Well, my overthinking has never helped me. I haven’t started working on speed yet because I’m still in the understanding phase of things…

But once I did this drill untimed, broke down why A is right, why I eliminated all the rest-whop whop, I failed all of them.

Just for gags, I did a similar drill… no thinking/analysing/debating the ghost in my room…. just pick and go lol… the opposite result happened.

Like most great LSAT flaw reasoning questions, I’ve concluded overthinking doesn’t help me; it just gives me more time to make the wrong answer look attractive.

What do you think the flaw in my reasoning is ?

Generalization based on small sample size ? Assuming no other factor could have caused the variance in results? Hmm

lol

its so funny - i was like - its "a" proceeds to choose - whatever i chose and in BR i go - its a and still proceeds to choose whatever i chose.

The cost benefit NA question - are different lol - failed all 3 so far.

That's crazy i struck out "a" cause i thought it was implied - l was like why would that be the answer if its so obviously implied by his conclusion. Damm guess i was making an assumption without even noticing - won't get me again.

Man I read b in correctly totally missed the not :(

Prediction it must have gotten harder lol but then I was like guess they didn’t supply an answer choice like that.

@VictoriaStewart Don’t give up.

I am not sure how much this will help, but the approach that has worked for me in the last few questions was to adopt a mentality that these NA questions are missing something. This makes my goal spotting the gap.

You spot the gap by parsing the premises from the conclusion and asking why do these premises allow the conclusion to be reached - they don’t; something must be assumed.

Then I go what do i need to assume for the conclusion to fit in.

For example - in this question my mind went “what if the author and the critic have a different POV regarding what constitutes indifference to a moral question? I do know what the authors view is - so I looked for an answer that linked emotions…. to indifference…

(Linked the authors view to critics POV)

My prediction phrasing is a bit weak but it helps in the process of elimination.

ngl i only got this when i decided to eliminate all answers that said "Pen had exemplary record" and took having exe... records as the only necessary condition to get an award.

Talk about logical reasoning… It had to be use it to eliminate C.

@aidamaeee04 i think it helps to identify the conclusion and just ask yourself "how does this help/strengthen it" it would also help in eliminating answers since you know what you're looking for...

@JesselynMulet LOL might just be your brain getting better at spotting right answers and your confidence being like neh...

This happened to me last year. My firm was in back-to-back trials and I was completely burned out. I’d sit for an hour every day trying to study and feel like nothing was sticking.

In January, I signed up for the core curriculum. I don’t really follow the schedule exactly, but I make sure I get through all of it. I tried building the “perfect” routine, but my job is unpredictable and mentally draining, so strict schedules just don’t stick for me. What has helped is taking live classes during lunch or before i sleep.

I also cut back on the gym a bit. I deleted Outlook and Teams from my phone and started going into the office at 8 a.m. Once I hit my 6-7 billable hours, I go home, work out, and study. Some days... like today... I’m up studying at 5 a.m.

I’m not perfectly consistent yet, but I’m definitely learning more than before. And honestly, I kind of love drilling on a treadmill. I actually look forward to it sometimes. I tried to do the PTs weekly bi-weekly but i stopped because I didn't grasp the main concepts or foundations which the core curriculum and classes help with it. I am a lot less stressed now, work has not changed but I debunked it on a list of priorities.

@HelainaLaCoste I struck it out for 2 reasons. 1) I did not believe the Stimulus was mainly about "artwork" so i eliminated all answers about artwork. Because it was more focused on "well designed" 2) D was stronger and matched up "Any" "All" and to me it was also inclusive of elements of well designed (art) and comfort (space).

LOL the lack of trust in myself - did the whole thing and in note pad wrote B can be true and chose A cause why not lol

@SarahHolmes754 I think they mean in the answer choices. Some of the answer choices include something that was not a opinion of 1 speaker . Like what we just did in PT 133, Section 1, Question 14. I was stuck on B but crossed it out because Waller never had an opinion about the Skeptics. I hope that explains it.

@schusterkarli487 Not sure how this will help, but for these MC questions, I put myself in the author’s place-I ask what my point is and what supports it. Reading out loud also helps, because conclusions are often more assertive, while explanations are more “here’s why.” LOL don't quote me - i am not sure how it'll work on harder convoluted questions.

I am in Jacksonville but open to a study group.

Wow - its chemistry class again :(