Why is E the right answer and not A?

In the United States proven oil reserves —the amount of oil considered extractable from known fields—are at the same level as they were ten years ago. Yet over this same period no new oil fields of any consequence have been discovered, and the annual consumption of domestically produced oil has increased.

Which one of the following, if true, best reconciles the discrepancy described above?

A) Over the past decade the annual consumption of imported oil has increased more rapidly than that of domestic oil in the United States.

E) Due to technological advances over the last decade, much oil previously considered unextractable is now considered extractable

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Hi!

I just took this question and answered E first but then changed to D during blind review because it seemed to me that "colonized" was too much of an inference in this answer. Now that I have seen the correction, I still have troubles understanding why D is incorrect. Is E a better answer because it is a better conclusion to the stimulus? How can I approach these tough MSS questions better? #help

Thank you

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If we are someone who receives extra time testing accommodations on the LSAT how can we change the setting on the 7Sage practice tests from 35 min to the appropriate time?

A lot of schools list questions such as "have you ever had disciplinary actions/charges brought against you?" Does disciplinary action include inquiries?

Other schools specify that they're asking for "academic disciplinary actions/academic misconduct" so are academic actions included under all things disciplinary or do they differ from disciplinary actions?

I assume no matter the specifics an applicant should either call and ask the admissions office or just err on the side of caution and submit anything they think might apply.

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hey guys! planning on taking august or September lsat! comment if you'd be interested in a group chat where we can hold ourselves accountable and everything! Instagram is honestly one of the only social media's I use so let me know if that would work okay!

Hi! This is my first discussion post. I was just wondering if someone would be able to help me better understand the significant gap between my Timed and BR Scores. For example, I recently took one of the PT35+ tests and scored 145 (timed, 35/75) and 165 (BR, 60/75). Does anyone have any tips on how to improve under timed conditions? Whether it's practicing to read faster, minimizing distractions, etc.

I am averaging -6 on LR after 7 practice sections (not doing full length tests yet) but consistently miss 1 or 2 of the first 10 questions (i.e., level 1s and 2s) and taking a long time to do so while breezing through the middle 10 questions of the test (then losing more points in the end, partially due to time lost in the beginning and partially because they are hard questions.)

Obviously, I’m planning to incorporate more drilling/reviewing CC to overcome this, but I was wondering if anyone had tips to warmup before a practice section or anything else to avoid brain fog in the beginning of the section. My goal is eventually getting to a 0 to a -1 wrong, but would probably be okay with a -2 depending on how the rest of the test went. Thanks!

As the title says, I’m hoping to create a small study group for LSAT prep! I’ll be working on the test all summer (goal is Sep.), and think it’d be great to have a group of peers to encourage and assist each other while studying. In addition to generally helping each other with questions/etc., I’m hoping to, for example, sit in a call with someone while we quietly work on our own stuff. Another example is telling the group what hours you plan to study on a given day/week and then following up afterwards. This can help minimize distractions and gives a sense of accountability, which some people (like me) find really helpful.

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Hello!! I plan on taking the September LSAT AND applying this upcoming cycle (I'm stressed lol). I would love to create a study group on WhatsApp or GroupMe for others who are planning on this as well (:

Scheduled for august but may push it back. Regardless I'll be grinding for this test all summer. If there is a group chat or someone that wants too be study buddies let me know!

I was thinking of applying to law school in Canada, and I was wondering which are the schools that look exclusively at your last 2 years of GPA.

I am very budgeted and put as much as I can into my studies. I am hoping to be able to invest in tutoring, but I am wondering when the best time to do it would be as I am unable to afford a large amount of lessons.

Any recommendations? #help

Hi All,

I reviewed for the LSAT using 7Sage last year, didn't get the score I wanted, took a break, and am now studying again.

I'd like to use the beta version of Core Curriculum V2 to review core concepts and bring myself up to speed. However, I understand that the CCv2 is missing lessons and might contain mistakes, albeit very few. I'm wondering what critical LR concepts/lessons from the original Core Curriculum are missing from the V2 beta? After going through CCv2, I want to return to the original curriculum to review LR concepts that were skipped in the beta.

Thanks!

Hi! I plan on applying to law schools this September for Fall '24 and had some questions about the FAFSA application. The LSAC advises law school applicants: "If you plan on enrolling in law school at the beginning of the fall term, you can apply for federal financial aid using the FAFSA beginning October 1 of the prior calendar year." As the FAFSA 2022-2023 application closes at the end of this month, am I fine to apply for 2023-2024 when it opens up this October 2023? Or am I misunderstanding and should've applied 2022-2023? I'm having a hard time picturing my timeline as financial aid always worries me.

For question 22, I was between choices A & C and I'm having trouble reasoning why the answer is C.

A) These places also have laws about other aspects of bicycle safety.

This seems like it can be the correct answer choice because if these places have other bicycle safety laws, it makes sense that riding on the left vs not riding on the left doesn't impact collisions much, since they have other measures to combat collisions, or whatever. However, since it was outlawed, and assuming that riding on the left leads to more collisions, the collision rate only decreased slightly, since there are other laws protecting bicyclists' safety.

C) Police officers in these places do not enforce regulations that apply to bicyclists.

I understand this is the right answer because while some may have stopped riding on the left since it was outlawed, many did not because the police weren't enforcing this law, therefore, leading to only a little decrease in collisions (the people who decided to follow the law). However, the assumption in this seems (that bicyclists continue riding on the left despite being against the law) to be greater than the assumption made for A (that other safety laws can combat the rate of collisions in general).

Can someone explain?

Thanks

Hi I can't access my account anymore it keeps saying error and making me wait 10 minutes before trying again.

I saw a question that said "What is the overall conclusion..". For these overall conclusion questions, is it best to choose the main conclusion, or to also include information from the other stimulus too? Thank you!

Hello! I don't remember what practice test I took, but I saw a different type of logic game question. It said something along the lines of "G must be in H only if..". I am only used to the "If G is in H, what must be true?" Does anyone have tips on how to answer the "G must be in H only if.." questions? Thank you!

Hi! I do so much better with accountability/irl studying. Anyone near LA interested in studying together? Online study buddies welcome too!!

Hey team,

For all of those 7Sage team members who have taken the LSAT in the past. Have any of you ever gotten two reading comp sections instead of two logical reasoning sections?

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I took the June test on June 13, and while I was taking the last section of the test, the proctor abruptly terminated my test and would not tell me the reason for termination when I asked her but instead asked me to reach out to LSAC directly.

I immediately called the LSAC afterwards, and they simply told me to submit a test complaint via my account and wait for them to reply. After one day, the Office of Test Security replied by email that I was observed running an unpermitted software application, Cisco Webex, which violated section 16 of the Candidate Agreement (test takers are not permitted to operate or run any other software applications at any point during the testing session). They have cancelled my score and would not offer me a retest opportunity.

I promptly called the LSAC and again they told me to address my concerns by sending an email to the Office of Test Security, as they are solely in charge of handling test takers' complaints and cannot be reached by phone call! I had absolutely no knowledge that the app was being run. I made every reasonable effort to close open apps before the test, and I also believed any such app was already double-checked and closed by the proctors (there were two proctors in turn monitoring my test before the third proctor terminated it). So I wrote an email to the office as copied below:

In reference to your email regarding my June test complaint, the software application Cisco Webex has not been used or opened by me or anyone else on that computer for over six months. Before taking the test, I made all reasonable efforts as a general computer user to ensure that any open applications were closed. I distinctly recall the two proctors also double-checking and ensuring that such an application was closed.

Please provide proof that this application was actively operated on the computer. Additionally, please explain why, based on this proof, you were able to determine that any screen sharing or remote accessing might have occurred, potentially causing a violation of academic integrity. Furthermore, please clarify why, as a general computer user, I would have had any reasonable ability to know and prevent such technical issues from happening.

However, they basically dismissed my concerns, replying that they found it necessary to cancel my June 2023 LSAT score due to a violation of the Candidate Agreement, and I am not eligible for options in response to my complaint. They would not even give me any proof of their allegation!

I don't know what else I can do to raise my concerns and get a retest, other than giving LSAC a phone call and being dismissed by them again. I have prepared for this test for over a year in total and I am desperate to take the June retest (which is scheduled next week on June 21) because I probably wouldn't be able to test again in the near future due to my personal arrangements. If any of you have any advice as to what I can do now, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

As I am going through the curriculum, I am nervous that I will forget past lessons and skills learned. How can I make sure I am keeping up with every skill as I add more and more to my plate. For example, I am currently on Weakening Questions but I want to make sure I don't forget Logic, MSS Questions, and Main Point Questions. Do I just do practice sets everyday? Or what else?