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PT115.S4.Q20

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Mar 28 2013

Hi JY, so why the assumption has to be, (education ----> Life choice),

not (Life choice--> education)? I thought if there are correlated, it

could go both ways....

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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/

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PT131.S3.Q25

jimyuanzhou

Sunday, Apr 21 2013

Just want to share some of my thoughts, i think A is a very very tricky answer, if we negate it, the scientists who review papers for publications always have biases likely to slant their interpretations of the data in those papers, it did not fail the reasoning of the argument, because the argument is saying those scientists will likely to notice biases they do not share, so it is very particular type biases the argument is talking about. It is not a general bias! So A is too broad. They can have bias that would slant interpreations, as long as those bias are not shared, then they can still catch those bias.

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?

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PT124.S1.Q18

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Apr 18 2013

Hi JY, Joe's voice somehow disappeared in this video around 2:45...

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?

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PT121.S4.Q19

jimyuanzhou

Sunday, Apr 14 2013

I actually disagree a little bit, so for A, Joe said, it did not explain the placebo group, but we actually do not have to explain them, because it is just placebo, which means no effect at all. A is incorrect, because it did not explain why the 80% in the group 1 which is given the new drug, that first said they were relief. It explains why the 90 percent tho.

LSAT · Studying for the OCTOBER LSAT?

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

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

@, i love the idea too!

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

jimyuanzhou

Thursday, Jun 06 2013

@, 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

@, 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!

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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...

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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!

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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.

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PT113.S2.Q17

jimyuanzhou

Friday, Apr 05 2013

Looking at this question again, i could not help but wonder what is the difference between D and E, i mean E basically is saying most of people who died did not wear seat belt, and D is saying few drivers wear the seat belt. I think although E did not explicitly explain why 100 is still 100, it implicitly explain because most of the people did not wear seat belts...

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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?

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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!

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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...

General · LSAT Study Buddies!

jimyuanzhou

Wednesday, Jul 03 2013

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

let set up a time!!!

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?

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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?

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!