Bravo and congratulations. Thank you for the advice and motivating words.

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Thank you.

@ and Yoda

Feeling burned out is normal if you are studying hard or have studied hard. What has helped me is to take some personal time and read other books that are interesting during that personal time. Don’t try to rush the process even though it may seem challenging because you have set some goals. Sometimes plans change, and that is ok. It is always easier to quit, but it is much harder to keep going. Don’t give in to the naysayers or the feeling of being inadequate. You can do it.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us” -Marianne Williamson

Thank you.

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@ The most useful "general" tip I can give you is to read the stimulus slowly and take the time to understand exactly what's going on. Dwelling on the answer choices will just take away your time. Make a journal filled with questions that you thought were particularly difficult and review them when you have spare time. If you would like to PM me about what exactly you want improvement in, I can tell you what I think.

@ Oh dear, RC sucks. It was my "bad" section. DO NOT rush through passages. Read everything carefully and understand each sentence. Highlight select details you feel could get tested (for instance, important dates, names ... etc). Also, DO NOT choose an answer choice if you cannot locate textual evidence. If you can, choose confidently and move on. Again, you can always PM me about your situation if you would like to talk about this.

Awesome! Any tips for RC?

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Looking at Question 15: The Scorpio Miser with its special high-efficiency engine costs more to buy than the standard Scorpio sports car. At current fuel prices, a buyer choosing the Miser would have to drive it 60,000 miles to make up the difference in purchase price through savings on fuel. (Therefore), It follows that, if fuel prices fell, it would take fewer miles to reach the break-even point.

Since this is a flaw question this conclusion is flawed. For example, if fuel prices were $.10 @ gallon times 60,000 = 6,000. But if fuel prices fell to say, $.05 @ gallon times 60,000 is 3000. So this is the flaw, the reverse is true, fuel prices need to go up to make this true.

This is reflected in answer choice (C). Here the Roadmaker savings accrue when wages are higher. Just like in the stimulus. But it says the Roadmaker is advantageous when prices are low.

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Let me take a look. Aside: as opposed to just asking for an explanation, consider explaining your thoughts on this question, and where you're getting tripped up. I think it would be beneficial for you as well as the for rest of the community.

Edit: Ok got it.

The Scorpio Miser with its special high efficiency engine costs more to buy than the standard Scorpio sports car.

At current fuel prices, a buyer choosing the Miser would have to drive it 60,000 miles to make up the difference in purchase price through savings on fuel.

It follows that if fuel prices fell, it would take fewer miles to reach the break-even point.

So...

SM costs more than M but is more efficient.

At current fuel prices, the extra cost is made up for by gas savings at 60k miles.

So if fuel prices fall, you’d break even in less miles.

Flaw: reasoning is backwards… fuel prices falling would increase the miles needed to break even. The higher the price of fuel the greater the savings.

SM @ mpg

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S @ mpg

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So…

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To save the maximum amount of money in the least amount of time, we want the price of fuel to be higher.

Distractor flaw: fuel prices are the only factor.

A.

Interest - inflation = earnings

So if inflation drops, the rate of interest can be reduced -

Nope, already not our flaw.

B.

P allows for premium foods

A does not

P uses more electricity

Higher profit on premium foods

If electric rates fell, a lower volume of premium food sales would justify choosing P

This sounds ok. So not flawed thus not our answer.

C.

R paves a mile in less time than C

C is less expensive

R uses less staff and eventually compensates for higher price

So R is advantageous when wages are low.

This is the answer. Same flaw - R would be more advantageous when wages are high, not low because the C model would be paying our far more in wages than with R. Higher wages = greater difference = more savings for R.

Given the huge time sink this question is, I would move on after this answer… I also assume this would be in the second round. Eliminating D and E would likely be very low priority… for me anyway.

D.

IS fruits younger and lives longer

SS larger when mature, but you cant fit as many

So new planting should all be IS

I mean maybe? Don’t really have enough info. Regardless, this isn’t the same flaw, nor does it have the same structure.

E.

S dividends vary

B interest constant

Since B interest does not decrease

Investors who want a reliable income should choose bonds.

Exact same reasons as D for elimination.

Thank you.

Conclusion: If fuel prices fell, it would take fewer miles to reach the break-even point.

Premise: At current fuel prices, a buyer choosing the Miser would have to drive it 60K miles to make up the difference in purchase price through savings on fuel.

Premise: The Scorpio Miser with its special high-efficiency engine costs more to buy than the standard Scorpio sports car.

Example:

It costs $40 to fill up the tank:

Scorpio Miser costs 10K a year in gas to run

Standard Scorpio costs 20K a year to run

A savings of 10K a year when buying Scorpio Miser

All of a sudden gas drops and we pay $20 to fill up the tank

Scorpio Miser costs 5K a year in gas to run

Standard Scorpio 10K a year to run

Savings no only 5K if Miser is bought. It will take longer to make up the difference because the savings is half as much per year.

A)Valid

B)Valid

C)Correct Answer because of the same problem.

The Roadmaker is faster. The other model is less expensive.

The Roadmaker allows fewer people for work and the reduction in staffing cost is balanced out by higher price. Thus, Roadmaker is advantageous when wages are low.

But that is opposite of what’s true. It’s most advantageous when wages are high, because each person no longer on the job results in bigger savings.

D) The conclusion doesn’t match the original even though the argument is flawed.

E) Valid and the conclusion doesn’t match the original

Hey @.Fondue apologies for the late response. Yeah the wifi issues happened to me exactly as you mentioned happened during your test. But also I got completely logged off because it said I had internet connection issues "internet unstable" and then just froze. My time was paused and it was in the middle of a reading comprehension passage. I had to wait to get logged back in and my proctor had to look at my room and do the same security checks and room camera check-ups. I used a mac also. I hope others use ethernet so that they don't run into that problem. Even though that glitch happened, I just took my deep breathes, regrouped and kept pushing through the section. It was more annoying than anything.

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@ Thank you for breaking the question/answer down for me, it helped a lot!

Awesome! Glad to be of assistance.

Hi @ here is my opinion.

“Which one of the following, if true, is the most effective counter Pamela might make to Quincy’s argument? So we are asked to weaken what Quincy is saying to Pamela.

Here is my paraphrase:

Pamela is saying that Physicians who are training for a medical specialty job work long hours. Up to 36 hours which are consecutive. Those type of hours makes the Physicians have fatigue which ultimately impairs the Physician’s abilities to make the best medical decisions during their final hours of their work shifts.

Quincy responds by saying that there have been thousands of physicians who now are practicing in the medical field who were previously trained while working those types of 36 hour long consecutive shifts. Also, there is record that shows those physicians who worked those similar training hours made good medical decisions during their trainings. So, why what has worked in the past now be changed?

In my opinion, I take this question as asking what is an assumption that is the strongest which could counter/weaken what Quincy is saying to Pamela further wearing Quincy’s position.

AC (B) is correct because it clearly mentions that compared to the past, patients, on average are more seriously ill nowadays. If patients are now more ill than before, then there needs to be a better procedure for ensuring doctors are not as tired and careless, because patients are now more sick. Because patients are now more sick, that possibly means that the physicians on assignment can’t just be day dreaming walking around fatigued, especially during their final shift hours while not having the ability to use their brains as much. Because patients now need more attention and care as the patients are now more sick than before there needs to be some change.

AC (C) doesn’t weaken the point that Quincy is making. He is asking why should we change something that has worked in the past? But it doesn’t help explain why we should change procedures as give a reason we should change. It adds extra information about continuity of physician care which is good, but then adds something about the critical period after admission, generally 24hours. That just doesn’t help counter why should we care that what has worked in the past should now be changed. Maybe if this answer choice had mentioned that recently compared to the past, the most critical part of the day of patients was always during the physician’s last hours of their shifts and that is when patients always get the most sick, would this be a better contender.

I hope this post helps.

I had that same issue mine said RAM 97% of 90%. I closed down the browser and logged in through the extension by clicking on the chrome extension. It has the Proctor U Owl. It worked fine after that.

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Avoid using wifi. Use ethernet cable for internet connection.

Does this work better?

If you are connected to internet via ethernet cable vs wifi you reduce the chances of your internet getting spotty and having glitches. I had that issue when I sat for the LSAT. My internet had some sort of glitch and the test froze in the middle of reading comp. I had to wait for 20 minutes or so to get logged back in and had to do the whole camera view of my room and area. So yeah, I think it is a better idea to not use wifi, plus they advise to use ethernet connection. Most people probably will not have this issue, but better safe than to get flustered over internet issues in the middle of your test.

Maybe you just had a bad test day? Don’t let that mess with your focus. Stay focused, remember to breathe in between each passage and during each passage and through out the test. When you start to get anxious do “Combat Breathing."

Here's how four-count combat breathing works:

Inhale through your nose, expanding your stomach for a count of four — one, two, three, four.

Hold that breath in for a count of four — one, two, three, four.

Slowly exhale through your mouth, contracting your stomach for a count of four — one, two, three, four.

Hold the empty breath for a count of four — one, two, three, four.

Repeat these steps until you regain control. It may seem like that is a lot of time wasted, but the return on investment of 16 seconds or so will really you get back to focus and regroup your thinking. As far as that test; review it thoroughly and understand where you made the mistakes. Mistakes are where we continue to learn. You can do it!

Outstanding!

You are welcome. Glad to be able to help.

Bookstores can profitably sell books at below market price only if they get a discount from the publisher:

Profit below market price -----> discount from pub

PSBMP ----> DFP

Bookstores cannot get discounts from Publisher unless they generate a high sales volume:

discount from pub ----> high sales volume

DFP ----> HSV

If they are to achieve such high sales volume, bookstores must either cater to the mass tastes, or have exclusive access, or both:

high sales volume ----> Cater to mass tastes OR. Exclusive access

HSV ---->CTMT or EA

Conditional Chain:

PSBMP ----> DFP ----> HSV ----> CTMT or EA

Contrapositive:

EA & CTMT ----> HSV ----> DFP ----PSBMP

“If all the statements in the passage are true and if it is also true that a bookstore does not cater to mass taste, which one of the following CANNOT be true?

CTMT ----> HSV ----> DFP ----PSBMP

This conditional says that if CTMT -----> PSBMP but that is MBF.

because the conditional chains in answer choice D says if CTMT ----> PSBMP

Based on the conditional chain including the fact that the question stem stated "IF IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT A BOOKSTORE DOES NOT CATER TO MASS TASTES” and because we are looking for a MBF, the only one that does not to work out with the conditional chain and contrastive is answer choice D.

I hope this helps.

Congratulations that is awesome!

Thank you for taking the time to share.

Outstanding! Thank you for posting this information.

You can absolutely learn this test and especially LG! It is well known that most students improve LG before the two other sections and for some, it takes a little bit longer, but in my opinion that is ok. Honestly, what it comes down to, is taking the time to let the information soak in your brain housing with a lot of practice. If you have to go through the core curriculum as much as you need to. In due time, you will start getting those inferences and deductions. For me, at first LG was my weakest section and now it has gotten to be my best at times. You really just need to keep practicing and don’t give up. If you are stressing because you have a time line to achieve and a goal to reach, that is understandable. However, remember that it is ok if you change your plans and take a little longer to study and get the points you want. I think the biggest problem with studying for the LSAT is some students tend to feel that if you aren’t getting the information right away, that you aren’t meant to go to law school, and I don’t think that is the case. It is a skill, and a skill that you can totally achieve. Keep practicing. Take one day at a time. Go through the games in practice sections and if you don’t understand that game, watch JY’s explanations until you get the game. The goal is to remember how to map out inferences and deductions, as well as make scenario game boards when possible because the games even though a bit different here and there, come up over and over. Figure out what issues you are having whether it is ordering, grouping, etc. Remember your “Why” as in why are you putting yourself though such rigorous studies and stay focused on your goal. You can do it, keep going!

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed” -Theodore Roosevelt

Avoid using wifi. Use ethernet cable for internet connection.

In my opinion, I don’t think the test itself is “easier” because they are still testing the LSAT skills. Maybe it is less stressful because of less sections? Maybe a bit easier on the brain?

In my opinion, I would say focus on really understanding the core curriculum. And, yeah it is daunting to look at all of that material, but take it one section at at time and follow your schedule. Let’s say that for example if you don’t completely understand how to identify an argument or how to identify premises, conclusions or what an argument is, you may have some problems when taking prep tests and really might cause some unnecessary stress because there will be some confusion, especially with all of the crazy writing within the LSAT. Also, if you don’t understand how to separate context from argument, really understand how the grammar in the LSAT works, including how to separate context, what a predicate is, referential phrasing and so on, life will be complicated when trying to get faster and more accurate. Yeah you may get some answers correct, but you really won’t be dialing in the skill you need to get that type of specific question correct when it comes up later on. The way 7sage has the course mapped out is good to go. Try to really understand the core concepts and not just fly by the material and jump into a lot of PT test taking. In my opinion, it is not the amount of prep tests you do, but the quality of review and understanding of the skill that you need to have to get really good. I believe doing this method allows you to improve more efficiently. It is always ok if you need to go back and review the concepts, I know I have and it has always helped to go back and revamp those skills. 7sage gives plenty of problems within the core curriculum and you could always make your own problem sets, but I would say really get the core curriculum down. From my experience, I tried taking as many tests here and there within the core curriculum because I got some bad advice from a professor, but in reality, if you don’t have the core concepts and a strong foundation, it is extremely unlikely that a miracle will happen and then you will start getting questions right without understanding how to attack each question and the test itself. However, whatever works best for you though because some people are naturally able to fly though the test and get a high score. I hope this post helps. You can do it!