... Before I spend time gathering a bunch of MBT questions and making them one LR section for practice, does anyone have any idea where I can find something like this? I am looking for 25-27 MBT questions all together as one practice section.
Thanks in advance!
This is my fourth time studying for this test and every time I have studied, I have gotten a massive headache. It's usually when I am trying to wrap my brain around the LR questions. I don't fully understand the question at first and I am studying with Powerscore Logical Reasoning Bible, which is a Godsend. I fell for the shell answers (the answers that are intended to trick you into choosing it by mistake because they are arranged in a way that is attractive, but wrong {I see why I am still single :( }) and immediately got a headache.
Guess it was the anxiety that came after having my weakness exposed lol.
Anyone else get headaches, though? Either from studying for long periods of time or even during the switch between topics?
In substitution questions, the part that says "would have the same effect in determining the order..." means what? I am having a hard time putting it into my own words? From my understanding, given the explanations for the questions in that the substitutions can not knock and old rule out of the new world nor can it sneak new rules into the old world? So, "have the same effect.." means that the "world" itself goes unchanged?
Kind of like when a business goes under new management. The only thing that changes is the person in the management position, the business itself stays the same because the policies, guidelines, procedures, etc. (aka the rules) are still the same. The new manager still has to follow the rules of the business. The new manager can not change any of the rules by getting rid of old ones or creating new ones because changing the rules will change the business and that's not what the new manager was hired for. The new manager was hired to follow the rules and uphold the business, not change it.
This is my understanding. Can anyone comprehend this explanation of the theory of substitution on the LSAT?
Please feel free to share your understandings of substitution as well!
Awesome! thank you for your response. I really appreciate it!
What does "fully determined" actually mean on the AR section in games? My understanding, from watching the explanation for game 4 in PT 64, question 20, is that "fully determined" means that there are no other possibilities for any of the pieces to go. Is this accurate?
So, lets say you have game pieces F G H J and K. A grouping game will say something along the lines of "three companies are holding a presentation. 5 presenters F G H J and K will each give a presentation at one of the three companies."
A sequencing game will say something along the lines of " 5 docks are lined up numbered 1 thru 5, from lowest to highest. Each ship F G H J and K are docked at one of the 5 docks."
For the sequencing game board, its just a straight line. Its equivalent to a linear equation like 6x + 2 = 32.
For grouping games, the board is more like a chart or a diagram because of the multiple components. I liken it to the quadratic formula.
An in/ out game is more likely going to be a grouping game in which there is a slot for "out" components.
So, for example, using the scenerio above with the presentations... An in/out game will say or imply that not all of the pieces have to be used and to set up the game board, you would draw the chart as you would for a grouping game and add another column for pieces not used.
Hope this helps!
Keep pushing through. Take note of your weaknesses and learn from them, not run from them. This is a new concept and it takes time. We ALL have the same psychological abilities. Some of us have had more practice than others. THIS IS YOUR PRACTICE!! Keep going!
No. Rita can present by herself. Rita is the necessary condition for George, meaning that George absolutely can not present without Rita, but Rita is free to do what she wants.
For example....
Let's say you have sandwich.
What is the essential ingredient for a sandwich? Bread
What happens if you don't have bread? You can't make a sandwich.
You can have bread and NOT make a sandwich, but you can't make a sandwich without bread.
Rita is the bread
George is the sandwich.
I hope this helps!
An inference, for the sake of the LSAT, is something that must absolutely be true, based on the information presented.
For example, if the conditions said that if X is present then Y is not, while also saying that Y and Z must be present together, then it must be true (it can be inferred) that if X is present then Z is not present with it because the rules says that Y and Z must be together and that if X is there, Y is not.
So, when you make an inference, you are stating what must be true given the relationship between the facts.
Another example, let's say these are the facts:
Timmy loves to eat cake.
Claire bought a cake from the store yesterday.
Today, the cake was gone.
Timmy was the only one at home today.
We can infer that Timmy ate the cake.
..Hope this makes sense or helps some way!
I think the mistake you are making is focusing on how much time you spend on the questions instead of thoroughly understanding what it is you are doing. It seems counterintuitive to NOT focus on timing because the test itself is timed, but the test itself IS NOT testing you on how fast you can solve the problems, IT IS testing your psychological abilities TO solve the problem. It's a timed test because there needs to be a time limit on test taking.
I also made the mistake of focusing on timing because I crack under pressure but what I have found, and not just with the LSAT but with multiple things in life is that when you completely understand what is it you are doing, you will end up doing it in no time. That's why in class, you get taught a concept, given homework to practice the new concept learned, and then tested on your ability to perform the concept well.
I hope you will postpone this test or plan to retake it and next time focus on understanding the material first.
I will be 33 years of age.