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General · LSAT Study Buddies!

jihyunekim850

Wednesday, Jul 24 2013

Is meeting in person more effective than simple online gchats?

General · Gunning for 180

jihyunekim850

Wednesday, Jul 24 2013

@ Giles then is the rumor that the curves in October/December are the "easiest" because you take it with the people who score low in June/October(thus somehow being low scorers in general) completely baseless? Why do people try to analyze and compare the curves of each month so much?

LSAT · PT11.S2.Q18 - television slogans catch phrases

jihyunekim850

Wednesday, Jul 24 2013

@, the question is PT11 S2 Q18.

@, thanks so much for the detailed explanation! You pointed out exactly what I was missing: that I need to attack the gap between initial premises and sub-conclusions(if I understood you correctly).

@, your insight about "the unwarranted dichotomy" is quite helpful too.

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Monday, Jul 22 2013

jihyunekim850

PT11.S2.Q18 - television slogans catch phrases

* Premise:

- TV news watchers have NO expectations of careful discussion of public issues.

- newspaper readers have the expectation of careful discussion of public issues.

* Conclusion: In contrast to regular newspaper reading, regular watching of network television news programs increases the tendency to think of public issues in oversimplified terms.

*** WEAKENING Answer: Regular watchers of network television news programs are much more likely than other people to be habitual readers of newspapers.

(PT 11/Section 2/#18)

I can see how the answer overlaps the two demographic groups(newspaper readers and TV watchers), but can't the conclusion still stand? Even if the same people watch the news AND read newspapers, the action of watching news itself(=the subject of the conclusion) can still have its impact. Whether they do read the newspapers or not, anybody who watches the TV news are still subjected to the influence of watching TV.... No?

Can anyone point out the critical flaw in my reasoning?

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat11-section-2-question-18/