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Prep Test 7 - Section 1- Question 15

I got this answer wrong and was unsure of my answer. Is the correct AC A right because it strengthens the premises to fill in a gap where the deer population increase after the hunting ban could still exist even without the hunting ban? Like for example, a change in the ecosystem in which a predator of deer migrates etc.

I choose B because the key words relating to accidents and public saftey. I felt skeptical about this choice because the AC was reiterating what was already in the stimulus

Can anyone offer any advice on how to more easily eliminate B and choose A when answering this question?

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Incredibly excited after getting the results back from my February 2023 test. Lots of curveballs, but everything I learned through 7Sage after these past 4-5 months of study really came through for me. Much love, and peace out :)

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where Can I go to see the explanation to this question ? I only see the "discuss" button but not the "explanation". I see the "explanation" for the questions that I got right.

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Feb was my 3rd attempt at the LSAT. Last June after studying about 6 months with the PowerScore bibles and online course and my score was an awful 143. I had a ton of tech issues with the proxy and this was before they had the link established to let them know about the proxy issues. I added Kahn academy to my programs and took it again in October, again a 143 but also consistent issues with the Proxy. My PT scores have always been around 150-157 until last week, I broke 160.

I started with 7Sage in Jan and took the test in Feb, the scores were released today and I am at a 145. This time I had a great proxy experience and felt better about the test but found myself struggling with time. I will take the LSAT again in June which is the last time I can take it before I get into Law School this year with the school nearby I want to attend. I can tell that 7Sage is strengthening my foundation and feel confident that I will do better in June but would 7like to know if other people are struggling like this? What did you find to help you get over your slump if you did?

I am not one that like to take PT's, I try to attend as many of the live classes as I can and I follow the curriculum, I try to practice test when I know I will have time to do it but I prefer to practice sections at a time. I'm not sure if that's something that I should start doing more often or not?

It drives me absolutely crazy that we can't see what we missed on the LSAT because I would like to know what I need to work on, taking the LSAT and taking a PT are not similar experiences for me, it's making me wonder if I am struggling worse than I am aware with test anxiety or something similar. My pt.'s are always higher scores and my GPA and performance in school doesn't match my test scores at all. I realize that LSAT and GPA are not similar but I feel like if I am capable at school I should be capable on the LSAT as well.

Just a heads up: I know I shouldn't have taken these tests so close together or before I was ready, that was not something I understood until coming to 7Sage. I am also a married stay at home mom and my husband is uber supportive but we just can't afford to add tutoring to the mix so I appreciate all the tutors that email me wanting to help or commenting on my comments but it's not an option at this time, as much as I know it would help and I wish we could afford it.

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So far I’ve been working down the syllabus starting with the foundations, then LR, which I am currently on, followed by LG, and lastly RC.

I’ve been using the drill feature for MC/MP questions, but I’m not sure if I should be doing a lot of these drills directly after the lesson, as i’ve been doing, or if it would be better if I held off on the drills until I start taking timed PTs , so I could then have clean questions to practice with after identifying my weaknesses.

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For some reason, I am having a lot of trouble for weakening questions in LR. For me, it is just intuitively hard to wrap my head around and go through the steps of finding unwarranted assumptions and harping on that rather than the argument itself. Therefore, I can get them right if I spend a lot of time on them, but end up half-assing answers when I am timed... Any tips to get over this issue?

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The study schedule includes practice tests 36-45. Should I skip those Practice tests since they are in the drilling pool? Or do I follow the study schedule and take PT 36-45 even though they won't be fresh?

  • Follow the study schedule and take PT 36-45

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  • Only take fresh PT and ignore the study schedule

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    What is the best way to study with the core curriculum? Should I be studying RC, LR, and LG every week or should I be focusing on getting better at each section slowly.

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    I am practicing for an online version of the LSAT and one difficulty I am having is knowing which questions to skip, specifically when unable to easily see the next few questions. For example, on RC or LG it might make sense to skip a game / passage and come back to it later but such a gametime decision is difficult when it takes time to go ahead and look at future questions. Comparatively, in Live Commentary videos, it looks so easy since each side of paper has 4-5 questions.

    Any advice?

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    Weakening Question

    I identified 3 premises here:

  • Subconclusion: Poll results can influence decisions and may distort outcomes. SubPremise: Poll results may not be as reliable as public thinks.

  • Publishing polls immediately before an election doesn´t allow enough opportunity to dispute findings.

  • A ban on polls during the week leading up to an election would not totally violate freedom of speech.

    • Conclusion: Polls during the week leading up to an election should be banned.

    Goal: Find answers that show why one of the premises isn´t true, or why we shouldn´t believe the conclusion to be true.

    Answers:

    A. Few people are influenced by polls in the 2 weeks leading up to elections. THIS INCLUDES 1 WEEK LEADING UP TO THE POLL!!! I completely skipped over that obvious implication originally, but see now why it makes sense.

    B. Uneven - too specific. What about close elections?

    C. Remove motivation actually strengthens.

    D. Gains in popularity - who cares? Irrelevant.

    E. Informed citizens is a stretch to unaffected citizens. Also the comparison is weak - this is ONE country, and we don´t know anything about it.

    My takeaway: Don´t read over answer choices too quickly. Maybe try to visualize even abstract answers and concepts like time - in this case, picture a timelines with a dot representing election. Scribbled out right before it is the 1 week without elections. Answer A says 2 weeks right before, there is no influence. I KNEW I could be looking for an answer showing polls don´t affect citizens, so think about how a bigger line right before your election dot would overlap with the part scribbled out, and see how A is actually giving you about a strong point about the 1 week before.

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    Hey y'all,

    I'm looking for 2 study partners to study together til the JUNE 2023 Test. In this group setting we'll meet weekly on an agreed time between us three and help each other with questions through a discussion post. We will hold each other accountable, push each other to the max and stay honest. The focus of this group will be LR and RC. I'm currently scoring in the low to mid 160s and looking for a jump to the high 160s. If you're around this range and can make this commitment for the next 3 months, comment down below and I will reach out ASAP to make this happen.

    Side note: For anyone concerned about time zones, I'm located in the east coast.

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    Hi,

    New member here.

    So, I applied to this 3rd tier school mid February. I received a rejection notice from them by email 2 days after I applied. Their deadline is on March 1. I applied on late Tuesday night, they sent me the rejection notice at 9am on Friday. Basically, they received my app sometime on Wed and made a decision by the end of Thursday.

    Is it normal to receive the notice this quick? I'm aware I was late in the game, but I feel like they didn't even look at my app / CAS report at all. I think my stats are okay for this school: low lsat score but very high GPAs. I submitted all materials with confidence. I don't think I was missing anything critical in my application. I am an Asian immigrant, but I choose not to think that my ethnic background was the reason for immediate rejection. Or, should I?

    I paid the $70 application fee in full plus CAS report fee. I am aware those fees are non-refundable, but I mean. They said in the email their admission team reviewed all my materials and reports, then made a decision. All in 2 days? I feel like I should contact LSAC for misconduct of the admission process of this school. Honestly, I am okay with their decision. I have other active applications in review. I just wished they had reviewed my app equally with others for the admission I paid more than $100 for. What you guys think? Thanks.

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    Essentially, my best scores across all three sections are -0/1. However whenever I see improvement in my LR or RC score the other seems to suffer. As such my score has been hovering around the high 160s and low 170s but my individual section scores fluctuate a good bit.

    My question is this, what are some ways that I can synthesize improvements across all three sections in one test?

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    hey!

    the logical indicator 'until'

    in this ex/ mary goes to the gym until brittany goes to the gym

  • M ->B

    • -B -> M

    would this be the correct translation?

    [anything that follows until is the nec, modify the remaining of the sentence by negating-- which then becomes the suff condition?

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    I am trying to sign up for 7Sage but not sure if I should get live classes or not, does it work with your own pace? I’m on a bit time crunch I wonder if I should just do the regular without live classes? Very conflicted! Any help would be appreciated :) thank you!

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