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IIII don't know what's bestI post quite a bit, but I really do appreciate the advice. I am deciding if I should write a prep test this evening. I work full time, so right n…
... /> I find that Flaw questions, and identifying the flaw, are the fundamentals of these ... arguments, so I bought the Cambridge ... do some more drilling of the flaw questions tonight, Thursday do some ... -
Thoughts/PerspectiveHi!! I write often, but I noticed something this morning. I took the December 2014 LSAT and received a disappointing 155. I studied for about 4-5 mo…
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I took the December 2014 LSAT and ... time. I'm on the Flaw section and I am ... out on most of the questions my reasoning for ... getting the answers right/ why the wrong answers ... like before going into the answer choices. Not only ... -
LSAT India PT 2 - 2012, S3, Q 10 & 14Hey Everyone, I'm posting here to see if anybody can help me in trying to figure out the answers to two Flaw Questions that appeared in Section 3…
... to figure out the answers to two Flaw Questions that ... appeared in Section 3 of the ... that I thought it encapsulated the flaw more articulately than D. ... " or "undemocratic", which was the assumption the argument required.
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LSAT Study Guide -- PrimerHey guys! I made a study guide on Quizlet with LR question types (like Mike suggested) that I wanted to share/ get feedback on (particularly with res…
... flaw (not in the argument)
- Mixing of flaw (gets the right elements of the flaw ... but in the ... 11. Parallel Flaw
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strengthen/weaken questionsSurprisingly I am very strong in LR sections and I almost always get these right. The problem is I don't know why. Lol. Intuitively I guess I underst…
... am using the flaw to derive at the correct answer ... the flaw. But I don't think I actually use the flaw to get the ... making the flaw "work" in the argument so that the ... matter of exposing the flaw and using it ... noticeable so that the conclusion is invalid ... -
PT62.S4.Q08 & 10 - storytelling / europa, a moon of jupiterhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-62-section-4-question-08/ http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-62-section-4-question-10/ Hi all, I just …
... diverse cultures," but the correct answer choice includes the phrase, "all ... of the world's cultures," ... it seems to me that the flaw is that liquid water is ... primitive life to evolve, but the correct answer choice reads, ... -
PT25.S2.Q19 - in all mammalian specieshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-2-question-19/ This is the first one I have missed on the 7 practice sets I have done so far for …
... don't need to evaluate the flaw for MSS, but I like ... the practice). It makes a correlation implies causation flaw. How ... do we know that it is the playful ... . This is supported. When the young play, they practice things ... -
PT28.S1.Q09 - political commentators see recent policieshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-09/ For this question I chose AC (C) but I circled this question because AC (E) got my…
... because (C) was still the flaw in the argument. So could someone explain ... how most people disagree with the commentators, therefore, it makes it ... -
Does "A causes B" equal to A -->B?Hi, guys, I am confused with the relationship between "causation" and conditional logic. Could anyone give me some help? According to the lessons, it…
... guys, I am confused with the relationship between "causation" and conditional ... seem to work. In the stimulus, "the school principle insisted that ... improved at the school. This is a parallel flaw question. I ... am wondering what is the flaw. Isn't it that bad ... -
PT22.S2.Q20 - pieces of music consist of soundshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-22-section-2-question-20/ I got this one correct by POE, but I am having a lot of trouble explicitly underst…
... "essential" [necessary] difference between the two. The only flaw that I could see ... say that the flaw is circular reasoning. The argument is not. The "reading" analogy ... how this actually attacks the relationship between the premise and conclusion. This ... -
PTA S4 Q25I'm having trouble with the following question from Superprep, A: L: People's intentions cannot be, on the whole, more bad than good. Were we to b…
... having trouble with the following question from ... Most vulnerable to which of the following criticisms?
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The author claims that if we ... on the flaw. I would normally say that the flaw is ... up with the flaw stated in A. -
kind of lost!!!so basically I've been studying since May, but I made a mistake and was practicing with really old tests. So until last week, I was getting around 16…
... then recently (right after the September 11 deadline to change ... that come naturally. Under the time pressure, I always ... things, like identify the conclusion or find the flaw before moving on ... to answer choices! Especially with the ... -
57.3.22 To win democraticAbsolutely clueless on this one. I've probably watched the video 5 times, and I just don't see how B weakens the argument that is in the passage. A…
... , then doesn't this paraphrase the flaw very well? To me, this ... isn't the argument in the passage. The argument is that the "possibility of ... the LSAT equivocating between the views of the "political parties" and the views of the ... -
How to get timed score to BR score? (BR mid-170s, timed plateau at 163)Hi all, This is similar to a post below so apologies if it's just askig for redundant advice. I did read that thread but thought I might post my o…
... have plateaued in the mid 160s. The last 6 PTs ... weak points -- namely LR Flaw, Weaken, Strengthen and MSS ... I can finally identify the Flaw which I was really ... I got only 1-2 flaw questions wrong.
the Dec test regardless.
Preptest 69 - Section 1 - Question 14 ("forest fires")I had a hard time distinguishing the actual flawed reasoning here. I initially chose A because the logic matched perfectly, but changed my answer to …
... had a hard time distinguishing the actual flawed reasoning here. I ... initially chose A because the logic matched perfectly, but changed ... worrying too much about identifying the flaw itself and just move on ...What's the flaw? And How do I attack this seemingly air tight argument?Defendants who can afford expensive private defense lawyers have a lower conviction rate than those who rely on court-appointed public defenders. Thi…
Defendants who can afford expensive private defense lawyers have a lower conviction rate than those who rely on court-appointed public defenders. This explains why criminals who commit lucrative crimes like embezzlement or insider trading are more ...63.3.2 Artist: Almost everyoneI got this question correct (D was the flaw I anticipated), but during the exam and BR, I couldn't come up with a reason to eliminate E. According t…
... correct (D was the flaw I anticipated), but during the exam and BR ... looking for: Big sample flaw here. The sample the author uses is not ... B: The argument sort of makes a part to whole flaw, but ... it isn't as extreme as this answer choice. The ...Active Reading Webinar NotesHey guys I was at the Active Reading Webinar last night and I typed up a bunch of notes for people who couldn't attend. I had to leave early for wor…
... the strength of the passage/stimulus relates to the strength of the ... Group Descriptors: How they’re describing the comparison between 2 groups
the strain of the influenza virus ... protect only against the strain of the influenza virus ...[Ended] Eliminating Attractor Choices with Sage Jimmy (Quick Silver)Hey folks—we're excited to be offering THREE webinars this week. The first will be tomorrow, Monday January 25th at 8pm ET. <h1>Eliminating Attrac…
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To join the webinar, please do the ...Do all method of reasoning questions contain flawed arguments?Do all method of reasoning questions contain flawed arguments? Or are there some valid arguments out there? I'm getting confused whether I'm suppose …
... suppose to look for the flaw or just how the argument functions as ...PT32.S1.Q17 - A possible explanation for answer choice CSee here: https://7sage.com/lesson/the-embezzler-weaken-question The Embezzler (weaken EXCEPT question) This question gave a lot of people trou…
... follow from the premises and that the argument has made the flaw of confusing ... likelihood of committing the crime ... with likelihood of making the ...Argument by Analogy v. Argument by CounterexampleHey all, I seem to have found an issue in my thought process which needs addressing. I cannot distinguish between an <i>analogy</i> in an argument…
... pretty convinced that the part of the argument I was ... two answer choices, one describing the argument as using an analogy ... of the similarities, proof that the original reason for the initial something ... a Sith Lord. The analogy of the Jedi and Sith assumes ...PT74.S3.Q13 (P2) - "stealing thunder" is a courtroom strategyhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-3-passage-2-questions Okay, so I really debated between "C" and "D" (the former apparently bei…
... and altogether inapplicable for describing the author's attitude. "C ... be sufficient evidence for the legitimacy of "stealing thunder ... "approving," does the author believe that the use of "stealing ... all with the speculation discussed at the end of the paragraph. ...Common FlawsHello, I was going through JY's list of common flaws, and under the flaw <b>"experiments to reach a general conclusion"</b> he talks about how with e…
... of common flaws, and under the flaw "experiments to reach a general ...PT28.S1.Q09 - political commentators see recent policieshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-09/ If this question were a Must Be True type and an answer choice said “Most peopl…
... with the conclusion of the political commentators. Furthermore, the author’ ... to suggest that the view of the political commentators is ... reasoning to reach the conclusion by the political commentators, rather ... way doesn’t prevent the flaw from being described as ...PT68.S2.Q12 - journalist: a book claiming thathttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-12/ I was not sure between B and D... As for D, I thought the word "It fails to addr…
... "It fails to address..." Does the argument have to address it ... aspects or components relate to the argument, and was not sure ... an argument. So I thought the flaw is more likely "It takes ... "remotely" may be wrong, but the argument only says "personal reasons ...PT71.S1.Q24 - pediatrician: swollen tonsils give risehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-1-question-24/ I can't understand why answer choice 'B' is incorrect! Need some help! The fla…
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The flaw of the argument is that it ... problems. Thus the conclusion that "removing the tonsils eliminates ... />
The argument certainly relies on the assumption that there ... is "tantamount to making the conclusion true." Answer choice ...PT66.S4.Q10 - in an experiment designedIn PT66.4.10, the question refers to "hydrogen and oxygen" then towards the end it refers to "nitrogen and oxygen". At first I thought that's where t…
In PT66.4.10, the question refers to "hydrogen and ... oxygen" then towards the end it refers to "nitrogen ... I thought that's where the flaw in the argument was, but turns ... was completely irrelevant. And the context of the problem makes me think ...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 …
... time I read the stimulus I thought the flaw/gap here was; we ... itself decreases stress, maybe the hormones causes the person to cry to ... /> Isn't that another legitimate flaw here?
I ... that hormones might be the cause of the stress, rather than a ...
