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Why must the answer to relate to the audience? Is it just because the preceding sentence was regarding how the audience could react? Because the specific sentence in question is in reference to "participants," I assumed that it would involve the actors, and that's why C was appealing to me. Any further insight would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-4-passage-3-questions/

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    Studying tips

    Like I imagine most of us, I never had to study in high school/undergrad. The LSAT is the first time I've had to seriously study. I find that I'm able to do about two, maybe three, hours a day before I just can't focus anymore. What tips can you offer to help me study more?

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    I posted this on another forum a few minutes ago, so I apologize if some people see this again:

    I've been scoring 167-169 lately on tests in the 50s, with a few in the 40s, and one in the 60s (65). I just did PT 70 and got a 165, though, but I've been struggling to balance work and LSAT prep so that is probably a factor. However, I have heard anecdotally that the newer tests are/seem harder. I guess my question is: should I be concerned? I know I've only taken one in the 70s, so I'm definitely going to take more really soon. Does anyone have tips for adjusting to newer tests and for getting over hurdles?

    I'm aiming for 170+ (no specific score in mind but I simply want to maximize my scoring) and will be writing in September. Is this realistic? Even more, if I want to get a low to mid-170 by the September exam, is this achievable?

    I'll be done work mid-August so I'll be able to study full-time after. I want to know if I'm on the right track for where I want to be.

    Edited: For some context, my BR is 175 or 176 most of the time.

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    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-1-question-24/

    Could someone please explain why C) is incorrect? I understand why B) is correct but after scouring the message boards I can't find anyone who can explain comprehensively why C) is incorrect.

    What if 200,000 people read the newspaper, but the survey only accounts for 1,000 of them. Surely then, the conclusion that George Orwell's 1984 influenced a great number of the newspapers readers, would be inaccurate? I mean, isn't "a great number" simply a relative term? If I have 10 of something, 9 would be a great number of them.

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    Spoilers if you haven't seen the game:)

    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-3-section-1-game-3/

    Really should have taken a break before attempting this LG. Too many distractions and too late in the day - but it did provide comedic relief for me...

    - First of all, do not diagram a parking deck starting with Floor 1 on the top...

    - Second - do not misread the last 2 rules as "There are ""ONLY"" New cars on Floor 1, and "ONLY" Used cars on Floor 3

    But here is a Challenge -

    Q19: If all the production models in the exhibition are used, then which one of the following statements MBT?

    Anyone able to make all of the Production models be "used" in the exhibition... I thought they meant that I had to provide a scenario including all the Production models available.

    Completely lost that it was only the USED Production models in exhibition....

    At least I ended my study time laughing instead of crying:)

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    Can someone help me with this question? I don't know why A is wrong and D is right, they said that you should strengthen the argument that stripes serve as signal for other zebras. Honestly this one kind of pissed me off.

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    Any 7Sager taking the September 2016 LSAT in London? I'll be flying to London just to take the LSAT (studying abroad in the fall) but I have little knowledge about the area. Would love some advice!

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    Hi team,

    I have been studying with 7sage for a month now. Learning a lot of stuff, but just want to do a double check, what do you keep in your head when reading the passage?

    For me, I feel like I have constantly do the following set of things:

    -Untangle the passage into context, premise, conclusion (minor/major) by asking the WHY question.

    -Writing the sentence into logic terms by constantly looking out for any logical indicators (all, never, only if...) and pause for 2 seconds and write it out (sometimes if the sentence is symbol I still try to do it because in the end the passage is an argument)

    And yes, I do this for all the questions. Surly, I speculate when doing actual PT this may be done unconsciously, but for starters, what do you keep in your mind when reading for RC?

    @twssmith, @"Accounts Playable" and anybody else care to share?

    Much thanks,

    Panda

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    Hey everybody - just joined 7sage a few weeks ago and have been absolutely loving the curriculum. I took the LSAT last January and prepared by using Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer (great book) and scored a 165 which I'm proud of, but want to really bust into a significantly higher score.

    Anyways, I'm just wondering if there are people out there who have done so on the actual test by using 7sage. I know there are, and I thought there might be a thread dedicated to people celebrating their success - I just haven't been able to find it! If so, someone please kindly direct me to the right place. :) I'm just looking for some real-life motivation!

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    So I'm working through the problem sets on the harder weakening questions. Through BR I can get 80-100% correct, while doing timed I am only able to get maybe 40-60%. Should this be a concern at this point in time? I have also been doing prep for about eight hours today, so that is one thing I can attribute to the scores. There was a point earlier today I was 25/25 on timed.

    Note: My test date is December 3rd, 2016

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    For this particular question, could someone run me through the process of why whether or not the Ann was offered the fellowship is irrelevant?

    I do see how the correct answer makes the conclusion valid but I can also spot a second sufficient assumption: If ann received the offer for fellowship, then the company will not allow her to take a leave of absence. From the stimulus, we know that quitting her job means two things, that she didn't take leave of absence and that she received an offer for a fellowship. Linking this "offer" term with the sufficient condition of the assumption that I had just listed, we then know that the company will not have let her take a leave of absence. And due to the bi-conditional, we know that if she isn't allowed to take leave of absence, that means that the company will find out that she was offered a fellowship. Wouldn't this also make the conclusion valid as well? I just wanted to know if this thought process was also correct and that there are other potential sufficient assumptions for this question.

    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-21-section-2-question-20/

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    Hey y'all! Just had a quick question about using The LSAT Trainer. Do any of you use the study schedules provided by the Trainer or do you just move at your own pace and do the appropriate drills?

    I just began the Trainer again and am at lesson 5. I love what I'm reading but just wasn't sure how to go about drilling and whether or not to follow one its proposed study schedules.

    Any insight would be helpful! Thanks :)

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    https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-46-section-3-question-24/

    This sufficient assumption question really has me thrown. I've read the Manhattan explanations on this, but I'm still having a hard time with understanding the whole question.

    Conclusion: Money doesn't exist.

    Why? The only thing you need for money to disappear is a universal loss of belief.

    Gap seems to be that because something disappears it doesn't exist.

    So Manhattan represented this in conditional logic as:

    (loss of belief --> disappear) --> NOT exist

    Easy enough, although it wasn't my instinct to put loss of belief as the sufficient condition. Still, with this conditional logic, I think I understand how (A) is the correct answer as the contrapositive.

    Exist --> NOT (loss of belief --> disappear)

    My problem is I'm having a hard time understanding what the necessary condition is saying here. What does NOT (loss of belief --> disappear) actually mean? Something can exist even if there isn't a loss of belief and it doesn't disappear? Also confused about how this works as a sufficient assumption answer, how does this prove that money doesn't exist? Any help?

    As a side note, has anyone seen this conditional logic set up in other questions I can look at?

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    Hey so I already posted a similar discussion to this but it had a lot of other information and I really just need to decide how to study for the September LSAT since I already took it twice and have been studying on and off for a year.

    My 7sage paid membership expired and I have almost mastered LG and LR. Should I just take PTs and timed sections leading up to the September LSAT? Or should I get the LSAT trainer and/or get another 7sage account? Main weakness is RC and I keep hearing that the best way to improve is to just keep doing it. I need to start studying again soon because I haven't looked at anything since the June. Thanks!

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    Hi there,

    I have been thinking of sitting for the Law School Admission Test for quite some time. However, finding the appropriate schedule has always been an issue for me.

    Due to some unforeseen circumstances that have come about recently, I have been made aware that I will not be attending University this upcoming year. This will leave me with an abundance of free-time (July-December).

    Considering I now have this free (full-time) schedule to dedicate towards this standardized test, would this period of time be adequate for someone attempting a score of 165?

    Thank-You all for your time.

    P.S - I understand that responses here will be purely hypothetical, and any reasonable estimate/answer will largely depend on other encompassing factors (i.e. Diagnostic scores/Time dedication).

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