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Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... a marathon” would be in logical negation terms “It ... A necessary assumption (the correct answer choice) must be true in order ... is why common correct necessary assumption questions have weaker answer choices ... that must be true in order for the conclusion ... -
Powerscore said June 2020 flex was from Feb 2011/2012. Should we practice with older LSATS?Powerscore said June 2020 flex was from Feb 2011/2012. Should we practice with older LSATS from the 2011-2013? Or will we have a brand new test for t…
... 2019 is a small change in difficulty in LR questions in PTs 82-89. But ... because I was expecting a change based on others' feedback
change which PTs you focus on ... an older form. If anything, in my opinion June felt quite ... -
Taking August LSAT Advice (Flex takers)Greetings everyone, For those who have taken the LSAT or plan to take the LSAT in August, I'm around 65% into the curriculum starting In/Out and g…
... this point. My biggest leaps in score was by grinding PTs ... able to make any radical change in your reading comp because that ... on how to tackle RC questions, but outside of that with ... LR and LG. I was in the same boat as you ... -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... , even strengthen and necessary assumption questions. For strengthen questions I make this objection ... to weaken the argument and in strengthening it I am looking ... you to block the objection in the weakest way that still ... -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... , even strengthen and necessary assumption questions. For strengthen questions I make this objection ... to weaken the argument and in strengthening it I am looking ... you to block the objection in the weakest way that still ... -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... , even strengthen and necessary assumption questions. For strengthen questions I make this objection ... to weaken the argument and in strengthening it I am looking ... you to block the objection in the weakest way that still ... -
Difficulty of PT in 60s vs 80sHey everyone! I'm currently stilling taking PT in the 60s right now, but was wondering if there really is a big difference in difficulty for PTs in t…
The necessary assumption questions have gotten harder but there ... found no major difference in difficulty. The inference questions on RC are ... -
In the low 160s...how can I get to the mid-high 160s by the Nov test?Hey 7Sage community, I need some help. I really want to apply to law school this cycle and am going to take the November LSAT. For the past three …
... thought, a conclusion, or a change in subject. It's an easier ... can help answer the inference questions quickly.
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Push out LSAT Test Date or Hope for a Miracle?This is seriously so embarrassing, but I have been studying for going on five months now, averaging about 15--20 hours on a good week and I have take…
... average LSAT score is somewhere in the neighborhood of 152 and ... I can find trends in why I miss questions. Another is a ... totally untimed, read every stimulus in full and write the main ... books/resources, sometimes a tiny change in wording makes a big difference ... -
NA answer choicesWhen you’re doing a necessary assumption question and an answer choice seems like it would be the answer to a must be true / most strongly supported …
Definitely not! Necessary assumptions must be true! They are needed for the argument to stand a chance. So in a sense you can treat necessary assumption questions as must be true questions. -
NA answer choicesWhen you’re doing a necessary assumption question and an answer choice seems like it would be the answer to a must be true / most strongly supported …
> @Logician said:
> Definitely not! Necessary assumptions must be true! They are needed for the argument to stand a chance. So in a sense you can treat necessary assumption questions as must be true questions.
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PT13.S4.Q5- "Planetary bodies differ from.."Diagraming this stimulus into conditional logic was hard for me. I started with the second sentence: Unless= G3= negate, place in sufficient /…
... a question.
* Throwing in conditionals that are unnecessary - most ... supplying parts of a compound sufficient condition separately - solid surfaces and ... used at least separately in many other questions. Just be aware that ... -
PT43.S3.Q24I get why B is correct but it's impossible to eliminate D. What am I missing here? Let’s imagine we have 4 graduates, Eva, John, Jerome, and Henry…
... that it doesn't work in all cases. using your example ... basically, you are committing the necessary/sufficient mix-up flaw: you are ... treating a necessary condition for being recent graduates ... as if it were a sufficient condition. there is an instance ... -
PT score isn't improving - feeling like I am not smart enough.Idk what i'm looking for here but I am definitely feeling upset. I wrote in 2018 and only got 151. After nearly 3 months of studying, I am now PTi…
... is where the most drastic change in score happened for me. For ... (i.e. finish first 10 questions in 10 minutes) to prevent excessive ... well. Learning when to skip questions and being able to manage ... games
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Breaking into the 170s from the high 160sHi everyone! I have been studying for over a year and am preparing to take my second LSAT next month. I'm so proud of myself because I have improved …
... drilling individual question types in LR and mastering them. ... Necessary Assumption questions right. After drilling for a week straight in between ... PTs (5 - 10 questions at a ... doing your real studying in smaller chunks rather than ... -
Easiest way to increase Logical Reasoning Score for JanHi, I’m currently at -10 in LR and want to get to at least -5 before the Jan exam to reach my goal. What would be the easiest and quickest metho…
... without out any change in your study habits or and change in your knowledge ... breaking down the types of questions and their patterns. Once you ... -
LR Speed Issues - to Diagram or not?By making diagrams for the LR questions, especially the Parallel Method of Reasoning or Sufficient Assumption ones: I get more questions correct in L…
... first. When you are in BR or in practice, I would diagram ... trained my brain to diagram in my head. I will still ... 20ish PTs i diagramed everything in BR. I would also take ... says to spend the parallel/sufficient questions. -
Absolute vs. Relative phrases in LSATHi, Could someone please explain the importance of the distincion of the relative and absolute phrases in LR,LG and RC. Thank you
... come up in a Flaw, strengthen, weaken, PSA, Necessary assumption, Sufficient assumption. ... What we would have to do in each ... necessary, sufficient, (possible a strengthen, little too strong). The same idea holds in ... -
"Unless" in Loophole vs. Group 3 in 7SageI'm going through the Loophole in Logical Reasoning book now and there are several pages dedicated to the indicator "unless." _Loophole_ specifies th…
... /> 1. Keep B in necessary.
2. Negate the sufficient condition.
1. "Negate, sufficient."
Result:
**A ... to use B as the sufficient.
2. Negate it.
Thoughts on starting at PT 1 & working up from there?hi all! I'm getting back on the grind after my January 2021 attempt (I'm aiming to book for early summer maybe june/july). Anyways, my last PT wa…
... but only because the questions are harder than the ... change in the difficulty of LR -- though I will say, MSS type questions ... and principle questions have started showing up ... game board splitting (especially in the PT80-89 range -- ...Getting Tripped Up on Easy QuestionsLately, I've noticed a frustrating trend in LR when taking PTs. I'm consistently getting the "five star" curve-breaker questions only to get tripped …
It seems like an under-confidence error. Challenge yourself to predict the correct answer before attacking the answer choices during the first 10 questions. You might see a change in accuracyPlease clear this confusion - Too many people with high LSAT's?Hey guys, so I have been reading a few posts about people asking about their "chances" at some schools. These are people with high 160's and even 170…
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> 4. In a normal year, 300 people ... more people in the pool = more people in the top 3 ... a given score. The questions/tests are vetted beforehand ... based that vetting on change in ways they didn't ... bet no one factored in a pandemic forcing people ...Sufficient/NecessaryAC: "mistakes a condition sufficient for bringing about a result for a condition necessary for doing so". I was confused by the wording of this ch…
... like 8+ ways to say sufficient necessity confusion. Once you see ... worded sufficiency/necessity confusion in many flaw questions and once you see ...Need Advice | I've been studying 4-6 months and seeing little improvementI am feeling unbelievably low right now and I would appreciate some advice on how to move forward. I've been using the CC since January 2021, but…
... babyspice. I am sort of in a similar issue as yours ... led to a severe lack in motivation and a constant "looking ... material such as advanced logic, necessary/sufficient assumption, MBT, MSS, and Weaken ... found that helped a lot in organizing my schedule Babs. Her ...⚖ Official April 2021 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread ⚖Hey 7Sagers, Here's the official April 2021 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread. <center><font color="red">**Please keep all discussions of the April 2…
... No One Understands" i guess in LR's there were a ... most strongly support questions but overall nothing toooo crazy in my opinion ... am usually a little weak in necessary assumptions but I am confident ... does the author agree with" questions UGH!!!!!!!!!!!Timing AnxietyMy PTs typically range 155-157. Per section based on the flex option: LR (-8), RC (-9), and LG (-7). I believe that I have made significant progress …
... remember nothing worth doing in life is easy and ... strategy; answer the questions you are strongest in first. For ... was struggling notably with necessary assumption questions. Therefore, I practiced ... I think the confidence in a strategy that shows tangible ...Queues you use to skip in LR?Hi all! I'm currently working on reviewing my timed practice sections and am noticing that I am really bad at getting sucked into time sink questions…
... only the 4/5 star questions. Sometimes, I get stuck on ... 1 star questions. It just happens. I shouldn ... struggled with in the past, the change in mindset really aided in LR performance ...How to get above the low 160s plateau?For those who have experience with breaking above the low 160s plateau, what helped you? I have been PTing and BRing for the last two months. My t…
... type. In later tests there are plenty of Necessary assumption questions where ... I've also heard that in general where Stimulus's and ... are becoming much more abstract in nature and less "mechanistic" ... works really well for abstract questions - where you can't ...Assessing RC Passage DifficultySo I am currently in the process of fine tuning some of my strategies and doing some last minute drilling before the June exam and was wondering if t…
... right about it being subjective in terms of difficulty. Like for ... on to the questions. I will also highlight any change in POV or ...Sufficient Assumption Q'sHi Guys, I really struggle with sufficient assumption questions. Can someone please offer some guidance/tips/tricks on how to start understanding …
... new element" that's stated in the conclusion. The whole idea ... new element that's stated in the conclusion that wasn' ... t mentioned in the premises hence you ... premises always be in the sufficient and conclusion in the necessary or consider ...
