Thank god the correct answer stood out, or else I would have been tricked by B. Could anyone explain how the hypothetical precludes B? I don't understand how.
Hi. I almost always find that I take twice the amount of time 7sage predicts I'll need or more to truly absorb the lessons, and I need significant breaks in-between to decompress. I thought I would be able to get through the entire course quickly in the beginning, but it got difficult as it started delving into logical reasoning. I find myself feeling lucky to get through 5-15 lessons a day. How many lessons does everyone try to do each day?
if I see a question where the answer will hinge upon determining the size of sets relative to one another, should we just stipulate numbers to the sets first to kind of imagine what is going on, or simply be drawn to the answer that helps us to determine the size of the sets in the interest of time? It was very difficult for me to just visualize/fathom an answer that would justify the conclusion on a question like this. It would be faster for me to just check if the conditions of each answer choice trigger the validity of the conclusion. #help
the inner machinations of Smith's mind are an enigma.
Phew, this question makes me feel like I don't want to be a sentient being I'm going to make like an alien and peace out for tonight.
My low res was different. Again. :(
The economists are naive.
Dopamine-draining.
don't mock me with warmth in this economy.
I'm just going to be real.
This test will demoralize you and really shake your confidence in your own cognitive abilities and self-efficacy. Oftentimes, you'll be stuck because you aren't able to know what you don't know and spend weeks to months hustling backwards. If anyone is in a similar place and wants to give/receive encouragement, tips, and complain/vent, I hope you'll feel comfortable enough to text me at XXXXXXXXXX or message me. Studying for this test can be very isolating because only the people studying for this test have any concept of how difficult it is. No one gets it. One of the ways this test can break you down is by creating incredible amounts of self-doubt that didn't exist before, especially if you are traditionally a high performer. It is comforting to know that you aren't the only one crying and losing your shit, which is why I wanted to get in contact with people who want to be real about how this test has affected their self-concept. It's very possible to lose months to even years of your life studying for this test while making no gains, and losing tens of thousands of dollars through tutors (non 7sage) who charged exorbitant fees and didn't give you the foundations, enough structure, or could not accurately diagnose where you were going wrong in your practice. Being able to talk to other people who are in the trenches with you and who also have been thoroughly demoralized and/or financially ruined by predatory grifters who were ineffective/condescending teachers can help you feel less alone and less that it is a "you" problem while helping to up your morale and figure out a game plan, manage test anxiety, and avoid pitfalls that will eat away at your morale, savings, and self-efficacy. Let's learn from each other's mistakes.
This test is deeply classist and ableist and we should stop being collectively gaslit that our performance on this test is determined primarily by merit and effort versus being heavily dependent on financial resources, support, and connections. Giving everyone who is reading and relating to this a virtual hug. You are not a loser and you are not stupid. Your tenacity and resilience will ultimately be rewarded. Let's give each other the privilege of knowing.
Perhaps a turtle should have dropped on Agamemnon's head instead
My sensitive self: I see why it’s the right answer, but it’s mean. thinks about what his daughter must have thought if she heard that and wastes time
This course is such a godsend. I’ve been in so many LSAT programs and none nearly broke it down as comprehensively and methodically as this. I thought it was me but it was the lack of a well-developed curriculum. This is great.
This was a hard read for a social welfare major. I think Luigi’s case shows that not all choices can be rationalized with the economic incentive framework.
I feel as if the difficulty of these last 3-5 questions is double that of the previous ones.
not me getting triggered and distracted by the content lol
I think my confidence in this section went from a 8 to a 3 with these last two questions.
the LSAT writers are really awful. I can't be the only person who noticed this was question number 11. Coming across this difficult and confusing of a question would have been so demoralizing and distracting early on. If the parallel question is lower in number, is that an indicator that we ought to expect to be able to abstract the flaw without mapping it out? #help
I was doing great on this section until this question. Just happened to be the one you can't discern the answer from using the shape of the argument.
Emotionally, this is like having your teeth pulled by a back alley dentist without anesthetic. For some reason, it gives me flashbacks of being locked in a hot car as a toddler on a hot summer day in Texas while wondering if your parent lost track of time or forgot you were in the car. Can't get out of the car, but the heat and inability to breathe tamper with your ability and will to find a way out of the hot car. It must be the despair.
Just a PSA (but especially for girlies): Narcissistic abuse literally damages your brain and interferes with your reasoning and critical thinking abilities, processing speed, and memory. I went from being consistently getting around 95 percent correct to a much more variable percentage. Please preserve your brain power for studying for this test. Gaslighting can affect your ability to gauge the strength of premises, for example. Your goal is to figure out the validity of the arguments on the LSAT instead of the validity of someone's son's lies. Abusive people force you to reason like them, which does not translate to the best results on the LSAT. Having to sift through 27 lies a day is equivalent to the mental load of doing 27 extra practice questions that actually make you worse instead of better.
Congratulations on making it this far. You're almost 70 percent done with Logical Reasoning! You have done so much and so well. I am patting myself on the back. You should, too.
10/11. Woo!!! Wish LR was just this.
They must have thrown us this softball because most of us got thoroughly air fried on the last one.
so this is why there was such a soft intro in the beginning. Someone said a question before that it felt like the quiet before a storm and their prediction was indeed true.
diabolically worded question.