When you are forced to brute force a MBT question, what is the best way to go about it? I try and eliminate as much as I can right away. With the ACs that are left, I just negate them and see if I arrive at a contradiction. The problem is that there is more than one way to negate an AC. For example, if the AC says A must be in group 1, then you could put A in group 2,3 etc.. What do you do in this situation?
Thanks for doing this @v. I will tune in
SA and PSA differ in how close to valid they make the conclusion. A PSA AC just needs to get close. A SA AC needs to get to 100% validity. So a SA question stem, will essentially ask "which of the following ACs justifies the conclusion". In contrast a PSA question stem will appear as "which of the following most justifies the conclusion" Notice how the PSA gives you a bit of wiggle room whilst the SA gives you none?
Strengthen and MSS questions are fundamentally different in what they are asking you to do. In a MSS question, you are asked to assume that all the premises given in the stimulus are true. From this assumption, which AC can be concluded. In a strengthen question, the stimulus contains a full argument. The question is asking for an AC that if added as a premise would make the argument's conclusion closer to being valid. In other words, in a MSS question, you are asked to find a conclusion for the stimulus. In a strengthening question, you are asked to find a premise for the stimulus.
If you keep in mind what each question stem is asking you to do, it becomes much easier to distinguish between them.
A sufficient assumption is sufficient to make the conclusion valid.
All necessary assumptions are necessary in order to allow the conclusion to be valid.
Hi Guys. I am currently scoring between 159 to 163. I am trying to get to 175+. Are there potentially any groups out there of people scoring approximately the same with same goal. I am available to meet the mornings EST.
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I also started the course from Logic Games and covered those same sections. I think you are good to go (for logic games) with just those :smile:
Hey @tannedsurfer333323, I don't think so. Chapters 9- 12 are really valuable IMHO. Probably the most valuable part of the book.
Hey Guys. I went through Ellen Cassidy's the Loophole first. When I was going through 7sage's course, I skipped the LR section as it was already covered in the Loophole. I am wondering whether that was a good idea. Is the 7Sage LR section skippable if you have already gone through the Loophole? Should I go over the 7Sage LR section as well?
Hi 7Sage Admin. I just wanted to make a couple of suggestions for the user interface, which I think would make the website a lot easier to use.
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@Juliet--
Hey there! I am just wondering if anyone out here has tried the Camo Review method from Elemental Prep. How does it compare to blind reviewing in your opinion? Personally, I find it to be a better way to go about LR blind reviewing (and possibly reading comprehension), but I am curious if there are some drawbacks that I am missing that others have caught on to.
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Hi there! I would be interested as well, if there are any slots open. Thanks!
What is the flaw in this question? For those of you who are familiar with the Loophole, what is the loophole for the argument here?
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Hey there! I am in a similar situation as you and with a similar timeline. I am also doing a full time job and have been studying since Jan as well. I haven't really done any PT tests yet. I am focused on fool proofing LG and have been following along with the Loophole as well. My reasoning is that it is better to go slowly and lay the foundations first and then move on to PTing. If you don't mind me asking, have you already fool proofed games?
> @medardotreyperez225 said:
> maybe this is a dumb question, but I don't understand the math on this. How do you get to the "you can get at least 30-35 done in a two week period" number?
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Yeah that's what I am wondering too. If I understand correctly, this is roughly the schedule @974 is suggesting:
Monday: 5 new logic games
Tuesday: Do Monday games again for second attempt
Wednesday: 5 new logic games
Thursday: Do Wednesday games again
Friday: 5 new logic games
Saturday: Do Friday games again
That adds up to 15 games in week 1
In week 2, I can redo the games I started on Monday on Monday, the games I started on Wednesday, on Tuesday and the games I started on Friday, on Wednesday. That leaves me with Thursday, Friday, Saturday, in which I don't really have enough time to do the first attempt and the next day attempt as well.
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Am I missing something?
Isn’t the 4th section always LR? I was hoping to simulate a 4th section that I can’t predict
It would be great to be able to replicate the actual test as much as possible
I am bit unsure about getting letters of recommendation. I am an undergrad in engineering school (in my 4th year) who is looking at going to law school soon after graduation. I do not think it is very common for engineering undergrads to go to law school after graduation and so I don't really know how to approach the subject with any of my professors. I have worked with one professor outside of an academic setting, but I don't really believe I have a close enough relationship where they would be willing to recommend me for a field completely outside their field of expertise. Is there anyone else who has been in a maybe similar situation who might be able to provide any guidance here? Thanks!
I did the score predictor from Khan Academy and was able to get an estimate of my starting score (in the 140s :( ). I did not do a full diagnostic exam yet. Is it absolutely vital to do a full diagnostic exam?
hmm. Is the interface for the actual LSAT flex interface the same or very similar to the 7Sage one?
I notice I often misread a question, which can either waste a lot of time (if it's a logic game and the board no longer makes sense) or lead me to the wrong answer. On paper you could avoid this by underlining and marking things with your pencil. Unfortunately, you cannot do anything like that on the LSAT flex with the digital interface. Are there any tips to reduce misreading errors on a digital interface?
Thanks guys! This is really helpful :)
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