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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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    Hello, I’m aiming for the April LSAT i’ve mostly been drilling individual sections in Feb to get over my anxiety and slump from January. Now I feel like I’m mentally ready to take the PTs and plan to start from the 60s onwards. Do you guys recommend using the ‘modern’ format where its just 3 sections or stick to the 4 sections that has 2 LRs?

    I’m a bit torn since I know only 3 sections are actually graded but i feel like stamina-wise my brain should be able to do 4 sections due to the experimental.

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    Earth to 7Sagers...

    Are you looking for an easy way to find people to study with? Or do you just want a break from reviewing questions on your own?

    You're in luck! Join us for our next "Study Group Breakout" on Monday, March 13th from 9:00-10:30pm ET.

    Here's how it works:

    Register for the Breakout no later than Sunday, March 12th.

    Take PT54 Section 1 (based on 7Sage's numbering - should be an RC section) and Blind Review it, but DON'T look at the answers. I suggest you take it as a "Drill" rather than as a PrepTest! You can do this by going to the "Practice" tab and choosing "Drills," then selecting "Newer" PTs, selecting "Reading Comprehension," and scrolling to PT54 S1. You will have to individually add each passage to your drill, but hit "Create drill with 4 passages" at the bottom right when finished, and voila!

    Log in to the Breakout Session at the appointed time. We will automatically place you in a group of 2-5 students with similar scores so you can review the section together.

    At the end of the session, you can exchange emails and keep meeting if you enjoyed the group.

    Hope to see you there! Register for the event using this link: https://7sage.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkd-ygrzsrGNTPl6Z68cQRnT0QU97zfQ5M

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    presumably the point is to reinforce the concepts learned previously. for example i just finished the whole section about the weakening questions, and that section ends with 7 or 8 "questions problem sets" ...........but here is what i dont understand : we were told at the start of the curriculum that the newer preptests would all be SAVED to be used later as FRESH practice tests. but these questions problem sets throughout the curriculum contain questions from some of the newer preptests!

    so are we supposed to save new preptests to be used FRESH in their entirety for practice tests? or are we supposed to dutifully complete all of the "question problem sets" throughout the curriculum, regardless of how many of the questions WITHIN these problem sets are from newer preptests (the SAME prep tests we were told originally we would be saving to take fresh)?

    i am confused. and i had a 7sage staff member/ autotmatic response person offer an explanation which i didnt find satisfactory

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    I need help how to approach these because I always get the answer wrong. For except strength questions am I looking for the weakest answer? and vice versa for weaken except questions? Thank you

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    Hello, everyone! First of all, huge thanks in advance to anyone who can offer any input for me.

    So, I haven't applied to any law schools yet. I haven't taken the LSAT yet either. (I will be taking it in April.) Still, I feel like this may be something worth thinking about.

    The law school that I want to apply to is T3. In general, applicants have an average undergrad GPA of 3.47,median LSAT score of 152, and the school has an acceptance rate of about 64.5%. I feel that my chances of getting accepted are good-ish, but I think that my letters of recommendation may hurt me. I graduated with my bachelor's in 2015.

    Over the years, I have kept in touch with just one professor, but I haven't spoken to him in a while. It seems as though he has since left his position at the university and now works for a relatively prestigious prep school. It would be better, of course, to have his letter of recommendation on the university letterhead -- something that I imagine is now impossible. And, to be honest, I'm not entirely sure that he would even feel comfortable writing this letter for me. It has been a while since we last corresponded -- a few years now, at least. Consequently, the letters of recommendation that I come up with may have to be professional letters of recommendation as opposed to academic ones. Not ideal, of course.

    My question is: Well, first of all, what should I do about my letters of recommendation? Any advice? But also, if the school happens to reject me, is there any way that I could perhaps meet with someone at the school and ask what my options are for reconsideration? Is this unusual/impossible? In other words, if there were some way for me to become a better, more deserving candidate that would help the admissions board to change their minds, I would love to know what it is so that I could make the appropriate changes.

    Again, huge thanks in advance for any input!

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    After finishing my first pass through RC, I've noticed I have a tonne of trouble when it comes to passages based on the fine arts / art history. I was wondering if anyone had any reccomendations for resources that go really in-depth into the theory/history surrounding various art styles / techniques / history?

    This is mainly just something to pre-occupy my spare time and maybe learn a thing or two over the next few months.

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    My name is Ken. I get around 169-170 on timed mock test. I am looking for students that I can tutor for free for me to learn better. I have an office at Songdo, Incheon, South Korea. My current occupation is a substitute teacher at Chadwick International School while working on a US teaching license. I can take clients who can come to Songdo, Incheon. I can also do it via Zoom. Please send me a message.

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    I'm doing 1 RC section daily M/W + 1 LG section daily T/Th + 1 LR F + half LR section M-Th.

    I'm currently studying this way utilizing the drill tool, so it'll pull sections from different PTs. To get a better idea of how I'm scoring, should I instead work on a specific PT a week?

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    Hi everyone,

    I am preparing to take the April LSAT (and most likely the June and August LSATs as well) and am interested in possibly starting a study group. My PT scores are currently in the high 150s - low 160s. I am using 7sage for drilling and working with a private tutor. My best section is LG, and I am good with LR but not so good with RC. I am still in undergrad, and I also work, so the only time I would be able to meet would be every other week. If anyone is interested, please let me know!

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    Looking for about 3-5 people to study mostly PT/LR. Pretty good at LG (usually only missing 1 or 2 questions) so I can give some pointers here and there but I am really interested in LR since its my weakest section. I am currently using 7sage, lsatlab, a private tutor, and free resources on the demon. I applied last cycle so I can give some advice about admissions and what test day looks like. I also can give advice on getting free/ cheap studying resources, fee waivers, and testing accommodations since we are here to get all the benefits bb!

    I work fulltime so Sunday afternoon study sessions are best for me but willing to be flexible.

    Really would like nice, motivated, encouraging people so we are all comfortable holding each other accountable on our studys and goals! :)

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    [I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]

    Quick question on the conditional statement of the logic games.

    This problem is from the Grouping and Sequencing Games lesson and for the statement "either P or L or both are selected" and the explanation for it is if not P then L ( shown in photo) so what does including "both" reference? doesn't it also mean it can be both P AND L as well?

    Thank you in advance!

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