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LR Section FrameworkI find that the LR section tests four fundamental aspects: I. Our ability to make inferences Which it tests through Most Strongly Supported, Mus…
... support an argument
Which it tests through Strengthen, Pseudo Sufficient ... an argument
Which it tests through Weaken and Flaw ... tests through Main Point, Argument Part, Method of Reasoning, ... ability to support an argument. Now I can focus ... -
Mistakenly Making Flaw Questions into Weaken QuestionsDoes anyone else find themselves mistakenly solving flaw questions as weaken questions when considering certain answer choices? What I will find my…
... else find themselves mistakenly solving flaw questions as weaken questions when ... it isn't the flaw of the argument"
I think this ... correct method to answering a flaw question.
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Tips for Flaw QuestionsHello all! I thought I'd share some tips on my personal approach to Flaw questions. I've really struggled with them in the past but I've done every s…
... my personal approach to Flaw questions. I've really ... the argument, descriptively inaccurate, descriptively accurate but not the flaw, refers ... to contextual or other people's argument). < ... prove wrong. The correct flaw answer choices are so ... -
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 …
... be correct. That will help strengthen your intuition for what was ... if they match.
**Flaw**
-Learn and lean on ... accurate and (2) Be the flaw
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Weaken and Strengthen QuestionsWeaken and Strengthen questions are my weakest section types and take me much longer to do than any other questions. I'm not able to prephase what t…
Weaken and Strengthen questions are my weakest section ... different element presented, attacking a flaw, necessary negated" and basically I ... -
[ENDED] Free LR Tutoring, July 9th ESTHey Everyone, As promised I am starting the free LR tutoring. The first session will be on July 9th at 3 pm (eastern time). The goal of thes…
... week. A cookie cutter argument is an argument that logically repeats on ... more than one cookie cutter argument in the stimulus. But the ... what it means to strengthen/weaken, find the flaw, and see what ... -
When doing Parallel flaw...Do you focus on finding the flaw in the argument and then matching that to an AC? Like any other flaw q, just instead of naming it you find another e…
... focus on finding the flaw in the argument and then matching that ... to an AC? Like any other flaw ... do you focus on the argument structure?
Thr biggest time ... the same method for parallel flaw, i dont see how i ... -
Mistakes by LR Question typeHope this helps others: #1. **Weakening (Except)** ○ I assumed that the correct answer choice (which would need to be the one that did not…
... weaken
#2. **Flaw**
○ I failed ... make the argument irrelevant.
#5. **Parallel Flaw**
... elements of the stimulus' flawed argument including modifiers such
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Viewing weakening questions as a flaw question type?I have had some major struggles with weakening questions lately. After drilling this question type, I realized that weakening questions simply state …
... questions simply state the flaw in the argument. Because of this, would ... approach to find the flaw in the argument and, rather then descriptively ... describing it, anticipate this flaw as ... -
Help with LROkay guys, I need your help figuring out my next step. I have finished CC, Manhattan LR and Trainer and I do believe that I have a very strong sen…
... /> 4) If there is a flaw and question type requires me ... my time to understand the argument, i rush with understanding the ... , with SA and Flaw being my best and Strengthen, AP and MBT ... -
Strengthen QuestionsFor strengthening questions, how much does it need to strengthen the stimulus for it to be correct. For example, weakening questions, as long as it c…
For strengthening questions, how much does it need to strengthen the stimulus for it to be correct. For example, weakening questions, as long as it casts doubt on the support, I can weaken the argument. Does this also apply for strengthening questions? -
Logical Reasoning: StatisticsAfter combing through numerous tests looking for ways to improve my logical reasoning score, I isolated a concept throughout the preptests that I was…
... 1) To weaken or strengthen an argument using numbers and percentages, look ...
PT 31 #3: Flaw
"Announcement for a television ... trick you into thinking the flaw or assumption is about. ... . But the more subtle flaw is that the experiment should ... -
A question regarding flaw questionsThis may be something obvious to a lot of people, and may be something subconsciously obvious to me, but nevertheless it’s something that today I not…
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On a specific flaw question that asks you to ... author gave to support their argument. The first seemed legitimate, the ... -
Negation Test for Flaw and other Kinds of Q'sHey all, I know for many question stems, especially flaw Q's, the answer choices begins with "takes for granted." For these type of answer cho…
... for many question stems, especially flaw Q's, the answer choices ... see if it destroys the argument? The question type is not ... -
Example of this FlawDoes anyone have an example of this type of Flaw as an actual LSAT question. The flaw is something like ~The argument explicitly goes against wha…
... example of this type of Flaw as an actual LSAT question ... .
The flaw is something like ~The argument explicitly goes against ... an LSAT questions where this flaw is used. -
Tip for Flaw QuesstionsVery often, you will be able to eliminate two answer choices from a Flaw Question very quickly and easily due to their obvious faults, leaving 3 poss…
... two answer choices from a Flaw Question very quickly and ... seem similar. But specifically with Flaw Questions, these answer choices are ... question-11/
The argument above is flawed in that ... a claim that an opposing argument is weak
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Argument by AnalogyCan someone explain this theory? These are the notes that I have taken based off the webinar video Strengthen: Answer choices introduce the addition…
... off the webinar video
Strengthen: Answer choices introduce the additional ... does this answer weaken the argument. I think that I am ... -
Claim vs ArgumentOn the LSAT is there a difference? I heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if there is a major diff…
... are asked to weaken or strengthen a claim, should it be ... the same way as an argument?
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Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
... Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument ... /equivocation**
- PT25S04Q17
"The argument ambiguously uses the word "afford ... rejecting the civil libertarian's argument"
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PT65.S4.Q22 - Scientist: Physicists claim that their systemThis question is still confusing me after watching the explanation. I thought the question stem was Pseudo Sufficient Assumption. I thought the b…
... try to attack the flaw. As an argument by analogy it just ... 't strike me as a strengthen question to begin with.
The Sufficient/Necessary Flaw: an approach to maximize pointsHey everyone, This post is intended to be an overview of how the sufficient/necessary flaw appears on the LSAT and how we can develop a system of att…
... argument does with that conditional statement, here is where the flaw ... thread of the argument. Following the thread ... argument sentence by sentence.
The sufficient/necessary flaw ... argument.
So this is the sufficient/necessary flaw ...LR Study GuideOne of the issues I had with LR was how quickly I had to change gears from one question to another. The test tries to mess with you as it asks simila…
... author made the argument.
• **Flaw in Reasoning (Flaw)**- Describe in abstract ... .
• **Parallel Reasoning/Parallel Flaw**- ID the AC that contains ... .
• **Strengthen/Support**- Provide support or strengthen the authors argument in some ...Question Regarding Weaken and Strengthen QuestionsHello. Lately I have been having a lot of trouble with grasping what exactly I am supposed to be doing with Weaken and Strengthen Questions. I unders…
... be doing with Weaken and Strengthen Questions. I understand that ... that will either weaken or strengthen the existing support structure ... feel that this would strengthen the argument because if it is ... an AC fit with either strengthen or weaken.
...Does "No Cause, No effect" strengthen/weaken causation logic?For causation logic, I know for strengthen questions, there are a few ways to strength an argument 1. eliminate alternative cause 2. when cause h…
... strengthen questions, there are a few ways to strength an argument ... "No Cause, No effect" also strengthen?
And ... still grew muscle" weaken that argument? I would think not, ... causation logic and ways to strengthen/weaken causation would be ...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…
... ve realized for some tough strengthen NA Q's, the ... test, it actually weakens the argument.
Often, these ... defender," it'll make the argument weaker/more vulnerable. (Example is ... applying the negation test to strengthen AC's?
...What to do with reasoning gapsHey there fam, So I was just doing some NA drills when a question struck me. In LR generally, we're looking for the assumption or flaw, and then wan…
... looking for the assumption or flaw, and then want to set ... find. More specifically the flaw in the argument (between the premises and ... we need to account for, strengthen, weaken ect?
Thanks ...Logical Reasoning exercise. Did I do it right?Hi. I needed to improve logical reasoning skills so I took a simple argument and tried if I can come up with imaginary correct answers for differen…
... I took a simple argument and tried if I ... them incorrectly?
Argument: You can't get a ... in jail.
Flaw: Assumes that I will have ... up in jail
Strengthen: Most people who got a ... in jail.
Parallel flaw: Last night, I saw ...Distorting Argument - Flaw Answer ChoiceCan someone provide me with an example of what "distorts an argument against X, and then attacks this distorted argument" would look like? PT C2, …
Can someone provide me with an example of what "distorts an argument against X, and then attacks this distorted argument" would look like?
PT C2, Section #3, Question #6 Answer Choice DCookie Cutter Argument Form: Cost Benefit 🍪🍪🍪 I noticed a repeating pattern of argument structure that some may find useful. I call the form "**Cost Benefit**”, below I will discus…
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The argument structure offers one benefit as ... />
To **Strengthen**: Block out the possibility of ... br />
Additionally, this argument structure is often used for ...
The “Cost Benefit” argument also has another cookie cutter ...My 21+ Increase Story: Tips + GratitudeThe LSAT was the last hurdle for me in order to get into law school, and because of that, it was the exam I dreaded. I was petrified of getting a ba…
... weaken, strengthen, or call out that assumption (known as flaw questions).
argument is doing/saying. What helped ... : what is wrong with this argument (also known as a loophole ...
