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So how do you implement this method？ Say I drill 3 sections LR per day, then I spend 3-4 days drilling and reading manhattans and then spend another 3-4 days review the previous

The answer choice I choose, A, is obviously wrong. It is an ad hominem attack. The answer choice may have been right if it factually stated that the study was wrong, but this isn't the case! Relying on these types of attacks is never going to be effective. I didn't actually love this answer choice. My problem is more that I can quickly weed out most wrong answer choices, but in some cases, I skim over one if it's subtly correct or, in the case here, I didn't understand the argument to begin with. That leads to me choosing between two unsatisfactory answer choices and settling on something incorrect. The takeaway: First, if I ever feel like I'm settling for something that is kind of weird, I'm probably right and it's the wrong answer choice. Time to circle the question, reread the stimulus, read the answer choices again (from the bottom up?). Second, be very, very careful not to cross out answer choices without a DEFINITIVE reason why they are wrong.

thanks a lot!

That's really helpful!

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I got -2 on each LR section on my diagnostic and then the next few PTs I took (very consistent lol). I spent a week totally beating down every single wrong answer. I literally forced myself to write paragraphs about why I got the answer wrong and come up with tangible things I could do to avoid errors. For example, I have a tendency to gloss over many/most/some/all indicators, so forcing myself to look for and circle these words, especially when I'm between two answer choices that seem okay.

I took another PT yesterday and went -0 on both LR sections! Small sample size, but I think that method is paying off. :)

So how do you implement this method？ Say I drill 3 sections LR per day, then I spend 3-4 days drilling and reading manhattans and then spend another 3-4 days review the previous wrong questions？

How do you usually write the review for those questions？ Am I supposed to write why every option is wrong/right ？

Thanks a lot!

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Also, double-check your rules once you've written them all down.

This. In addition to this, I double check that I have translated the rules correctly from the last rule backward to the first. I have found that checking them from the first to the last can leave open the possibility that I skip over my mistake again. Double checking adds between 10-15 seconds to the game, but saves a large amount of hassle. After I double check I make a symbol that indicates to myself that I have done the work and am 99% sure what I have written is an accurate reflection of what is given. This symbol tells me that I never have to look back at the large block of text LSAC gives us for the set up again.

I remember in undergrad I had a professor who used to tell us to check our writing for spelling mistakes by reading the last sentence first: essentially read the paper backwards.

Good advice!

I will try this tomorrow.

I missed rules for more than once. I believe reading backwards will help me with this

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Are you misreading the rule, or misrepresenting the rule. I will write something like that as AB inside of a box. Meaning A and B are together, in that order. If it's before or after, but A and B must be together, I'll have a switch over top the boxed AB.

If it's misreading, maybe do a quick second go through of every rule to make sure you didn't miss something. "Measure twice, cut once" so to speak.

misreading. I was looking at AB in a box and thinking of AB and BA.

Basically I tend to come up some of games I drilled with similar pattern and sometimes the rules of those older games was whispering to me while I am reading rules. And to make it worse, I tend to get a bit excited because I know I can solve this game no problem, and that adds more confusion.

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We've all done this many times. To eliminate this tendency, continue to make note of when you do it.

Also, double-check your rules once you've written them all down.

Thanks a lot

I will try to force myself to review the rules one more time before actually get into questions.

Hope this will work