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NA QuestionsI still don't understand how to do NA questions. I'm having a lot of trouble with this. I've watched the videos but for some reason it's still not cl…
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... schools until recently, but that does not mean that computer skills ... says she contends it is an untenable distinction meaning she ... , you have to make an assumption that Barbara is providing ... 't see how D would strengthen the argument.
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PT12.S1.Q19 - the use of automobile safety seatsCan anyone shed a little light on this one for me? I see now why the correct answer is correct but I chose C because I felt that it was blocking any …
... has been effective. It does this by anticipating a counterargument ... to plug that hole to strengthen the argument.
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How to go back to curriculumI recently watched the "Post CC Strategies" webinar and something that he had mentioned as apart of the first phase of taking PTs is that we should b…
... same cookie cutter argument. They both go from correlation to causation. So ... 't know how to strengthen or weaken an argument because of that particular ... fix that argument completely (sufficient assumption), find whats necessary (NA), strengthen/weaken ... -
Necessary Assumption and Method of ReasoningHi everyone, I've been having troubles tackling a few LR questions and I'm noticing that I tend to consistently get them wrong (necessary assumption …
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Assumption vs. Causation questionsCan someone explain the difference between assumption questions and causation questions when it comes to strengthening/weakening questions? I am comp…
... with the assumption questions and strengthen/weakening questions, it will become ... postulates a causal relationship within an argument, but this type of relationship ... ://7sage.com/webinar/weaken-strengthen/) Nicole does a fantastic job of outlining ... -
Strengthening QuestionsSo I am watching the Webinar on Weakening and Strengthening questions and I have a questions about the first question. The first question is a stren…
... confused on what exactly does it mean to block ... how A strengthens the argument....A does not seem like it ... answer should strengthen the argument or at least block an alternative. Sometimes ... stimulus, but it does by way of blocking an alternative.
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Strengthening QuestionsSo I am watching the Webinar on Weakening and Strengthening questions and I have a questions about the first question. The first question is a stren…
... confused on what exactly does it mean to block ... how A strengthens the argument....A does not seem like it ... answer should strengthen the argument or at least block an alternative. Sometimes ... stimulus, but it does by way of blocking an alternative.
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Bad to Imagine SA/PSA Questions as just strengthening?I did the SA/PSA lessons and seemed to be somewhat slow and only got about 85% of all the problems in the lessons correct. I've found that it helps t…
... coherent way strengthens an argument, but it does so in a ... 100 sufficient assumptions will indeed strengthen the reasoning (as long ... adhere to the definition of strengthen stated above).
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PT74.S1.Q21 - In a study, pairs of trained dogs were placedQuestion stem: would be most helpful to know in order to evaluate the argument? I am not familiar to this questions stem. Does anyone have strategi…
... an Evaluate question. The correct answer choice in one extreme will strengthen ... the argument and in ... to an answer choice will affect the argument, ... strengthen the argument and in another extreme will weaken the argument. If it does ... -
Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
... are misunderstanding the objective of strengthen/weaken questions which is ... to impact the quality of an argument, not the validity. Remember ... that stretching before jogging does not help to prevent ... is the only option that does this
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Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
... are misunderstanding the objective of strengthen/weaken questions which is ... to impact the quality of an argument, not the validity. Remember ... that stretching before jogging does not help to prevent ... is the only option that does this
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PT64.S1.Q22 - Microbiologist: Because heavy metals are normallyHi all, I was hoping someone might be able to help me with two things here: 1) In my BR I was really torn between A and B and eventually chose …
... pin down the structure of an argument when I read it ... antibiotics). We have to strengthen the idea that A promoted ... I struggle with the causation-correlation idea too. It is ... common rules to strengthen/weaken argument about causation-correlation, it will be ... -
PT60.S1.Q13 - Many economists claim that financial rewardsHi all! So long story short, I constantly find myself vacillating between answer choice b and answer choice c. I know what the right answer is _supp…
... survey only represents a possible correlation re: money not being ... two things are an argument) doesn't address the argument properly. That ... then at what point does the weakening need to happen ... overestimating the importance money? Does that make any more sense ... -
Using negation test for Strengthen Q AC's?I've realized for some tough strengthen NA Q's, the right AC also kinda functions like a NA, and by applying the negation test, it actually weakens t…
... bring out an assumption the argument made to strengthen the argument.
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PT70.S1.Q9 - Astronomer: Proponents of the hypothesis thatI don't understand how A can be the answer. A says "no evidence in favor of a hypothesis," but the proponents of the hypothesis is giving us eviden…
... merely on the basis that an inadequate argument is given for it ... ." An easy to understand analogous argument is "God doesn ... bringing up the claims does, however partially, strengthen the argument because it's ... -
Been studying for a month but no improvementWhen I took my diagnostic about 5 weeks ago, it was a 140. I took my fourth practice test and despite having gotten 2-3 points increases, I'm back to…
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Weaken/Strengthen: look for answer choices that ... or not true does it destroy the argument game. Works ... premise that completed the argument. Personally I think these ... flaw the argument is doing. Examples of flaw are correlation error, ... -
PT2.S4.Q10 Computer CriminalsI ended up eliminating all of the answer choices and am a bit confused why answer choice is D. Is it because the answer choice only mentions sentenci…
... have to find an answer choice that does NOT strengthen, so the ... correct answer choice either weakens the argument ... This answer choice doesn't strengthen the answer choice, it's ... So it doesn't strengthen and therefore is the correct ... -
Can't improve LR?? Any advice on how to minimize errors or strategies to guess certain ones?I consistently get 10-12 wrong on every LR section. I have tried improving for a month and it has stayed relatively the same. I'm doing the August LS…
... tip alone probably gave me an extra +5. No guarantee ... certainly would not hurt and does not take too much time ... . are you looking to strengthen or weaken the argument, trying to find ... important especially if it is an Argument Part question.
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Has there ever been a wkn str right AC with "some?"Has there ever been a weakening or strengthening correct answer choice which uses the word some or many? If so which pt section and question? I j…
... SA and weakening to destroy an argument but sometimes a weakening question ... a strengthening question can strengthen just by blocking an alternative explanation.
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PT80.S4.Q22-- scientists once believed thatHi, Can anyone explain why B is right here? It seems, when watching JY's explanation, that the reason why B is right is because it provides an ex…
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This would be an argument based on counterexample. (It's ... still seems to **strengthen** the argument by giving an example of a ... life, it would strengthen the argument because we have reason ... ' belief.
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PT8.S4.Q11 - The sea population in the North SeaI don't understand how ac A strengthens the argument. Can someone please explain?
... to find a way to strengthen the gaps in the stimulus ... in pollution prevention? This does nothing for the argument. Also if it ... doesn't strengthen our conclusion
E. This weakens our argument. If ... ? Our seal deaths are not an anomaly. This AC proves that -
PT31.S2.Q19 - "If the flowers Drew received..."**#help** **Question link:** https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-31-section-2-question-19/ Ok, I'm all on board with the correct answer an…
... a pretty strong defense against an argument claiming the opposite about what ... hand, we can properly strengthen or weaken an ARG even if we ... case,
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PT31.S2.Q19 - "If the flowers Drew received..."**#help** **Question link:** https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-31-section-2-question-19/ Ok, I'm all on board with the correct answer an…
... weaken any more than it does now, but one that ... deliveries never failed to make an incorrect delivery before." This ... that (D) could potentially strengthen while also not potentially weaken ... s worded. (B) certainly does what an argument-weakening A/C must: it ... -
PT15.S3.Q23 - Asbestos is a silent killer (Still in need of second opinion!)Could a kind 7sager double-check my logic? After reading the argument, I thought it was well-supported. If it is in fact a poor argument, could someo…
... it strengthens... but does it strengthen the most? Contender ... than others. So to strengthen our argument, we would say ... an inevitable health risk. You could likely force this to strengthen ... strengthen it.
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PT15.S3.Q23 - Asbestos is a silent killer (Still in need of second opinion!)Could a kind 7sager double-check my logic? After reading the argument, I thought it was well-supported. If it is in fact a poor argument, could someo…
... it strengthens... but does it strengthen the most? Contender ... others. So to strengthen our argument, we would say ... an inevitable health risk. You could likely force this to strengthen ... strengthen it.
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LR pattern of getting 2nd half of section wrong...Please help me understand why?!I've noticed that when I practice questions on LR I consistently get the harder half wrong and the easier half right. Does any one have advice for ho…
... of doing a weakening question does not change because it ... answer choices would be correlation/causation, temporal correlation, groups versus sub ... are you able to weaken an argument if you cannot identify ... is a gap in the argument that needs something done ... -
PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
... -outs, it weakens the argument that drop-outs constitute the ... author is making a causation argument based on two occurrences ... choice A). It makes an argument that graduates make a higher ... correlation that takes place in between the years 1980-1986...does ... -
PTF97.S1.Q14 - In jurisdictions where headlight use is optionalAfter reading the stimulus, I was wondering why the overall number of collisions didn't decline even after using headlights was made mandatory and I …
... . This stimulus doesn't contain an argument per se, but it low ... , because making headlight use mandatory does nothing to reduce the total ... us an alternative explanation for why there seems to be a correlation ...
