I've been yelling at myself and my computer about #1 for hours but I think I (finally, painfully) get it now?

Was stuck between B and C. Chose B because I wasn't convinced that the single study referenced was enough to make the memoirs 'reliable'.... But I missed a tiny editorial detail from the author, who says the doubts of 'some historians' regarding the reliability of the memoirs have had their doubts resolved by other historians... leading into our lone example. Boom. that tiny little 'had their doubts resolved'... four words in an enormous passage, and I didn't remember that the author declared these doubts resolved (rather flippantly if you ask me... one study vs. all these unspoken-for historians?... I am not convinced by this passage LMAO I'm gonna need to see some more proof and lack of counter-evidence)... so I didn't understand the main point?

I very much disagree with the notion that if I don't get these questions right I am probably not understanding the passage (as a former English major that sounds so counter-factual to me! People misinterpret arguments way easier than stated facts! (think: it's hard to misinterpret a math formula - rather, you probably just don't understand the formula. It's easy to misinterpret the purpose of non-fiction even if you do 'understand' the language... it's usually embedded in historical, cultural contexts!)

main point/primary purpose are the most difficult questions in RC because

1 - it's a question best suited for open response that forces you to repackage your perfect answer in your head to fit their less perfect multiple choice answer (that as JY aptly teaches, is probably going to be different so don't try and predict, just read and adapt)

2 - you have to recall literally EVERY detail at the drop of a hat to dismiss 'good' wrong answer choices

3 - there is NO WAY to refer back to the passage in a pinch for help unlike reference questions

4 - all while keeping 'purpose/main point', a relatively abstract concept for the LSAT, in mind... in conclusion, main point questions are fucking hard and I'm going to roll my eyes every time JY says 'if you don't get the main point you are probably going to struggle with the passage'... BIG DISAGREE!!! lmao sorry for text shouting but I feel so strongly about this! This passage and several others I have gotten every question correct EXCEPT the main point!!! #sorrynotsorry #nothingbutlove

On a related note, when you get angry at a question, like, what the Hell am I supposed to do to move on? It's ... kind of debilitating and draining and forces me to stop studying a little early because my head isn't right. Gonna talk ab it w the therapist but like... damn, I'm really struggling with negative self-talk!

I do now, but not because someone told me I should. I know it's encouraged to practice that from the get-go on 7Sage (nothing but love 7sage, I'm back for more this month!), but personally I found it overwhelming and unhelpful to start out. I'm sure it works for some starting out, though. For practice, do both and see what feels right. If you know what kind of learner you are you have an advantage. I know myself really well and have a good ability to separate myself as evaluator from myself as performer, and knew that in order to get my grip on LR, I'd have to dive into stimuli initially, just to get myself familiar with the essence of my enemy. Once I began intuitively sensing what the question stem would be in the middle of the stimulus, I knew I was ready to be a stem-first type, and my LR improved by a few points overnight. But when I tried it out right after my diagnostic, it was way too much, because even though I knew what the question stem was I didn't know how to use the question stem to read the stimulus to my advantage because I hadn't come across enough stimuli ... keep in mind when we learn things on this site or from tutors that we should always be parsing for the core principle, not a mindless commitment to details at the expense of your most valuable asset - knowledge and understanding of your own brain! The test score matters more than taking the test 'the 7sage way' or whatever (by the way, 7sage rocks!)