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Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
... the argument will be the one in which you’ve accepted all the premises from the ... become an instinctual habit: why is it that although the original premises are ... you are dealing with an EXCEPT question. As you go through the answer ... -
PT17.S2.Q21 - Nuclear reactors are sometimes built in - Why is E incorrect?Posted this as a comment under the Problem Set, but am really unsure of why my reasoning is incorrect so looking for help. Won't add the question her…
... directly contradicts what the stimulus states. The stimulus says no ... vs. at least? They are the opposite; therefore, E can ... combine E and the stimulus, it has an overlap of " ... meaning all the ACs are supposed to be additional conditions that the argument depends ... -
PT17.S2.Q21 - Nuclear reactors are sometimes built in - Why is E incorrect?Posted this as a comment under the Problem Set, but am really unsure of why my reasoning is incorrect so looking for help. Won't add the question her…
... , meaning all the ACs are supposed to be additional conditions that the argument depends on ... is an inference you draw from the stimulus and the AC because the AC ... has an overlap of "exactly once."
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PT17.S2.Q21 - Nuclear reactors are sometimes built in - Why is E incorrect?Posted this as a comment under the Problem Set, but am really unsure of why my reasoning is incorrect so looking for help. Won't add the question her…
... E and the stimulus, it has an overlap of ... all the ACs are supposed to be additional conditions that the argument depends ... an inference you draw from the stimulus and the AC because the ... an overlap of "exactly once."
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Need Tips on how to ProceedI started studying for the LSAT in early April of this year, scored a 145 diagnostic. I have gone through the curriculum and now my Practice Test hig…
... reconcile, and strengthen or weaken an argument. To do so correctly, you ... should identify the premises in the argument that contradict the result and find an AC ... is testing all the same skills as LR, but you are provided more ... -
Need Tips on how to ProceedI started studying for the LSAT in early April of this year, scored a 145 diagnostic. I have gone through the curriculum and now my Practice Test hig…
... reconcile, and strengthen or weaken an argument. To do so correctly, you ... should identify the premises in the argument that contradict the result and find an AC ... is testing all the same skills as LR, but you are provided more ... -
Questions that feel like they require prior knowledgeI was doing some LR drills, and Q26 on PT 6 S3 felt like I just needed prior knowledge to answer the question successfully. I feel like this is what …
... there are probably other ways to approach this.
THE PASSAGE ... in the counter argument at all. We cannot know if there is an argument for ... with that of the rest of the industrialized world.” All the author counterclaimed was ... -
LR Studying TipsHey everyone! I've been studying logical reasoning for about 3-4 months now and been putting all my energy into it, I noticed that I am repeated…
... questions are a common one to miss - they're also the single ... how you attack an argument
c) Do all of the problem sets ... (and I mean all) - watch the videos for the ones you miss ... />
3) For silly mistakes, are you missing these in Blind ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... 't even call it an assumption of the argument at all.
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Hi, appreciate the breakdown. So are you saying:
Assumption = propositions that are necessary for a given argument to be valid ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... an argument is assuming. There is that application, but it's not the ... we ourselves are extending to the argument, not one we are identifying the argument to have ... /Explain Assumption" questions? After all, in all of those problems, we're ... -
PT1.S3.Q6 The logical structure of the argumentI'm having so much difficulty with these types of problems (which argument is most similar to the structure of the paragraph), does anyone have any a…
... reasoning questions too. They are really big time sinks on ... know you struggle, answer all the questions you will get right ... the prompt says unless in the argument and an answer choice does not have an ... time mapping the lawgic, fret not! There are other ways ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... an argument makes but a specific type of assumption that when the ... assumptions ... that we ourselves are extending to the argument", in a Weaken question ... an "assumption" that weakens?
Yeah, these are all necessary assumptions given the ... -
LR study scheduleHi I know MC and MP questions are fairly easy to tackle first. I am wondering what I should approach next. Does anyone have suggestions?
... and weakening questions are all dependent on you understanding argument structure and assumptions ... an argument requires either solidifying or diluting the merit of the argument's assumption. Assumptions are ... -
Sufficient and Necessary ConditionsSomeone please help. I’ve rewatched the section on sufficient and necessary conditions and I can’t figure them out for the life of me which is really…
... think about them in the context of an argument.
Okay so ... /> NONE of those statements are necessary for the argument.
LMK if ... not used to identifying the basic assumptions we all employ on a ... -
Weakening Questions Tips Needed! :(I am seeking any tips or strategies to help improve my thought process on Weakening Questions. No matter how many times I rewatch the lessons or do p…
... weird since weaken (like all question types in LR to ... limiting your critical thinking about an argument in only one direction. ... , are AC's that look attractive but crucially circumvent the bad ... hurts, if not ruins, the argument is just a necessary assumption ... -
PTF97.S1.Q20 - In North America there has been an explosion...I don't understand why B is the right answer. I chose E. Could someone #help me?
... has already posted an in-depth response in the forums so I ... necessary condition for the argument. If all the wrong ACs are false, the argument may not be ... would not constitute evidence of an explosion of public interest in ... -
weakening questionsHello, everyone, I have been studying for the LSAT for about two weeks now, and I'm having a very, very hard time understanding weakening questions, …
Weakening and strengthening questions are common question types you ... only have to identify the assumptions made by an argument, but you have ... to also choose an answer ... a drill set with, say, all two star questions, then once ... -
PT29.S1.Q18 and PT2.S2.Q24 - Help!!! Logic ContradictionsHi, can any LR guru help take a look at the two following LR questions? PT29 1-18 PT2 2-24 Details: PT29 1-18: Most of artists are less ins…
... that "Most excludes All." The crux of the argument is with the last premise, "artistic ... is 100% supported because we are making an assumption, but I think ... political insight are NEVER found together." Again, it's an early PT ... -
Should I retake a 172Hi, I am so grateful and happy to have gotten a 172 on sept test, 7sage I owe u my life. That being said, I am still be encouraged by people to take …
... prepared. I'd never encountered an argument quite like it. It was ... at all out of my control. So afterwards, I did the work ... subtlety. I studied how the argument had been crafted to disguise ... explanations for my performance which are not actionable. Luck cannot ... -
Should I retake a 172Hi, I am so grateful and happy to have gotten a 172 on sept test, 7sage I owe u my life. That being said, I am still be encouraged by people to take …
... prepared. I'd never encountered an argument quite like it. It was ... at all out of my control. So afterwards, I did the work ... subtlety. I studied how the argument had been crafted to disguise ... explanations for my performance which are not actionable. Luck cannot ... -
Any advice on Flaw Questions?Been getting flaw questions wrong repeatedly, any advice?
First of all make sure to know the common flaws and the various ways ... from the details of the argument to see what the various elements at play are ... to get lost in the details of an argument, especially when it is ... -
PT93.S2.Q7 - Mu mesons generated cosmic raysCan someone break this one down for me? I am really struggling to understand how D is correct.
... important to keep track of all the comparative language. I'm going ... on ground to measure the Mesons that are hitting our planet). ...
Let's make up an ... think a simplified version of the argument would be something like. ... -
PT93.S2.Q21 - Essayist: Commitment to relationships or careers is commonly held to be virtuous.This question was tough for me. I thought I didn't need the third sentence. Picked D but wasn't confident with it. Not sure how E is correct. Ple…
... /> 3rd sentence from the semicolon to the end: Just an illustration of our ... . But our argument is trying to claim that they are all morally neutral ... conclusion.
The passage specifically gives us an example of a ... -
PT93.S3.Q25 - the claim that vitamin C is effective in treating acneCan anyone explain why pt 93 s3 q25 is A and why B-E are wrong? I struggled with this one but ended up choosing D.
... /> Okay so the argument is basically first describing an experiment. They are testing whether ... doesn't weaken the author's position at all because her objection ... this answer choice strengthens the author's argument because it shows that ... -
Discussion of Question Types that work best with Pre-PhrasingPre-Phrasing is not perfect, but certainly can aid in eliminating questions. I am looking for Question Types that work very consistently with Pre-Phr…
... confident I can do the work in an amount of time which ... is worth the added value. ... as the best example. You can think the argument is valid for all I ... care. If your fundamentals are sound, the ... -
Fluctuations in LRI tend to fluctuate in the LR section. I want to improve it to the point where I get a -3 or -4 consistently. Now the problem is when I get a practic…
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Is it the difficulty of the overall LR section that ... Taking PTs and using the 7Sage Analytics are great tools for finding ... whether or not an argument is valid, which of the common flaws is ... . It's all about helping you diagnose the issues in your ... -
RC Main Point Q'sMain point questions are pretty much the only questions I really struggle with on RC, and can be really frustrating and time consuming since they see…
... > The only issue with that recommendation is that there are times ... in which the mp will not be in the ... taking a shift from the mp in the paragraphs that follow.
< ... the MP in each paragraph and then find an AC that summarizes all ... -
Assumptions Are Not ClickingHi everyone! I need some advice/hacks on identifying necessary assumptions for weakening and strengthening questions. I have been stuck on these two …
... it gets. But conceptually, these are incredibly hard. I call them ... as an example, let’s say we have the argument:
The Great ... if alien life exists at all. And if it does exist ... which could have built the pyramids at all, much less in near ... -
PTC.S2.Q14 - British Government and UFOsI'm very confused as to why the answer is B and not C. Looking back at it now, I'm trying to make justifications for why the answer should be B (EX: …
... s not the same at all.
Consider a simpler argument: 'Sam ... good AC might say 'Unicorns are the only mammal in Sam's ... UFO, that UFO must be an extraterrestrial space craft. Not ... researchers about a UFO is an example of withholding information about ... -
Weakening QuestionsFor some reason, I am having a lot of trouble for weakening questions in LR. For me, it is just intuitively hard to wrap my head around and go throug…
... to help. These recommendations are by no means exhaustive ... doing weakening questions (and all questions that deal with ... critic. Instead of reading an argument passively, try to really think ... with when reading how the argument's premises support its ...
