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Lessons · Quiz on Logical Reasoning Question Stems Mixed 2

andresalvacardenas976

Sunday, May 28 2017

Are these question stem quizzes representative of the frequency of each question stem type on actual tests?

General · Learn to unthink!

andresalvacardenas976

Thursday, Aug 24 2017

Great stuff!

Thanks for sharing

LSAT · timing/accuracy strategy

andresalvacardenas976

Thursday, Aug 17 2017

That explanation definitely helped!

I like that you pointed out the idea of “subjectivity.” What you may be 90% sure is correct is not the same for everyone else. Subjectivity v. comparing myself to others is certainly a struggle of mine but one that I’m slowly overcoming. I’m still finding that balance between knowing what I know and recognizing what I don’t know so that I don’t fall into a time sink during timed PT’s.

Thanks for explaining that idea further.

LSAT · timing/accuracy strategy

andresalvacardenas976

Thursday, Aug 17 2017

I think I understand what you’re saying about confidence.

However, can you elaborate a bit on what you mean with, “…always trying to have to be 100% accurate when 90% is enough?”

LSAT · timing/accuracy strategy

andresalvacardenas976

Thursday, Aug 17 2017

Thanks for reiterating some of @ 's points!

Specifically, I like your points on timing and confidence.

It seems ironic- as you mentioned- that time could turn into a paradox for me while completing an LR section: thinking that I have to go “fast,” not taking time to fully comprehend the argument, and perhaps getting some questions wrong which I should be getting right. I realize this during BR because I have this, “What was I thinking?” moment.

Confidence is also key. I like how you elucidate knowing when you’re right and knowing when you’re wrong but being confident in both. You’re definitely right about doing this and being able to bank time during your second and doing so with fresh eyes.

LSAT · timing/accuracy strategy

andresalvacardenas976

Thursday, Aug 17 2017

Thanks a bunch for your insight!

I understand what you mean about skipping too many questions during my first round through and developing a deeper understanding of what’s being asked of me in each question stem. If I don’t have a strong enough understanding of what’s being asked in the stem, then I’m unlikely to take the proper approach to the stimulus and I’m more likely to be unsure of myself when I get to the answer choices.

Also, I like what you mentioned about engaging the stimulus- that is, rereading if necessary. I’ve been guilty of getting too fixated on time and compromising my comprehension of some stimuli and therefore my accuracy.

Since I began this discussion, I’ve gone back and taken a look at my last 5 PT’s. I looked at each of their LR sections and from there pulled all of the ones that I’d gotten wrong both under timed conditions and during BR. Then I just started grouping each of the missed question types. From this I’ve been able to prioritize which question types I was most susceptible to get wrong. Finally, I went back to the curriculum and began reviewing all of these specific lessons. This has helped significantly in developing a more comprehensive understanding of these question types, building my confidence in these question types, and understanding when I need to skip questions.

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Sunday, Aug 13 2017

andresalvacardenas976

timing/accuracy strategy

I'm looking for a timing/accuracy strategy for my timed LR sections. I've noticed that I'm a notoriously slow starter; that is, it takes me some questions to fully focus on what I'm reading and to fully analyze what I'm reading. Since the LR questions don't get particularly difficult for me until question 12 or so, I only then notice that I'm not fully engaged in what I'm reading. This leads me to get questions wrong that I don't think I should be getting wrong; I believe this because during BR I'm surprised that I wasn't able to get the correct answer. This has hurt me specifically with Weakening, Argument Flaw, and Necessary Assumption question types from about question 12 through question 20, more or less.

Also, I do realize that I'm not getting these questions correct because my conceptual understanding of them isn't strong enough. In an effort to address this, I'm going back to the curriculum and reviewing these specific question types. Additionally, I believe that I’ll just need to spend more time on these question types. That means I’ll likely need to exceed the average 1 minute and 24 seconds on the questions. So, what I'm considering trying is circling these questions and skipping them during my first round through LR thereby allowing myself to get fully engaged and making sure I have enough time to complete them.

If anyone has any thoughts on this approach, then I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

PrepTests ·

PT112.S4.Q22

andresalvacardenas976

Monday, Mar 06 2017

When stimuli present numerical representations, like percentages, is it better to come up with an illustration than to rely on processing the information in my head?