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So basically E is wrong because of ambiguity. Great. Love the LSAT man.
Especially love how the explanation for why E is wrong is literally because one part of it works amazingly, but the other part that can be ignored by off of the logic of E makes it wrong.
If the spirit is either indivisible OR imperfect, that means we have a spirit that can't be divied (failing the questions logic) or it can be and is imperfect. We can completely ignore that end bit of E because the conclusion states the spirit isnt a material body.
Sure the odds of E being possibly imperfect is there, but for the logic of this question its pretty gosh darn low. Spirits arent material, all things material are divisble/imperfect. E states its either indivisible, or its the opposite.
It cant be the opposite using the conclusion as a basis?
Gosh this one gets on my nerves as I see why someone would say E is wrong, but im fairly certain it can fit quite well.
So let me get this straight, the number of chem majors hasnt changed over 10 years, but there was a decline over 10 years with people getting a chem degree?
So chem majors dont get a degree? Alright, what ever I guess?
And I guess B doesnt matter because the stimulus said there was no decline of chem majors. Thats awesome, because in my mind B is stating that as a whole theres a great deal less of science degrees, but I guess that wont fit.
Especially because apparently theres the same number of chem majors yet less chem degrees. Amazing.
Honestly this is the type of slop question LSAT writers believe determine if someone is smart and will succeed, but all it shows is their incompetence in making a balanced test.
Dude what is up with this lesson plan slamming all the level 5 difficulty SA's into me when I am LEARNING them? Literally I have gotten all of the SA's that were under level 5 right, but then an endless train of lvl 5s run me over after I get one right.
Like I hate to say it, because I love challenges, but this just sucks man. The explanations for level 5s are barely helpful too.
Ive gotten a lot of the difficult ones wrong, and building off of Harambe's comment, I believe I see why. Its about pinpointing the MAIN focus of the conclusion. Most of us have good intuition by now, but you cant apply it if the conclusion is confusing or absent.
That is to say, in this question you have a lot of key facts (compartments) that are integral to the argument. However, the conclusion at the end of the day is "We cant confirm aliens are real". All these answers can work if you focus on other compartments, but you only need this.
The best tip and common occurence ive noticed in getting these questions wrong (lvl 5s and 4s) is that they obscure the conclusion and load the question with like 3 premises. Id say pick the answer that doesnt repeat anything already said in the stimulus, unless its part of the conclusion.
@PoeBoiMcGee Yeah they designed it so it trips up people who don't know grammar, or people who know too much grammar. Legit these writers are crazy.
Yippeee I love getting this type of question wrong 3 times in a row because 7sage made the line up of doom and despair!
This one, even after knowing the right answer and watching the video I barely get. Literally all of these answers suck, but fit the framework that we've been taught.
The only difference with D is that it sucks a little bit less. Even then it doesnt fit the conclusion well, especially based off of how the writers worded the conclusion.
Im going to say something I've slowly be realizing about the LSAT, and that is the questions are made to trip up people from all walks of life.
This question, if the reader already internalizes that a worldview is unique to the person, can easily confuse if you even need the interpretation of reality part.
If the reader hyper focuses on the interpretation of reality portion, then they miss the rest.
Really its such a small thing, but I find it fascinating how they purposefuly pick words/definitions that easily blend into other phrases.
For this exact problem, I could honestly see how A could be interpreted as correct but that is only by using logic outside of the question.
In real life, a boss expects to be flattered daily, and deals with brown nosers. It can be assumed he is a bit blinded from this common occurence to really have flattery effect his choice in promoting someone.
A still doesnt answer why this would make flattery fail, as im sure somewhere out there a boss expects flattery and it works. However, if E didn't exist I would probably pick A.
E just answers the question a bit better without needing to take large assumptions. Simple and quick answer choice without jumping through hoops.
Y'know I see why the answer is C, but I'm feeling B could work just as fine. Like the reason why B is wrong is because it focuses on owing an apology?
Idk its weird, like B is basically saying because one person got a sincere apology, then the other person also lied to is owed an apology or neither are.
Heres a tip for anyone struggling with these style of questions, especially ones ranked a 4 or 5 star difficulty.
Difficult questions try to get you caught up in the logic, or give answers that sound better than others. Thing is, most of the time you just need to know what the stimulus wants, and what the question wants.
For this case the stimulus said physicists should fix their system. Sure answer C is nice, but it doesn't fit the stimulus. Stimulus wants a reason for the physicists to start fixing their stuff. So go with A.
A is quite literally saying "fraud bad, make progress bad". Simple fit. Maybe not the most logical, and maybe C sounds better in a sentence, but A is the barebones answer.
For similar questions, ignore the complexity, go straight for the heart of it. You dont even need to understand why your answer fits, just know it fulfills what the stimulus is asking.
I think I see why its not D. I believe the easiest way I found out, after getting it wrong the first time and right on the BR, is that D could still benefit some people.
D in my opinion is a strong answer, follows the same form of a good answer, and makes more sense then E in some ways. However, D's main flaw is that it still benefits consumers.
Theres of course the more difficult process of mapping out the logic of D under the clock, which shows the why its wrong better, but under pressure just seeing that D does help people, while E might help people, is better.
Whats crazy is I got this one right by turning off my brain. Legit just noticed the word data, saw no proof of the data, then saw an answer that had data. Didnt pick D because it looked too confusing and too assure of itself, but B was like background info.
So I've been using 7SAGE for a few months, and I'd say I am nearly done with the lesson plan. Ill probably be a few days behind schedule regardless, but I'm estimated to finish it in the next 10-15 days if I can consistently do 4 hours a day.
Issue is that I feel like its really slow, and I am taking the LSAT in October/November. I've yet to really focus on drills, but I do try an untimed PT every week or so.
When should I start focusing on drills and timing? Rn I'm half way through LR on the lessons, so I could theoretically lock in heavy and grind out lessons, or I could begin to shift focus onto timing.
Just wanted to see what others have to say about their own time management for studying. How long have some of you been working purely on drills and PT timing? When might be a good time to rotate into that?
This is a tricky question ngl. Reading the reason I got it wrong twice I see why pretty visibly, but on test day a question like this is just chopped. You have to make some pretty large logical leaps to get this one, and remember a lot of details from the stimulus to pick out the right ans.
I think this one was confusing to me purely because of the convicted part. I forgot convicted meant you dont just get charged, but you also mustve been caught.
@leonardjp Yeah, but really I am just trusting to make it through the whole lesson plan and then dedicate a lot of time to practicing nonstop
Got it on BR, was worried about timing so I clicked one I thought sounded right and after reading it back in my head im like "probably made a mistake". That is to say, dont rush yourself just yet if you arent ready.
I hate to say it but I believe B is a bit confusing and might be a possible answer. My logic behind this is that the stimulus states the device being installed ramped up in the past two years, but was being installed before that time too. If the information going missing only became common place in the past two years, then how can one say it was 100% the device causing the missing info?
B can weaken the argument by making that claim. At least thats how I see it, but I can see how D does this better.
Literally got it wrong twice, once before and once in BR. Then I reread the question and noticed I forgot the word EXCEPT. Literally facepalmed.
2/3 then 3/3. I see why the polls one is a bit tricky. Using the contrapositive shows why some of the answers are wrong, and it takes a bit of brain wrangling to work around the Why part.
Hmm so whenever I do the contrapositive negation I want to flip the non-contrapositive.
Ex: All marines eat yellow crayola crayons
Marines --> eat yellow cc
/eat yellow cc --> /Marine
At least I believe this is right, really bad example but its good to see I need to flip them.
For those fellas who are stuck on LR before the LSAT or are just going over NA for review, heres some pro-tips. Cross out any answer that feels off.
Some answers that are needlesly complicated are surprisingly the answer, I've noticed that pattern where the writers in NA prefer to make super complicated answer choices.
Pick the one that feels right if you cant immediately find the logic or guess the answer. This is a controversial take here, but if you have 3 answers that do nothing to the argument, and then have two that do, don't like super hyper fixate.
Literally just read the two out loud and be like "Who cares if...." and so forth. What ever one clicks will likely be the answer.
Another pattern is that the answers will usually relate to a theme in the stimulus. Someone else pointed this out, but if the question is feeling weak, then the answer is 9/10 not going to be strong. The answer will feel like it can barely do a thing, and use SUPER complicated wording.