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PT149.S1.Q22
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jasminesade220
Saturday, Jun 29 2019

Alllmost fell for the circular reasoning answer choice.

But then I realized that the argument is saying that to be effective → X

The argument tries to equate X with (like a 1,000 times) to conclude effectiveness. Therefore, it is overlooking the requirement that needs to be fulfilled in order to be effective.

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PrepTests ·
PT149.S1.Q18
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jasminesade220
Saturday, Jun 29 2019

This took me over two minutes to figure out. Then I realized that 6PM is /7PM and vice versa so it came out to a chain:

SC → 6PM → /7PM → /AC

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PT149.S1.Q16
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jasminesade220
Saturday, Jun 29 2019

Fremont argues that to be a viable candidate one must have a background in the oil industry.

Galindo disagrees with Fremont: Not ( viable → background) on the basis that Not ( background → success) and provides an example of someone who had a background in the oil industry and was not successful in the company.

Galindo's example supports his contention of Not ( background → success), however, this does not support the overall refutation of Fremont's claim.

A) No personal bias present

B) Relevant, irrelevant? out of scope

C) Yes - Galindo's argument is fallacious because he is confused between the sufficiency/necessity of success and background. We can reasonably assume that Fremont would illicitly state that success guarantees one to become a viable candidate. Then Galindo comes in and disagrees that this is the case by showing that background does not guarantee success, but this was the wrong kind of relationship to support his disagreement.

D) Descriptively inaccurate. The conclusion of Galindo is implicitly stating that background is not necessary to success and the premise is showing that background is not sufficient to success, so this isn't it.

E) Also descriptively inaccurate. The argument is not making a broad generalization from the instance/example, but countering a relationship.

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PT149.S1.Q12
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jasminesade220
Saturday, Jun 29 2019

I don't know why I chose C because this is clearly not circular reasoning. The premises are not assuming the truth of the conclusion. The argument is a bad argument, but it is not committing a circular reasoning fallacy.

However, A is correct (the other answer I was contemplating with) and let's imagine that the author did give us a reason as to what would've happened in a scenario where the majority party had not supported the bill. What if the author showed that in this scenario there is something that would make the election outcome be different (them losing votes). Then, this would help the argument. But, the author didn't do this which is the problem and fallacy.

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General · When will June’s LSAT be available for Ultimate +?
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jasminesade220
Friday, Jun 28 2019

I saw it on Amazon (you can pre-order it) but I'm not sure when it is being released.

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General · Got 162 on the LSAT- how can I improve my score?
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jasminesade220
Friday, Jun 28 2019

Also would like to know this!

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LSAT · Conundrum After Score Release
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jasminesade220
Friday, Jun 28 2019

A score of 170 is phenomenal! Good job. However, I think the answer to whether you should retake in September depends on a few factors. As above mentioned; what were you averaging on timed prep tests? Is the score you received competitive to get you into your target school? Also I don’t know how long you’ve been studying for this exam but, do you think it is worth it to retake, do you believe you can score higher or is it possible you will be burnt out by then and wouldn’t perform optimally? You need to take all of this into account before making a decision. Regardless, I think you have an amazing score.

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General · 139-171! God Bless You 7Sage!
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jasminesade220
Friday, Jun 28 2019

WOW congratulations!!! This is amazing and I started around the same diagnostic as you, so it’s really inspiring to read of your progress. I wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors!

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Hey all! I have a friend who is in the process of transferring law schools and could use some advice from the 7sage community. Anything would help, here it is:

Hello, I was accepted at UCLA and Northwestern as a transfer; i.e., I will be paying sticker at both, but if I go to UCLA I will not have to take out any loans (savings). I will have to take out loans for the last year at Northwestern (80k).

If, ideally, I want to work in SoCal BigLaw, what would be the smarter course of action: attending UCLA or Northwestern?

After performing a basic cost-benefit analysis, I am leaning towards UCLA, on the theory that the benefit of attending Northwestern (ending up at median and still getting BigLaw) has largely disappeared, while the benefit of attending UCLA (attending school and networking in my target market) is still in play. Further, the cost of attending UCLA (the risk of ending up at median and doing poorly at OCI for that reason) has already dissipated, while the cost of attending Northwestern (taking out loans for the last year) is still in play.

Given my SoCal focus and above-median grades (top 25% at BC/BU), I don't see much of a benefit to attending Northwestern, other than the added prestige of being in the T14 as opposed to the T20. Are there factors I'm missing here?

Said another way, will I see any meaningful boost in SoCal employment prospects by going to Northwestern, or will my top 1/4 GPA at BC/BU be sufficient at UCLA for my OCI process to be similar as between both schools (if I am targeting SoCal biglaw). I am thinking that at this point my OCI process will be the same at both schools and that it will really come down to my interviewing skills. If so, I don't see a point to take out loans to attend Northwestern.

Thanks for your responses! I’ve attached a poll below as well.

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PrepTests ·
PT149.S1.Q14
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

This reminded me of a NA question from PT 82

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PT149.S1.Q9
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Premise: Pros and cons of Ted as an employee

Conclusion: Ted’s supervisor decides that she should not request that Ted be replaced

A) is the contrapositive. if request replacement then all the work done by the employee can be performed equally well by another employee. If that is not the case (which we know is the case in the stimulus, irreplaceable) then should not request replacement

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PrepTests ·
PT154.S1.Q23
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

1. If highly successful entrepreneur → main desire the wish to leave a mark on the world.

2. Whenever a highly successful entrepreneur sees a solution to a problem↔implement that idea (biconditional because it is unique to highly successful entrepreneurs)

3. Other people → see the solution to a problem and do not implement that idea - we already know this from #2

What can we infer from the statements? :

Implement that idea when seeing a solution ↔ highly successful entrepreneur → main desire the wish to leave mark on the world

Inference: If you implement an idea when seeing a solution → main desire the wish to leave a mark on the world

A) Most people? Uh. Yea don't know anything about quantity from the stimulus

B) If you implement solutions to a problem → have at least some interest in leisure... ? No support for a MBT

C) is the inference above

D) They could be strong enough to have a negative impact on the ability to see solutions, this is not a MBT

E) this is a mishmash: all people with main desire to implement solutions → leave mark on the world?

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PrepTests ·
PT154.S1.Q22
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Premise: The two largest retail seed companies reported an increase of 19 percent sales last year, a year in which the price of produce spiked (went up)

Conclusion: Increases in produce prices apparently have led to an increase in the planting of personal gardens

The author is using the fact that two of the largest seed companies had an increase in sales while the produce price increased and inferring from this that people have more home gardens. But what if people are buying the seeds for another reason? Or what if the market for seeds has decreased, which allows the remaining seed companies to have more sales, so there is no relationship between the companies sale increasing and increasing personal gardens?

E is the only answer choice that weakens the support. If a large seed company went out of business, then that explains why the percentage of sales for two of the other seed companies went up. This makes it less likely that it went up because people are creating more gardens, but that the sales went up since one company is out of business. Greatly weakens the support

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PrepTests ·
PT154.S1.Q20
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Premise: Shakespeare knew little or no Greek

Major premise/sub-conclusion: The original Greek play of Euripides would be an unlikely source

Premise: But Shakespeare’s Tale is modeled after Euripides

Conclusion: Thus, it is likely that Shakespeare came to know Euripides’ play through a Latin translation.

C, D, and E all confirm that Shakespeare knew Latin and that a Latin version of Euripides was available at that time.

A) Latin phrases widely used in England during Shakespeare’s time appear in a number of his plays. - Just because he used Latin phrases does not mean that he knew Latin.

B) Blocks an alternate explanation by showing that the only English version of Euripides’ play is different from the original. Which shows that it is very unlikely that he used the English version of the Euripides’ play, making it more likely he used another translation of the play (Latin)

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PrepTests ·
PT154.S1.Q14
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Just because something is heavily influenced by something else does not mean that it is from the same category. E states that there is more in common with early jazz than anything else which means that it is closer to early jazz than any other type of jazz and this would weaken the argument because it makes it actually more likely that early jazz and this later music are actually quite similar.

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PrepTests ·
PT154.S1.Q13
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Bridging assumption:

Premise(s): Computer voice recognition technology currently cannot differentiate between “their” and “there” - homophones

Conclusion: When voice recognition technology is not improved to recognize and utilize grammatical and semantic relations among words. → voice recognition programs cannot accurately translate a computer user's spoken words into written text → cannot differentiate between homophones

So we need to find an answer choice that shows either:

When voice recognition technology is not improved to recognize and utilize grammatical and semantic relations among words → cannot differentiate between homophones

or

Can differentiate between homophones → voice recognition technology is improved to recognize and utilize grammatical and semantic relations among words (A shows this)

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PrepTests ·
PT154.S1.Q12
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

I was stuck between those two but I think the reason C is correct is that it is both descriptively accurate and the flaw. E is descriptively accurate, but C is both because the author of the argument rejects Costa's criticism/reasoning just because Costa used that same reasoning to another theory of his own. This encompasses the problem with the argument, whereas E is a correct description but does not pinpoint the type of erroneous reasoning the author uses to discount Costa's reasoning.

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PT153.S4.P4.Q22
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Summary:

P1: Popularity of grand theories marked European social/political thought of 19 + 20th centuries

-b.g. on two examples of Freudianism and Marxism as grand theories

P2: Grand theories were influential, but recently they are not

-because of inherent explanatory limitations

P3: Decline of grand theories leaves people in a curious state of intellectual discomfort

-but this is not bad, because it might actually help restore historical contingency, particularity, novelty to serious thought

-viewing history as fully determined

MP: The decline of grand theories seems to benefit society.

Tone: The author does not seem to be a huge fan of grand theories and thinks that its decline will help serious thought

Structure: A type of thought is introduced, recently they are not very popular, this might serve as something good

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PT153.S4.P3.Q14
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Summary of Passage A:

P1: OPA
-some legal theorists reject that judges must believe what they say in their opinions

-rigid adherence to a norm of judicial sincerity is utopian, they argue

P2: Defense of judicial sincerity

-if it can be shown that favoring sincerity produces the most prudential outcomes, then the rule is justified.

-proponents think that judicial sincerity is transparent and provides better guidance, thereby strengthening the institutional legitimacy of the courts.

P3: Problem with the defense of judicial sincerity

-prudential defense fails to acknowledge the force behind that idea that judges should not lie

-second way to defend principle of judicial sincerity: by appealing to moral principles

MP: In defending judicial sincerity, a second and better way to defend the principle of judicial sincerity would be to appeal to moral sincerity versus prudential considerations.

Tone: The author does not agree with the prudential defense of judicial sincerity and instead favors the appeal to moral principles to defend it.
Structure: OPA, ways to defend a principle, and author's opinion/other consideration

Summary of Passage B:

P1: There are reasons to think that judges must believe the reasons they give

-serves vital function in constraining judiciary’s exercise of power

P2: Reason one: Lack of sincerity would dilute constraints of judges

-lack of sincerity would also likely be detectable and be bad for the publics portrayal of the judicial system

P3: Sincerity is not an unshakable obligation

-but must take into account institutional losses that would result from lack of trust in judges honesty

MP: Judicial sincerity is important.


Tone: Doesn’t think it is an obligation, but that it should be used

Structure: Reasons to think something and the reasons are presented

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PT153.S4.P2.Q8
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Summary:

P1: Indigenous languages declining, but recent resurgence!

-because of U.S. mandated teaching of English

-recently there are efforts to study and preserve those languages

P2: Native language radio stations are playing a role

-effective tool for preserving language

-keeps community members informed of important issues

-older members of the community are helping younger generations understand idiomatic usage of the language

P3: There is a problem: the Internet could counter the role of the radio

-mere presentation of native language programming is not enough

-how to combat Internet: should resonate with the living oral traditions of native communities

P4: Effective programming

-recordings of elders speaking native language

-word games that mix English with native languages

-speeches by fluent speakers

-traditional songs

MP: Although the radio plays an important role in the resurgence of native languages, the Internet presents a challenge and there should be other types of programming to counteract that problem.

Tone: The author seems interested in the resurgence of native languages and presents his/her opinion of what to do to combat the challenge of the Internet

Structure: A phenomenon is present, there is an effective tool, there is a problem that may counteract that tool, and the author presents some recommendations.

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PrepTests ·
PT153.S4.P1.Q7
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Dunno how I got #7 right but I feel like all the other answer choices are so far fetched. I did reference the first paragraph for answer choice B because I remember it talked about water and the benefits of the forest. So you can reasonably infer that deforestation would make this benefit have negative effects.

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LSAT · 149–>170
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Wow congrats!!!! Do you mind sharing your approach and how you got to that amazing score? :smile:

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General · My Journey has come to an End!
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Congrats!!!!!!

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PrepTests ·
PT153.S4.P1.Q1
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

Summary:

P1: Forest preservation

-policymakers who want to make policy decisions concerning forest preservation should understand arguments for/against use of forests for economic gain

-two claims: oxygen renewing capacity & preserving biodiversity

P2: First claim: belief that atmosphere would be depleted if forests stopped to exist because of oxygen

-belief is a myth

-forests neither produce nor consume oxygen because of the decomposition process when trees die

P3: Second claim: preservation of biodiversity needs a stricter policy to conserve forests

-we should preserve because of the possibility of tropical rain forest plant species having disease-fighting properties

-actually morally imperative to just conserve

P4: Rebuttal of claims made above

-deforestation is not occurring as fast as people think and plantations serve a good purpose

MP: Tropical deforestation is overstated by claims on oxygen renewing and biodiversity of rains forests.

Tone: “merit special scrutiny,” the author thinks that the first two claims in the first paragraph are important and deserve to be comprehensively understood before policymakers make decisions on forest preservation.

Structure: Two claims are introduced, each claim is brought out in more detail, and the author comes in at the end

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PT152.S2.Q25
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jasminesade220
Thursday, Jun 27 2019

We need a bridging assumption to make the premises relevant to the conclusion. It must be true that cars over ten years old have less demand which is why they are not easier to sell. E is the closest to this bridging assumption.

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