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Difference between "the author overlooks the possibility" vs "takes for granted that"Hi! Does anyone know the difference between, "the author overlooks the possibility" vs "takes for granted that" and how can I differentiate it when l…
Hi! Does anyone know the difference between, "the author overlooks the possibility" vs "takes for granted that" and how can I differentiate it when looking at an argument? Thanks! -
VIQW RC Strategy - Visualize, Interest, Question, & WriteStarted off with a -7 reading comp on my diagnostic and now I'm down to the 0 to (-2) on recent PTs with very little variability based on the section…
... in a passage on prescriptivist vs descriptivist grammarians I might play ... using to support some other claim they have made. At the ... notice a claim that seems like a conclusion of an argument the ... author is making, or a claim that answers ... -
LR stimulus-based question difficulty vs question typeHi everyone. I have been using analytics to try and determine where my weak points are with regards to question types but I have noticed that tric…
... the actual question type. Analytics claim that strengthen and weaken questions ... 't consider something in the argument, but of course there are ... -
PT94.S4.Q09 - Journalists often claim that their investigation...> Journalists often claim that their investigation of the private lives of political leaders is an effort to improve society by forcing the powerful …
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>The claim that journalistic investigation of the ... ) It is a claim that the argument attempts to refute.** However ... a practice that, the argument concludes, has undesirable consequences ... one side states a claim that justifies investigating the ... -
PT57.S3.Q22 - democratic elections not fully subsidizedHey guys, I revisited one of my old PTs and got stuck at this question because I am not really understanding what the stimulus is saying. It's abo…
... the overall population). The argument's claim (remember to always return ... to the core of the argument) ... population.
The argument illicitly assumes however, that this ... Koch bros and George Soros vs. all the rest of ... -
Reasoning for LSAC ban on PDFs?I was wondering about the reasoning why they did this. Do they really make more money by not licensing out PDF versions of the exam? Were websites …
... see how I flipped my argument (I was lazy with some ... by successfully getting a copyright claim, and it is their ... deciding to actually enforce a claim (from a firm perspective), ... expected future benefits of enforcement vs. expected costs of enforcement. ... -
PT1.S3.Q22 - the 1980s have been characterized asAnyone feel like commenting on ACs A and E? Having trouble totally ruling out A. Thanks
... I thought the claim was relevant to the argument. simple as that ... /> (e) Is correct because the argument is indeed shifting what it ... can see that with selfish vs selfishness. So that was what ... -
PT9.S4.Q22 - When butterfat was considered nutritiousThis is a weakening question and I was so lost. I ended up picking an answer choice that I was 90% certain was wrong just to be sure my eyes would go…
... manufacturers would not weaken the argument.
Answer choice ( ... />
Answer choice (D): The argument in the stimulus concerns the ... /> **In depth explanation RE: C vs. E**
In ... wouldn't hurt the health claim in the argument. -
PT3.S2.Q17 - A society's infant mortality rateOriginally got this question wrong (picked E), but I think I understand why C is right - could someone confirm my thinking? **Stim:** P: Infant …
... think of this as an argument. I saw conflicting claims and ... which answer most strongly supports claim 2. There is a subtle ... term shift, “infants” vs. “babies at birth.” I didn ...
C: yes, supports claim 2 and resolves the paradox ... -
PT11.S4.Q11 - Logging industry official: Harvesting treesAm having trouble with this question - could someone let me know if I'm thinking about the stimulus (and ACs) correctly? **Stim:** P1: When old …
... in the stimulus makes a claim about the amount of CO2 ... of CO2 in a younger vs. older tree. If C is ... 't know how many young vs. old trees there are.
argument, since smaller trees over many ... -
PT F97.S3.Q18 - new record has been set for the number of murders committedCould someone help me understand how AC E counters the city officials response? On another note, I have a tendency to want to set off either the …
PTF97.S3.Q18 – Murder Rate vs. Population Growth
... citizen is making an unwarranted claim about a broader domain ... at the issue of numbers vs. proportions somehow. Perhaps the ... this seems unrelated to the argument / neither weakens nor strengthens. ... -
Hypothesis on Harder Argument Part and Main Point QuestionsWe all know what AP and MP questions are, but I have ran into many harder AP and MP questions where the stimuli does not actually explicitly state th…
... by the structure of the argument. Since I have ran into ... -
Comprehensive Strategy for RC - response to KS in 3 partsHi KS, Perhaps you are taking the Feb LSAT, but given that the Dec test is only 3 weeks away, let me share my RC strategy. Not sure if you have t…
... a) states an Overarching Claim or Thesis To Be Supported ... CIRCLE or BOX around the claim, problem or important viewpoint, ... then scribble "claim" or "prob" or "view" ... grand teleogical justification for the argument's thesis. Just remember ... -
PT56.S3.Q20 - newspaper article about vitamin chttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-56-section-3-question-20/ The argument first states a general claim about people taking Vitamin C is, on ave…
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The argument first states a general claim about people taking ... argument in the newspaper article?"
I felt (D), the claim ... but does not weaken the argument---one that derives the ... because it weakens the argument rather than the premise ... -
Role Played QuestionsI stumbled upon a role played question and came up with an unanswered question. Here it is: Assumptions are always known as "implicitly" implied. So…
... whenever an actual claim's role within the argument is being asked ... the argument depends"?
I figured that if some claim is ... -
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…
... it is.
The argument is #6 of Section 2 ... . I won't type the argument out unless y'all need ... -
PT.56.S2.Q25 - counterproductive for farmers to use insecticidesPrest Test 56 - section 2 - Q25. <font color=red>Question removed. Please see video for question:</font> http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-…
... as direct support for the argument's only conclusion.
C ... the argument's only conclusion.
D.) It is a claim that ... as direct support for the argument's main conclusion.
E ... this "claim" is used as direct support for the argument's ONLY ... -
Losing on scholarship vs not getting inHey there, As we're getting closer to the September test, I see a lot of posts regarding whether one should post-pone the test for December in hopes…
... the person that applies December Vs September could lose out as ... does the application being late vs having a few higher points ... -
Wrecking Argument vs Wrecking a ConclusionCan someone clarify this to me? What is the difference between a position and a conclusion? If someone could just sum up what JY is mentioning, tha…
Can someone clarify this to me? What is the difference between a position and a conclusion? If someone could just sum up what JY is mentioning, that would be great! :) -
How to remember the 6 Advanced Valid Argument Forms?I went through 4-9 Forms today and I feel overwhelmed. How did you guys remember all these? Do I just need to watch the Invalid Argument Forms vide…
I went through 4-9 Forms today and I feel overwhelmed.
How did you guys remember all these? Do I just need to watch the Invalid Argument Forms videos to understand? Mind blown. -
Valid Argument Forms 6-8Okay so i was watching the video where JY tells us how to distinguish between Valid and Invalid argument forms and at the end he gave us a little tri…
... distinguish between Valid and Invalid argument forms and at the end ... -
Valid Argument FormsI'm just going through the lesson on Valid Argument Forms now and I was wondering for which questions are the existential quantifiers relevant? I gu…
... through the lesson on Valid Argument Forms now and I was ... -
Study plan/Starter vs PremiumI completed the 7sage starter course to prepare for the September LSAT, but I'm pretty sure I'll be taking it again in December. In order to continue…
... . I was debating on upgrading vs buying a few of the ... -
A Monty Python Explanation for What an Argument is?Hi All, I run across this video and thought I should share it, despite it only explaining part of what an argument is, it also shows what an argum…
Hi All,
I run across this video and thought I should share it, despite it only explaining part of what an argument is, it also shows what an argument is not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y -
PTs: 4 vs 5 sectionsSo far I've only been taking 4 section PTs. Was thinking I would increase it to 5 when I am comfortable with my scoring. I remember JY saying it …
... thoughts/experiences on practicing 4 vs 5 sections? Would taking 5 ... -
Invalid Argument Lessons HELPI just finished the invalid/valid argument form lessons. I just trying to put the pieces together but it is not working for me. How does this tie t…
... just finished the invalid/valid argument form lessons. I just trying ... -
Blind Review vs. ActualI have been studying for months on end and I am not sure how to get my actual score to match my blind review score. When I take the test first pass e…
... close the gap between actual vs. blind review. Has anyone else ... -
PT66.S4.Q23 - alex: shrimp farming results in damage to the environmenthttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-66-section-4-question-23/ I just wanted to hear other people's thoughts on this question. It just felt total…
... was damaging to the environment vs. not damaging.
Jolene ... than the conclusion or the argument itself. Thoughts? -
PT21.S2.Q07 - brownlea's post officehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-21-section-2-question-07/ I initially picked C, probably making some bogus quick logic about how the new b…
... post office in the outskirts vs. the city-center. So, building ... -- because of the "more" land argument/parking lot which wouldn't ... -
June 2007.S2.Q17 - hospital executive: at a recent conferencehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-june-2007-section-2-question-17/ The correct answer choice is B: "[t]he argument relies on the testimony of …
... choice is B: "[t]he argument relies on the testimony of ... broad to support THEIR general claim."
I think this choice ... , is changed to "its," the argument being the referent, because it ... executive who's making a claim beyond the scope of the ...
