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Last comment saturday, feb 11 2017

No more flash player?

Has the flash player option for videos been discontinued? Sometimes my computer will not load the default player, and I noticed that the alternative option doesn't seem to be available for me any more.

Is this the case for anyone else?

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I'm quite confused on this question. I was down to answer choice A and E, and ultimately chose A. I understand why E is correct, but I still cannot grasp why A is not.

I thought that the stimulus could be viewed in relations to not only "conclusion/premise," but also "phenomenon/hypothesis." The passage is telling us why "consumers are buying more durable goods" because they expect economic growth. And with this, the economist further explains/hypothesizes that "the economy seems to be heading out of recession. "

  • Consumers are buying more durable goods than before (Premise/Phenomenon)
  • Expect economic growth in the near future (Sub-conclusion)
  • The economy seems to be heading out of recession (Conclusion/Hypothesis)
  • To my knowledge, providing any hypothesis to a phenomenon would be trying to explain the phenomenon, which is exactly what answer choice A states. For instance, if you see a phenomenon that whatever you drop from a building falls to the ground, by hypothesizing that there seems to be a force (gravity) that makes items drop, this would be providing an explanation to the phenomenon. Any help would be great!

    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-24-section-2-question-10/

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    Last comment saturday, feb 11 2017

    Difficulty of Indian LSAT

    Has anyone taken an Indian LSAT?

    I have taken almost every LSAT released while preparing to write my first LSAT lsat December.

    Surfing on the internet, I have noticed that there are 4 Indian LSATs available. Although I have heard a few times from here and there that Indian LSATs are much easier than our USA and Canada LSAT, after taking the second one (the first one was the same with Sample LSAT), I felt that this one is not that much easier, maybe only a little.

    I would love to know what others think about this one, especially about the second one.

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    Looking for a group of motivated individuals who want to learn, progress, and prioritize the LSAT. People who can forge together and keep each other accountable on studying and practicing. I graduated from U of M -Dearborn with a BA in English Literature and double Minor in Criminal Justice and Writing. I'd be willing to help with personal statements in our study group as well.

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    Hello,

    I'm not sure how to contact 7Sage customer support. Is there a "Contact Us" feature that I'm not seeing? I initially purchased the Ultimate package with the expectation of taking the June 2017 LSAT; however, I just accepted a new job that requires an out-of-state move as well as juggling two jobs between now and July. Given all these changes, I won't be able to devote enough time to studying between now and June and am hoping to extend my access to the content I purchased through September. Is that possible?

    Thanks!

    -Nichole

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    Last comment friday, feb 10 2017

    Diagramming Questions

    Q. When to and not to use formal logic and/or contrapositives

    How do you diagram this

    J is selected unless W is selected

    J is selected if and only if W is selected

    If W is not selected then J is not selected

    Either J or W must be selected

    Help anyone

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    So I have been Blind Reviewing for the past two weeks since I am new to 7sage. Before i used Blueprint as well as The LSAT Trainer but heard very good things about 7sage. Anyways I was wondering if anyone else second guesses themselves when they are Blind Reviewing. For many questions I am getting wrong that i Blind Reviewed because I wasn't 100% sure if it was correct i end up second guessing myself and chose a wrong answer when the correct answer was my original answer if that makes sense lol. Let me know if this is happening to you as well and any tips?

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    Last comment friday, feb 10 2017

    Stuck in PT40s

    I usually get 6-7 wrong per LR section in late PT50s or early 60s. Yet, when I did PT40s(PT42), I got 10 wrong per section. I felt lost and confused. Should I review the CC before doing more timed section or PT?

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    Hi all,

    Just a quick question, does the word "can" indicate a relationship or is it indicate like "could", "might" a probability?

    For instance, the sentence, "Some reporters can scoop all of the reporters", can you translate it into: Reporter X(-Some-)Scoop all of the reporters. Or is it just a statement indicating probability of this relationship?

    if that is not true, then, as a rule of thumb, you can never translate a probabilistic statement into a conditional statement since conditional statement are 100% of occurrence?

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    Last comment friday, feb 10 2017

    Columbia Interview Help

    Hey guys,

    It still feels so weird to be on the other side of the LSAT haha. I (surprisingly) received an interview invite from Columbia today. I would greatly appreciate any insight! I've heard their interview can be pretty tough.

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    I only have a few days access left in this invaluable 7sage world, and thought it'd be good to reach out to the other ancient (35+ year old) folks who are likewise chasing their law school dream later in life. For me, I see it as a productive use of a mid-life crisis (sports cars depreciate much faster than JD degrees), and something I've always wanted to do. Whilst doing the school tours and tests I'm surrounded by babies/young whippersnappers, but I'm hoping once I settle into a part-time/weekend program the average age will increase a bit. Learning the test seemed a bit intuitive after having spent a decade or so working with lawyers and picking up how they think, but study time was always sandwiched between career, family and civic duties. 7sage was the perfect fit, and I watched my average score jump about 15 points from beginning to end of the course. I've talked a few friends into considering law school as well, and will be singing the praises of this site for years.

    So what about you? What inspired the return to school? Challenges? Favorite schools?

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    Last comment thursday, feb 09 2017

    Do we need buy CAS service?

    I checked the LSAC and saw the Credential Assembly Service (CAS), which cost $50. How would it(elvuation) influence the admission? any idea?

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    So....

    I JUST SUBMITTED MY APPLICATIONS..... except for UT Law because they warned me in advance to wait until closer to deadline to submit since my February score will be coming in then.

    Anyway, how does the process work normally and how long will it take for them to respond upon receipt of my February LSAT score? Do we get e-mail notifications from the school or does the LSAC let us know?

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    Last comment thursday, feb 09 2017

    Embedded Conditional

    Hi Guys,

    I was trying to prove the following statement, please help to see if it is correct:

    (A-->B)-->C

    not (A-->B) or C

    (A some/and B) or C

    C->(A some/and B)

    is there more step to go below this?

    So all I can get to is that, if C fails, then some A are not B.

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    Last comment thursday, feb 09 2017

    Flaw confusion, please help!!!

    Hi guys,

    I have some confusion going on here between the difference of the following question:

    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-4-question-23/

    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-27-section-1-question-23/

    In sum,

    From PT25-S4-Q23, we learned that:

    If A cause B cause C, then it concludes C causes A; this is wrong because the possibility of C some A, or C and A, is ignored.

    If that is true, so why is: PT27-S1-Q23 answer choice A wrong.

    If most A cause B, then B, therefore A, the structure of PT25-S4-Q23, then, if we had follow PT27-S1-Q23 logic, it gets down to: (negating "most" to "some not", then it follows that some B is not A is ignored, which is what answer choice A says isn't it?

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    This Saturday will be my first time taking the LSAT and so far I've taken more prep tests than I can count over the past months. Although I will probably take it again, I'm one of those people who historically does significantly better when taking the test twice. Thus I'm planning ahead and taking it this Saturday followed by a later try during my last year of college.

    Best of luck to everyone and please make sure y'all are winding down and destressing. Take care of yourselves and see you on the other side. (3(/p)

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    Hi guys,

    I wonder if you can help and check my analysis to see if it is correct or not.

    The question is here: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-22/

    I used logic to solve this question.

    The logic goes of the following:

    Law abiding people->Environment->Character->Criminal Action->Crime

    And the conclusion states:

    Crime->Law abiding people

    That is why answer E is correct.

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    I just noticed that none of my lessons are marked as completed. I still have the different percentages at the top of the page but that's it. If this is a new change how do we now determine which lessons have been completed? I'm logged in from work and haven't checked any other computers or phones. Using Internet Explorer. Can't access other browsers at the moment.

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    So I'm finally getting my hands on the earlier PT used in the CC (I have been using the silent videos)...yay me! This is probably a dumb question, but how are y'all timing yourselves with the question sets at the end of each section if y'all are using paper copies since most are in different tests and maybe even books? Seems like it would be hard to get an accurate time measure switching PT books for one question.

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    Last comment wednesday, feb 08 2017

    PT27.S4.Q25 - all any reporter knows

    Hi All,

    This is a difficult flaw question and I intent to give a shoot at explaining it, which is different from JY. Please help and check my explanation's validity.

    The question link is here: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-27-section-4-question-25/

    For flaw question, the first step I do is always noticing the logic and try to draw it out. This helps to distinguish whether the logic fallacy is a formal fallacy or informal fallacy.

    Under this question, the logic are breaking down into the following:

    Premise 1: Reporter knowledge-->Press Agent-->Tells Everything-->1 reporter knows more->Scoop other reporters

    Activator: Tells Everything

    Conclusion: Scoop other reporters

    By this we notice that it is a SA/NA fallacy.

    However, we are not finished. As time consuming as drawing the logic out, the question steam puts the final hurdle.

    The question didn't ask "Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning in the argument", but instead, it says, which one of the following which isn't stated, but is consistent with the flaw.

    In other words, we are trying to find one thing that is consistent within the flaw, which we have defined. And we are not defining the flaw here, but a consistent use of language.

    Which marks E correct, which translates into: 1 reporter knows more-->Reporter knowledge. I agree, the translation isn't as perfect, but it does draw a great deal of similarity.

    Had the question asked to identify the flaw in this question, then B becomes the correct answer, which states: one doesn't have to be a reporter and not scoop the reporters. To see this, refer to PT25-S4-Q23.

    Please comment on my explanation.

    Thanks,

    Panda

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    Hello,

    So...I asked my prof to write a letter on January, and she kindly accepted.

    But it's Feb already and it seems she does not open the email from LSAC yet.

    The deadline is 2/15 and I told her that and I emailed her like 4 days ago attaching uploaded PS, but should I email her again and tell her as a reminder that the deadline is 2/15?

    It must take some time for LSAC to upload the letter and send application to school so I hope she can email the letter like 2/13 at the latest but I do not want to push her neither...what should I do?

    Should I wait for a couple of days more?

    Thanks

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    Last comment wednesday, feb 08 2017

    Average amount of growth over time?

    Good morning! I hope all of you are doing well. I am sorry to bother you, but I was wondering what your average growth is? I took an LSAT practice with zero knowledge from the practical 10 about 6 weeks ago, and scored a 147. I only took one in the past month with only the help of the LSAT Trainer and scored a 155, and have just taken one today, after taking this course for about ten hours, and scored a 161. I have studying pretty rigidly over the last five weeks or so, or as rigidly as I can on top of teaching 27 credit hours, but I am worried that I am not on track for June's test. Is there any form of gauge for me to tell, or do any of you have any experiences you could share? Thank you so much in advanced for your time and consideration.

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