The stimulus tells us that property rights are super important to the city council. Then we are told that for that particular city, there are restrictions that prevent property owner from doing anything to their property (other than cutting their grass and getting rid of weeds).

I am not well-versed on how zoning laws work, so I wasn't sure who holds the power over enacting zoning laws. I got the feeling that it was the city council members, but I wasn't sure if we were allowed to make that assumption.

Going back to the paradox, I anticipated that a possible resolution was that there were other people in local government who had a say on whether or not to pass these zoning laws.

When I got to the answer choices:

A- "sometimes allowed exemptions" this further shows that the city council is restrictive. Just because they make at least one exception, doesn't erase the fact that they're almost always restricting the property owners' rights

B- I chose this answer choice. My reasoning was that property owners actually wanted things to be this way, despite the council members cries that the zoning laws were too restrictive to meet the needs of property owners. If that's what the people want, then is there really an issue? As I'm writing this out, I'm wondering if that's where I went wrong. Equating issue with paradox? The contradiction could still exist even if the people being affected by it don't see it as an issue, right? Ugh...I feel like I'm overthinking this:/

C- I saw this as a contradiction to our premise that says that, "property rights is of the utmost importance to city council"

D- I felt that this answer wanted us to assume that every time your neighbor does something to their property, it affects your own property. Which i don't think is a fair assumption. What if someone is adding an extra room to their home, which is located on three acres of land and the nearest neighbor is miles away? I could see how putting up a fence could have a direct impact on your next-door neighbor, but the fact that it's not something that happens every single time that you do something other than cut your grass or get rid of your weeds, really confuses me.

I felt that without the assumption that I pointed out, this answer wasn't strong enough to resolve the paradox.

E- I thought this further emphasized that property rights were being restricted, and thus deepened the mystery behind the contradiction

I would greatly appreciate clarification on why D is correct and why B is incorrect. Thanks in advance!

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What questions are you asking schools you are applying to/have already been admitted to? There are some obvious ones out there like bar passage rate, but what is the stuff that might not come to mind as easy.

Just purchased the LSAT Prep Plus which includes LSATs 19-89 and i was wondering which ones you guys recommend i save for practice tests? I feel like LG nowadays is far more difficult than what it used to be a few years ago.

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Hi all. I have been PTing in the low 170s (averaging 172.5) and have only scored 175+ twice with a 175 and a 178. I scored in the high 160s on my first official test and would like to get my average high enough for my score to still be 173+ despite a test day drop. Does anyone have advice on how to consistently break into the mid to high 170s range? My main problem section is RC which typically ranges from -0 to -5. Is there any way to get this more consistent? Also, despite foolproofing games from pts 1-50, I still occasionally go -2 on LG. Is there anything more I can do to consistently get that to -0? I feel the most confident in LR where I average -1 and have never scored below -3.

I am considering trying a PT + review every day as some people I know had success with that strategy. While I think this may be unwise for some, I could see it being helpful for me as I have a strong understanding of the fundamentals. Or would I be better off just doing tons of RC and LG sections?

Thank you for the help!

Hello,

I currently live in Mainland China and I am signed up for the April 2021 LSAT which has been changed to the LSAT-Flex test. I have been looking at the LSAC website to see if there are any issues in China with the LSAT-Flex. Have any of you heard of people taking the test in Mainland China?

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I am Poornima. I am studying law in my home country (India). I am interested in giving LSAT and study JD in US as well as get settled there.

It's my first week on 7 sage. I am following the study schedules consistently. I am interested in giving LSAT in or after May, 21. I am aiming a high score. 170 and above.

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A friend recommended 7Sage, especially for Logic Games, and I started the Core Curriculum / drilling / blind reviewing.

After 4 months of studying, I've finally broken trough the 170s!!

I got a 174 (-1 LR, -5 LG, -0 RC) and a 179 on BR.

Thanks so much to the 7Sage community and to JY!!

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Hi guys! I've been using 7Sage to study for over a month and am very comfortable with using the tools/navigating the site/etc. when doing problem sets and PTs.

Can anyone who took a flex exam tell me how different LSAC's interface is? Are the tools the same, and is the layout similar enough that I won't be adapting to it on test day? Thank you!!

Hello!! This might be a long shot, especially since I don't really have much to offer in return :(

I applied ED to GULC and was recently waitlisted. GULC is absolutely my dream school (for public interest related things) and I'm hoping to make my letters of continued interest more substantive by showing that I've reached out to current students and alum. Is anyone free for a few minutes to chat? I would SO appreciate it!

Hey, does anyone know of a reliable way to simulate the LSAT-flex environment? I already switched to using LSAC's interface to take my practice tests (which is HORRIBLE compared to 7sage's interface) but using the 4 section LSAT proctor video doesn't seem right.

I'm confused what the passage is actually saying here, and while I can vaguely see why AC E is the correct answer choice, I'm wondering if someone could explain what the LR passage is saying. Is the passage suggesting that the fossil record tells us Beetles developed earlier than the pollen? Not sure if I am allowed to post the whole question here or not...

If you have done this passage and got Q14 right, would you mind explaining your thought process? The passage says "the second rationale is that a punishment is justified by severity of a crime." This leads me to interpret that the consequence (severity) of the crime matters to punishment. So I was looking at C and E. Can someone who has figured out this question explain where I went wrong? Thank you!

Hi guys, so I took both the August and November flex exams. On the November exam, I ended up getting a score that is 8 points higher than what I received in August (Thank God) BUT now I have a dilemma. After receiving my score, I immediately started applying to schools because I heard it's best to submit by Thanksgiving. I thought my score increase was pretty middle of the road and nothing extreme since I read on multiple blogs that an LSAT addenda should mainly be written for extreme increases (10+ points). That said, I did not write any LSAT addenda for the 11 schools I have applied to so far.. (big yikes).. but I read some of the posts on here and it seems like some schools require an addendum or highly encourage one when there's a score increase of 5+ points.... so basically, I am freaking out because I submitted so many applications already and don't know if it's too late to write one or if I need one for the ones I submitted? Will law schools contact me or is this something where I need to call them and see if I can submit it even though my application has been sent in? Any insight and advice would be appreciated.

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All jokes aside, I'm looking to form a small study group for the Jan LSAT. No score requirement, I think it would actually be useful to have a mix (people with higher scores can reinforce what the learn by helping lower scorers). Personally, my average is now around a 172 (highest was a 176). Anyone is welcome to inquire (through DMs, please) as long as you can meet after 6:30PM EST on one or more weekday. I'd like to start out with 6 people max but may expand. Preferably, I'd like to use FaceTime for these meetings but could do Google Meet as well.

Hi all! Hope everyone is staying safe and doing well. Lemme get to it.

As an undergrad, my friends and I were having a movie night and I used my laptop to stream a movie. Back then I was ignorant and thought that only downloading movies was illegal, while streaming them was okay.

Turned out the website I used was a file-sharing website and the next morning my school's IT department forwarded me an email notifying them that my ISP detected a potential copyright issue. I had to read a short article about why streaming movies on P2P websites counts as copyright infringement and take a quiz. They did mention this was more about educating me, and there would be no record on my file since this was the first and only instance.

Is this something I should disclose on the character & fitness section of my application?

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This is my first time posting here, so if I violated some rules/norms, so sorry!

I got my second LSAT score back in November, and for a second time, it was much under my PT range. The first time, it was only 4 points under, which was reasonable enough that I thought it was nerves. The second time, I knew I made a critical mistake on a LG, but I thought I pulled out with roughly a 168-170, which was around my PT average. Instead, I got a 162 for the second time.

I have no idea what went wrong, other than the LG and missing some time because of it, but that wouldn't account for that large of a discrepancy. I did study content right before for my peace of mind, so maybe that played a role in confusing me or something.

I'm taking it again in January as a last-hope effort, but I am unsure how to proceed because I don't know what I need to correct.

For reference, LR is usually my best with LG being a struggle with time, and RC can be its own devil sometimes. I don't have averages on hand, but if that's needed, I figure those out.

Hi y'all, I know this is potentially insane but I recently began studying for the LSAT in mid-January. I have a tutor for a couple hours a week, and do a lot better when I can talk through problems with other people. Is anyone interested in a study group/partnership to hold each other accountable? Also, ISO tips from anyone else who has studied for the LSAT in one month! Feel free to link study sessions below as well, I'm sifting through these resources now to find ones that align with what I'm looking for but don't want to miss anything!

Browsing through an article and found this:

"So long as opinion is strongly rooted in the feelings, it gains rather than loses instability by having a preponderating weight of argument against it. For if it were accepted as a result of argument, the refutation of the argument might shake the solidity of the conviction; but when it rests solely on feeling, worse it fares in argumentative contest, the more persuaded adherents are that their feeling must have some deeper ground, which the arguments do not reach; and while the feeling remains, it is always throwing up fresh intrenchments of argument to repair any breach made in the old."

Without Googling, tell me what you think this means. Reminded me of something that could be on the LSAT.

I'm completely lost on this question; the stimulus is short but I don' know what to even look for

Someone help! There aren't any explanations available online

Hi! Whoever is looking for a study group or a study partner, let me know if you're interested! I'll be taking the February LSAT. I'm averaging in the 150's right now. Some days are good, and some are bad lol. So I definitely want to be confident in only having good days

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Hi everyone! I've been having some trouble with certain Assumption questions and I was wondering if I could get some quick help on them. The questions typically state "Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?"

Are these typically NA or SA questions?

I'm new to 7sage and I have been going through the curriculum. I like the idea of low resolution summary but I'm curious as to how you'll are doing this on the LSAT Flex where you are unable to write on the passage. Are there any techniques that you'll use for annotation?

Background: I usually score around -6 on LR and LG, but my RC grades usually sit around 50% incorrect answers. I'd like to get this down to the same level as the other two sections before I proceed with studying them further. (I haven't implemented the Low Res/ High Res summary technique on a practice test yet, before I didn't have any strategy at all.)

I see 7Sage has the option to simulate the LSAT-Flex which simply removes one of the LR sections from a practice test. From a prep perspective, is there any benefit to doing this? I see it from the alternative position and being more advantageous to work on an extra 25 LR questions. What might I not be thinking about?