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PT102.S2.Q13
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Wednesday, Aug 25 2021

I got this wrong twice. I think I understand what b is saying now:

basically, B says: there were at least SOME coins made from refined gold that, before becoming refined, were originally unrefined gold of less than 92%. This is true because we know senegalese gold is the PUREST unrefined gold--meaning the most pure that unrefined gold can be is 92%. We also know from the beginning of the passage that MOST gold coins were made from senegalese gold. This means SOME gold coins are made from other types of gold (like say you have a sack of 100 coins, maybe 80 are made with senegalese gold and 20 are made with gold from other places). And these other types of gold coins have to be less than 92% when unrefined, because they aren't Senegalese gold.

E is an amazing trap answer. The passage hypes up senegalese gold so much that by the end, you're left thinking "damn senegalese gold is the only kind that could be unrefined, and still be made into a coin" but look closer--we are never told that! It's possible there are other types of gold, let's say gold from California, that has a 90% gold content, which can also be made into coins without being refined. E is not supported because we aren't told that ONLY senegalese gold could be made into coins without being refined.

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PT113.S3.Q7
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Monday, Aug 23 2021

Got this wrong at first I choose (C) I fell for the trap

Conclusion: The debate over the legal right of rock singers to utter violent lyrics misses the point.

Support: There is little that may not be said however not everything that should be said, out to be because words have the power to change how we see and act.

A.) There is no support for the morality of rock music.

B.) The critic states that the debate misses the point, he does not make a judgment on whether the law should be changed

C.) (TRAP ANSWER) goes against support that violence predates the rise of rock music and its power to influence people (change the way we see and act).

D.) (CORRECT ANSWER) Although it is not explicitly supported, the statement that the words have the ability to influence people helps us justify that censoring violent lyrics may help reduce violence.

E.) Goes too far stating that the elimination of violent lyrics would stop much of the violence in society

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Tuesday, Apr 19 2022

Don't worry, 2 weeks into LG is still getting your feet wet! When I started the LG section, I had this moment of deep panic and anxiety because I felt myself hitting a wall I didn't think I could overcome. Do NOT be me. You CAN and WILL improve levels beyond where you're currently at! My advice is to keep at it, every single day. And take J.Y.'s advice and repeat the games. He suggests repeating each game 10 times, which in my opinion isn't realistic when you have other things taking up your time. Do each game 3 times, no question. And don't repeat a game 3 times in one sitting--instead, come back to it a day or two after your first attempt, and try again. That way, you're training your brain to actually BUILD the skills of making inferences, splitting game boards, seeing patterns, etc. instead of just pulling it from short term memory.

Also, when you watch his explanation videos, try pausing it right after he finishes setting up the board and diagramming the rules. Copy what he has on your paper, and then try to do the questions yourself. Learning from his setup will give you a great start, and then you can practice moving through the questions KNOWING you already have all the info you need to solve them (inferences, game board, etc.) After you attempt each question, go back and hit play and watch how he does it. This is a great way to actively teach yourself how to do the games. You'll learn much more than if you just sit and watch him do it!

Last thing--you'll find that speed on LG comes from the grunt work you do at the beginning. DO NOT RUSH/SKIP THE SETUP. I've done a handful of games that took me 15+ mins or completely stumped me, all because in my haste to get to the questions, I didn't take the time to understand how the rules fit into one another, which made me miss key inferences. Honestly, sometimes the inference is so significant that it will literally boil down the entire game to just a couple of possibilities, allowing you to breeze through the questions in just a few minutes.

Reviewing the games thoroughly + actively learning from them is the best way to improve your accuracy and speed. It's great to drill games, but you'd be a fool to expect improvement from increasing the sheer QUANTITY of your games rather than improving what you get from reviewing each game individually. Make sure that's where your focus is.

Best of luck with LG's, you're gonna do amazing! You got this :')

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