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D is SUCH A GOOD TRAP. I fell in love with it and I just didn't like C that much. Very good question to learn the difference between X 100% doesn't have this and it's not clear whether or not X has this.
That hidden assumption appears so reasonable that I filled it in subconsciously, I wasn't even aware of that trap and thus had no way to avoid it.
HOWEVER, MOST IMPORTANTLY GUYS!!! I fell for it once and now I know to be on the lookout for that said trap. I got it wrong but now I know what to do for next time.
C is also right for a reason I haven't encountered yet. C says "yeah X had bones like Y but that's enough proof to assert that it could dive deep". The similarity remains intact but all of a sudden the argument by analogy is the same.
@handsome165 Thank you for your wise words of inspiration oh great one XD
Really good question, I actually got lost and thought the conclusion was a-acid prevents loss of cognitive functions (though I did diagram microglia -c-> loss of cognitive function).
The casual mechanism sounded convincing to me so I just focused on "what the hell does a-acid have to do with this argument, it is useless right now".
Don't get discouraged, this was rough and many people got it wrong. It is a good chance to understand the shiny answer baits the LSAT LOVES USING. Take a walk if you need it BUT COME BACK PLEASE, you'll only learn if you seek WHY something is right/wrong.
Daily reminder that your dream is hard and that is ok, good things aren't necessarily easy. Keep your head high and keep at it, your dream is worth fighting for.
@makoleszar925 I chuckled too, thank you JY for flawless descriptive language lol
Really good question, I highly recommend taking your time on blind review to understand why E is wrong. This question took me 12-15 minutes (I knew D wasn't helping resolve the confusion, but I was determined to understand what E was doing) so don't feel discouraged if this one tripped you up, I was hella confused to!!
Fall back on your grammar analysis when the LSAT writers try and pull a fast one on you. The long clauses hid the existence of a 3rd factor that explains the phenomenon (People who eat a lot of BC are probably mindful of their health and hence don't smoke -negative correlation- and not smoking is what reduces their chance of heart disease, not the BC).
Sometimes you have to go with the answer you're most sure of and move on, there's not enough time to diagram every question. Keep at it, keep grinding the lessons, keep sharpening your intuition, learn to trust your gut, and most importantly don't give up!!!
We got this :D
For anyone who switched answers and is waving your fist saying "if only I didn't switch, that's what I did wrong" don't do it!! Being in-between answers means you're just guessing, that's not an indication that you have command of the material. You are falling for some sort of bait assumption (failing to spot the wrong answer) and not spotting the subtle correct answer choice. That's two mistakes according to JY (all praise be give me your wisdom lol).
Don't beat yourself up PLEASE!!! You'll make me sad :( You're making an honest mistake in the learning phase which is just simply an opportunity to grow. This wrong answer doesn't reflect what score you'll get at the end of this journey; it is a reflection of your current understanding.
Work through it and find out why the wrong answer is wrong and why the right answer is right. That way, you'll be better prepared the next time the LSAT writers try and trick you. Keep going and don't give, your dream is worth the effort :D
@CYS1123 Best mindset to have. Don't pay too much attention to the negative comments here. Use the wrong answers as a learning experience for the next drill. Hope you're doing well CYS!!
@MissProsecutor Congrats on your win and best of luck getting more of said victories! RRE is a little different so make sure to give yourself time to deeply understand the concept. Stick with it and don't give up!!!
Pretty neat. Source attacks are always so very attractive to me; recognizing the flawed reasoning can be hard. Hopefully this hits the point home for me. Best of luck to everyone else reading this.
Acing the blind review right after is an even better sign. As long as test day nervousness doesn't get you, then you're set to ace this. Congrats and keep it up!
I'd love to join the discord
**Edit: I never thought about using AI like that, I might try that
Just a quick note: Try and review your answers that you got right for questions you didn't flag. You want to make sure you're getting questions right for the right reason.
Perhaps your reasoning was flawed and you got lucky, perhaps the wrong answers were even more wrong than you suspected (understanding these additional errors will allow you to eliminate answer choices even faster in the future!), or maybe reviewing what you did right will reinforce good reasoning.
I know it takes a lot longer! I get it, I'm feeling the time pressure too. Despite that, we should take every opportunity to double check ourselves; always critique yourself in order to spot weaknesses. Keep at it and don't give up!!! I believe in you :D
It's taken me a lot longer than expected to get to this point but that's ok! (for me and you if you're feeling the same way :] ). Getting to know common traps is exciting, I want to have the upper hand over confusing & enticing wrong answer choices.
OH AND BY THE WAY, make sure to enjoy the summer!! Taking breaks is vital to prevent feeling burnt out.
The question (PT143.S3.Q25) about "populations of certain species of amphibians" is a really good test of what you know (lvl 5 question). I got it right but for the wrong reasons (I shot down wrong answers for incorrect reasons, I could of just as likely selected the wrong reason).
It showed me what I was doing right, what inference and logical mistakes I made, and how nasty the LSAT can craft grammar structure to hide answers.
I highly suggest you give it a shot, I don't want to spoil the rest! Best of luck guys.
@ckilk Nice diagram to highlight how this argument works! Best of luck with your studies
@mhenwohl Well said. One word can make or break an answer choice. Be very sensitive to quantifier, indicator, and pivot words.
Oh yeah, this is when the fun begins. Only thing you can do is to keep pressing forward. Sometimes you have to mess up applying these concepts in order for them to click. Don't get stuck here, keep going and keep failing: that's how you learn!! Don't give up :D
If you've made it this far, then congrats and keep going!!! Some of these questions are rough (especially if you didn't learn specific concepts yet like me!) but don't be discouraged. It's a lot of new concepts, a lot of weird grammar, and a lot of patterns to learn through practice. The best thing you can do is to keep at, keep learning. Remember, you're trying to learn complex logic rules in a couple months versus a couple YEARS, It's going to be rough and take longer than you'd like. Don't give up, I believe in us!!
I see a lot of comments complaining about the complexity and the fact that there is no video. Don't give up! What helped me was identifying the conditional premise (the first sentence sets up the rules of the game, that's how I think through it), then seeing the author state we don't have the necessary condition (plaintiff makes a showing that X characteristic of Y class is an immutable trait), and thus it is not possible for us to have the sufficient condition as well (membership in suspect class).
I hope this helps, I may have messed up with the language of the premises so take that with a grain of salt. Keep at it guys and don't give up!!
If you can, study partners or even someone to talk to along this journey helps a ton.
@7sagecb225 I think this is well said. Don't lose sight of the end goal: being able to quickly and accurately understand complex sentences. The exact grammar answer can be debated but you still understood what the author (of that sentence) was trying to convey to you. That's perfect
I found this even more rough than the last answer but as I always say, that's ok! At least for me, I wasn't expecting nor prepared for multiple assumptions & analogies that distracted me from the subtle right answer. BUT THAT'S FINE GUYS, you'll be alright as well even if you got this answer wrong like me.
The answer was cooked up in a witches cauldron to test the limits of your ability. It's a perfect question to highlight not only what you have to learn & traps to avoid in the future but also HOW FAR YOU'VE COME.
Even if the traps got you, I bet you were still able to parse through the grammar and still understand the argument to an extent. That's a good sign!!! and I'm proud of you :D, understanding the argument is half the battle.
Take a break if this answer got you worked up, I know I certainly had to go for a walk XD. But come back and ask WHY, why are the traps wrong? why were the traps appealing to me? Why is A right? You're going to hit rough spots on this journey and that's ok, that's just how learning is; it's not always easy, pretty, or quick.
Remember, you haven't lost if you failed the 1st, 3rd, or 10th time; you have only truly lost when you've stopped trying. Keep at it guys, I believe in all us. And if you are feeling unsure about your abilities, just imagine me with pom poms rooting you on, because I sure as hell believe in you.