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LR - How to Perfect?So, I've drilled LR using Tests 29-58. I BR all my work. I was getting 2-3 wrong per section, which is my target, but once I moved into the 50's I st…
... (meaning, I'd miss a flaw question on one PT and ... flashcards broke down question by argument, not question type. The second ... missed principle, parallel, or parallel flaw questions until I got to ... -
PT27.S4.Q13 - historian: the ancient greeks failed to realizehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-27-section-4-question-13/ <font color=red>Admin: Edited out passage because it was word for word. Please …
... author is going with the argument. However, the "meat" of ... to decide - so the flaw to be matched will be ... for a "match the flaw" question to have two ... match the huge, glaring flaw between the premise and the ... s the conclusion of this argument" I think you are ... -
PT65.S4.Q26 - because our club recruited the best volleyball playersHello, I'm having trouble understanding why B is incorrect, and why E is the correct answer. So originally when going over the stimulus I only…
... flaw. If you look at the initial conclusion in the argument ... flaw. The thing to keep in mind is that the overall argument ... describes the lottery flaw).
The lottery flaw can be ... with the initial part-whole flaw presented when in reality, ... -
PT65.S4.Q26 - because our club recruited the best volleyball playersHello, I'm having trouble understanding why B is incorrect, and why E is the correct answer. So originally when going over the stimulus I only…
... different parts of the greater argument.
I'm really ... differences. In a way, the argument in this question is also ... to the lottery winner's flaw). As I mentioned in my ... -
Sharp drop in scores (179 -> 167). Where to go from here?Hi Folks, I have been studying for the LSAT for roughly a year now (on and off for first 8 months, but full-time in these last 4) mainly utilizing…
... a question has been more common throughout the upper 70s. Typically ... " with just identifying the assumption/flaw. In the newer tests, not ... -
PT78.S3.Q26 - although the production costsHi, I was not sure about D at first because I thought what happened in the past may not be true always...what happened in the past cannot always ap…
... against the conclusion in the argument right?
But in that ... how is it different from flaw? If we use it as ... -
PT74.S1.Q18 - medical researcher: a survey of more than 1 millionI am BRing this question and am having a hard time convincing myself why the answer is A. not E. any input would be helpful. Descriptive Flaw Ques…
... flaw, and answer A is one way to severely weaken this argument ... wrong because the argument just doesn't make this flaw, and to ... -
PT68.S2.Q24 - studies have found that human tearsThe conclusion here is that "crying must have the effect of reducing emotional stress". The first time I read the stimulus I thought the flaw/gap …
... to be flexible in the flaw you choose. I think you ... that the crux of the argument relies on hormones because crying ... -
anticipating flaws.Hey, I am having trouble paraphrasing/anticipating the flaw in flaw/descriptive weakening questions that do not possess the typical or cookie cut…
... anything wrong with an argument in a flaw question, I skip it ... /> Always try to anticipate though. Flaw questions are great opportunities to ... time. If you recognize the flaw, your process of elimination is ... answer that isn't the flaw. So instead of doing all ... -
Is it better to recognize the common flaws or just be able to recognize the flaws?I am just now getting into the habit of prephrasing and I'm not necessarily recognizing common flaws, not immediately anyway. I understand the common…
... commit to memory the 19 common flaws J.Y. lists in ... -phrasing and getting better at flaw questions in general. The LSAT ... articulate just what type of flaw it is.
PT12.S1.Q14 - Morris High School has introducedIf someone could help me out on this one I am completely lost. I know you can eliminate A and B and they both talk about what proportion of part t…
... is asking what is the argument failing to rule out: like ... that the guy in the argument is assuming that higher percentage ... thing. So to find a flaw just flip it and say ...Why we should not read questions first in RC?When I studied for other tests, people suggest to read questions first. Why we should not do the same for this test? What makes this test different…
... to an LR flaw question before you read the argument itself, so ...Logical Reasoning Suggestions?I am currently preparing to take the LSAT in December...I think LR is a huge problem for me and I don't know how to fix it and I feel super frustrate…
... not doing right. For the flaw questions you're prephrase may ... . Are you familiar with the common flaws? I just posted something ... don't know what the flaw means maybe because of the ... to studying and memorizing the common flaws. I might now have ...Flaw 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…
... quicker on them. Identifying the flaw in each wrong answer choice ... correct answer to a different flaw question. However, I would only ... is more about identifying the flaw in the stimulus, pre-phrasing ... . There are only so many common flaws and they repeat often ...Flaw 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…
... i didn't memorize the common flaw types and I was doing ...Flaw 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…
... by flaw for each type. This has helped reinforce the common flaws ... but also helps me understand the nuances of the flaw ...Flaw 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…
... flashcards of the 19 common flaws that are in ... I have the correct flaw. The wording is crazy ... common flaws because if I can prephrase or determine the flaw ... to be familiar with common flaws that they may ... also implemented determining the flaw type for the wrong ...PT73.S2.Q15 - marketing consultant: last year I predictedHello, I have a question about these two choices 1. the argument takes for granted that the higher sales of established products are due to effecti…
... and saying that the flaw in the argument "takes for granted that ... .
E. The argument does not "confuse a necessary ... because it stipulates that the argument is flawed in asserting that ... this question mainly because the argument is not stated in ...Overcoming plateauHi guys, So I've been studying on an off since last summer. I took the exam in February but deep down inside I knew that I was unprepared. This ti…
... (Conditional translations, valid/invalid argument forms, 19 common flaws, etc)
When do we know "in other cases" can be helpful or not?Hi, I thought "other cases" are alwas irrelevant to the case discussed in the stimulus... I thought "yes, maybe that happens in this case, but ma…
... can't weaken the original argument. The two types may ... statement not weakening the original argument. Of course the second ... that is purportedly weakening the argument in the stimulus would ... claim which attacks the inherent flaw/assumption of the stimulus. ...PT48.S4.Q26 - Researcher: It is commonly believedThis is a weakening question, I wouldn't call it a curve breaker question but it definitely gave me some trouble. I know why (B) the credited res…
... a fancy way ofcourse. The flaw with these type of questions ... this test reveals something about common ancestor. To weaken it , ... t really tell us about common ancestor. Answer choice B ... there is no relationship between common ancestor and genetic pattern. < ...PT48.S4.Q26 - Researcher: It is commonly believedThis is a weakening question, I wouldn't call it a curve breaker question but it definitely gave me some trouble. I know why (B) the credited res…
... they share a common ancestor, B weakens the argument by contradicting this ... genetics it still wouldn't argument, it is still not clear ... affect the reasoning of the argument. Assuming (1) that mice ... exacerbate the reasoning in the argument. In all (C) just ...Anyone want to go through the September LSAT questions?Sorry if it's too soon and you're still drinking heavily! I am really really confused about Section 1 Logical Reasoning Q21, the one about Alzheimers…
... computer.'
The biologist's argument could
still be valid ... is the LSAT, take no common sense for granted.
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…
... that thinking about the flaw of the argument often times leads me ... flaw is to think about the argument in two ways. The author/argument ... example, here is a simplified argument:
Medicine X has ... The author in his/her argument (1) fails to consider other ...PT37.S4.Q22 - druid stones in irelandHey All, I've watched JY's explanation of this video and I'm beginning to see why E could be a correct answer...but I do not understand why it is …
... implied. I believe the flawed argument that AC B. is describing ... ". AC E. best captures this flaw because it is correct in ...PT37.S4.Q22 - druid stones in irelandHey All, I've watched JY's explanation of this video and I'm beginning to see why E could be a correct answer...but I do not understand why it is …
... be clear on the actual flaw here before we delve ... />
Consider an analogous argument: The New York Mets are ... factually true of what our argument did. Second it extrapolates ... boxers have great defense. Our argument is actually saying something like ...Anyone studying for a year or more?I've been studying LSAT for a year..FULL TIME (60-70 hours per week). Yep. A YEAR. I've rigorously studied every PT from 1-59 and done more than ha…
@dannyy121 this is common even amongst those initially great ... . That isn't too terribly common, but it does seem to ... is using the support the argument. Research? Personal opinion? Anecdote? Also ...How often do you actually diagram per LR section? how often do you usually diagram? In which question? Sometimes I feel not diagraming is easy but other times I found diagraming is better...but not…
... "guessed" the answer. This is common in MBT and Assumption questions ... /> 2. In Parallel Reasoning/Parallel Flaw questions, I usually read all ...PT22.S4.Q21 - terry: some actions considered to be badI got this question correct but really don't know why. I look at the answers and they just look like gibberish. I try to break the words down and mak…
... helps to break down each argument first, which I think you ... actions
* what's the flaw?
if we put the ... flaw
I am not going to diagram Pat's argument ... , but that's not our flaw)
B). This answer ...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.
... choice A strengthen the argument because it reduces the likelihood ... we can safely assume (as common sense), if enough number of ... asks only to strengthen the argument, so be comfortable with ... increases the likelihood of the argument conclusion being true but ...
