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Kevin has dedicated his life to helping students like you master the LSAT. With over 10 years of teaching experience, a perfect 180, and hundreds of former students at top law schools across the country, he can push you to the peak of your LSAT potential.

After graduating from U.C. Berkeley and Columbia Law School, Kevin practiced commercial litigation in New York City before serving a short stint as a federal prosecutor in Oakland, California. But for Kevin, legal practice couldn’t compare to the intellectual challenge and satisfaction of teaching the LSAT. He’s thrilled to be part of 7Sage – the best LSAT prep company in the world.

In his free time, he enjoys thinking about LSAT questions, planning out LSAT classes and explanations, and petitioning LSAC to release more new PrepTests.

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21 hours ago

There will be plenty! There's a small glitch with the labeling of the class difficulty that should be fixed soon.

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Two New Games for RC Microskills 🚂🐂

We released two new games to train RC microskills:

Train of Thought

  • Think about the purpose of statements as you re-arrange jumbled paragraphs into an order that makes sense.

Referential Roundup

  • Practice being specific about what words like it, such, and this refer to.

We're collecting feedback and will improve these games based on it. So far we've seen a lot of calls for more content within specific games to make them more replayable, more difficulty, persistent records for high scores and ability to review past gameplay. We've also seen calls for more games training conditional logic translations and RC skills. Keep the feedback coming.

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PT131.S3.Q19
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Yesterday

@Haleh You don't need to solve this in less than 2 minutes! Some questions legitimately just need more time to process and solve. The idea is you get enough time for these by solving more straightforwards ones very efficiently.

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Edited 21 hours ago

@LawrenceCheung88 Main conclusion = overall conclusion. I don't see a difference between these terms.

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4 days ago

@anna23 The rest of the module breaks things down in more detail and piece by piece, so I encourage you to work through the whole module.

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4 days ago

@LSATDemon Can you explain in what ways they don't follow the instructions?

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4 days ago

@BriannaSeckel None yet...but stay tuned.

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5 days ago

@MayaVM You're right that more eggs hatching does not guarantee the condor will survive. But that's not what D is saying. D is saying if more eggs don't hatch, they won't survive. That doesn't mean if more eggs do hatch, they will survive.

Basically:

If Not A, then Not B.

is different from

If A, then B.

I encourage you to review the Conditional Logic module in Foundations for more on this point.

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5 days ago

Lebron was holding you back. You got this.

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Edited 5 days ago

If you're relying on Demon for drilling, I suspect that may be part of why you're not seeing the improvement you're after. They explicitly disavow trying to build a more abstract understanding of the test. But that understanding is exactly what helps you carry a lesson from one question to the next. Some people pick that up through osmosis, just from exposure. Not everyone does. I think our explanations do a much better job of tying the specifics of individual questions back to the general logical concepts and approaches behind them. We also have a variety of explanations for each question (written and videos), plus a great AI Coach that can answer your specific questions based on our explanations and lessons.

That said, no matter whose explanations you use, it's critical to stay with a question and not move on until you genuinely feel you understand it. A few questions worth asking yourself each time: What were you thinking that turned out to be wrong? What's the right approach? Are you actually convinced the answer you picked is wrong and the credited answer is right? And can you articulate why the wrong answer is wrong and the right one is right? How is this question similar to others you've done? Does the reasoning involved fall into a broader pattern

It's possible you're moving on from questions because you feel like you're supposed to, like you should be covering more ground, but shortchanging your understanding in the process.

One more thing: I noticed you mentioned considering Demon Live. Can I ask why? I'm biased, of course, but I think our instructors are significantly better. They're better teachers, more charismatic, more engaging, more positive, and with a much deeper understanding of the test. Also, our Live plan has more classes and is more affordable. So I'd strongly encourage you to stick with us and find an instructor who clicks for you. There's no reason to consider Demon.

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Edited 6 days ago

@RejoiceAdewale You'll want to go through our Lesson Library:https://7sage.com/u/usr_02xU3hBSRMEWCSzH75UIkA/lessons/foundations

If you came to Fast Track because you're on the Minimal study plan, but a lot of what's in the Fast Track lessons aren't really making sense, then that's often a sign you might want to consider studying for a longer period of time so you can complete the Accelerated or Balanced study plan.

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Edited 6 days ago

@AliLazim Check out https://7sage.com/games/logic-blitz

It's a bit advanced for now, but once you make it through the rest of this module, I think you'll find it challenging and fun.

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Edited 6 days ago

@haena Logic Blitz kind of does this, but includes evaluating argument validity. It sounds like you're looking for something narrower/different? Maybe purely about translating "only" "the only" "unless" etc. into [sufficient] --> [necessary]?

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Tuesday, Jun 30

@NoNamed92 I think it means Logic Blitz for now! There are more games on the horizon.

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LSAT Games app: Get it now on iOS, iPad, and Android! 🕹️

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Play our LSAT games on your phone or tablet! These work offline, so you can keep gaming and training on flights, cruises, creepy mountain trails, and anywhere else your signal dies.

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We're listening to your feedback and rolling out improvements every week!

(You can still play them on your laptop/PC here: https://7sage.com/games.)

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PT159.S1.Q18
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Edited Tuesday, Jun 30

@SMRegalado Try my video or text explanations for something shorter. And let me know if you have any questions about this problem after the explanations. (Is 7 minutes and 30 seconds too long for this question?)

You can also use the "Ask AI Coach" button at the top right.

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Sunday, Jun 28

@vr2001 The author is the one saying "Studies support X." Unless the author pushes back on those studies, it's fair to say the author thinks X has some support. This doesn't mean she thinks X is proven, just that it has some support.

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Thursday, Jun 25

@McKayB87 I recommend doing the associated drill (you can find the link in the summary). Then after the video try a custom drill selecting for the same question time (here Must Be True).

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Thursday, Jun 25

@MaxB917 Noted. (For now I think you can use left and right arrows on Logic Blitz and Numbers Blitz)

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Wednesday, Jun 24

@AnnaliseRamirez Kind of, but keep in mind that the same assumption can be both sufficient to make the argument valid but also necessary to make the argument valid. So it's not that sufficient assumptions are stronger; just that they can be stronger than necessary. Whereas necessary assumptions can't be stronger than the argument needs.

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Edited Wednesday, Jun 24

Completing and reviewing PTs, sections, and drills is a critical part of improving. In general, the more you do and review, the more you'll improve. So I wouldn't count just reviewing lesson content as a meaningful part of your overall hours if you're trying to tally it against a recommended typical total.

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Wednesday, Jun 24

We just added a similar workshop for Sufficiency and Necessity. It's much more basic, but might still be helpful at this stage: https://7sage.com/lessons/foundations/conditional-and-set-logic/skill-builder-sufficiency-and-necessity-workshop

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Wednesday, Jun 24

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🎮 Two New Games! Feedback welcome 💬

🎮 We just released two new games! Head over to https://7sage.com/games to check them out.

Expecto Negation — Build the exact negation of each enemy statement before it reaches your castle.

Logic Links — Sort 16 statements into 4 groups that secretly say the same conditional.

These join the four already in the lineup:

Logic Blitz — Judge whether an argument is valid. Practice your conditional and quantifier logic.

Flaw Hunter — Match the two arguments that commit the same logical flaw.

Argument ER — Diagnose the missing link in a conditional argument, then supply the assumption that makes it valid.

Numbers Blitz — Decide whether the numbers support the conclusion. No math involved.

💬 We welcome feedback on any of them! Just mention the game by name so we know which one you mean.

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