hi, zzzquil is great, but i don't recommend taking it the night before a PT or the actual test unless you wake up 4-5 hours before the test. I'm usually really slow and groggy the morning after. I take it when i experience bad insomnia and it's worth feeling a bit groggy and get 8 hours of sleep over getting 2-3 hours a night for a long period of time.

i found it tough to distinguish the doctor's "second set of recommendation"

i missed the assumption that easily destroyed is a disadvantage. the argument alludes to it being negative but does not specify.

Thank you @ @ @. I got into Cornell!!

The thing that made this question slightly more difficult is the flaw in the argument (mistaking a decrease in part of the industry for a decrease in the whole industry). But the conclusion is ultimately about weather or not the mentioned decrease was due to the legislation, which is why A is correct as opposed to C.

@ I'm still struggling with confidence level, but all the steps you mentioned are really helpful! it's good to have a systematic way of breaking down each passage and questions, my reviewing before was kind of inconsistent when i look back!!

@ congrats!! how long after the interview did you get the call?

I'm not sure if i literally blacked out after the test, but none of these seem to ring a bell haha! Are tests administered abroad different than the ones in the US? If so, anyone else sit for the test in london??

@ @ @.dearden Thank you for the input!! You are right, there's no reason for me not to retake

@ not stupid at all!!! I want all the help i can get haha! thank you

@ thank you so much for being so detailed! I'm definitely trying this tomorrow!

id like to join

@ what kind of questions did they ask??

@ awesome!! I've been wanting to but I live in Iceland and the time difference makes it hard! are you taking the June LSAT?

i'm going with one of those 'naked' bars which have around 3 ingredients (dates and a variation of nuts). these are quite small so good for the people who aren't that hungry during the break, and the dates give me a burst of energy to keep going.

@ what about for ultimate+ printing?

I'm in!! currently studying full time and deciding between the june lsat or the september!! I'm scoring around a 163-166 and hoping to reach the 170s!! good luck to us all!!

I found that what made the right answer clear was paying attention to the word 'partly'. the editorial suggests even a partial responsibility should not be put on the railroad company. therefore the argument follows if adults who disregard warning are 'fully' responsible for any accidents

I eliminated A because I thought the argument was that the irregular flight style made these butterflies appear to be poisonous to predators so that they'd be left alone

Resolve: Conclusion: Increasing popularity of SUVs is alarming according to an analysis of traffic fatality statistics. SUVs are safer in an accident, for its occupants.

A) Incorrect. If they are driven more safety then auto safety experts would not be alarmed by SUVs popularity.

B) Incorrect. Fuel capacity is not relevant to this argument.

C) Incorrect. If SUVs are “safer” and carry more passengers, wouldn’t that be a good thing?

D) Correct. This ties the fatality statistic with the conclusion reached.

E) Incorrect. If they are as likely as each other and SUVs are safer for its passengers, growing popularity of SUVs could be seen as advantageous.

Method of reasoning: describes a study and its findings that can lead to two possible conclusions. References other studies that indicate that opposing findings indicate one conclusion. Therefore, this study indicates the second conclusion.

A) Incorrect. The argument does not suggest a conclusion is incorrect.

B) Incorrect. It does not question a generally accepted principle.

C) Incorrect. The necessity of this test is not argued for.

D) Incorrect. What assertion is unlikely to be correct?

E)Correct.

Necessary Assumption: Conclusion: Rock music, currently, has nothing going for it. Why? In the past, the music was socially destructive and bankrupt, but the LPs were accompanied with innovative visual art (so at least it offered that). Assumption: Current rock music albums and songs are not accompanied by visual art.

A) Correct. It addresses the gap in the argument mentioned above.

B) Incorrect. If rock LPs are currently distributed, then the argument does not follow.

C) Incorrect. It does not add or take anything away form the argument.

D) Incorrect. If there are LPs with innovative art being produced today, then the argument does not follow.

E) Incorrect. The argument does not address weather the music itself has worsened, it only indicates that digital distribution eliminated the only good thing it offered (visual art included on the LPs)

2. Principle: conclusion: popular scientific publications should give up trying to explain new scientific developments to a wide audience. Why? Because in other to make the information appealing to a wide audience they compromise on accuracy and vise versa.

A) Incorrect. Balancing use of metaphor and rigorous writing would hinder both accuracy and reach.

B) Incorrect. Implies how recent a development is affects how hard it is to explain and reach a wide audience, which may be true but is not addressed in the argument.

C) Correct. If accuracy is the more important, and in order to remain accurate the publication will fail to reach a wide audience, then the argument follows.

D) Incorrect. If this principle is valid then the conclusion should be the opposite. (Publications should continue to attempt to reach a wide audience even if it means compromising on accuracy)

E) Incorrect. The argument focuses on the use of metaphors at the expense of rigorous writing.

because in the places where goblin fern is disappearing there are leaf litter eating Lumbricus Rubellus, LR are causing the ferns disappearance. (causation from correlation).

a) may be true but doesn’t address weather LR can cause the gobbling fern to disappear.

b) Not related to the argument

c) Irrelevant

d) If there are no places where both can be found then there wouldn’t be a correlation

e) Correct. If LR favors places with thinner leaf litter then it doesn’t cause it to thin, it’s the other way around.

From the finding that people who drink 3c of decaf were more like than those drinking reg coffee to develop arthritis, the author concludes that decaf contains something that contributes to arthritis. GAP: what if reg coffee prevents inflammation, what if its an accompanying condition (sweetner choice, people who drink decaf could suffer with insomnia which causes stress and inflammation etc).

a) could be correct though it requires the assumption that exercise contributes to the prevention or development of arthritis.

b) Wrong because the frequency is accounted for in the argument (3 cups a day)

c) Correct. If caffeine prevents the degeneration of connective tissues than its drinking coffee that prevents arthritis and not decaf that causes it.

d) Wrong for the same reason as answer choice B. the frequency of consumption is accounted for.

e) Incorrect. If people w arthritis are less likely to drink, say, regular coffee, than the general population does it mean they are more likely to drink decaf instead?