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Argument by AnalogyCan someone explain this theory? These are the notes that I have taken based off the webinar video Strengthen: Answer choices introduce the addition…
... teaching assistants. C weakens the argument because it demonstrates that teaching ... even goes as far to claim that they wouldn't even ... good teachers? Or as the argument says, simply here to fund ... an alternative cause that the argument doesn’t account for ) all ... -
Weaken questionsHi guys, One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions. I understand that you have to identify the prem…
... 1. Become familiar with argument types: All weakening arguments ... Correlation - These arguments claim that A caused B because ... . Phenomenon Hypothesis - These argument types are providing a hypothesis ... to Phenomenon hypothesis argument correct answer choices ... -
Weaken questionsHi guys, One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions. I understand that you have to identify the prem…
... 1. Become familiar with argument types: All weakening arguments ... Correlation - These arguments claim that A caused B because ... C. Phenomenon Hypothesis - These argument types are providing a hypothesis ... to Phenomenon hypothesis argument correct answer choices ... -
PT80.S1.Q13 - If the purpose of laws is to contributeWithout giving too much away, as I'm not finished BR'ing yet, can someone give me an example of a simple argument that exemplifies the flaw noted in …
... it should be" indicates a claim about how things **_should_** be ... built **_upon that_** a claim about the actual world: how ... military history and many people claim that: Hitler **_should have_** ... 1938.
The above argument has been chosen so as ... -
Claim vs ArgumentOn the LSAT is there a difference? I heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if there is a major diff…
... , a claim is more synonymous with the conclusion. An argument is both ... strengthening the claim, you are necessarily strengthening the argument because the argument is ... likely than not that the claim and argument are the same thing ... -
Claim vs ArgumentOn the LSAT is there a difference? I heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if there is a major diff…
... stimulus can say, "Psychologists claim X. But they're wrong ... argument is disputing a claim. If you have say, "Psychologists claim ... presenting a counter-argument to other people's argument. I think ... difference could matter is in argument part questions, some of ... -
Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
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PT30S2Q13: "Treats a claim about what is currently the ... as if it were a claim about what has been ... generalization.
PT47S1Q8 is your argument fails therefore the opposite of ...
PT51S1Q15 is your argument fails therefore the opposite of ... -
Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
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> PT30S4Q8: "The argument presumes that no other evidence ...
> PT30S2Q13: "Treats a claim about what is currently the ... as if it were a claim about what has been the ... br /> > PT47S1Q8 is your argument fails therefore the opposite of ... -
The Tuesday July 24th, 2018 Accommodated Test was NOT the Feb 14 LSAT!Powerscore reports " Getting early reports that accommodated test takers yesterday did NOT receive the same test as those who took the regular ad…
... test is about. Students who claim extra time for mental disabilities ... at work. Which by your argument would make me less productive ... not going to make an argument one way or the other ... -
PT65.S4.Q22 - Scientist: Physicists claim that their systemThis question is still confusing me after watching the explanation. I thought the question stem was Pseudo Sufficient Assumption. I thought the b…
... the argument structure.
1. Ctx - Physicists make a claim
2. Arg - Biologist made same claim 20 years ago and there ... , we can say that the argument assumes that there is some ... -
PT65.S1.Q11 - Inspector: The only fingerprints on the premisesHey fellow 7Sagers! I am having a hard time understanding question 11of S1, PT 65. I was a little apprehensive of asking for help for this question,…
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Basically, "you have a claim without an explanation." That is ... would look for an argument that makes claim but does provide enough ... or explanation to support the claim. This is a classic ... cookie cutter question.
"Claim with no support or very ... -
PT67.S4.Q22 - Linguist: One group of art critics claimsI have hard time understanding the answer choice C; It is a claim...cited by the argument as evidence of its truth... What does "its" refer to…
... that the argument is made in order to establish the claim that ... be true.
The argument, however, isn't made to ... establish that at all. The argument just says that because both ...
C mischaracterizes the argument, hence why it's wrong. -
PT60.S1.Q13 - Many economists claim that financial rewardsHi all! So long story short, I constantly find myself vacillating between answer choice b and answer choice c. I know what the right answer is _supp…
... way too loose of an argument (I now understand the ... conclusion is paraphrasing the economists' argument by saying they "overestimate ... doesn't address the opposing argument, but usually those are ... a party in the argument staking their claim -- they're just ... -
Claim vs ArgumentOn the LSAT is there a difference? I heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if there is a major diff…
In reviewing LR, I found one of the few questions that does test the difference between claim and argument: PT81.S3.Q21. -
PT11.S4.Q24 - Mainstream economic theory holds that manufacturersHow did you guys determine which sentence was the main conclusion? The sentence beginning with "However" seems to support the last sentence. **…
... other peoples opinions in an argument, it is because the author ... is going to form an argument to respond to their opinion ... are responding to demand. This argument is claiming that these 2 ... the fact that the theorists claim manufacturers are simply responding to ... -
PT69.S4.Q17 - Because no other theory has been able to predictIm just confused about the correct answer choice. In the stimulus it says "quite probably" but in the correct AC "D" we are told "is". Can someone p…
... help strengthen the author's claim. Further, I think you might ... that doesn't make the argument airtight. It just takes something ... uses it to justify the claim. Instead, the stimulus is ... as evidence. This makes the argument pretty solid, because **we have ... -
PT9.S2.Q25 - Medical research findings are customarilyHello friends, I was stuck on this question for a long time, trying to figure out what is going on. In the end, I think I got my head around it. C…
... is just understanding the general argument, and then translating the relevant ... /> The premise to support this claim is in the preceding sentence ... -
When making a statement from a survey...Given the survey population is a representative of the whole, let's say that a survey result showed 50% of people polled believed that Sally is silly…
... . 'A' is incorrect because the argument does not actually draw any ... ' are not interchangeable here. The argument says that 'more' people vote ... argument said 'most' then it could potentially be making a general claim ... -
When making a statement from a survey...Given the survey population is a representative of the whole, let's say that a survey result showed 50% of people polled believed that Sally is silly…
... . 'A' is incorrect because the argument does not actually draw any ... ' are not interchangeable here. The argument says that 'more' people vote ... argument said 'most' then it could potentially be making a general claim ... -
Malcom Gladwell takes the LSATBelow is a link to Gladwell's podcast (part 1) where he talks about his experience taking the LSAT. There's still another part to come but the pod en…
... it matters, so Gladwell’s claim that the LSAT is a ... he never justifies why his argument is correct. Which is probably ... -
Foolproof RCHello, I was wondering if anyone has been able to foolproof RC passages in their prep journey? I was wondering if you could share some tips on how to…
... lead you to a particular claim or section of the passage ... 've been pointed to an argument you have to strengthen or ... -
Flawed question?Probably more like flawed thinking but I don't get Test 63 S3 Q6 (bus drivers). The correct answer is D but I can think of a scenario where the assum…
... getting it. Where does the argument claim that it is a fair ... -
PT 59 Section 2 (LR1)Could somebody explain to me why the correct answers are correct for questions 7, 18, and 25? Why is 7 (e) instead of (b), why is 18 (d) instead of …
... people claim is trying to explain the context. And our argument ... tries to refute that other people claim by saying ... given for claim of other people that our argument tries to ... is misguided. In fact, argument is agreeing with Malthus conclusion ... -
PT47.S3.Q23 - Television network executive: Some scientistsI know this is definitely a 5-star question. But a few things that I keep getting stuck on are the following: - Does will encourage imply causati…
... scientists" argument (OPA) as a 3 link 2 bridge claim:
... from OPA to the actual argument: conclusion first: these ... superstition. Instead, what this argument actually does is say: here ... case. In short, the argument that the television executive ... -
PT48.S4.Q18 - Leadership depends as muchThis is a MBF question. Its specific type is a conditional MBF. I know going into this question, the LSAT writers are going to do a MBF answer choice…
... the other." Moving on the argument says only if both A ... is probably going to say claim that some people follow leaders ... -
PT76.S2.Q18 - An Article claims that medical patients have an instictual abilityAfter reviewing the correct answer, (B), it seems that we are supposed to assume that it was medical staff who reported that their patients could pre…
... infer from this that our claim that "medical patients can ... We're both given a claim ("medical patients have an instinctual ... missing the reason why the claim was disproven. Our focus ... support given in our analogous argument that: maternity room staff were ... -
PT65.S4.Q22 - Scientist: Physicists claim that their systemThis question is still confusing me after watching the explanation. I thought the question stem was Pseudo Sufficient Assumption. I thought the b…
I'm pretty sure the argument is the last sentence. Not "biologists made the same claim...", as you seem to be suggesting. -
PT88.S4.Q21 - Airbag questionI flagged this one but on blind review stuck with my answer of B...I can understand why the correct answer is A, but still don't see why B CAN'T be r…
... because it states something the argument does not. Our task here ... put, nowhere does the stimulus claim that any failure in a ... -
Improving on LR flaw questions?Hi everyone, I'm consistently getting hammered on flaw questions and though I've been trying to drill them for the past week, I'm not seeing much imp…
... argument concludes a conclusion is false because the person making the claim ... -
148-157 in five weeks - NEED ADVICEHey guys! I was just wondering if its realistic for my score to increase from a 148 to the 155-157 range in five weeks? I'm considering re-taking…
... support a claim in paragraph 1? Does it present an argument opposing ...
