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Is anyone else taking the February LSAT?I originally signed up for October, but that's just not happening anymore. So I decided to sit out this cycle and study hard throughout the winter. A…
... then doing Pacifico's logic games attack strategy T ... weaknesses, and retake the Logic Games PTs from Saturday ... or to BR for logic games for those of ... a Stratus Prep intensive course in NY a couple summers ... others were more interested in comparing scores and ... -
How to improve mapping out logic?What lessons are the best to review for mapping out logic? Perhaps maybe a couple rule of thumbs to always go back to would be great! I use to do ver…
... a very strong formal logic background. I have a BS in compsci, with ... the LSAT logic that you need is contained in only a few ... , the powerscore blog says that formal logic has been seriously de-emphasized ... I don't recall much formal logic on any of my three ... -
Can someone help explain difference between two similar questions.I'm having trouble understanding the logical difference between very similar sufficient assumption questions. The questions are from PT 36 SECTION 1 …
... are both sufficient assumption questions. In the first question, D does ... satisfy the assumption. But in 63.01.10, answer choice ... should act in that situation, based not on a formal logic argument but ... -
Freezing during new gamesHi all, I guess I'm looking for some encouragement, but I'll gladly take advice too :) I've gone through the LG curriculum on Sage, and proofed ~70…
... re definitely not alone in that department. I normally ... scoring 0 to -1 in my logic games for a while ... but in the 70s have ... done all the games this course teaches, there is almost ... trouble seeing whats important in the game, look at ... -
June 2016 LSATWho else is going to take the June 2016 LSAT? I'd love to connect with you. :)
... taking a speedy prep course two times and feeling ... understand the fundamentals of logic. (Not hating on ... tests within the given course curriculum for the next ... beginning stages of the course you can get through ... cant imagine taking the course in a month and then ... -
June 2016 LSATWho else is going to take the June 2016 LSAT? I'd love to connect with you. :)
... but want to complete a formal course in preparation this time. For those ... (and truly benefit from it) in 6 months? -
PT62.S2.Q15 - contemporary criticsI'm confused how to write the conditional logic for this. Can somebody please explain this? When I see how the video skipped over labeling the first …
... for predicate logic here. I find it highly appropriate in this case ... to drop everything and pursue formal logic in the middle of LSAT prep ... learn how bound variables work in formal systems, and I think it ... -
Wall Street Journal's article about the LSAThttp://www.wsj.com/article_email/lsats-grip-on-law-school-admissions-loosens-1455964203-lMyQjAxMTA2NTI2MjYyMjI5Wj Interesting article. Part of me…
I think standardized tests, in general, are at least as ... about the actual test material. In that respect, I can see ... good. An intensive study of formal logic probably isn’t a bad ... -
Wall Street Journal's article about the LSAThttp://www.wsj.com/article_email/lsats-grip-on-law-school-admissions-loosens-1455964203-lMyQjAxMTA2NTI2MjYyMjI5Wj Interesting article. Part of me…
How can you not be forced to study formal logic (and take gre instead) it's so necessary. I want to see a gre cat in school lost when he gets hit with sufficient and necessary day 1 -
Reading Comp PassagesI am struggling very bad with time issues regarding RC. When it takes me around 12/15 minutes per passage, I get all of them correct or miss only …
... scholarship to read. The introductions in the ubiquitous Penguin Classics or ... acquisition. This exercise is a crash course, but it’s effective. The ... -
Need some advice, folks. I appreciate your honest feedback.I work a full-time job and life has a habit of getting in the way of my law school dreams. I've been doing this program regularly since last October …
... to do better in games where formal logic is a core ... I am probably strongest in basic sequencing games as ... making inferences, or slow in general. Some games (albeit ... and it's inferences in that specific game, but ... t make similar inferences in that game, if that ... -
[Webinar] RC Mini Course in Three SessionsHey 7Sagers, I'm teaching a live RC webinar mini course! Seriously, it's going to be me but live. <b>What is it? </b> We'll start with RC th…
It’s been a decade since I took formal logic, lol. Anyone else want to jump in? -
[Webinar] RC Mini Course in Three SessionsHey 7Sagers, I'm teaching a live RC webinar mini course! Seriously, it's going to be me but live. <b>What is it? </b> We'll start with RC th…
... shifting my thinking from formal logic to LSAT logic. So in my earlier prep ... dissonance or something. Hard, formal Aristotelian/Boolean logic seems to be crashing ... into LSAT logic and I just don’ ... I only care about LSAT logic, so I just want to ... -
could we ignore indicators in sentences with both group 3 and group 4 translations?In looking through the combination of conditional logic lessons on 7Sage and in The LSAT Trainer, I think I may have hit on a much more simple way to…
... wrote about this more in depth in "Mavis Beacon Teaches LSAT ... just an arbitrary exercise in drawing funny arrows. "Without ... picture. I wrote "Why Formal Logic" specifically to address this ... negated element in the sufficient, and contraposing in either scenario ... -
Question about LawgicHey All, Had a question that I was confused about. Statement is, "People who aren't handsome are happy". Isn't the logical indicator "not" here, m…
... with an embedded negated conditional in the antecedent.
formal logic because it allows them ... a sentence, where in reality formal logic is only useful if ... I expanded about this in "Why Formal Logic" in the Sage Advice section ... -
Comprehending 'some' in diagramsCan anyone point me to the lesson on diagramming for 'some' ? For example: Under the Sufficient Assumption & Psuedo-Sufficient Assumption Section, L…
... translate "some". In a real formal logic, like classical first-order logic, "Some P ... P(x) & Q(x))'. In LSAT terms, this would be ... "some" takes the widest scope in the sentence, so that the ... equivalent to negated universal sentences, in virtue of De Morgan's ... -
Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
... especially for trickier questions or logic-heavy questions like SA, NA ... where you should be in parsing out the logic.
If ... will leave you parsing through in-depth logic from passages that don ... before doing so. I of course do this by reading the ... -
LR in the 70s- Are they different?So I was averaging -5 total in LR on the 50s and 60s but when I started taking some of the 70s (70,71,72) it went up to -9 total. And usually one of …
... to finish these current sections in time/have the ability to ... 're relying less on the formal logic we've burned into our ... -
Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
In propositional logic, the symbols are ... " is a technical term in predicate logics, used to ... argument: P or ~P. In fact, valid formulas (e. ... />
Moving outside of formal logic, I'm not sure if ... 'd probably show up in necessary assumption questions or ... -
Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
... conditional or categorical argument in which an atomic proposition ... asking a question about formal logic and not LSAT logic, "If P, ... " are very different. In fact, in propositional logic, "All A's ... asking whether there are arguments in which *some* atomic ... -
bi-conditional with third element in diagramLooking to confirm my thinking on the below. Thanks! https://7sage.com/lesson/or-but-not-both/ From this lesson: Alan or Chris go to the par…
... unfortunate that no LSAT course teaches predicate logic, because there are ... Alan goes to the park" in a more sophisticated way. I ... 's Language, Proof & Logic, which will cover both propositional ... and predicate logic, so you can see ... -
Need help with "ALL"I'm confused because I am in the some and most relationships lessons and the word "ALL" is being brought back from conditional logic. From my underst…
... LSAT courses translate quantified sentences. In no logic course would "all J are ... -
Study Strategy - How often do you study each section?So far I've been working on LG and LR. I started with Logic Games as I figured this would allow me to develop formal logic skills necessary for LR an…
... a strong formal logic background or just find logic games easier, ... other sections require formal logic, which is predominant in the LG section ... />
I find logic games more difficult though because ... say "I studied for logic games for today." Because ... -
Am I on the right track?/Achievable Goals? (edited)I posted this on another forum a few minutes ago, so I apologize if some people see this again: I've been scoring 167-169 lately on tests in the 5…
... your allotted time would fit in to what @"Cant Get Right ... /> The 70s are of course the same in their logic, though I do ... -
MBT v MSSHello guys, My first study buddy meeting has been really good, but I feel like I've stumbled a bit on explaining the difference between MBT and MS…
... be confirmed by the information in the stimulus. MBT questions ... off of valid arguments and formal logic.
For MSS ... noticed some patterns that emerged in this question type:
... You are provided limited information in the stimulus, and you ... -
MBT v MSSHello guys, My first study buddy meeting has been really good, but I feel like I've stumbled a bit on explaining the difference between MBT and MS…
... to rely very heavily on formal logic and valid arguments. I think ... , if you take the statements in the stimulus to be true ... 4 answers that are either in direct contradiction to a premise ... in the stimulus (stimulus: "some cats ... -
Parallel vs. Parallel FlawWhen the question asks: "which exhibits a pattern of reasoning most closely similar?" indicating a Parallel question, is it implicitly given to us th…
... of the test you’re in. On older tests, it could ... . Rely on your knowledge of formal logic. -
Relative OrderingI would like to ask this question. For relative ordering. Q - R- P - L l G - F Given the above, who is, could, should …
... under the impression to go in any direction with starting point ... -
How much can I imporve my LSAT?I know this is a common topic, however I'm new to this forum sooooo I figured I might as well share my diagnostic and see if anyone has any advice or…
... 'll go ahead and jump in too.
People who ... . You really don't bring in any outside knowledge. You just ... ability to overcome an obstacle in your way. The people who ... with the best understanding of formal logic. They're the people who ... -
PT score going downI have started my senior undergrad year, and can only study around 10 hours per week instead of 20-30 that I was in the summer. My PT score has decre…
... struggled to kindle any interest in on Wikipedia and YouTube. A ... if you can find a Crash Course video or something that presents ...
