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Hey 7sage admins,
You should create a Reading Comp Bundle (conclusion). If you create a Reading Comp Bundle, I would buy it. I also think many others would be interested in buying a Reading Comp Bundle as well. Furthermore, the creation of one (referential phrasing to the Reading Comp Bundle) has the potential to generate more revenue for your site. Again, please create a Reading Comp Bundle.
Your most loyal 7sager,
Bret
"Nearly every", "Almost All", "Close to none", "Almost none"
What are the exact definitions of these phrases?
Does "Nearly every" and "Almost All" = "most"?
Would "Close to none/zero" and "Almost none" = "some"?
Thanks for the advice, Jason. Now, you go too... go quickly into the night with your torch... your armor... your sword, and prepare to slay the mighty LSAT Dragon again. May the hand of Grog, the all-powerful, be with you. Farewell for now, brother. Good luck on your logic quest.
Hey sweetxoxo,
I think un-timed tests are helpful. However, I only do very old LSATs un-timed (1-30). I save the newer LSATs to take timed (30+).
I have taken many timed tests, over 20 total. I stopped taking some of them timed, mainly to help relieve some of the stress it was causing. I was getting "burnt out". Instead, I just wanted to sit down with my LSAT at a nearby coffee shop, sip some java, and do my LSATs wit ha relaxed, clear mind. I like taking some of the tests untimed, because it is less stressful, and actually makes doing them more fun.
Of course, taking Timed tests is incredibly important. But if you want a stress relief, and you have some old tests lying around, try taking them untimed. I don't think it will hurt at all!
Bret
Improvements do happen! Post them!
My Improvements:
First Un-Timed LSAT (#7): 158
Most Recent Un-Timed LSAT (#18): 175
+17
First Timed LSAT (#43): 148
Most Recent Timed LSAT (#57): 162
+14
I have been studying for 1 year and 2 months. I will take the June LSAT.
This February, I am devoting every day to Logic Games.
In March, I will review all sections, taking Un-Timed LSATs.
Beginning in April and into June, I will begin taking Timed LSATs again.
Improvements do happen, but you must be realistic.
Happy Studying,
Bret
What do you mean by an answer choice that "reversed it". Are you talking about the contrapositive?
The contrapositive of "If I have my mind on the money, then I have the money on my mind" (MNDonMNY-> MNYonMND) would be:
"If I do not have the money on my mind, then I do not have my mind on the money" (/MNYonMND->/MNDonMNY)
Like Simpaticonx was saying, the sentence may also be a biconditional if you insert the phrase "if and only if":
"I have my mind on the money, 'if and only if', I have the money on my mind."
Which breaks down into:
1) "If I have my mind on the money, then I have the money on my mind"
2) "If I have my money on my mind, then I have my mind on the money"
The contrapostive to this biconditional would be:
"I do not have my mind on the money, if and only if, I do not have the money on my mind"
Which then breaks down similarly to the example above.
If you were simply just asking whether the phrase (my mind on my money/my money on my mind) is confusing because the two components are so similar... then yes, I would say it could be confusing... lol
Does this answer your question?
Hi Yihan,
I can finish an LSAT from anywhere between 1 to 2 weeks with my current review method. :)
Happy Holidays to you too... and thanks!
Rishi,
I do not understand, but I am very curious as to what this brain teaser/sentence means! Please explain :P
There is no logical indicator in the phrase "Mind on the Money and Money on the Mind".
You could make the sentence, "If I have my mind on the money, then I have money on my Mind".
In this sentence, "mind on the money" would be the sufficient condition and "money on my mind" would be the necessary condition.
You could also make it, "I do not have my mind on the money, until I have the money on my mind".
This would have the same meaning as the earlier sentence, since "until" is a negate sufficient logical indicator.
Ultimately, the phrase you originally wrote " Mind on the money and Money on the Mind" is not a conditional statement, because I believe it lacks a subject, a predicate, and a logical indicator.
However, very good question! :)
Dear 7sagers,
Okay... so, I have been studying the LSAT for exactly one year and one week! Anyway, I have done much study. I have a 10 pound binder with notes of every single 7sage LSAT lesson. I also have a stack of note cards to quiz me on every aspect of conditional logic and argument flaws. I have also bought books on conditional logic and have studied them on the side. After a year of study, I have improved my baseline timed score from a 148 to a 162 and a baseline BR score from a 168 to a 175.
Originally, when I took the PrepTests, I would take an LSAT timed, and then retake the entire LSAT as BR. Then, I would review my answers. However, I noticed by the time I checked my answers, I no longer remembered the train of thought that I had for each question. So, if I got one wrong, I didn't really remember the faulty train of logic that led to my wrong conclusion.
To counteract this, I have started taking LSATs one question at a time! I first do the question timed (I find out how much time per section I have for each question... usually on Logical Reasoning sections, I have about 1:20 to finish each question). Then, right after I take the question timed, I do a blind review if I feel like I need to. Then, I check the answer. This way, I know exactly what I was thinking if I got the question right/wrong and how to improve upon it.
Don't get me wrong, I still take full-length timed LSATs. But, I have been using this method to change things up, and to supplement JY's method. Let me know if this makes sense to you! If it does, I recommend trying it!
*I also recommend taking a full-timed LSAT then checking the answer to each question after you BR them individually. This way, your BR train of thought is still in your head when you see the answer.
I wish you luck!
Happy Holidays!,
Bret
Without the embedded clauses, the sentence would read "My guess is that disciplines... are usually part of a discipline where the vector of meaning... gets thrown off".
1: "My guess" is the subject... "is that disciplines" is the predicate.
2: "Disciplines" is the subject... "are usually part of a discipline" is the predicate
3: "Vector of meaning" is the subject... "gets thrown off" is the predicate"
"Disciplines" is modified by [that are populated by smart, well-educated people [who are good readers]] [but are nevertheless characterized by crummy, turgid, verbose, abstruse, abstract, solecism-ridden prose].
The part of the sentence between "vector of meaning" and "gets thrown off" is a little hazy to me.
Very hard sentence. How close am I to deciphering this, JY?
JY, the terminology in Melvin's argument through me off: "recruiting even more agents...is out of the question". I thought this implied that recruiting more agents cannot be done. Therefore, since I believed recruiting more agents was an impossible solution to their dilemma, I chose D. How should such language be interpreted in the future? What is the point of putting such a statement into the passage, and how can we look out for such traps?
I disqualified answer choice E, because Erin failed to talk about cancer in her argument. She only stated "lung and heart disease". So, I reasoned, it would be a somewhat irrelevant counter to Erin's argument; couldn't one still suffer from heart and lung disease without cancer? Was this train of thought logical?
Anyone in Eugene, OR looking for a study partner? I'm down to study LSAT after a few beers :P If we can do it with a moderate BAC then we can do it sober right? Lol. Send me a message.
I just my 7th timed LSAT and received my highest score to date. I got a 159 timed and a 174 for my blind review. My first practice test score was a 148 timed and a 169 blind review. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve the timed? I am just curious. I have been studying for the LSAT for a little less than a whole year, and I feel like my score will continue to improve dramatically! I just wanted to post this, because I was happy. By the way, thanks 7sage.
164 is a pretty good score in my opinion, but if you are aiming for better, then keep studying and taking practice tests to gauge your progress.
My strategy is to take 5 practices tests in 5 weeks, and do an intensive blind review each week. At the end of the 5 weeks, I take an average of those 5 tests, and review what I need to improve. I will then take another 5, and do the same thing. If the average is going up, then that's a good thing. Expect to score around there. If your average is 170+, then I would say you have a good chance of scoring very well.
I hope this helps.
Take some practice tests and find out. There is always hope. Best of luck.
@daltonturner465
Yeah, I couldn't imagine studying for the LSAT during my senior year of undergrad. I was just doing way too much. Now, I work full-time and studying on the nights and weekends, which is still pretty difficult. Every now and then I just have to take a break and have some fun. But most days, I work, study, sleep, repeat.
I've taken 5 LSATs so far, and my highest timed score is a 157 :\.
My highest BR is a 169.
I would like to get my timed score into the 170's. We'll see. This material was all new to me, so I hope with a lot of study, I will improve dramatically.
@alan-91620 C
Haha, awesome. The law professor that wrote is teaches at Rutgers, my home state's university.
It's a good read. Right now , I am only on page 60.
Thanks for that