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Synopsis: Tears share hormones with stress. Crying removes these hormones. Therefore, it must reduce emotional stress.

The gap: what if the hormones do not cause or sustain the stress?

Emotional stress->hormones

Tears-> lowers hormones.

Therefore, tears->reduce emotional stress

A. Crying and shedding tears are the same things.

/B. There is no confusion between SA and NA.

C. There is no statement the causally connects tears with stress in the premises.

/D. There are no factors that together cause a reduction of stress in this argument. It is only shedding tears.

E. Yes, it assumes that because certain hormones are present when stress occurs, that hormones are causing the stress. Therefore, when hormones are lowered, the stress is lowered.

Therefore, E is correct.

Part: scientific studies cannot be used to disprove a correlation between personality type and any other phenomenon.

Argument role: It is a sub-conclusion since there is a premise that supports it. In turn, it supports the conclusion that “the statement that there is no correlation between people’s astrological signs and their personality types is scientifically unjustified”.

A. This AC says that it is a premise, which is incorrect.

B. This AC says that it is a sub conclusion, which is right.

C. The overall conclusion is the sentence before it.

D. It is given as support for the conclusion, not something to be discredited.

E. It is not a specific instance, it is a general statement.

Therefore, B is correct.

Synopsis: A type of dog is registered more in Flynn Heights than other neighborhoods. Therefore, if a stray of this type of dog is found near Flynn Heights, the dog belongs to someone in Flynn Heights.

The Gap: what if the other neighborhoods have more unregistered dogs of this type than Flynn Heights?

A. This is outside of the scope because the argument is only talking about cocker spaniels.

B. Similar to A, the argument is only about cocker spaniels.

C. The conclusion is only about found stray dogs and whom they belong to, therefore, the prevalence of stay dogs is irrelevant.

D. Pets per capita addresses every other pet on the planets, therefore, it doesn’t guarantee that the cocker spaniel that is missing belongs to a person in Flynn Heights.

E. Knowing whether Flynn Heights residents are more likely to license their dogs helps us assess the argument since if other neighborhoods have cocker spaniel dogs and they are less likely to license their dogs, it could be that they own more cocker spaniels. Therefore, if they own more cocker spaniels and an officer finds a cocker spaniel astray, it is likely that they found a spaniel that belongs to someone from another neighborhood.

Therefore, answer E is correct.

Loophole: assumes that having personal reasons to deny a drug’s dangerousness means that their claim is not true.

He has personal reasons to deny that the drugs are dangerous.

A. They are calling into question the physicians intentions, therefore, reviewing other claims won’t remedy this

B. This says that the author does not examine that the doctor can make an objective judgment. However, the argument calls into question his statement, not his judgment.

C. It makes the claim that the doctor is biased.

D. This argument affirms the author’s personal reasons argument and continues to say that the doctor’s statement could still hold up. This is the Ad Hominem flaw.

E. we are not told that the doctor did not provide a legitimate reason therefore, this is incorrect.

Therefore, D is correct.

Synopsis: It is an addictive game that can be bought or rented. Rebate is offered for rentals. Since it is selling well and renting exceedingly well, it is predicted that it will sell exceedingly well in the future.

The gap: what if they complete the game during the rental period? What if the retail outlets do not provide the rebate?

A. This has already been affirmed in the premise.

B. This strengthens the argument by showing that the players will not complete the game in two days, therefore, they will buy it to complete the game.

C. Popular doesn’t mean they sell well. What if everyone just rents?

D. This is out of the scope because we are only concerned about the connection between not completing->selling.

E. Similar to D, this is out of the scope. If it is the majority, it may weaken the argument even since the people who get it on loan from friends won’t buy it.

Therefore, B is correct.

Hey!

there is a 7sage approved tutor list (https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/4760/7sages-approved-tutors/p1).

Hey! It might also help to do an LSAT flex and then a separate RC sections the end by creating them as prep sets.

Hey!

This looks like a PSA question type. We are looking for an answer choice that will guarantee the conclusion.

Conclusion: the mosaic should have been left there.

Premise: we have also the records that we need and it may misguide others.

A. This answer is close to an NA answer but NA answers can serve as PSA andSA answers. If it wasn’t true that archeological reasons were not the only reasons, it would weaken the argument by showing that they cannot return the item to the spot. For example, what if we have to consider social reasons? what is it is a heritage that need to be preserved in a museum?

C. This strengthens the argument by showing why it is there, but it doesn’t completely prove it. It doesn’t say the original location is the only location the materials could be apparent. It could also be apparent in a museum.

Hey!

I noticed a slight difference between the old and new ones. For example, the new LRs are more nuanced than the older LRs. Also, the new ones have comparative passages while the old ones don't. It has helped to use the old ones to drill and the new ones to do full PTs though so you could always do a combination.

Hey!

So there could be a couple of things happening. It could be a rule misread, a rule interpretation mistake, a timing error (running out of time), a set up problem (not setting up a master gameboard or setting up the wrong gameboards), an inference problem (lack of inference or wrong inference), a question type problem (CBT and MBT confusion), or picking an answer first before reviewing the rest of the answer choices.

Right after doing the sections, do a thorough BR. When you correct an answer in your BR that you previously got wrong, ask how you got it right this time and what your process was previously. Also, jot down how you will go about it when you encounter a similar issue next time. Don't see the answer until you have done these steps.

It will also be helpful to have a specific process of how you approach games. Break them down into steps and apply it each time you do an LG section.

Hey! What's your score breakdown for the others?

For LR, what question types does your Analytics highlight as higher priority? You could make a section out of them and drill.

Do you BR? If so, what is your process?

Treat it like you would a "Must Be True" question in LR

Hello @-180

First off, that's some impressive improvement! One advice I found from The Loophole book is to ask if each potential answer is provable. A provable answer is completely supported by the passage and you can reference back to check it. Each answer for RC is a provable answer, so even if the question asks us to infer, you can often find support for it in the passage. Sometimes the answer is found by joining sets of information or by assessing assumptions. A good question to ask is, "can I be certain there is something in the passage that can support this answer choice?"

You can also use the system that is shown in the explanation videos that shows the differences between most strongly supported and inference.

Is there a video posted or future sessions?

Hey!

I’m working on the others but it helped me to full proof LG down to 0-2.

Conclusion: Many attributions of Dutch landscape paintings to major artists are erroneous.

Connection: Only small number of major artists painted Dutch landscape and the many attributions of Dutch landscape paintings to major artists is false.

A. This doesn’t strengthen because it is not concerned about number

B. This is irrelevant because the major artists still hold the title regardless of who prepared

C. This weakens by showing that many minor artists’ works were lost.

D. This strengthens because it shows that many major artists simply claimed the title but did no actually paint these paintings, which means that the attributions are false.

E. This weakens the argument by showing that minor artists’ work were not lost significantly more than major artists’ work.

Therefore, D is the correct answer.

Conclusion: Individual aesthetic judgments must be evaluated. To the extent to which they promote the survival of that individual.

Connection: The evolution of mental capacities are created to assist self-preservation and an individual’s aesthetic judgement being evaluated in terms of its purpose.

A. This doesn’t strengthen because this connection is already made in the stimulus.

B. This doesn’t strengthen because we are not claiming that it cannot be evaluated but negotiating on what terms it can be evaluated.

C. Yes, this strengthens because we are given the premise that it evolved to serve a self-preservation and the conclusion says that we evaluate it in terms of how well it promotes self-preservation.

D. This doesn’t strengthen because individual preference was never in discussion.

E. This doesn’t strengthen because it doesn’t state what happens to adaptations that do not promote self-preservation

Therefore, C is correct.

Conclusion: Modern aircraft navigation are at risk by electronic devices from passengers.

Connection: Low-power circuitry and being impacted by electronic devices.

A. This strengthens the argument by showing that there is some correlation between the laptop and the dials.

B. This strengthens the argument by showing that electronic devices can impact circuitry

C. This strengthens the argument by showing that a lack of devices is also correlated with a lack of circuity impact.

D. This strengthens the argument by showing that the laptops from passengers who sit within the eight meter difference can impact the circuitry.

E. This argument is irrelevant because the time they were created doesn’t indicate that one influences the other

The correct answer is E.

Conclusion: Springhill discourages conversation.

Connection: modest monthly flat fee and discouraging conservation.

A. This doesn’t strengthen because it doesn’t ensure that they would enforce the permanent economic incentive if implemented

B. This doesn’t strengthen because it doesn’t connect the current flat fee with discouraging conversation

C. This strengthens because it shows that the current threshold is high enough that they do not have the economic incentive to decrease their usage.

D. This is irrelevant because they could be experiencing water shortages too

E. This is background information that doesn’t strengthen the connection between current threshold and discouraging conservation.

The correct answer is C.

Conclusion: dentists should not fill a cavity unless the nerves inside the tooth are in imminent danger from that cavity.

Connection: A procedure being harmful; Leaving it being somewhat unharmful and the procedure not being used unless leaving it is harmful.

A. Leaving it can also be unharmful in the long run.

B. We are not discussing prevention.

C. This strengthens the argument by showing that a procedure that is definitely harmful (that inevitably damages healthy parts of the tooth) should not be done for cases that are potentially harmful.

D. It never said the case is progressive.

E. It never discussed keeping a close eye.

Therefore, C is correct.

Conclusion: Student will get a B in this course.

Connection: Student received B in majority of courses, student will receive in this course too.

A. This introduces a new variable that may decrease or increase her score, therefore, this is correct.

B. This strengthens the argument by showing that the courses were diverse while the grade remained consistent. Therefore, likely that the next grade will be consistent with no relevance to the subject matter.

C. This eliminates a weakening argument that they changed from studying in a particular place.

D. This strengthens the premise that they received a B in the majority.

E. This strengthens by strengthening the connection between previous courses and this next course.

Therefore, the correct answer is A.

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This is super helpful! Thank you!

Oppse! Meant to say PT3.S4.Q20

Hello @ Get Right,

Thanks for the great advice. Untimed deep review of the questions and the reasoning behind the answers are very helpful. I did a review of the missed questions in different PTs untimed and it really helped my understanding of the structures and this understanding increased my blind review score. However, I notice that when I do similar questions under timed conditions, my mind reverts back to old faulty patterns of reasoning. I thought of making timed sections out of missed questions to solve for this, but I need to adopt a strategy that will prevent me from reverting back to the old patterns. Do you have advice on how to apply blind review-level understanding on timed PTs?