this is an awesome explanation, thank you so much!! I totally did not understand King JY, but this instantly clicked for me.

I'm still confused as to why the word "people" instead of kids is okay in answer choice B. I guess because SA can be broad, and kids are people? #help

When I get stuck on a question like this I think it's super helpful to kind of separate yourself from the question and just look at it in a common sense manner. I've been studying for the LSAT for awhile, and I often get into the mindset of like 'oh they're trying to trick me it's question 18 and it's going to be hard.' When in reality, if I can just give my LSAT brain a break for a second it turns out the questions sometimes aren't all that tricky and can just be normal like you said.

I got #9 correct, but overthought it. It is the most similar, but I am a little confused how the racoon plays into the analogy. When I try to map it out like JY, the panda is the picaro and the bear is the trickster, but what is the racoon, also the picaro? That doesn't really make sense. I do think the answer is correct enough just by the descriptions of "superficial differences" and "deeper understanding" but can anyone explain the racoon bit? #help

I think you're right, C doesn't mean for sure that lights were installed. I'd ignore the comments that are misleading you and trust JY. This might help clarify, but I think sometimes the LSAT tries to trick you with these types of questions. At least for me when I see "weakens EXCEPT" my mind goes to the opposite of weaken, which seems like it would be strengthen. BUT, the correct answer doesn't have to strengthen, it just has to "weaken not" if we put in logic terms. So in this case, C doesn't have to strengthen the argument, it can do literally nothing for the argument. In the same way, answer choice C could say, "I hate the LSAT so much" or "I love my dog Khloe" and it could still be correct, it doesn't weaken the argument, it does nothing for the argument.

I'd be interested in joining!

#help I need more help with answer choice A. the comments seem to suggest a few different responses, but none are convincing me fully. Why can't the dogs go from Canada to Mexico? It feels like answer choice A is necessary for answer choice E to be correct.

I think this question is a good example of just "picking your losers." I am scoring decently high, but I know I'm never going to get every question correct, so this should've been one that I realized I was too confused on and just moved on. Instead, I sat here wasting tons of time when I could've been reviewing another question that I'm more likely to get correct instead.

I'm still confused on question 12 if anyone has an explanation. I eliminated ac A because it says "solutionS" plural, and I couldn't find anywhere where the author of B poses a secondary solution other than the one in paragraph 3. I get why the answer I chose was wrong so maybe I could get it by process of elimination, but I'm not fully understanding why the right answer is the right answer. #help

#help #feedback I wish he would've given an explanation other than just "no" for ac A on question 1. I know it's an easy question, but for whatever reason I keep getting the "easy" questions wrong, even when I'm getting the "harder" questions correct. Is it wrong because the encryption bit is just not the main point? I read it like "here's a potential solution which may not be perfect," and that seemed like an integral part of the passage to me. I could use some clarity if anyone can help!