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| Word | Docs | Hits |
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| flaw | 3.2K | 5.8K |
| descriptive | 205 | 238 |
| weakening | 948 | 1.3K |
| circular | 302 | 405 |
| reasoning | 5.5K | 7.4K |
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Tips for flaw questions?Hey all! I've been working really hard on LR and am seeing a lot of improvement so far, however one area that I am still having a lot of difficul…
... of difficulty with is in flaw questions...
I have ... I can't identify the flaw, but for whatever reason I ... easy to gaslight my own reasoning with these wrong answer choices ... you don't spot the flaw would be much appreciated! -
Question about LSAC LOR ServiceHi, I have a question about how the LSAC would handle LORs in my circumstances. My current timetable is to graduate undergrad May 2023, submit ap…
... able to provide a more descriptive, elaborate recommendation fresh off of ... time. Is there a flaw in my reasoning here/ is this possible ... -
Some Pointers on Weakening: You can weaken by showing *inconsistency*I noticed a few posts asking for tips on weaken questions, and was in the middle of writing a response. But I thought this would make more sense as a…
... inconsistency in the author's reasoning*. It's not just about ... weakening an argument, we're primarily trying to weaken the reasoning ... But another way to weaken reasoning is by showing that the ... . And *this* way of weakening is something that can escape ... -
Help Improving Harder/Hardest Level Strengthening and Weakening QuestionsHi! I'm currently reliably able to get Strengthening and Weakening questions correct when they are marked as Easiest/Easier/Medium level questions, b…
... able to get Strengthening and Weakening questions correct when they are ... and Weakening questions. I also have the same problem with Flaw questions ... questions in particular along with Flaw questions seems to be the ... -
Parallel Reasoning questionsAre we supposed to spot a flaw/loophole when we encounter a parallel reasoning question? (Not flaw reasoning questions.)
Are we supposed to spot a flaw/loophole when we encounter a parallel reasoning question? (Not flaw reasoning questions.) -
Any other source for logical reasoning?I'm having trouble with logical reasoning especially the weakening questions. I was wondering do you guys use any other source to understand logical …
I'm having trouble with logical reasoning especially the weakening questions. I was wondering do you guys use any other source to understand logical reasoning? -
Flaw LR Questions Tips NeededHello everyone! I am consistently getting flaw or descriptive weaking questions wrong. No matter what I do, I just cannot improve. Does anyone have t…
... everyone! I am consistently getting flaw or descriptive weaking questions wrong. No ... -
PT47.S3.Q19 - although high cholesterol levels have been associated (flaw)Please help, I am having trouble understanding why A is wrong. We know that dietary changes --affect--> high cholesterol ---correlates / causes ---> …
... cholesterol levels seems like a flaw to me because we can ... /> This is my line of reasoning: if lipoprotein(a) raises cholesterol ... -
Flaw QuestionsHello! I'm having some trouble with Flaw questions, and am wondering if anyone has any advice/resource recommendations? I'm pretty well versed with…
... m having some trouble with Flaw questions, and am wondering if ... test makers **describe** the flaw in the reasoning. E.g. If the ... ," I'm assuming the flaw is something the author/argument ... reasoning? I've found that sometimes with the explanation videos to flaw ... -
Help on Parallel Flaw/Method of ReasoningHello! I have gone through the syllabus on Parallel Flaw questions and I am still not getting it. On my drills I seem to keep missing those and wasti…
Hello! I have gone through the syllabus on Parallel Flaw questions and I am still not getting it. On my drills I seem to keep missing those and wasting time trying to solve them. Any tips? Help is much appreciated! -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
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5. Flaw in Reasoning
•These questions are ... get this confused with weakening questions, because weakening questions just attack the ... Premises
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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,…
... questions)? Is it a flaw in the reasoning (flaw/parallel flaw)? Is it the ... support that the premise gives the conclusion (weakening ... (in my case, parallel reasoning and parallel flaw - so wordy!) and come ... -
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
... (1) a flaw question and (2) a method of reasoning question
(1) by realizing it is a flaw ... be in "flaw mode" searching for the flaw while identifying the ... Whereas on the flip side, weakening questions, I tend to take ... -
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…
... ). JY actually alludes to your reasoning while pointing out something else ... . I've never seen a flaw question using samples that are ... respondent/non-respondent discrepancy possibly weakening the argument. From that answer ... -
In the course syllabus, why is flaw AFTER strengthen/weaken and not before?I am having a hard time whether I should follow the schedule. I assume (uh oh) that to be able to strengthen or weaken an answer, you must first be a…
... do have to see the flaw to strengthen or weaken. Whether ... no basis for strengthening or weakening it because you don't ... want to speculate on his reasoning. But, in my experience, ... can truly understand strengthening and weakening.
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Looking to improve my score by Dec. 6thHey, everyone! I've been averaging a 155/156 on my most recent LSAT PTs and I was wondering if there was anything I could do to bump it up to a 1…
Yeah Flaw/Weakening question types seem to be ... downloaded the Cambridge bundle for weakening questions, and after going through ... probably also purchase the flawed reasoning bundle. I wish 7Sage had ... -
Weaken, SA, and NA questions.Hey guys, I am struggling with weakening questions, SA questions, and NA questions. I bought JY's starter package, and I am currently on the weakeni…
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Flawed and Weakening questions were the hardest questions ... the patterns in the weakening/flawed questions. Now ... success (and refines the reasoning abilities of the mind). ... the gap or the flaw—then either seek to ... name it (for Flaw) or exploit it (for ... -
Ye ole "Bible"So, despite my confident suspicion that 7sage pwns PowerScore, I still bought the LR Bible cuz it was "only" $40 bucks. But, after having read the fi…
... . Here me out: if your reasoning skills are strong enough then ... by identifying the flaw. Whether you are strengthening or weakening, looking for ... upon the identification of flawed reasoning.
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A question for those who consistently PT at 165+How often do you find yourself finishing sections early? If so what sections particularly, & how much extra time do you typically have to go back and…
... . In LR it's parallel reasoning q's, sufficient assumption q ... in general the difficult flaw, MOR, or strengthening/weakening questions. LG and ... -
Weaken Questions DifficultiesCan someone clarify the strategy used to solve weaken questions. I understand not "attacking" the premise but to indeed attack the support however, i…
... of the argument.
Weakening questions require us to separate ... another. There will be a flaw in reasoning, perhaps multiple flaws. We ... this is by identifying a flaw and using that against the ... -
How long does your BR take and whyI'm just curious and trying to gauge how long other people take because sometimes I feel like I'm taking forever. I also clean copy BR After I ta…
... without really having a stronger reasoning than “well, that’s an ... , if it were a subtle descriptive flaw question in which the correct ... ’t really see the actual flaw). I only know that the ... -
Causation/Weakening and Strengthening HelpI find myself having a very hard time understanding the causation strategy and i had a few questions about its use. first off, is this strategy for …
... be applicable to weakening (and probably a few flaw) questions. Getting rid ... and a few method of reasoning questions.
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I believe one of the flaw drills is mis-categorized. Pls correct me if I'm wrong.I feel that this question categorizes more as a MoR, or MISC, than a Flaw/Descriptive. https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-35-section-4-quest…
... an answer choice that is "descriptive" of the stimulus - an ... that is descriptive of the type of flaw in the reasoning - the ... for the "flawed reasoning" of the Attorney, not the flaw.
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When do we know "in other cases" can be helpful or not?Hi, I thought "other cases" are alwas irrelevant to the case discussed in the stimulus... I thought "yes, maybe that happens in this case, but ma…
... idea that is purportedly weakening the argument in the ... components more applicable to weakening than to strengthening questions. ... weakening question falls to an AC that weakens the reasoning by ... which attacks the inherent flaw/assumption of the stimulus. ... -
June 2017 LSATHey guys! I was wondering if it is possible to increase my score to a 170 or higher if I scored a 145 on my diagnostic. I plan to write the June 20…
... my own words, finding the flaw and then going through every ... />
3) this is a weakening question. the task is to ... answer choice that weakens the reasoning relationship between the support and ... and he is read
flaw: just because bob is a ... -
New to the 7sage community :)I took a cold diagnostic last month the day before Christmas eve and ended up with a 146. But after going through a whole curriculum with the online …
... to approach drilling for logical reasoning. I looked at the LSAT ... I have trouble with flaw, strengthen, and weakening questions. Starting tomorrow I ... -
Weakening questionsThese are by far the hardest and most difficult type of LR questions for me. As soon as they turn into 3/5 stars in difficulty or greater I start mis…
... about the type of question (weakening, strengthening, resolve the paradox, ... strengthening questions but bad at weakening questions, which really doesn't ... it's strengthening, weakening, flaw, sufficient assumption, method of reasoning, main point, argument ... -
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... an allegedly impermissible method of reasoning, then what do we ... "unrepresentative sample" as a flaw? In fact, isn't ... be a flaw but not subject an argument to weakening?
... a premise involves severing or weakening its relationship to the conclusion ... -
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... uses "unrepresentative sample" as a flaw?
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... premise involves severing or weakening its relationship to the ... uses "unrepresentative sample" as a flaw?
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Strengthening questionsI know the task for the strengthening questions is to find a question that represents the flaw in the reasoning but then Ive noticed that some of the…
... question that represents the flaw in the reasoning but then Ive noticed ... here. So I thought the flaw was that there could be ... . In one way it's weakening the answer choice. The cost ... you approach the questions. The flaw in the argument was pretty ...
