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AlbertGauthier
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Albert lives and breathes the LSAT. Partly because air is overrated, but mostly because the LSAT is such a strange and beautiful test. It demands such an intense level of both precision and speed in how we read and how we reason that it largely requires a new way of thinking—and of studying. Fortunately, those new ways of thinking and studying can be learned, and anything that can be learned can be mastered. Albert teaches this route to mastery in his classes as well as through 7Sage's online curriculum and explanation resources. That path to mastery rests on three pillars: a crystal-clear understanding of LSAT logic, a consistent method for tackling every question type, and an aggressive approach to the answer choices. It's the same route that Albert used to go from timing out halfway through a section to ending up with a 180. Albert especially enjoys exposing the secrets behind the toughest curve-breaker questions and sharing study advice to help you to squeeze the absolute most out of every drill, every preptest, and every precious minute of your time.
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AlbertGauthier
Thursday, Mar 20 2025
https://7sage.com/u/usr_02xP8JhsOdNS0O7wSTK6B7/question/PT133.S1.Q1
Q1 in a section usually isn't very memorable—you just mow it down as quickly as you can and move on. But this question comes the closest of any to derailing my focus due to subject matter. Intentionally planting stinging nettles in your garden?! Who's recommending this, and have they ever encountered stinging nettles? It's right there in the name. Keep them the hell away.
Stinging nettles are actually edible though, so in theory, they'd be quite at home in a backyard garden alongside those potatoes, if you can manage to pick them without getting stung (and that's a key condition). You can steam or braise them like spinach, and the heat breaks down the formic acid and histamine responsible for the stinging effect.
But someone once showed me how to eat them raw, by folding the leaves a certain way so that the little stingers don't touch your tongue. He demonstrated and seemed fine. I followed his example and my mouth was numb and burning for hours. And for what? Spinach is plentiful and doesn't try to kill me.
I don't care if stinging nettles indirectly help protect potato plants. I'd rather have no stinging nettles and no potatoes than have both.
AlbertGauthier
Tuesday, Jul 23 2024
Thank you for noting this! The links on this page have been updated so that they're no longer behind that paywall. Now, if you're able to see this page, then you can also see any other pages it links to.
AlbertGauthier
Tuesday, May 21 2024
Great question! While the two sample essays aren't without errors, it's no accident that they don't follow a specific formula. All the changes that that have been made to the writing section point to a desire by LSAC (and schools) to move away from the more cookie-cutter writing exercise of the past. With that in mind, we're not recommending a rigid formula or one-size-fits-all structure for essays. However, writer's block can strike at any time (especially under pressure!) so we've suggested a fall-back five-paragraph structure under "Phase 2: Writing."
Hi minimeech, thanks for your comment! Your interpretation, and the tutor's above, is correct: the explanation in the second sentence is the conclusion, and the correlation in the first sentence is the premise. The text explanation has been revised to properly reflect this.