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strengthen/weaken questionsSurprisingly I am very strong in LR sections and I almost always get these right. The problem is I don't know why. Lol. Intuitively I guess I underst…
... questions, you're denying this assumption and taking away its support.
POE on RC?Hi fellow 7-Sagers, Looking for some advice here; is process of elimination the best strategy for answering all types of RC questions? It seems like…
@c.janson35, thanks man. I have serious trouble with most strongly supported question and inference questions in RC because I got stuck in 2 or 3 answer choices all the time.POE on RC?Hi fellow 7-Sagers, Looking for some advice here; is process of elimination the best strategy for answering all types of RC questions? It seems like…
... ? like each paragraph's purpose and how they are related to ... , when I do MSS question and inference questions, do I refer answer ... choices to the pertinent paragraph and compare? Thank you again!!!!PT26.S2.Q11 - commercial passenger airplaneshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-11/ I chose E instead of A, and still don't see why A could support the argument bett…
... the proximity of other planes, and it warns pilots to take ... ? Answer choice A affirms this assumption, and therefore, strengthens the conclusion. Answer ...Dat Inconsistency Doe.Hello everyone. So I've been studying for the LSAT daily since the beginning of May. I plan on taking the October 3rd LSAT, and my diagnostic was …
... , I get most assumption family questions wrong (Flaw, Necessary Assumption, and PseudoSufficient, primarily ... 7sage prep for this section, and have read Powerscore's LR ... even reviewed the LR bible and the 7sage lessons for this ...Getting nervous!I am in need of some advice from fellow LSAT takers and law school applicants. Just a little background about myself. I graduated with a 3.8 GPA wi…
... the difference between a necessary assumption and a sufficient one?).
And if you haven’t gone ...Labeling in LROut of curiosity, do people generally label the LR passages (i.e. Premises, conclusions, etc.) or just do it mentally? I'm considering labeling the p…
... most strongly supported questions and inference questions because the correct ... to explicitly breakdown premises and conclusions since the ... explicitly labeling the premises and conclusions is very helpful ... . In time and with enough practice, ...Study HabitsHey everyone! I am trying to find the best way to study and I was wondering if it is best to study one section (LG, LR, RC) at a time or is it okay…
... on your ability per section and goals. Assuming you are taking ... is easy to improve in and can cause the most ... same thing about LR, if and only if there are specific ... the difference between a sufficient and necessary assumption and could you quickly improve ...not seeing much improvement in PTsSo I started doing my PTs after finishing the core curriculum and while I initially saw some improvement (started with my diagnostic at 152, then sta…
... to make wrong answers attractive and can pick tiny little necessary ... argument any stronger, and yet it's a necessary assumption. If the ... singers". This is a Sufficient assumption, and guarantees the conclusion, but it ...PT32.S4.Q03 - Traffic AccidentHi all, Link to the lesson: https://7sage.com/lesson/traffic-accident-principle-question?ss_completed_lesson=1135 First of all, C can be eliminat…
... us to trigger the sufficient assumption and conclude with the correctly corresponding ... necessary assumption. So to trigger the ... sufficient assumption, we’ve got to ... We just don’t know. And if we don’t know ...Stop PTs in favor of LG drills?Since my first diagnostic I've done respectably on RC and LR pretty consistently, generally -0 to -4 (-2 most common result on LR, -1 most common on …
... for your thoughts. Your questions and suggestions are really appreciated. ... work through the first game and felt fairly comfortable. When ... , take time to create and almost certainly cost me time ... back from that ego-driven assumption and get under the hood ...Reading ALL the answer choices vs. stopping after you've found the right oneWould love to hear everyone (especially top scorers) weigh in on this-- Do you ever, in the course of doing an LR/LG section [under timed conditio…
... you’re not really getting and coming back to it (like ... for the trees, spot the assumption and work through the answer choices ... more quickly.
And while it’s only one ...Assumptions in Strengthening QuestionsI am having some difficulty on strengthening questions that do not use causal reasoning. I am getting nearly all the weakening questions right becaus…
Stating an assumption is a common correct answer ... may not be true (the assumption) and making it true.PT34.S3.Q20 - critic: political utility determines the popularityhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-3-question-20/ Hi guys, having a little bit of trouble with this weakening question. Here's my u…
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the logical jump being made
Yes the assumption unstated is that "as a family" is less pervasive. But ac-A comes in and contradicts this assumption and weakens (perhaps destroys) the argument. Good analysis :-)LR Question Justify the conclusionAn argument states that: Maria won this year's sailboat race by beating Sue, who has in each of the four last years. We can conclude from this that M…
... conclusion a necessary assumption in a conditional and then affirm ... we affirm the sufficient and force out the necessary ... "if" introduces a sufficient assumption and “only if” introduces a necessary ... assumption. That’s why those ...PT68.S2.Q12 - journalist: a book claiming thathttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-12/ I was not sure between B and D... As for D, I thought the word "It fails to addr…
... is just attacking the implicit assumption and it's not always the ... argument...but flaws in the assumption only?
Not sure whether ...Diagnostic after finishing curriculum.Hi everyone. I took my diagnostic finally...and got a 146. However, that is AFTER inishing the curriculum first. It's just an awful feeling. I kno…
... generally come with PT'ing and Blind reviewing.
and then go back and revise your knowledge ... a lot of Sufficient Assumption and Method of Reasoning Questions, ... some problem sets of them, and rinse and repeat.
PT score range & consistencyHi all, first time poster here! I've done quite a few practice tests and while there is (happily) a general upward trend between all of them, my l…
... something being an outlier and you improving are mutually ... logic, valid and invalid argument forms, and memorizing inferences in ... sucked at MBT, Necessary assumption, and parallel reasoning questions. The ... armed with more time (and confidence) for the more ...Inference and FlawI'm finding a pattern where the questions I mostly get wrong are inference and flaw, more so inference however. I don't have a problem diagrammi…
... know the common invalid and valid argument forms and types of flaws ... to use by drilling Flaw and Inference questions. You have to familiarize ... order to eliminate answers quickly and confidently.
Are you ...PT74.S1.Q23 - geologist: the dominant view that petroleumThis asks to weaken the geologist's argument. I cannot wrap my head around why D is the correct answer. Someone please help! https://7sage.com/lsat_…
... than fossilized remains of plants and animals) is refuted by the ... new information that counters this assumption and therefore casts doubt on the ...Conditional logicHi guys, I am having a lot of difficulty with tough conditional logic questions. When it comes to translating these from english to lawgic I just mes…
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With conditional logic, practice and exposure make perfect. Drill some ... logic "type" questions (MBT, SA, and inference)Finding The AssumptionI have been doing the CC and have stumbled a bit on the strengthen portion of things. Once I hit the 3 star questions, I was getting about 60 percent…
... up the CC on Sufficient assumption and Pseudo SA. The pattern of ... /> works extremely well for SA and PSA as most of you ... premise/ conclusion in my head and keeps them relevant. Especially for ...Is anyone else finishing LR early? How do I pace myself better & take advantage of extra time?I consistently finish LR around 6 minutes early when I'm doing it timed and I get around 158-160. I've taken a couple PTs untimed and I finished th…
... , I finished both LR sections and RC with five minutes remaining ... (I struggle with necessary assumption and parallel questions), and learned how to effectively ...Identifying AssumptionsMost LR questions have a missing assumption and I think that is where I am having trouble. Sometimes the assumptions are very fuzzy to me...it's like…
... times leads me to the assumption. And the easiest way for me ... Y. Mark has Disease Y and it is being treated effectively ... as effective as Medicine X, and (2) takes for granted that ... flaws, you will get an assumption like Medicine X is the ...PT32.S4.Q08 - figorian wildlife commissionHey All, So this question is asking for the answer choice that would most strongly support the Development Commissioner's position. I cannot see h…
... development might not affect wildlife and is necessary for growth, ... allow development."
and answer choice c says...
and we have considered the consequences ... is probably a bad assumption and tone to put to the ...PT3.S2.Q25 - The public in the United StatesFor this question, I was able to see that the flaw was a equivocation between a substantial budget and an adequate one. Answer choice E seemed to ref…
... to draw an assumption between substantial and adequate. Even if ... relevant to make that assumption during the Soviet era ... would need to reevaluate his assumption and his definition of "adequate ... but conflates the terms "adequate" and "substantial" in doing so. ...Rewrite the questions with initialisms as in JY's explanations -- really!?I agree it's easier to see the questions with game elements as initials rather than as the (often bizarre) spelled-out names that appear on the test…
... the basics of conditional logic and inference questions, it might prove helpful ...RC: Infer questionHi, I found I miss points especially on this question. Sometimes we have to find info from sentences located in different place in passages...and…
... more like identifying the missing assumption and then verifying that "oh, that ... kind of an attitude thing and, yes, there it is in ...PT79.S1.Q22 - consumer advocate: economists reasonI chose B without a second thought, also on the BR. I get why A, C, D do not work. I do understand that E is descriptively correct, but I still consi…
... you read the last sentence, and apply the JY "why test ... the argument is making an assumption that willingness to pay more ... to need" is sabotaging this assumption, and this is what we need ...
