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Supplementing w/ LSAT TrainerI’ve been splitting my time up between studying with 7Sage and the LSAT Trainer, and I have found the LSAT Trainer to be very helpful so far. That sa…
... LSAT Trainer is wonderful for argument questions on LR. I took ... to realize that on all argument questions in LR you should ... (see what the argument is doing by FINDING THE FLAW). If I ... -
How To study!Hi all, Aidin Again, I have been studying LSAT using 7sage for few months now and I have noticed many comments regarding HOW to use this website. D…
... find the flaw, you didn't see what an argument said, you ... -
The Trainer by Mike Kim?I took my first LSAT in June 2014. And with just the help of 7Sage I got to 152 from 138. But my score is still way far from my goal. I will be takin…
... giving a conceptual framework to flaw questions if you are ... flaw questions to all logical reasoning questions that have an argument ... stems to interact with the flaw.
Reading comp section ... passage relates to the main argument being made.
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When to read the question stemWhy does JY in his videos always recommend reading the question stem first? Can't that be confusing sometimes without having read the stimulus? Also,…
... argument structure (for AP questions)? Is it a flaw in the reasoning (flaw ... /parallel flaw)? Is it the ... case, parallel reasoning and parallel flaw - so wordy!) and come back ... -
PT26.S3.Q24 - over the last 25 years, the average price paidhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-3-question-24/ This question is beyond sucky. Did anyone else have any problems with determining …
... argument is super-complex, instead of trying to tell myself the flaw ... questions with the ARGUMENT, rather than the FLAW, in mind.
argument. But looking at the argument, it seems ... the flaw exactly was, I just instead understood the argument and ... -
PT26.S3.Q24 - over the last 25 years, the average price paidhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-3-question-24/ This question is beyond sucky. Did anyone else have any problems with determining …
... ignore my explanation haha. The flaw is subtle, and it's ... a different flaw than most proportion questions, but ... . Who cares about households? Our argument certainly doesn't.
B ... here?)
C. Strengthens the argument. Shows that the bottom of ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... point directly out the flaw, you say the argument fails to do ... /> 15. Parallel Flaw Questions
- Identify how the argument in the stimulus ... similar flaw
16. Necessary Assumption Questions
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PT26.S2.Q20 - martha's friend, who is very knowledgeable about edible flowershttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-20/ Can anyone explain this question to me? If you could first point out and explain w…
... The Structure of the argument is valid. This flaw (if any) would ... ; Avid Reader
Valid Argument.
D) ... Strong
Valid Argument. You could even say Leon ... would guess that the flaw would be requiring people who ... -
What is the main difference between Strengthen, PSA and, SA questions?Can someone please explain briefly the differences of these three LR question types and how we should approach each type? Just a brief, helpful, chea…
The answer for an SA will make the argument perfect, the answer for PSA will make it nearly perfect, the answer for strengthen only needs to make the argument slightly better. -
What is the main difference between Strengthen, PSA and, SA questions?Can someone please explain briefly the differences of these three LR question types and how we should approach each type? Just a brief, helpful, chea…
-Strengthen question types will have some ... answer choice you chose will strengthen the argument just by a little ... /> -PSA will make a decent argument almost perfect. "Just a little ... /> -SA will make a decent argument PERFECT! No assumptions whatsoever.
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... /> Classic, classic sufficient-necessesity confusion flaw...
And? So what does ... have to do with our argument?
What?...How did they ... ....? This is such a terrible argument!
You see the gap ...PT34.S2.Q24 - the defendant wanted to clear the snow off his carhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-2-question-24/ I just signed up for 7sage today after reviewing the LG! pretty impressed and wa…
... 'm not sure if the flaw has a formal name, but ... . Why is this an invalid argument? Well, put simply, we can ... wouldn't be a valid argument. In short, just because someone ...Question on Strengthening QuestionsMr. Ping said that to strengthen an argument, we ought to look for an answer that provides more support between the premise and the conclusion, or pr…
... answer choice that strengthens the argument
(A) is talking about ... pollution, but that doesn't strengthen how walking will lead to ... ) on the other hand would strengthen the relationship that walking will ...PT65.S4.Q23 - dogs are the descendants of domesticated wolveshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-4-question-23/ This question has had me stumped for like 3 days! I have done everything I can t…
... underlying principle of the argument. This is essentially a ... argument, identify the conclusion, the support, and find the gap/flaw ... the argument, so focus on this reasoning.
Flaw: the ... would actually hurt the argument because it would indicate ...Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... direction
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Strengthen
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Method of reasoning
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Flawed method of ...Increasing LR scoresLogical reasoning is absolutely destroying my LSAT scores- i'm only getting like 60-70% of the questions correct. Im having trouble with FLAW, MSS in…
... identify the type of flaw being really helpful. There ... of the most common flaw types. Does anyone happen ... my desk. (19 Common Argument Flaws if you want ... up a list of argument flaws and write them ... or 2 sentence argument that uses that flaw. Make it obvious ...Wrecking Argument vs Wrecking a ConclusionCan someone clarify this to me? What is the difference between a position and a conclusion? If someone could just sum up what JY is mentioning, tha…
... the conclusion.
Example argument:
Batman has to be ... good argument to begin with. Having done tons of LR flaw questions ... quick to see that the flaw is sufficiency/necessity confusion. ... weaken (or wreck) this argument is to reveal just how ...For LR ( not lg, sorry) , do you ALWAYS read the question stem first, then read paragraph?Just wondering if everyone does it this way and if it is superior to reading the passage then the question
... by realizing it is a flaw question before going into the ... be in "flaw mode" searching for the flaw while identifying the ... shift gears from finding the flaw. Regardless of whether the ... second thinking critically about the argument and finding errors.
< ...PTB.S1.Q23My understanding seems to be different with the explanation on the Manhattan forum. Just want to make sure I understand this Q. The premise says d…
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I think the argument is saying because deep tillage ... subjective LR questions from the "flaw lens" quite helpful. Typically I ... more importantly, stay on the argument.
I appreciate your ...Any new question types on recent lsats?Preptest 65 is the latest test I have on my 7sage account. For those who have done later lsats, are there are any new question types on the later lsa…
The strategy I used is to treat it like a strengthen or weaken question combined in one. If I knew the answer to what choice A is saying, would that weaken or strengthen the argument? If it does, then it will help evaluate the argument.Necessary Assumption fuck-upsSo in my mind I attack NA questions pretty methodically: negating each answer choice and determining which one wrecks the argument, while also taking…
... not crazy.
NA- STRENGTHEN-PSA-SA QUESTIONS Lesson 4 ... run the contrapositive.
Argument (valid) –> Necessary Assumption (true ... apart. No necessary assumption, no argument.
• Necessary Assumption questions present ...PT71.S3.Q18 - videoconferencing equipmenthttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-3-question-18/ I thought the answer might be D for a very different reason.... the circumstance…
... definitely the case that this argument fails to account for the ... . I've never seen a flaw question using samples that are ... -respondent discrepancy possibly weakening the argument. From that answer choice, it ...How to remember the 6 Advanced Valid Argument Forms?I went through 4-9 Forms today and I feel overwhelmed. How did you guys remember all these? Do I just need to watch the Invalid Argument Forms vide…
... /> Anytime I get a parallel flaw question wrong, I typically end ... back to watch that invalid argument video. Don't worry, you ...Most recent prep tests?Hey everyone. I was just wondering if you had any advice re: the recentness of prep tests. I have done a fair amount of them, but none more recent th…
... noticed that they ask parallel flaw questions in a weird way ... /> This is how a parallel flaw question is worded on a ... of the company president's argument can most effectively be demonstrated ... there just asking for parallel flaw. Just saying, even the most ...Blocking for Strengthen questions Can someone explain "blocking" the alternative hypothesis? I am doing the strengthen causation questions, I got them right and went back to make …
... can weaken the argument.
For strengthen, however, we ... are trying to make the argument ... the argument may be making. The strategy for strengthen ... com/lesson/cost-effective-intervention-strengthen-question/
Weakening Questions (Attack what?)There's been several posts about this, but I haven't found any consensus. I understand that we should attack the support relationship, but is it also…
... see that there is a flaw when the author goes from ... that would further weaken the argument. Remember, you're looking for ... answer that CAN weaken the argument, it doesn't have to ... presented the author with this argument, would he reconsider his position ...PT27.S4.Q02 - the average cable television companyhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-27-section-4-question-02/ I was stuck between B and C (I thought both could be answers) and finally chose C.…
... it Benny.
Strengthen Stim and it says: Cable ... That actually weakens the argument. The argument is saying that cable ... />
That strengthens the argument by plugging the big gap ... to both; then the argument is more strongly supported.
LR 911!!!with the December LSAT just around the corner and and a 21+ improvement on my PT's, i'm anxiously awaiting test day. one problem left to tackle: impr…
... review for LR questions (esp. flaw questions). It's the list ... ://7sage.com/lesson/19-common-argument-flaws/Valid vs Invalid Argument formsI was wondering what's the purpose in memorizing all 9 valid argument form and all 7 invalid argument forms? Is it mainly for Parallel and Parallel F…
... . Knowing the valid and invalid argument forms come in handy whenever ... useful for Parallel and Parallel Flaw as they tend to be ... Assumption (SA) often use such argument forms.LR question type confusionSo the following question type: Which one of the following statements is most supported by the information above? Is that an MSS question or a…
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MSS: Argument supports answer choice
Strengthen: Answer choice increases ... support for the argument (and does ... something the argument doesn't do ...
