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PT103.S1.Q24
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cpleasan851
Saturday, Aug 17 2024

I wouldn’t say it’s conductors bias in the stimulus we see conditional logic.if we have A (bulge) we have B(broken joint). We have a bulge so we conclude we have a broken joint. The stimulus sets up the conditional A-> B in the same line it says we have A, it says the bulge that the wall now has is caused by a broken joint. We get bulge -> broken joint and we know the wall now has it so we have the sufficient (bulge) we can conclude the necessary (broken joint).D has no conditional logic support its just saying we have harp music being played so we must have a harp played in the orchestra. It’s missing a line , the line would be something like , “if there’s harp music on the schedule then we have someone in the orchestra who can play the harp”.

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PT103.S1.Q24
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cpleasan851
Saturday, Aug 17 2024

Yes , all you need is the argument to boil down to the same structure. Often the conclusion can come first.

For example if I want to parallel A->B, B->C , so A->C . I could say “ it’s clear A->C because A->B , and B->C.” It’s the same type of supporting structure.

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PT143.S3.Q25
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cpleasan851
Thursday, Aug 08 2024

You do not want to negate both, "It is known that they do not vary" and "It is known that they vary" have drastically different meanings. When Negating you only want to apply it one time, so you get the opposite of the phrase.

If I said "I like hats that don't have brims" you would negate it by going " I don't like hates that don't have brims". Because that is the opposite meaning, from like to don't like, I didn't change the negation of " brims or no brims " because that is the subject and to negate we are changing our stance on the subject, not the subject itself.

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PT154.S3.P3.Q19
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cpleasan851
Saturday, Jun 29 2024

When reviewing Q19 I had trouble with E, but I was able to get over this trouble by thinking that the biological phenomenon mentioned was people getting cholera randomly, and E was wrong because it did not describe the effects of people getting sick but the causes. The bacteria going dormant and its ability to survive in water made the normal test fail and caused people to get cholera which seemed random to scientists at the time.

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PT106.S3.Q8
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cpleasan851
Tuesday, Jun 18 2024

I think what makes B an inference is the change from many to some because many people imply that there is at least one person. And the inference that the intrinsic value isn't economical.

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PT104.S1.Q10
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cpleasan851
Monday, Jun 17 2024

To weaken the sales manager's argument:

The economy has rapidly improved over this past year resulting in a 2000% increase in consumer spending on restaurant eating.

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PT105.S1.Q21
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cpleasan851
Sunday, Jun 09 2024

I looked at this explanation as an AND OR relationship. You need to prove the Economic doctrine is false AND the Psychological doctrine is false to prove the conclusion. But you can prove the Economic OR the Psychological doctrine are not exclusive to weaken the conclusion, since the conclusion relies on both.

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General · LSAT retake decision
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cpleasan851
Friday, Jun 07 2024

@yayaf312 said:

A 3.6 and a 167 can get you into a T20 school if you have strong essays, recommendations, and resume. If you have no motivation to retake the test, I would try your luck in applying. Best of luck, I hope to reach the spot you're currently at in the next few months

Thank you , and good luck on your LSAT journey

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cpleasan851
Friday, Jun 07 2024

Thank you for the advice I will definitely look into reaching out to my top schools and strengthening my essays.

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PT103.S3.Q24
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cpleasan851
Friday, Jun 07 2024

I believe that you are right, I also interpreted it to mean individuals 25 years ago. For me, it set up the comparison between past car-buying individuals and present car-buying individuals.

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cpleasan851
Tuesday, Jun 04 2024

I am shooting for T14-T20. So I think the higher score is necessary, which means a retake is in my future. If you have any tips on improving RC that would be very appreciated. I do not think I have access to my test analytic, when do they usually release them?

Thank you

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PT103.S1.Q24
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cpleasan851
Tuesday, Jun 04 2024

Yes, I did the same. But the logic of the argument does not need the first sentence so it does not have to be recreated by the answer choices for the argument to be parallel.

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PT101.S2.Q18
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cpleasan851
Sunday, May 26 2024

I am in the same boat, my reasoning for eliminating B was that even if the salaries do increase to beat inflation we have to assume they grow enough to mitigate the 6x/3x increase. While there is no assumption of that level required for E to be right because they use the words "almost nonexistent"

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Monday, May 13 2024

cpleasan851

LSAT retake decision

Hello,

I am looking for advice. My current plan is to apply early for the upcoming law school cycle and work for a year in-between. I just graduated with my undergrad in engineering at a gpa of 3.6 but I am worried about improving my lsat score, my first lsat was in November and I got a 166. I retook it in April and got a 167. I'm wondering if taking the lsat for a 3rd time is a good decision , my current motivation is a at an all time low after getting such a small increase.

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PT156.S4.Q5
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cpleasan851
Monday, Apr 08 2024

I saw D as wrong because it specifically points out tools purchased wholesale by landscape contractors, in the argument it says nothing about who is buying the tools other than home gardeners. In the world of the argument, it is entirely possible that home gardeners buy most of the tools and then aliens buy the rest- we just don't know.

E is better because it sets up a relationship, Landscape contractors buy most of the large majority of plants. So if the set is 100 plants and a large majority ( loose figure ) is 80 then Landsacpers buy 41 plants. These 41 plants are larger than the possible group of home gardeners (20). But the key difference between D and E is that in E, Landscape contractors buy more plants than the theoretical max(20) and min(0) of home gardeners which makes it more likely a plant will be purchased from by Landscapers no matter what. While in D there is no relationship and it is just a statement about tools where we only know that the majority is purchased by home gardeners.

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PT155.S1.Q8
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cpleasan851
Wednesday, Mar 27 2024

Logically I look at it as not ( A and B ) → not A or not B

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PT155.S1.Q8
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cpleasan851
Wednesday, Mar 27 2024

I agree, the stim says a person who does not have both a and b is not c. I understood this to mean if you don't have a or you don't have b you pass. Because lacking either one would mean you don't have both. #help

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PT149.S4.Q7
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cpleasan851
Wednesday, Oct 25 2023

On review, I eliminated D because I saw it didn't affect the conclusion, it does not address the amount of laughter. D states that a stronger immune system affects the tendency to laugh. We are only concerned with whether a tendency to laugh affects immune system strength.

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PT111.S4.Q25
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cpleasan851
Wednesday, Aug 30 2023

Stephen does not deny the premise that later painters painted over it. He introduces additional information suggesting that the painters could have included Michelangelo. For answer D to be true, Stephen would need to express something along the lines of, "In reality, no modifications were made to the fresco after Michelangelo's completion."

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