#feedback same as everyone else's but just boosting since it hasn't been addressed yet!
1. The type of question is not present in the title or anywhere on the page. It just says "theory and approach." So, unless we went back to the syllabus, we would not know that "AP" stood for Argument Part"
2. What is MP? several of us are confused. Main Conclusion, perhaps?
3. There is a random question stem in the fourth paragraph that is not present in the actual passage anywhere. This question stem is actually for the next lesson.
Hi! I'm planning on taking the August (and maybe September) LSAT. Is there anyone in NYC in the same boat? I'd love to meet somewhere like a coffee shop or the Bryant Park Library to study/work our way through 7sage.
Even just to study quietly next to each other and not even talk would be appreciated lol. Sometimes it's just nice to have solidarity.
Shoot me an email if interested!
One thing that has REALLY helped me with these is something JY said once in an explanation video: one cannot disagree with something they don't have an opinion on. Basically, if the author doesn't say anything about a specific answer choice, don't just assume they haver an opinion on it! This has helped me with process of elimination and remembering that there is only ONE right answer
I understand why C is correct on a theoretical level, but I am still mad about it lol. For SO many lessons, JY has been emphasizing that "grammar is king." It's been drilled into us CONSTANTLY that dissecting grammar is super important to picking the right answer choice.
The stimulus says that activities that pose risks are acceptable if...
It does NOT say that risks are acceptable. "That pose risks" is a modifier of "activities."
Answer choice A was the only one that satisfied the rule and talked about the activity itself being acceptable, not the risk! Answer choice C says the risk is acceptable. How should I know if the risk is acceptable in answer choice C? The stimulus says nothing about risks being successful-only activities that pose risks. I originally picked C but then remembered to focus on the grammar. I then decided on A and was proud of myself for not being tricked by the test writers. Jokes on me.
I could easily see this being an explanation for a different question with the trap answer being something worded like AC C and the correct answer being something worded like AC A.
Why does grammar matter so much on other questions but is seemingly irrelevant here?
(again, I understand why C is correct and A is incorrect. I get that not buying a new car isn't really an activity and we have no idea if the risks are life threatening. That part makes sense to me. Just mad about the grammar of it all and mostly just venting).
#help #HUHHHH????????!!!!!!!!
I'm still really confused on this question. I picked answer choice A on both the test and the blind review.
Is it not possible that their views contradict each other and they just don't know it? Perhaps they are just dumb, but that doesn't mean their views don't contradict each other. For example:
My cat is fat, so he gets extra belly rubs. (This is a fact. You just read it so even if you didn't already believe it before, you certainly believe it now.)
Many of my friends criticize my cat because they believe that being fat has no health benefits. These same friends believe that belly rubs have health benefits.
Here's the entire content of those people's beliefs:
b1 - Being fat has no health benefits.
b2 - Belly rubs have health benefits.
Do the friends in question not have contradictory views? Even if they aren't aware that their views are contradictory, that doesn't make it any less true that they contradict, right? Maybe I'm just super confused but I didn't think people had to be aware that their views contrasted each other for the contrast to be legitimate.
I ruled out answer choice C because I thought the wording of "good" and "for society" was too vague. The stimulus says, "These same people think that kindness and social harmony are good." Good for what!!??! Good for dogs? Good for their own family? Good for elementary classrooms? Good for fat cats who like belly rubs? It doesn't say. How do we know that these people think that kindness and social harmony are specifically good for society? We don't. So, we can't explicitly say whether their views are mistaken. Right? Because of this, I just thought that the stimulus gave far more support for answer choice A than answer choice C.
Please help. I feel like I am going insane.