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LSAT LR Lingo:)Hey guys! I hope your study is going well... I just have a few questions you may be able to help with:) I have been a bit confused on the exact d…
... what the LSAT questions poke at (for instance causation vs correlation).
Modern PTs got me downMy PT average has dropped from roughly the high 160s/low 170s on the older PTs to reliably the lower 160s on the PTs in the 70's. I'm planning on tak…
... from information merely presenting a correlation. The other answer choices are ... from a correlation, a correlation does support causation. I've seen two questions in ...
- Strengthening and Weakening questions, and particularly the toughest of ...Official September LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official September LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the September 2016 LSAT here! Here's some ground ru…
@Isabella Yes.. noticed many MSS.. heavy on correlation/causation flaws.. u notice? hopefully it wasnt just me hahaha... I think there were a total of like 2 parellel and one main point. besides that. It was tough. flaw questions were also heavyFlaw QuestionsDoes anybody know of LR questions that are grouped together by the type of flaw? A group of questions that all contain correlation/causation flaws, c…
... , it helped me really understand causation arguments. For example, for arguments ... see in the science related questions where it was just hard ... the different types of causation flaws (not just correlation/ causation or B caused ...What is your favorite LSAT Question and why?Mine is for sure PT69.S1.Q14 The test writers really outdid themselves with this one. For some reason this concept is just really interesting to m…
... the LSAT has written several questions on turtles and I ... question. TBH, I enjoy questions on nature and wildlife.
questions. Do they have degrees ... as simple as a disguised correlation-causation problem. That is a take ...Still a huge gap between BR and Actual ScoreHello everyone, I've been studying for this test for the entirety of this year and have moved from a 142 Diagnostic into the 156-159 range. Howeve…
... if you are getting questions wrong during real time ... allocating time effectively and skipping questions that give you trouble ... so you can answer more questions correctly first. I remember ... don't miss its a correlation causation stimulus. Another example was ...PT16.S2.Q21 - several years ago, as a measureHey, could someone help explain in detail why A is the correct answer choice? I am still lost. Thank you.
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* what makes strengthening questions difficult is that the answer ... know if you have any questions.
Also, here ... /lesson/causation-theory/?ss_completed_lesson=1207
https://7sage.com/lesson/correlation/?ss_completed_lesson ...FINALLY broke an LSAT barrier!I know it may not be much, but I finally broke an LSAT barrier and scored in the 150's <b>150</b> and <b>BR 157</b>! Again, I know it's nothing amazi…
... . There's at least 30 questions that mastery of the fundamentals ... you see a correlation in the premises and causation in the conclusion ...Does causation equal correlation?So I know that on the LSAT correlation can never, ever, ever equal causation. I know that correlation being there can strengthen causation and a lack…
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If you take correlation in the statistical sense of ... you're right, causation does always imply correlation. But by that ... to see how correlation doesn't imply causation, which in the ... Not really relevant for LR questions, though. Just pointing that ...Flaw in the Reasoning Question AdviceI am really struggling with this question type. It is the most often question I get wrong in LR. My current scores are (-3 to -4) RC & LG (-5 …
... a high percentage of flaw questions are "cookie cutter" flaws: things ... them. Whether it be a correlation/causation or a necessary/sufficient, my ...Flaw in the Reasoning Question AdviceI am really struggling with this question type. It is the most often question I get wrong in LR. My current scores are (-3 to -4) RC & LG (-5 …
... a high percentage of flaw questions are "cookie cutter" flaws: things ... them. Whether it be a correlation/causation or a necessary/sufficient, my ...LR Section FrameworkI find that the LR section tests four fundamental aspects: I. Our ability to make inferences Which it tests through Most Strongly Supported, Mus…
... Flaw question, Pseudo Sufficient Assumption questions, Sufficient Assumption, Necessary Assumption, and ... Flaw questions all test your ability to ... of argument on LSAT is correlation-causation. If you understand this type ...Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... us on a curve breaker questions. @"Cant Get Right" can ... most if not all questions on Logical reasoning are ... the premises are correlation. We know we have correlation-causation argument type. ... that this argument is correlation and causation and we jus stay ...PT53.S1.Q18 - when a salesperson is successfulHello- Hoping for some insight on question 18. When I first began my LSAT studying journey, I found flaw questions to be very straight forward. Th…
... me, the trouble with flaw questions involves the two steps to ... of argument it is (conditional, correlation/causation, survey/study, analogy, etc.), since ...PT21.S2.Q25 - statistician: changes in the sun's luminocityI got this wrong because while I did see the author was appealing to authority, I thought it was reasonable to assume that if the author says what an…
... not deal with the correlation/causation issue at all, simply ... two pronged test for flaw questions is “factually accurate.” ... does not consider the correlation outlined by the statistician, ... />
Any further questions do not hesitate to reach ...PT21.S2.Q25 - statistician: changes in the sun's luminocityI got this wrong because while I did see the author was appealing to authority, I thought it was reasonable to assume that if the author says what an…
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How is this correlation a counterexample as defined by ... does not deal with the correlation/causation issue at all, simply ... two pronged test for flaw questions is “factually accurate.” ... does not consider the correlation outlined by the statistician, ...Causation in Relation to Weaken/StrengthenSo I’m really struggling with these causation questions, not because I'm getting the wrong answer, but because I’m confused about Causation strategy,…
... don't see it as correlation/causation. I don't try to ... I use for answering weakening questions. Sure the stimuli explain something ...Need Help with MSS v. Strengthen, v. Correlation/Causation StrengthenI am stuck on some of the MSS questions, Weaken, and the difference with how to tell MSS and Strengthen apart especially when C/C Strengthen is in pl…
I agree what @AllezAllez21 . MSS questions is like an Inference. Part ... , I won't worry about Causation and Correlation in MSS type.LR failureI have grown disheartened in the past few weeks as my PT scores but particularly my LR scores have fallen. I feel like every question has two right a…
... similar pattern of correlation in the premise to causation in the conclusion ... structure, but also potentially similar questions you can draw from. I ... hope this helps, any further questions don’t hesitate to reach ...Advice on timing and learning from BR...?The difference between my actual timed score and my blind review score is a very big gap. Even from 157 to 165-8 (respectively). Timing is my main we…
... your understanding of your missed questions so you don't fall ... in the assumption and flaw questions you miss (during timed conditions ... specific features trip you up (correlation, causation, embedded clauses, referential phrasing, numbers ...PT40.S3.Q11 - historian: one traditional childrearing practiceThis question is strange -- the correct answer is not properly inferrable. Many child psychologists believe that the childrearing practice leads t…
... typical flaw questions is that it doesn't point any causation. It ... most, it points to a correlation.
Now, regardless of ...Identify the answer before looking at answer choices?Should we identify the answer before looking at the answer choices?
... possibilities the moment you see correlation/causation, looking for aspects that could ... in analogies for strengthen/weaken questions. Not exactly the same as ...Most vulnerable to criticismIn approaching those "most vulnerable to criticism" question, do you guys think I can treat it as a weakening question and if the AC is correct, it w…
... be? Do this with flaw questions.
For example, if ... it would be something with correlation/causation. It may not always say ... how else others approach flaw questions, but I just approach it ...PT44.S2.Q20 - research indicatesSo i see why AC (B) demolishes the argument and is clearly the correct AC. But does AC (A) weaken it as well? https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/l…
... that you can't conclude causation because the behavior it is ... usually wary in W/S questions with the words some and ... 't impact the relationship between correlation of the gene to the ...Month left and me and Flaw questions still don't get along...So about a month out from the September test and I'm feeling....okay. There is one kind of questions that really bothers me though. Flaw. People alwa…
try to learn the different form on Flaw questions types such as correlation vs causation, sufficient and necessary condition negation, source of argument and so forth.Month left and me and Flaw questions still don't get along...So about a month out from the September test and I'm feeling....okay. There is one kind of questions that really bothers me though. Flaw. People alwa…
... form on Flaw questions types such as correlation vs causation, sufficient and necessary ...How to get the most out of every question.Was wondering how people go about squeezing every question for all that it can teach.
Cookie cutter questions are questions that conform to a specific pattern that is seen over and over again a bunch of times.
for example, the correlation/causation flaw, whole to part flaw, etc. are all cookie cutter flawsHow to get the most out of every question.Was wondering how people go about squeezing every question for all that it can teach.
@salmachh cookie cutter questions are those that employ a ... the basis of this correlation there is causation as a conclusion. When ... I mean by cookie cutter questions are those that are given ... and shave time off these questions.When can someone "elicit a cause from a correlation"?So im going deeper and deeper into concepts and working on cookie cutters. Is there any situation where it would be appropriate to assume a cause fro…
... this but the only way correlation can correctly turn into cause ... . Flaw questions will sometimes infer a cause and effect from correlation but ... where you deal with actual causation in an argument , you wont ... to make that jump from correlation to causation.Flaw QuestionsDoes anyone have a successful strategies in tackling this difficult question type? I always get them confused by one another and inevitably chose the…
... I think even in flaw questions this type of flawed reasoning ... not always.)
4. Correlation- Causation error.
A is ... I don't find flaw questions so difficult now. What I ...
