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Prep Test Help...I find it is difficult to do the entire prep test in time. I have trouble circling questions I'm not sure on. I also find myself not reading LR Q s…
... weaknesses!
There will be types of questions that you will ... weaknesses were Necessary Assumptions and Flaw.
This awareness was significant ... , and need more work on Flaw questions.
After 13 PTs ... -
PT41.S1.Q22 - rules unpunished moral guidanceHey guys, I was going over my old PT's and I still cannot get a full understanding of this question. The stim basically says: "if violation of e…
... "never."
Again, the argument structure is:
Routinely ... not punish."
But the argument concludes with the latter.
flaw that "not routine" is NOT ... -
Flaw QuestionsI took a PT last Saturday and based from the question stem analysis of the test grader (extremely helpful guys), flaw questions gave me the most trou…
I see flaw questions as the exact same as assumption questions. I ask myself "what do I need to assume to make this argument work." Then I look for the answer choice that basically says that assumption can't be made. -
For October test just 100 days left really panicI feel great pressure and can't even sleep well at night. My aim is above 170 and now I am around actual 155, BR 165. Can I really reach my goal on t…
... , June 24, 2013 31h
Argument Part Questions 11 lessons, 1 ...
Invalid Argument Forms 15 lessons, 1.9h
Flaw-Descriptive Weakening ... lessons, 5.9h
Parallel Flaw Questions 14 lessons, 1.9h ... -
Flaw QuestionsI took a PT last Saturday and based from the question stem analysis of the test grader (extremely helpful guys), flaw questions gave me the most trou…
... have been working on flaw questions for a few ... and asking myself is the argument doing this? However, I ... a start in tackling these flaw arguments. Also, should I ... much time on these flaw questions? I feel that ... spot them in the flaw questions it would possibly ... -
PT11.S2.Q18 - television slogans catch phrases* Premise: - TV news watchers have NO expectations of careful discussion of public issues. - newspaper readers have the expectation of…
I don't see any flaw in your reasoning, the conclusion ... premises to the conclusion. The argument makes sense because their is ... that assumption, this weakens the argument. I can see this as ... -
PT48.S1.Q17 - animal ecosystem recede threatenedSome classes of animal are so successful that they spread into virtually every ecosystem... Answer: the argument is flaw because "what is true of …
... /> Anyway, another tough question. The flaw here is not about insects ... is that there are many types of ants, which I bet ... -
PT48.S1.Q17 - animal ecosystem recede threatenedSome classes of animal are so successful that they spread into virtually every ecosystem... Answer: the argument is flaw because "what is true of …
... down. The core of the argument is not about ants vs ... species of ants.
The flaw is actually a quite common ... one (whole to part flaw), but the writers really did ... -
Causation ,condition, premise and conclusionAfter going through all the courses in 7sage, I found myself still confused about causation and conditional logical, especially how to know the relat…
... variations and the major types are correlation-causation, and ... I think correlation-causation types fall under phenomenon-hypothesis ... to strengthen, weaken, identify the flaw.
Here ... Y remained.
3. Flaw: the author assumes that an ... -
The secret to do tough Weaken/strengthen questionToday I have a big progress in weaken/strengthen question. I find in most weaken/strengthen question, there exists a presumption and the only thing…
... questions are key to most types of questions. There are only ... things that makes up an argument, the premise, conclusion, and ... are asked to evaluate the argument, and assumptions, the crucial ... we can easily weaken the argument by attacking the assumption. < ... -
If I get a LR question wrong, how can I improve to make sure I don't make the mistake again?Okay i'm not really sure what to title my concern but unlike LG which I can do a few times and understand 100% wth I was doing wrong, I am having tro…
... an answer that strengthens the argument but not as strong ... merely because it strengthened the argument at all. The question ... obviously asking 'which strengthens the argument the most.' Is it really ... feel dumb for making certain types of mistakes will help you ... -
If I get a LR question wrong, how can I improve to make sure I don't make the mistake again?Okay i'm not really sure what to title my concern but unlike LG which I can do a few times and understand 100% wth I was doing wrong, I am having tro…
... of the types that I am getting wrong the most: flaw, NA ... -
Identifying question "stems" for R.C.?Hello anybody, I just recently started studying for R.C. In LR, I found "identifying" question stems extremely helpful. It helped me tunnel mind f…
... 's argument that..." The difference in RC is that the question types ... In LR, you strengthen the argument. In RC, you strengthen the ... *author's* argument, or the critic's or ... s the MP questions, the Argument Part questions ("the author brings ... -
at what point is it better to drilll whole sections rather than individ. questions?Is there a point where one is better than the other, or should both be used in conjunction with one another?
... , which show you the question types you are missing and in ... can drill the specific question types that you are prone to ... miss on LR are descriptive flaw. Knowing this I can bring ... -
Can I still improve LR by Oct 5?I'm still getting like 10 wrong in LR and its disheartening because I've been taking timed sections out of PTs (don't have time to do full length exc…
... "Every stimulus that contains an argument is going to be flawed ... to me to find that flaw" I practiced by reading the ... an idea of what the flaw was.
Obviously, this ... -
How much can you improve your diagnostic?So I rescheduled from October to December. I am currently in the 150's. With two months left. I have been re-going over the course, re-going over the…
... /> C. Write down a flaw in the argument (there may be many ... you’ve been asked. (For Flaw, Necessary and Sufficient assumption, weaken ... -
Logical Reasoning. I keep going for the bait/trap answersHello everyone, I'm having trouble with the LR sections. I can't seem to get a proper hold of when to diagram or when not to, and it usually ends …
... characterized some typical wrong answer types.
Often the LSAT ... strengthens, 2) Overlooked possibilities- for "flaw" questions they don't account ... -
No idea how to identify an answer in harder flaw questions.SO it seems to be easy to own easy flaw questions but the harder ones...the answers are so vague! And I've been getting everyone of the harder flaws …
... pre-phrasing and answering flaw questions that do not ... source argument. These are those questions that assert a flaw with ... in the author's argument. The flaw being the presumption that ... a necessary assumption of the argument ... -
Latest type of LR questions.Hello all, What kind of LR Types come up most often on the recent tests? What type of LR questions should we be focusing on mostly? Any help is gr…
... . That being said, some types such as flaw, necessary assumptions, sufficient assumptions ... some of the other LT types on the test on average ... -
Helpful outside resources for the LSATGuys, when you're exercising or commuting or just putzing around, listen to the podcasts from Radiolab and Planet Money. From a content point of view…
SO funny you put this up... I was listening to the Diane Rehm show this morning and it hit me: NPR's stories are phenomenal for flaw spotting and argument evaluation. -
recommended reading list?Hello, I have bachelor's degree in science that when it comes down to reading paragraphs about political science or social science, I tend to have…
... would make other question types challenging as well. If ... trouble grasping the core argument, it is probably an ... independent issue of argument identification. Working on identifying ... passage, and other question types, can still be answered ... -
Prehistoric Chimpanzee Argument, prep test 23I am awesome at this portion of the test and usually score really well, but for some reason cannot understand why the correct answer choice on this q…
... the opposite of the first flaw. Did they replace the term ... more direct impact on the argument. By checking the answer, you ... it will completely destroy the argument.
I am studying the ... -
Most vulnerable to criticism, in need of solidifyingThis is one of the last LR type im having issues with and need some guidance. I see this stem, read the stimulus and see five answer choices that sa…
... not to think of all 'flaw' questions as falling into the ... traditional flaw categories (for instance, inferring causation ... point of vulnerability in an argument that doesn't transgress any ... -
How to tell if it's a real principle questionWhat are the other types of question types that have the word "principle" in their stems but are not really principle questions? I know "pseudo suffi…
... for a variety of question types.
MSS principle ... often seen JY label these types of questions as parallel ... question is asking. An argument is presented and the correct ... identify a principle underlying an argument, which is sort of similar ... -
LSAT Mid-Life Crisis Please Advise! (RC/speed dilemma)Hi all, So I have been studying over 7 months for this darn exam, but I am still not reaching my potential despite significant gains! For instanc…
... you having trouble understanding the argument's structure/the author's ... the two? Switching between question types? Understanding what the question is ... -
Sufficient Assumptions destroying meSufficient Assumption questions are killing me. Anyone have this problem and how have you overcome it?
... would say sufficient assumption question types are probably the most mechanical ... missing premise to validate the argument. Understand the logic behind these ... -
Necessary assumptionsgood morning all , hope your Easter was fun!! NA-they are kicking my butt! negating the right answer usually will get me only a few correct but f…
... through on most question types including NA types (per the LSATTrainer):
argument. These answers are usually ones ... ) to the core of the argument (Support + Conclusion). That should be ... -
How would you simplify this? How would you make it more simple to understand? I took me 5 minutes just to figure out all those negations. Preptest 51, Section 3, Question 23.
Which one? there are two versions of PT51
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PT14.S4.Q09 - anyone who supports the new tax planHi! I am having difficulty with predicting descriptive flaw questions. If anyone has done this question can you please explain to me how the correct …
... exact conditional relationship that the argument has botched.
What's the flaw here? Intuitively we know its ... ) and understanding that the argument, with its faulty logic, ... necessity problems that have a flaw, try to ask yourself ... -
PT14.S4.Q09 - anyone who supports the new tax planHi! I am having difficulty with predicting descriptive flaw questions. If anyone has done this question can you please explain to me how the correct …
... Here, we understand that the argument intends to support the conclusion ... about what would make the argument valid - in other words, ... the author mistakenly thinks his argument is proving - it becomes ... of examples that commit the flaw but require you to ...
