Couldn't agree more ^ in fact, its precisely the moment when you realize that, 'hey, I got this right' that you should dive even deeper into why you got it right. At the end of the day, putting in the brute work is the only path to success. There is no shortcut.

Possibly, however I think this is by design. JY is moving through these lessons by analyzing only the stim, to get us in the habit of doing so. So that when we are looking at a questions, we're not rushing into the questions without a clear understanding of what the stim is to saying.

I think thats the goal of all the Lawgic drilling. It's not so much to utilize the written format of test, than it is to understand what the passage is actually saying. When you read a passage, know that there are logic formations at play, formations that will dictate what the outcome (conclusion) will be. once you've identified the conclusion, and the premises that support it, everything else slips into place. Especially when you move on to questions, because you would have already known what to expect.

Remember, the goal is clarity.

Some arguments are stronger than others, because they have stronger supporting statements of the conclusion. The stronger the evidence, the less room for rebuttal. For the Cat argument, as I was reading, It is entirely likely that someone else knocked the trash over, as a result the exposed salmon was eaten by the cat.