Discussions

jimyuanzhou

Joined: Apr 2025
Subscription: Free

LSAT

•

Tuesday, Jul 23 2013

jimyuanzhou

PT35.S1.Q23 - rejecting a belief evidence

Hi all, this question comes from PT35, section 1, question 23, i chose E on this one. Can anyone share your thoughts on why E is incorrect?

I thought the author makes assumption that in order to survive, you need to have many beliefs, and then the statistician's rule is all about overall correctness of the total set of one's belief. So the author is implying if you want to survive, you need to have many correct beliefs, right? given the statistician's rule, this is not going to happen, so that is why they are incorrect.

Thanks in advance!

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-35-section-1-question-23/

General · LSAT Study Buddies!

jimyuanzhou

Wednesday, Jul 03 2013

Hi Amir, you can message me too, jimyuanzhou@wu12345991.com

let set up a time!!!

General · LSAT Study Buddies!

jimyuanzhou

Tuesday, Jul 02 2013

Hey, anyone in NYC this summer, please let me know i would love to form a study group too, 2 or 3 people would be very efficient. Let me know. Thanks!

General · Good Tests Centers in Manhattan??

jimyuanzhou

Tuesday, Jun 18 2013

Hi JY, can you suggest some good locations for Queens or Brooklyn? I am about to sign up for October?

LSAT · Studying for the OCTOBER LSAT?

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

@hickmanjames2604

I love Nietzsche too, i enjoyed reading beyond good and evil:)

LSAT · Few to zero wrong on RC... How do they do it?

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

@chadds0638, i love the idea too!

LSAT · Few to zero wrong on RC... How do they do it?

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

@unhappymeal, I love basin of attraction, i thought that one is not too scientific...:)

LSAT · Few to zero wrong on RC... How do they do it?

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

@slimjimsquinn-99118, i feel the same

General · NYC: Open bar post June LSAT Monday evening

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

Omg, i just wish i am in the NYC now, cant wait to move out Chicago now: P

LSAT · Studying for the OCTOBER LSAT?

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

Here is a few my reading recommendation, i find my logic improved a lot after reading Kant and a few other German philosophers, you should try some english books, i am currently reading Middlemarch, excellent read. Also i would suggest reading new york times book review section, i find it very similar to RC. I hope this helps.

LSAT · Studying for the OCTOBER LSAT?

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

Hi all, i was about to take the June one, but my score kind stuck around 165, so i decided to take Oct, my weakness is def science passage, and logic reasoning. But i think with practices, my LR improves a lot!

General · Prep Test Help...

jimyuanzhou

Monday, May 20 2013

prob not, finished pt36-60, so only 8 left until june 10th..

General · Prep Test Help...

jimyuanzhou

Sunday, May 19 2013

Hi JY, i actually still debating if i should take June or Oct, right now, i am around 165, my goal is 170+, do you think Oct is better for me?

PrepTests ·

PT120.S1.Q26

jimyuanzhou

Tuesday, May 14 2013

Thanks JY, this one really helps!

PrepTests ·

PT126.S1.Q22

jimyuanzhou

Wednesday, May 08 2013

Hi Mark,

yea, i realized the "temporary incident" confusing too, does it imply casuality? If e is true, then , the causation between HBP and anger is no longer exist, is it? So it is a third cause? Anyway....

PrepTests ·

PT124.S1.Q6

jimyuanzhou

Tuesday, May 07 2013

Thanks, JY!

PrepTests ·

PT124.S1.Q6

jimyuanzhou

Sunday, May 05 2013

Hi JY, I choose D , i thought it gives a good idea why Jackie would like Cruel Herd, because Cruel Herd play complex rock music, A on the other hand requires extra assumption that musical arrangers play a role in one's musical preference,is it?

can you explain a little bit more why D is incorrect? Somehow, i do not get what Jon's point about D...

PrepTests ·

PT127.S2.Q23

jimyuanzhou

Sunday, May 05 2013

Hi JY, i am wondering can we infer A some B or B some A from conditional logic A---->B?

So for Choice B, i am wondering why is it incorrect? I thought if second growth forest are preserved--->intervention of conservationoists, does not it imply that some conservationists did so by preserving second growth forest? Thanks in advance!

PrepTests ·

PT122.S4.Q19

jimyuanzhou

Sunday, May 05 2013

I disagree with Jon's explanation on B, B is wrong not because it uses the word "many", i think B is wrong because it is too specific, we know those forests contains some of the world's most endangered species, but it does not necessarily mean that those species will not survive, maybe they have some super gene that will make them survive whatsoever. What we really can infer from the argument is based on the last sentences, which is if no one intervenes, then the forests will not maintain its full complement of plants and animals, which is basically what A is saying.

PrepTests ·

PT126.S1.Q22

jimyuanzhou

Saturday, May 04 2013

Hi Mark, thanks for your reply, i see your logic, but first, i think the author does concludes anger is a cause of HD (can result from is the causation indicator), second, as you mentioned that correlation between HBP and anger, between HBP and HD, is also stated as a premise, what is really confusing is the first sentence in the argument, it said anger often induces HBP, so the author acknowledge it is not just correlation, it is actually causation between HBP and anger, is it? then the conclusion states anger can cause HD, the assumption i think is that people who are can become angry easily always have HBP, which always lead to HD, if not the case, i just do not think the conclusion follows. So B said medication cause anger, which lead to HD, i think i see why it did not weaken , because it could still be the case that anger cause HD. E on the other hand, it is the third cause, so basically it wrecks the assumption that anger cause HBP, but my problem is this, what about HD then? I thought HD is the key....

PrepTests ·

PT120.S1.Q26

jimyuanzhou

Friday, May 03 2013

Hi JY, can you post a video on this? I find B actually undermine the argument, is it? Because those people are already the best before the handwriting lesson, so it gives the premises a little value to draw a big casual conclusion.....I am still confused by D, do not we need to make sure the sample size need to be unbiased in order to draw a very universal conclusion? But i think maybe because D has nothing to do with argument, because the conclusion is based on premise that those most students, so it does not strength enough compared to C, right?

PrepTests ·

PT122.S4.Q23

jimyuanzhou

Friday, May 03 2013

Hi Kerry , basically the flaw of this argument is this, if you go to watch a movie, then you will buy a drink; then we concludes, if you do not go to watch a movie, then you will not buy a drink.

it is clear, you will still buy a drink for some other reasons, right? So D is correct. The argument fail to consider that there are some other reasons that can lead to self-disparrgment and dismissive of others. Hope it helps!

PrepTests ·

PT126.S1.Q22

jimyuanzhou

Friday, May 03 2013

For this question, why is B not an alternative cause, thus weaken the argument? the argument goes like this, anger-->HBP, HBP correlates to HD, then the author concludes anger--->HD, B is saying medication leads to mood (which is a psychological factor), so medication --->HD? As for E, isnt the argument already mentioned that anger causes HBP, and then why do we care if they are caused by a third factor? I thought the link is between HBP and HD...

PrepTests ·

PT120.S1.Q23

jimyuanzhou

Friday, May 03 2013

Also, i find choice B very tricky, can you explain a little bit more about why B is wrong?

PrepTests ·

PT120.S1.Q23

jimyuanzhou

Friday, May 03 2013

Hi JY, i think Joe's explanation is not correct, this is a correlation-causation flaw type question.

Creativity correlates brain waves, (correlation relationship), Music-->brain waves (conditional relationship), then the author concludes "Music--->creativity", his assumption is that "Brain waves--->creativity" even though they are just in a correlation relationship (are accompanied" is different from " is always accompanied") so the flaw is that brain waves do not always lead to creativity, choice D.

Any thoughts?