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Need help overcoming a slumpToday is pretty weird. I am usually quite positive and optimistic when studying the LSAT, but today I'm fraught with anxiety and sheer frustration. I…
... about the weaknesses of the argument and how to make my ... own argument better in real life. I ... above (these are all quite common wisdom, but really believing in ... -
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…
... the statistician’s argument. The statistician makes an argument you are ... if the meteorologist believes the argument offered by the statistician ... our two pronged test for flaw questions is “factually accurate.” ... A isn't even a flaw. Sounds more like method ... -
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... as it relates to the argument. It's the difference between ... cites "unrepresentative sample" as a flaw? In fact, isn't that ... exactly the flaw in question here? How can ... something be a flaw but not subject an argument to weakening?
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... as it relates to the argument. It's the difference between ... uses "unrepresentative sample" as a flaw?
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> ... it would be a "sampling" flaw because of the way the ...Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... don't see a sampling flaw being conducted in the stimulus ... usually do to attack the "argument" itself.How can I get better at translating conditional logic arguments!?Damn... I was doing PT23 S2 Q9, and have no idea to connect and translate the words. If I were to look in the question bank, how do I separate the…
... that when the argument says "other actions," the argument talking about a ... to the right answer, the argument translates to this:
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This is common for me to make these ...The key difference btw recent lsats and the older onesMy PT scores took a hit when I initially moved onto recent PTs (60s and up) from the older PTs. I wondered why. Below is my theory and I was wonderi…
... are not central to the argument. Examples of this are usually ... where the conclusion of the argument is A---->C, you ... the stimulus can have an argument where the person who made ... intent comes into play in Flaw, NA, and, miscellaneous questions (that ...I don't enjoy BRing... is this necessarily bad?I just wanted to ask you fellow Sagers about this... plus I'd love to hear how you use BR! I just cannot find the positive usage of if for me and my …
... are adding to your internal flaw bank as you read. Simultaneously ... and smoking and the flaw that this argument has. I try my ...Sufficient Assumption QuestionsAny advice for breaking down SA questions into valid argument forms like JY does in the videos? The more questions I see, the more challenging it is …
... that is confirmed by the argument which sets the conditional chain ... one in the AC. This argument would look something like:
common would be to have the ...Sufficient Assumption QuestionsAny advice for breaking down SA questions into valid argument forms like JY does in the videos? The more questions I see, the more challenging it is …
... that is confirmed by the argument which sets the conditional chain ... one in the AC. This argument would look something like:
common would be to have the ...Weaken QuestionsWould anyone have any advice for selecting the correct answer choices for weaken questions? It seems that I still get stuck between two or three answ…
... to truly understand the argument the passage is making ... just one piece of the argument. Weaken the connection between ... conclusion illogical.
Common types of this are :
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-Attack the evidence ...PT37.S2.Q25 - in a car accident, air bags greatly reduceHi, I'm hoping my fellow 7Sagers could help clarify my muddled brain (I'm probably overthinking this). When a stimulus says something is more/les…
... ! I agree that my anticipated flaw may be just attacking a ... - when coming across a likelihood argument, should we understand that the ... argument has already taken into account ...increasing speed and improving fundamentals -HelpSo I have gone through the entire course and I would say it has helped greatly, before when I would do a LR section I would be getting 14-15 right un…
... flaw question types, you are likely missing a “piece” of the argument ... puzzle. Flaw questions really rely ... flaw questions).
I personally, would go back to the argument ... you truly master the argument structure, and feel ...PT11.S4.Q17 - teacher: journalists who conceal Failed to understand student's argument. Any insight will be appreciated.
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I think the flaw here is that the student ... assumptions in the teacher's argument. The teacher did not say ...increasing speed and improving fundamentals -HelpSo I have gone through the entire course and I would say it has helped greatly, before when I would do a LR section I would be getting 14-15 right un…
... flaw question types, you are likely missing a “piece” of the argument ... puzzle. Flaw questions really rely heavily ... all about understanding the argument that the author is ... If you truly master the argument structure, and feel comfortable ...Most and Some in Strength Questions.On PT 35 S1 Q15, Conclusion: We should be skeptical about the magazine’s conclusion. Premise: The sample is unrepresentative and the question is b…
... 'most' _always_ strengthens the argument. You need to look for ... to strengthen the argument.
If the argument is about ... if the conclusion of an argument is relatively weaker, for ... topic and irrelevant to the flaw/weakness of the stimulus. ...might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
Question types in LR which commonly use formal logic include: MBT/F, (F)PR, SA, PSA, and NA.
I suppose Flaw could be tossed in there too but formal logic isn't as common within that type as the sort listed above.might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
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I think the most common questions that may require us ... and Parallel reasoning and Parallel flaw questions. (Though when learning you ... Reasoning, and Parallel Flaw questions. These are the most common, but certainly ...LR Crash Course NotesI really enjoyed these sessions. Essentially, we answered questions live and rotated BRing them 1-on-1 with JY. We learned a whole lot about ways to …
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The idea of flaws ... a triangle. Drilling what the common flaw types are, how they look ... me say, "I know the flaw in this question is circular ...PT18.S4.Q16 - Dr. Kim: Electronic fetal monitorshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-4-question-16/ Strengthen Question I was able to get this one correct by eliminating wrong ch…
... > From Dr. K's argument, we know that electronic fetal ... > From Dr. A's argument, we know that Dr. K ... in Dr. A's argument. A premise is not ... sentence comes from A's argument, it's true.
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Dr. K's argument doesn't directly imply that ...PT18.S4.Q16 - Dr. Kim: Electronic fetal monitorshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-4-question-16/ Strengthen Question I was able to get this one correct by eliminating wrong ch…
... thought I should strengthen the argument using information from the ... choice addresses the other guys' argument in some way.
... ignored the second argument they are committing the flaw of just ... some information from "A"'s argument.
You are right; ...Strengthening questionsI know the task for the strengthening questions is to find a question that represents the flaw in the reasoning but then Ive noticed that some of the…
... a question that represents the flaw in the reasoning but then ... here. So I thought the flaw was that there could be ... leap and assumption. The cost argument can go both ways and ... approach the questions. The flaw in the argument was pretty big -just ...I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
Learn the valid argument forms. For sufficient assumptions, you ... that is confirmed by the argument which sets the conditional chain ... one in the AC. This argument would look something like:
common would be to have the ...I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
... br /> > Learn the valid argument forms. For sufficient assumptions, you ... that is confirmed by the argument which sets the conditional ... pretty simple. The most common would be to have the ... Basically I would piece the argument incorrectly because I think to ...What kind of drilling do you do to close the BR gap?Hey 7sagers! My BR scores are in the mid-high 170s (woohoo!), but my actual scores have been stuck in the mid-160s for a while now. I know the BR…
... understand the structure of the argument/paragraph/passage? Did I rush ... LSAT:
1. Familiarity with flaw types
2. Familiarity with ...PT6.S3.Q24 - rumored declines in automobileI thought that this was an example of a part to whole fallacy. The author concludes that the decrease in revenue is exaggerated because part (parts a…
... way to describe the flaw in the argument is to think about ... chart. The conclusion of the argument is about the overall size ...FLAW- circular reasoningI'd say I'm pretty darn familiar with the 19 common types of flaws. However, I feel like I've never seen a circular reasoning flaw actually on a PT. …
... that they are not that common. Usually when I see them ... to make sure what the flaw is since I'm not ... . the same goes for the flaw of using a term twice ...Abstract language.I have an issue with the harder flaw reasoning questions. 99 times out of 100 i can point out the flaw. Hell i can make a stand up comedy routine abo…
... the core curriculum, namely invalid argument form #7. Seeing this ... why the argument is weak. Familiarity with flaw questions through ... answer choice says that the argument "fails to consider" something. ... of the flaw would be to say: this argument assumes that ...PT65.S4.Q11 - prairieview yard sizeI understand the flaw in the correct answer choice, but not how it applies to Tom's argument in the stimulus. D : "Fails to apply a general rule t…
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This flaw definitely get repeated on a ... then I am committing a flaw by discriminating between two things ... where exactly this flaw is committed in his argument. If someone could ... an objection to Rolanda's argument that this house isn't ...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…
... the logical structure of the argument. By my count, there ... conclusion of each argument is (if the argument has a conclusion ... Whether that be a similar flaw, a similar pattern of correlation ... the logical structure of an argument punctuated by an understanding ...
