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@char The issue is supposed to be fixed; we don't expect test-takers today or in the future to see divider-less RC.
@LSATStudier So your font size setting didn't save from one section to the next?
@superchillasian Did you have 2 RC sections? If so, did you notice this missing divider issue on only one of them?
@superchillasian This is the second report we got about this...definitely different from LawHub's implementation. I think we will ask LSAC about this because it sounds like it could be a mistake on their part, not intentional...
I hope the test went well otherwise and you weren't thrown off by that unexpected oddity!
@Penguin Just the font change for now. After the August test there will be a few other minor changes for parity, as well as changes to the BR interface to look more like the regular test interface.
If this is a real change, and not a glitch, we'll get this reflected in our tester, too, although probably not until next week.
Note that I suspect the real test day interface is likely to be full-screen by default, since they wouldn't have a sidebar and navigation menu, and the operating system interface / taskbar presumably wouldn't be visible. But we'll know more once we get reports from people who take the test over the next few days.
@JohnM An argument that's valid is still an argument. Imagine something like "All cats are animals. My pet is a cat. So it is an animal." This is an argument because the first two statements are designed to prove the last statement. It may not feel like persuasion because the argument seems so obviously logically airtight and no one would ever question whether cats are animals. But imagine you're trying to prove that a cat is an animal to an alien that knows nothing about how we classify different creatures and the labels we give to them. The alien does know logic, however. We can prove to him that my pet cat is an animal through that argument.
@julia.gershberg It follows from the "Most A are B" + "Most A are C" --> "Some B are C." (If All A are B, that means most A are B. And if All A are C, it follows that most A are C.) If you prefer you can simply think of this as a separate "formula."
@Madwar1 Question 3 basically says, "The argument is flawed because it assumes that..."
So the correct answer must be phrased as something the argument assumes (reasons).
But 4 just asks "What's flawed about the argument?"
So the correct answer can be phrased either in terms of what the argument overlooks OR as what the argument assumes. "The argument is flawed because it overlooks the possibility that X is not true" = "The argument assumes that X is true."
@ChanningStorgard Is there any way you can find the question you might be asking about? I ask because it's difficult to rank the answer you're describing in a way that's satisfying.
@MayaVM It's not necessarily bad; some people will like the new font. Just informing people because if something appears different on test day it can throw you off if you're not expecting it.
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InstructorLSAC stealth changed the LawHub tester font! We've updated our tester to match
They changed the font in LawHub!
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We've updated our tester to match the font you'll see on test day. If you find the text too small, change the font size with "Accessibility options" in the right toolbar. LSAC's default is Large (125%).
It sounds like you're trying to finish the sections? And that you think you're limited to a certain time per question? That's the biggest thing holding you back. Right now you shouldn't worry about finishing. If you just focus on reading carefully and mentally prepare yourself to guess on whatever questions you don't get to, that's the path toward improvement. It's not ultimately where you want to end up, but right now if you do only 20 questions and guess on what's remaining, you likely will score higher. You'll also understand what it feels like to read effectively under time pressure. There's a good chance that your current approach leads to occasional panic, frantic rushing, skimming, etc. That's why you're making mistakes that you easily avoid in BR. Ultimately the test is designed so that only those who hit the highest scores are finishing sections in a comfortable manner. If your skills aren't there yet, you're not really supposed to finish.
@OliverJakacki Yes, you can feel free to come back to them later after you cover more of the LR section.
@ArianaAkizian You're right -- that's making the implicit "all" explicit. It gets more complicated, but generally a plural subject has an implicit "all" before it. A statement about a thing in general (like "an engaging plot has X, Y, Z" also typically can be interpreted with an implicit "all."
@AugustusGreenwood "it would be unnecessary and illogical to assume they have prior experience as educators"
Just in case this helps, the correct answer is not something we need to think is implied by the stimulus or follows from what we're given. The question is, IF it were true, what impact does it have on the argument. Whether it'd be weird and illogical to assume that B is true, the question is just, if it were true, what happens?
@DylanLew If you don't want to submit a complaint for a retake, unfortunately I don't see what they can do. I haven't heard of any remedies for glitches/proctor issues aside from a free retake.