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curlyhairobsession541
Wednesday, Nov 09 2022
MBT questions, and any question on LR can be easy if you look at it in a different way which I learned while doing my philosophy major.
Lets take this made up MBT question very similar to a real question you may come across on the exam: (28% got this question wrong when simulated)
**B: Our home displays only 20th century works, which are either on loan from private collectors or in the home's permanent collection. Prints of all the works are available to purchase in the home's store. The home also sells prints of some works that are not part of the home's permanent collection, such as Sunflowers.
If B's statements are true, which one must be true?
A) Every print is on loan from a private collector or part of the museum's permanent collection
B) Every print sold in the store is a copy of 20th century work
C) There are prints in the store of every work displayed in the home and not on loan.
D)Sunflowers is a 20th century work on loan
E) Sunflowers is not displayed in the museum.**
First look for the buzzwords, EVERY MBT question has a buzzword such as "only, some, never, etc". This is because test makers will try to trap you when it comes to choosing an answer. The first one you see is "only".
So we know the home only has 20th century works and they have to fit into 2 categories: on loan or permanent collection.
So you think the answer is A right? so did nearly 30% of test takers who did a question quite similar to this. At first glance it seems right, but this is why you take every word literally. This isn't an assumption question, do NOT infer.
Works and prints are two different things. This paragraph did not tell us about whether the prints are on loans or not, so A is crossed out.
Let's continue, So the 2nd and 3rd sentence tells us the home sells prints of the 20th century works and also prints the home does not have, so we do not know if the prints are all 20th century, so B is crossed out.
C is crossed out because we also can not infer and assume this. NEVER INFER OR ASSUME.
D is crossed out because Sunflowers is not a part of the home's collection, and therefore doesn't fall into the first sentence's premis. We do not know if its even 20th century.
E) Correct answer because it literally tells you in the paragraph Sunflowers is not a part of the home's collection, so it is not displayed in the museum.
HELPFUL TIPS:
If there is a conclusion- highlight it in yellow and pink for premises.
NEVER ASSUME OR INFER A MBT QUESTION THIS IS HOW THEY TRAP YOU
The answer is literally being told to you in the paragraph, see it as a cheat sheet.
Before you input answer, make sure is it CLEARLY backed up in the paragraph, never infer please.
Read WORD FOR WORD, this is another trap for MBT questions and almost a third were trapped from this question because of answer A.
Hope this helped!
curlyhairobsession541
Wednesday, Nov 09 2022
Im also autistic and no it doesn't give you a boost in applications in general. They mostly look for talents, academic numbers to meet their median goals such as gpa and lsat score, and if you are an URM such as african american, native american, low socioeconomic background, hispanic, or lgbt.
Law schools don't discriminate against disabilities, so don't be shy putting it on your application but don't make it a huge deal and your entire personality. Law schools don't want to see that. They want to see strengths and if you can pass the bar. Focus more on those talents rather than focusing on your diagnosis unless it made a big impact on why you want to pursue law on your personal statement.
Another thing I would like to add if that since I have autistic myself I know the time constraints are a bit difficult since we can fidget or tick when we are nervous, or get distracted easily and focus too much on one word or phrase, so I would recommend asking for extra time and get your doctor involved and send a recommendation for more time so its more fair for you.
LR is my best section so I can help with this. Ive done 100s of questions and noticed not only how to attack a question type, but traps test makers use and knowing those traps can help cancel out answers and make it easier to choose the right one.
Number one thing is to make sure you know the different question types and mode of attack. How I divide
Main conclusion (MC)
The main point B is making is...
Inference (I)
From the passage we can infer...
Point at Issue: Agree/Disagree (PAI)
B agrees/disagrees with F with...
Must be True (MBT)
If the statements are true, what answer must be true
Must be False (MBF)
If the statements are false, what answer must be false
Resolve (R)
Which helps resolve the paradox
Weaken (W)
What weakens the argument
Strengthen (S)
What makes the argument stronger
Method (M)
B's argument proceeds by
Assumption (A)
What can we assume to be true
Principle (P)
B's argument is true following what principle
Memorize the question types and then move on here-->
This section will tell you my game plan for each question and the 2nd line will tell you common traps I see for these question types
MC- Highlight the conclusion and premises in different colors and double check if its correct and the premises support the conclusion. Find the conclusion in the answer choices.
Traps: You infer the conclusion, choose a main premis instead, The paragraph is long and wastes time on what the author disagrees on so you choose the disagreement instead of the small short almost hidden conclusion. This is why highlighting helps so you focus on the actual argument.
I- Highlight the argument same way as MC. See what the specific premis is that supports the conclusion and make the most obvious inferment.
Traps: You mistaken assume instead of infer. Also sometimes long and confuses you. Most are science based with long words, gloss over those words and replace them with a letter.
PAI- Don't highlight conclusion, there are none. See what the main point is instead and highlight/underline what they are claiming. Take this word for word.
Traps: Do not infer or assume anything. Most wrong answers in the section are basically you inferring. One wrong answer will be an agreement or disagreement so make sure you know if its agree or disagree and don't get confused.
MBT- No conclusions here, just premises. Go through each answer choice and see if its supported by the passage. The answer is IN the passage and it will be obvious when you see it.
Traps: not reading WORD for WORD. This is the biggest trap by far. Not looking and underline buzzwords such as only and never. NEVER ASSUME!! Also most wrong answer choices. The answer is IN the passage.
MBF- Same as MBT but make sure its false and can not be supported.
R-
Ill finish later lol I need to go but I hope this helps