Oh, got it! Thank you @ltypku890 !
I don't really understand answer choice A) if there is no overwhelming evidence for or against a hypo. then one should "suspend judgment as to its truth". What does it mean by "as to its truth"? Anyone could help?
Thanks!!
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Thanks for sharing! This is helpful!
I guess most people are using similar resource/ materials, but what makes the difference is how they use the resource. I think blind review would help, as it helped me to recognize my flaws in my analysis of LR questions. Then you could drill the LR questions by type. I also want to improve my LR ASAP, but I am afraid there is no magic method or resource that could help us improve significantly within a short time. It always takes time and efforts...
I think it would be difficult to give a list of correlation indicators, as there are so many variations without typical indicators. But I would suggest your review the CC in which there is a lesson on causation. Some lessons there summarized the correlation vs. causation very well.
Basically, correlation is a prerequisite of causation, but correlation does not necessarily result in a causal relation (usually not in LSAT, as it's a common error that they test!). Given a correlation, you need to consider several things before conclude that it's a causation, like competing explanation, third common cause, chronology, competing data sets, etc.
Got it. Thank you both! @hbochjk116 @hbochjk116
Hi 7sagers,
I can't remember if CC covered sth. similar to this, but how should we translate this to lawgic?
Is it A -> B or B ->A?
Thanks!
Thank you very much @8835! I agree. I think I should try to be more open-minded when I compare my pre-phrase with the ACs..
Hi 7sagers.
I've been reviewing my incorrect answers these days. One major problem in my LR is that sometimes I eliminate all the answer choices and cannot see the correct answer that describes the "gap" that I found in the argument, so I end up with a less wrong answer (which is actually wrong). After I review the explanation, I can see the correct answer does describe the gap/ logic error that I have found during the timed session. I know the correct answer choices tend to hide themselves in some ways. But anyone has any suggestions on how to solve this problem?
Practice makes perfect? or are there any useful strategies that we could apply?
Thank you in advance!!
Purchased PT70 to review the RC live commentary but cannot find it.. no second video below the explanation... #help...
Please count me in! Thank you!
#help
I had exactly the same reasoning for Q25...
Thank you @drbrown2259 ! Yeah, time management problem! For me right now, I occasionally become so "into" the question and forgot about the time....
.. crickets chirping..
Hi 7Sagers,
The questions that eat up much of my time (and eventually I choose an incorrect answer) are those that have answer choices not mentioned in the passage. This happens a lot especially in "author would be most likely to agree" questions.
After reading the passage (~3.5 min), I really don't remember those details. But at the same time those not mentioned answer choices have some mentioned words and it takes so long to check them in the passage (and finally i usually pick a wrong one after spending 3 min on that question).
For those who had this problem but already solved it, what's your secret?
Thanks in advance!
Thank you so much for typing the detailed steps @nikitamunjal950 ! I have to admit that I was not patient enough to do what you said and as a result rushed through the passages during BR. I'll try the thorough method of BR you explained for sure!
Thank you very much @nikitamunjal950 and @victorialn880 !
Very helpful suggestions! I think consistent + good habits are definitely what I am looking for.
So my follow-up question is: how did you find your "sweet spot" or right habit that works for you?
For example, I spent ~4 min on passages and had -4 for answered questions with -4 unfinished questions, and the total is -8. Then I spent ~2 min on passages and more time on questions, and I got -7 for answered questions with -1 unfinished questions, so the total is still -8. There's always this trade-off so I really don't know which method would work for me, and how I can find the "sweet spot"...
Thanks again!!
Thank you very much @nikitamunjal950 ! I did rush through some passages during BR without totally understanding them. So your suggestions really make sense!
Re) BR process - I finish the skipped ones first and then review the circled ones. Then check the answers and found that oh shit I missed this and that word/ sentences (most of my wrong ones are like this). And then the next one. I feel I already understand the structure/ main idea pretty well when I work on timed passages, so I don't review the structure again to save time. Does this sound insufficient to you?
I feel as long as I spend enough time on each passage, I'll be able to get things correctly, but under a time limit, it's a totally different story and I don't feel any specific strategies I used in BR really aided me in timed passages. Or it may be fair to say I don't think I have specific strategies that I used in BR, because I mainly go back to passages and finish/check the answers that I missed/circled and that's it...
Hi 7Sagers,
I am currently drilling RC as it's my weakest section. Although I [feel] it's improving slightly and slowly, I am not sure if it's true or just my feeling since it's not shown in my scores yet.. I am wondering how long it took you to improve your RC (e.g. reduce the wrong ones by about half)? Either in terms of hours or number of RC sections would be a good measure that's helpful for me.
Also, what strategies or changes of your habits made that difference?
I felt frustrated when I still got -9 after two weeks of drilling (about 8 passages per day).. And not sure if there's something wrong with my strategy. I felt I spent too much time on each questions and always had about 4 questions unanswered when time's up. But not sure I I could overcome this, because if I rush through the passages, I will get more wrong answers.. When I do BR (only my circled and unanswered ones), I got -6 to -3. At this stage, should I focus on time management or analyzing the passage when I drill?
Thanks very much!
lty
Interested!