heart disease is one of the main killers in the U.S. (#1 or close to it). However, that doesn't mean that most people have heart disease. A quick google search says it contributes to a quarter of all deaths in the U.S. So you can have the most common illness only affect 25% of the population (naturally, more people have heart disease than just those who die from it, but I think the point is clear).

Now, to the crux of your question: why is Answer Choice (C) wrong? Naturally, you already know that Answer Choice (B) is the correct answer, and I do think that answer choice correctly identifies where the prompt is "most vulnerable" as the question stem asks. Moving on to (C) though, it says:

"it overlooks the possibility that preventing or reducing the severity of heart disease has little or no effect on any of the other most common diseases in industrialized nations".

I don't think I'd consider this true though (at least this is how I interpret it). Does it not mention how aspirin won't affect most other common ailments? Yes. But just because something isn't mentioned doesn't mean it's being "overlooked". Does that make sense? The Prompt is talking solely about a preventative treatment for a very particular illness. The other illnesses are irrelevant for the purposes of the prompt. So while it may be true that it overlooks that aspirin won't improve the health of people with cancer, that isn't a "flaw" in the argument because the argument isn't trying to say that aspirin will treat or prevent all illnesses, just the most common one.

Imagine instead, the prompt was about National Security and some Pentagon official reports to a General that the latest anti-missile defense system, if installed, will protect the country. Conceivably, a potential answer choice could be: it overlooks the possibility that Aliens attack using technology the anti-missile defense system doesn't retaliate against.

I hope this helps, and sorry for the strange example!

Below is how I interpreted the prompt and the answer choices (at least, among C and E).

Here is the prompt:

Although all contemporary advertising tries to persuade, only a small portion of contemporary advertising can be considered morally reprehensible. It nevertheless follows that some attempts at persuasion can be regarded as morally reprehensible.

I interpreted this to translate to:

All A's (contemporary advertising) are B's (attempts to persuade). Some A's (contemporary advertising) are C's (morally reprehensible). Therefore, some B's (attempts to persuade) are C's (morally reprehensible).

I interpreted Answer Choice C to say:

All A's (good managers) are B's (people who make decisions based on adequate data). Some C's (all managers) aren't B's. Therefore, some C's (all managers) are not D's (not good managers).

Problem:

The first statement isn't about "all managers", it's only about "good managers". Whereas, the prompt has a more general statement of "all contemporary advertising". This means that there are now three groups of people: The D's (not good managers), A's (good managers), and C's (all managers).

Answer Choice E is correct, though it's hard to see why when you look at the way the answer choice is ordered. I would imagine LSAC intentionally flipped the order around so that it seems as though it's an answer choice a lot of people would immediately dismiss and cross out. If you read it backwards though, it follows the same logical structure as the prompt.

All A's (all sonnets) are B's (short poems). Some A's (sonnets) are C's (thematically pluralistic). Some B's (short poems) are C's (thematically pluralistic).

I think it's a lot harder to grasp when you're just thinking in terms of the words, but if you think of something like a Venn Diagram, with A entirely within B. And then some of A is in C. Then some of B must be in C.

Hope this helps!