Please help RC is not improving

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  Q.E.D Alum Member

  November 2016 edited November 2016 556 karma

  Maybe take a few and do a full analysis with notes before you hit the questions. What's the purpose? What's the layout? What does each paragraph do? What's the main point and supporting argument? What's the concrete detail? What does the word choice say about the author's attitudes? What conclusions can the reader make?
  
  I think if you get in the weeds with the full literary analysis of several passages, you'll get better at seeing things automatically, particularly those evaluative undertones that are easy to miss when you're in a rush.
  
  This isn't 7sage gospel, just the questionable advice of an Internet rando.
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  Alex Alum Member ⭐

  November 2016 23929 karma

  I recommend employing and practicing the memory method. That has worked tremendously for me. I really think memory is such an integral part of the RC section.
  
  Practice by redoing passages and spend a lot of time reviewing them. I'd often spend 45 minutes reviewing a single passage.
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  Giant Panda Alum Member

  November 2016 274 karma

  I wrote an RC guide a few days ago. Do check it out.
  
  First thing first, are you reading the right way? Are you reading in the habit of reading for "what" or reading for "why"?
  
  The thing is: focus on the structure and you have to concentrate and make it fun.
  
  So structure, structure, structure. Of course, often times, you will get a very difficult sentence or paragraph and sometimes they hit you in the face with it by putting it at the beginning where after the first read, you just go, "what did I read?"
  
  Under such circumstance, you have to pay more detail on the structure.
  
  All in all, remember: LSAT isn't interesting in testing you how much info you can recall on astro physics or some African art, but can you recognize the passage structure and how the author is articulating his point.
  
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  Vickpetrosian1 Free Trial Member

  November 2016 139 karma

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