Hey! I feel you, I have also been really struggling with getting my LR to improve and I've been studying for almost 5 months now. While I'm still not getting the scores that I want on that section, what I think helps is Ellen Cassidy's translation drill (she wrote The Loophole, it's a good investment tbh). Basically, you:
Read each stimulus and then re-write or re-explain it in your own words. This demonstrates that you actually know that is going on. I feel like a lot of issues with LR revolve around not knowing what the heck you just read before going into the questions.
You design your "CLIR", which is basically a basic prediction for each stimulus type:
Debate (the A and B convos) --> figure out their Controversy (what they disagree abt)
Argument (typical stimulus w/ premise and conclusion) --> figure out a Loophole/ basically a way to destroy their argument by attacking the truth of the conclusion... something like "well what if..."
Premise Set (the stimuli with no conclusion/ usually the MBT and Inf Q's --> figure out a safe Inference you can draw from what is given
Paradox (these are the RRE Q's) --> figure out a Resolution that explains how the conclusion can be true
Then you address the Q stem and go through the questions with a prediction in mind. Your prediction (Controversy, Loophole, Inference, Resolution) might not always be what is in the AC's but at least it forces you to engage with the stimulus and know what is actually going on
There might be some stimuli that you can't apply this to, but I've found that it's a lot more helpful to have some sort of idea of what you're looking for instead of drowning in wordy AC's. You should do this drill untimed.
Additionally, I think it's helpful to combine this with explaining and justifying each answer choice either by writing it down or typing it on a google doc. Again doing this untimed, you can go through and for each answer choice, write down why you think it's the wrong AC or why you think that it's the right AC, as if you're explaining it to a friend. I think this is helpful for tracking your reasoning errors or seeing what kind of questions give you a hard time. It also forces you to ask yourself if what you're choosing is actually relevant/happening in the stimmy or if you're just picking an AC out of (poor) intuition.
All in all, I know this is super lengthy but I hope it helps some!! I would also suggest getting a solid tutor who can point out errors in your reasoning that you likely have not noticed. I totally get the frustration and it's hard not to feel like you're behind but you got this!! Good luck!!
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Hey! I feel you, I have also been really struggling with getting my LR to improve and I've been studying for almost 5 months now. While I'm still not getting the scores that I want on that section, what I think helps is Ellen Cassidy's translation drill (she wrote The Loophole, it's a good investment tbh). Basically, you:
Read each stimulus and then re-write or re-explain it in your own words. This demonstrates that you actually know that is going on. I feel like a lot of issues with LR revolve around not knowing what the heck you just read before going into the questions.
You design your "CLIR", which is basically a basic prediction for each stimulus type:
Debate (the A and B convos) --> figure out their Controversy (what they disagree abt)
Argument (typical stimulus w/ premise and conclusion) --> figure out a Loophole/ basically a way to destroy their argument by attacking the truth of the conclusion... something like "well what if..."
Premise Set (the stimuli with no conclusion/ usually the MBT and Inf Q's --> figure out a safe Inference you can draw from what is given
Paradox (these are the RRE Q's) --> figure out a Resolution that explains how the conclusion can be true
Then you address the Q stem and go through the questions with a prediction in mind. Your prediction (Controversy, Loophole, Inference, Resolution) might not always be what is in the AC's but at least it forces you to engage with the stimulus and know what is actually going on
There might be some stimuli that you can't apply this to, but I've found that it's a lot more helpful to have some sort of idea of what you're looking for instead of drowning in wordy AC's. You should do this drill untimed.
Additionally, I think it's helpful to combine this with explaining and justifying each answer choice either by writing it down or typing it on a google doc. Again doing this untimed, you can go through and for each answer choice, write down why you think it's the wrong AC or why you think that it's the right AC, as if you're explaining it to a friend. I think this is helpful for tracking your reasoning errors or seeing what kind of questions give you a hard time. It also forces you to ask yourself if what you're choosing is actually relevant/happening in the stimmy or if you're just picking an AC out of (poor) intuition.
All in all, I know this is super lengthy but I hope it helps some!! I would also suggest getting a solid tutor who can point out errors in your reasoning that you likely have not noticed. I totally get the frustration and it's hard not to feel like you're behind but you got this!! Good luck!!