How often

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  Allison M Alum Member Inactive Sage

  January 2015 810 karma

  I only do it when it seems necessary -- maybe 3 times per section.
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  Wombat15 Member

  January 2015 67 karma

  The only times I diagram on LR questions are SA and MBT problems that have an outrageous amount of conditional language and pieces to work with. I was taught that diagramming on LR sections are like training wheels. If you're just starting out or if you're unfamiliar and uncomfortable trying to mentally solve it, then diagram. Eventually you'll get to a point where you can mentally juggle the pieces in a given stimulus and use your intuition to find the correct answer choice. But the crucial thing is that you don't want to let diagramming become a permanent crutch. Diagram if you don't understand it, but if you feel like you can take on a problem without putting anything on paper, do it.
• joegotbored-1 Alum Member

  January 2015 802 karma

  Like @combat, I diagrammed for MBT questions but also for PF and PR. I didn't do it for anything else on a first look. If I had to skip it to come back at the end (if I had time) I might use it if I thought it would help.
  
  Instead of diagramming each time you see the indicator, why not circle it? That's what I did, or I would put my pencil there until I saw the next one. That helped me find nested arguments too.
  
  Also, if you've not been studying long, keep doing this until you are really deep into the PTs. The practice is good for repetition.
• ddakjiking Inactive ⭐

  January 2015 edited January 2015 2116 karma

  I diagram maybe 1-3 times per both LR sections.
  I took PT 43 today and had to diagram only once.
• [Deleted User] Free Trial

  January 2015 578 karma

  You should diagram only when you see a lot of S & N conditional statements. Those are typically the stimulus that contains 2-3 sentences.