I made digital flashcards for LR concepts. Enjoy!

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  Sprinkles Alum Member ⭐

  July 2016 11542 karma

  Bookmarking. You're a legend!
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  LawAndDisorder Member

  July 2016 194 karma

  *slow clap*
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  LSATKingsman Alum Member

  July 2016 edited July 2016 1024 karma

  Wow nice. Gold Star
  
  added to my Favorites. (:
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  Coolmama09 Alum Member

  July 2016 156 karma

  wow this is beautiful! i really love the valid/invalid argument. do you have this in a PDF file . i would love to print it and shrink it fits on one page. Thanks!!!
• Nanchito-1-1 Alum Member

  July 2016 1762 karma

  Cool, thanks!
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  mcmlaw36 Alum Member

  July 2016 631 karma

  Bookmark how?! Also.. I would definitely be interested in a PDF file too, if available!!! @LetsHigh5. Thanks!
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  nantesorkestar Alum Member

  July 2016 431 karma

  @LetsHigh5 You should be knighted by the Queen.
• Nanchito-1-1 Alum Member

  July 2016 edited July 2016 1762 karma

  @mcmlaw36 there's a little star to the left of the like button that lights up. To bookmark, click it. You can check your bookmarks to the right of your screen.
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  mcmlaw36 Alum Member

  July 2016 631 karma

  Thank you! @nanchito
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  MaxineSP Alum Member

  July 2016 83 karma

  You can save the PDF on the Quizlet website!!
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  LetsHigh5 Alum Member

  July 2016 703 karma

  @Coolmama09 : I can send you a Word file, which you can turn into a PDF, as well. But honestly, I don't think it won't be as effective as studying flashcards. I'm a teacher and the research shows that distributed practice coupled with memory retrieval is far superior for learning than re-reading material. Here is a short but informative video that explains some other quick study hacks based the science of learning, as well.
• jinbin00 Alum Member

  July 2016 53 karma

  Thank you!
  
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  notwilliamwallace Alum Member

  July 2016 1049 karma

  This is literally worth a million dollars. Thank you for creating and sharing.
• bruingirl1205 Alum Member

  July 2016 444 karma

  Thank you for the resource!
• annannann Alum Member

  July 2016 304 karma

  This is awesome! Thanks!
• lenelson2 Member

  July 2016 523 karma

  Very cool. Thanks!
• draj0623 Alum Member

  July 2016 916 karma

  Thank you for sharing!
• palexandra Alum Member

  July 2016 148 karma

  This is so helpful!
  Thank you!
• tiffany.pizarro Member

  July 2016 5 karma

  Wow!!! Fantastic job with this! Thank you!!!!
• _Hopeful Alum Member

  July 2016 103 karma

  You're awesome!
  Thanks!!!
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  inactive Alum Member

  July 2016 12637 karma

  Moved to the study guides section so people have an easier time finding it.
• shawntomvar Member

  July 2016 16 karma

  Love this community
  
• J_Clarkson Alum Member

  September 2016 585 karma

  If this were reddit, you'd be gilded!
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  desire2learn Member

  September 2016 1171 karma

  Unmatched!
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  Sprinkles Alum Member ⭐

  November 2016 11542 karma

  http://i.imgur.com/4GJoX1L.gif
  
  Also for anyone interested, I made a quizlet for conditional indicators: https://quizlet.com/164108715/conditional-indicators-drill-flash-cards/
  
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  Alex Alum Member ⭐

  November 2016 23929 karma

  @montaha.rizeq said:
  
  Also for anyone interested, I made a quizlet for conditional indicators: https://quizlet.com/164108715/conditional-indicators-drill-flash-cards/
  

  so clutch! Thank you Montaha!!
• Alex Alum Member ⭐

  November 2016 23929 karma

  Where were you when I was first learning these!?
• John1990 Member

  December 2016 30 karma

  @LetsHigh5 these have been so helpful, thank you!
• LsatChic Member

  January 2017 191 karma

  Thank you so much.A major blessing
• AndWhyisBwrong Alum Member

  June 2017 92 karma

  This is the truth! Thanks tremendously!
• inactive Alum Member

  June 2017 12637 karma

  Announcing this in the Study Guides subforum.
• jack.igoe Member

  June 2017 544 karma

  This is awesome! Thanks @LetsHigh5. This community is fantastic.
• ElleWoods77 Alum Member

  June 2017 1184 karma

  this is great thank you so much!
• TexAgAaron Alum Member

  June 2017 1723 karma

  These are amazing! Thank you so much!
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  LetsHigh5 Alum Member

  June 2017 703 karma

  *** UPDATE ***
  I don't abandoned the "question stems" and "strategies by question type" linked in the original post. Instead, I combined the two AND updated the cards with improved strategies.

  • "Stems & Strategies": https://quizlet.com/_2dy8ob

  They're not perfect, of course, but it's definitely more efficient to study this one stack instead of the other two.

  Also, as nice as the visuals of the "valid/invalid argument forms" cards in the original post are, I've since updated my thinking on this, too. It's simpler and for me, better. So, feel free to make your own strategy flashcard with this info. for "all"/"most"/"some" premises:

  • List each conditional premise, 1-by-1
  • Note the "strongest term" on the sufficient side. (Usually an "all", but sometimes a "most"; NEVER a "some").
  • 2 strong terms MUST have a sufficient in common to combine. (Exception: Most A are B, All B are C; you can say Most A are C.)
  • (SOME + SOME) & (SOME + MOST) = Always Invalid

  I hope that helps, everyone.
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  LetsHigh5 Alum Member

  June 2017 703 karma

  Please forgive the typos above, everyone. (Rest assured, I actually proofread my flashcards.) :-)
• dfletch5 Alum Member

  August 2017 260 karma

  @LetsHigh5 said:
  Hey, everyone. In my quest to become an LSAT test-taking machine, I made some digital flashcards to help me memorize some key concepts in LR:

  -- Valid/Invalid argument forms
  -- Logical Fallacies
  -- Stimuli Indicators (premise/conclusion, sufficient/necessary, causation, some/most/all)
  -- Question Stems
  -- Strategies by Question Type

  I'm going to flip through these every day from now until the September test date until they can instantly be recalled from memory. And obviously, they're a compliment--not a substitute--for other forms of preparation. I thought I'd pass them along, just in case you find them useful, too.

  If you like them, great!
  If you don't like them, please tell me how you think they can be improved.
  If you spot an error, please let me know.
  If you have some great flashcards that help you memorize important LSAT info, please pass it along, too.

  Thanks!

  @LetsHigh5 Thanks a million!
• sandy180 Alum Member

  August 2017 159 karma

  @LetsHigh5 said:
  @Coolmama09 : I can send you a Word file, which you can turn into a PDF, as well. But honestly, I don't think it won't be as effective as studying flashcards. I'm a teacher and the research shows that distributed practice coupled with memory retrieval is far superior for learning than re-reading material. Here is a short but informative video that explains some other quick study hacks based the science of learning, as well.

  This is correct! Thanks for the flash cards:)
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  AnthonyScalia Alum Member

  August 2017 330 karma

  Awesome resource, @sayhey180! I love that so many people here go the extra mile to share their wisdom and labors with each other.

  Out of curiosity, how do you guys use these cards to study? While I love using flashcards for vocabulary, alarm bells go off in my brain at the thought of using flash cards for logic. I fear that even attempting to memorize those rules will stunt my ability to consistently and accurately derive them on my own. In not actually knowing these rules but being able to correctly arrive at them given any LR situation, I get unambiguous feedback and validation that I genuinely understand the logic, and have the skills necessary to pull such functions from a text. I don't want to gain a false sense of security by having the connections be automatic in most cases, only to feel unconditioned and blindly subservient when faced with an inevitable curveball.

  But that's just my speculation as someone who hasn't tried it! Clearly a lot of people use these advantageously. I'd love to hear about how you guys use them so successfully!
• kleinstd Alum Member

  March 2018 68 karma

  THANK YOU!!! life saver bless you
• Beast Mode Live Member

  March 2018 855 karma

  THANK YOU SO MUCH @LetsHigh5 !!!!
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  LetsHigh5 Alum Member

  March 2018 703 karma

  (bump)

  Just a reminder to those that just happened upon this post: the update I posted in the comments shows how I improved upon the original post.
• Eric25 Member

  March 2018 720 karma

  @LetsHigh5 Thank you for these!!
• goingfor99th Free Trial Member

  March 2018 3072 karma

  I wish I knew this existed when I started studying. :'[
• westcoastbestcoast Alum Member

  March 2018 3788 karma

  Bump!
• CurlyQQQ Alum Member

  March 2018 edited March 2018 295 karma

  The strategies for each question type is exactly what I've been looking for!! You sir/madame are a stand up citizen! Totally added all of these to my LSAT Folder on quizlet
• Redentore3337 Alum Member

  March 2018 350 karma

  Can someone please explain

  "CIRCLE: all conditional, modal, and quantifier words."

  what exactly are conditional, modal, and quantifier words or where I can be directed to learn exactly what those terms mean.

  Thanks!
• LCMama2017 Alum Member

  March 2018 2134 karma

  @Redentore3337 said:
  Can someone please explain

  "CIRCLE: all conditional, modal, and quantifier words."

  what exactly are conditional, modal, and quantifier words or where I can be directed to learn exactly what those terms mean.

  Thanks!

  The Intro To Logic section of the CC explains all of these... its good, check it out.

  -l.
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  LetsHigh5 Alum Member

  April 2018 703 karma

  @Redentore3337 said:
  Can someone please explain

  "CIRCLE: all conditional, modal, and quantifier words."

  what exactly are conditional, modal, and quantifier words or where I can be directed to learn exactly what those terms mean.

  Thanks!

  Conditional Words: words that express a clause/causal relationship, i.e. when something occurs or when it does not (e.g. "if", "unless", "as long as", etc.)

  Modal Words: words that express the likelihood of something occurring or not (e.g. "will", "probably", "can", etc.)

  Quantifier Words: words that express the amounts/degree of something occurring (e.g. "all", "most", "some", etc.)

  Yes, as stated by others, the 7Sage curriculum (or other LSAT resources) are where you'll go to learn these how these specific modifiers affect LSAT arguments.

  And the reason it's so important to notice ANY and ALL of these conditional/modal/quantifier words is that the presence of even one of them in a stimulus or answer choice completely alters argument. In fact, throughout all LR and RC sections, the difference between a valid or invalid argument, or a correct or incorrect answer, will often hinge precisely on the presence of one of these types of words.

  I hope that helps.
• jkjohnson1991 Alum Member

  April 2018 766 karma

  Much appreciated.