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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…
... To weaken or strengthen an argument using numbers and percentages, ... in logical reasoning problems
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PT 31 #3: Flaw
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Should I take in June or September?Dear Community, I have been a reader for a long time and owe a lot to the writing I've seen on the forums. I am signed up for June 2018 and was …
... full-fledged live course back in February, and have been ... my copies of the tests in between then and now. ... scored around a 161 in the middle of the ... follows:
--take in June, have time for 3 ... . I fully understand the argument that "there is no ... -
Confusion about : "The {person}'s argument proceeds by...."I am a little confused about questions in which a scientist/critic/psychologist/whatever will state their opinion on something, often giving context …
... a little confused about questions in which a scientist/critic/ ... will ask "The scientist's argument proceeds by..."
... I missed this question in timed conditions and in BR, seemingly because ... just breezes past this one in the explanation video. Now ... -
Odd-ball argument formsHi all, I recently jumped from doing PTs in the 40s to PTs in the 70s in preparation of the June exam. What I've noticed is that the LR sections …
... in the 70s seem to contain a lot more 'odd-ball' argument ... - This is a NA question in an argument-by-analogy form.. again ... question that uses a 'tautology' argument form.
PT76 ... LR in the 40s?
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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 ... -
"Some/many" ALWAYS trap AC in weaken Q's?Hey all, I've noticed a trend where I feel that almost all answer choices with the word "many" or "some" are WRONG in weaken questions. I think th…
... "many" or "some" are WRONG in weaken questions. I think the ... very hard to weaken an argument with just one instance of ... -
PT80.S1.Q19 - Politician: Of the candidates running, ThompsonI have some questions about this Q. Some of the information I'm presenting about this question I've only understood after reading forum boards (I don…
... background/how I see the argument:**
P: Many people would ... nation
So the flaw is an opinion vs. reality ... think this]]
The argument goes on to "satisfy sufficient ... to clarify... I'm very in and out with my understanding ... -
Argument partCould someone explain Argument part and also tell me where JY talks about it in the content?
Could someone explain Argument part and also tell me where JY talks about it in the content? -
Any feedback on your experience moving through CC and retaining it allHi everyone! I just would like some feedback on your experience in working through the CC. So I am about 50% of the way through the CC right now and …
... some feedback on your experience in working through the CC. So ... 'm on (ie invalid/valid argument forms/ lawgic-specific rules, etc ... get through one section (ie Flaw question type with corresponding 20 ... like what I covered earlier in the CC is becoming foggy ... -
Draws a conclusion based on an "ambiguous notion" of knowledge?Without giving too much away as I'm still BR-ing LSAT C2, can someone please elaborate what such a flaw is? I don't think I've seen this type of flaw…
... please elaborate what such a flaw is? I don't think ... seen this type of flaw description before. In S3 Q18 of this ... answer choices is that the argument "Draws a conclusion based on ... example in laymen's terms that can illustrate what this flaw would ... -
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. -
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…
... of the extra costs involved in granting employee benefits to teaching ... . The university has proposed that in the interest of economy, 10 ... does this answer weaken the argument. I think that I am ... -
Valid /in valid argument formsHello everyone- should we memorize the types of valid and invalid argument forms . I reviewed them from the cc but can’t seem to commit every single …
Hello everyone- should we memorize the types of valid and invalid argument forms . I reviewed them from the cc but can’t seem to commit every single one to memory. What’s everyone’s take on this ? -
PT3.S2.Q3 - In Europe, schoolchildren devote time duringI think this is a necessary assumption question. Correct me if I'm wrong please! _Summary of stimulus:_ _Context:_ In the EU, schoolchildren do…
... contains both **schoolchildren in North America** and **schoolchildren in Europe**. ALSO ** ... calisthenics**.
2. Is the argument assuming that the daily calisthenics ... are concerned about physical fitness in this argument, not about health. Wrong ... -
PT80.S1.Q13 - If the purpose of laws is to contributeWithout giving too much away, as I'm not finished BR'ing yet, can someone give me an example of a simple argument that exemplifies the flaw noted in …
... of a simple argument that exemplifies the flaw noted in answer choice D ... -
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…
... heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT ... the same way as an argument?
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SOS: Need any + all help with strengthen + required assumption questionsHey everyone! I've been struggling the last several days with these question types. I'm trying to score 175 on the exam. Right now my logic games…
... get wrong in logical reasoning, with some occasional flaw questions. I ... 've tried negating the argument, but I ... the wrong one. The flaw questions I get wrong I ... yet incorrect phrasing of the flaw. Any help/advice?
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Rare argument form: the "Tether" assumptionHey everyone, Across my studies, one thing that I have tried to do with LR is to look at arguments as repetitions of older forms of arguments. Tryi…
... arguments. Trying to distill the argument in front of us down to ... (albeit rare) argument forms I have come across in my studies. This ... this knowledge in hand, we can see that what the argument has ... assumed is that the subject in which we ... -
Parallel reasoning / flaw + Necessary Assumption HelpHello everyone, I am currently going through the CC, and I am having major difficulties with the parallel questions and the necessary questions. F…
... questions. For the parallel reasoning + flaw questions, I do understand the ... . I’m having GREAT difficulty in translating lawgic to English. And ... -
Flaw QuestionsI've been drilling Flaw questions pretty hard the last two days and I'm not making much of an improvement. On the easier questions (lvl1-3) I can eas…
I've been drilling Flaw questions pretty hard the last ... ) I can easily identify the flaw and rarely miss. On harder ... choices to identify the flaw for me in the few I am ... -
Is Confusing Necessary for Sufficient the Contrapositive for Confusing Sufficient for Necessary?Hey everybody! I've been thinking about this for a while, and I just re-watched the video on Contrapositive Mistakes, which has cemented my feelin…
... feelings. Do you know in Flaw questions where the answers ... necessary condition for an argument's being inadequate to ... an argument's being inadequate"? Sometimes answer choices in Flaw questions ... gt;A? And therefore, in Flaw questions that use this incorrect ... -
Advice for Improving RC+LR: Scored 165 in June- Retaking in NovHello, I scored a 165 on the June 2018 LSAT and at first was happy to pair that with my 3.94, but then realized the difference even just 3 points …
... Hence, I'm retaking in November and was hoping someone ... />
Started studying in January for June 2018 LSAT ... that I kept missing (Flaw of Reasoning+PR Qs), ... , I never miss a problem in the 20s.
in advance for the advice! ... -
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…
... helpful to know in order to evaluate the argument?
I am ... stem. Does anyone have strategies in attacking these kind of q ... -
Weaken Q's "Conclusion" v. "Argument" SemanticsI know that for weaken questions we're supposed to be critical of how the premise(s) support the conclusion (e.g. select the answer choice that "most…
... "most weakens the _argument_" (an argument of course comprising one or ... the question stem is cast in weaken form but refers only ... the test-taker to do? In other words, if I'm ... -
PT5.S1.Q5 - Recently, highly skilled workers in Eastern Europethis is a weaken question the conclusion is that those skilled workers who remained in EE will be in high demand Premise: highly skilled worker…
... skilled workers who remained in EE will be in high demand
in fact, in PT i changed from B ... 't D also weaken the argument?
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Consistent Score in 3 weeks?!I am fluctuating in the range 165-172. My median score is a 168 and I'm aiming for a 170 on test day. I know I am capable of it - my BR score fluctua…
I am fluctuating in the range 165-172. ... about 2-3 points in either direction of 175.< ... have a hard time getting in the author's head ... (Avg. -3) From the analytics, Flaw is my highest priority closely ... fewer PTs and focus on Flaw, NA, PSA? Something else ... -
Looking for Difficult Flaw Questions where the answer choices are vague/subtleHi Everyone! First post here. So I'm trying to find Flaw questions where the five answers are of the following type: 1) Presumes, without prov…
... I'm trying to find Flaw questions where the five answers ... for the Flaw questions that specifically list out flaws in plain-text ... rather categorized to the common flaw types we see, I tend ... to find more of those flaw types? I'm Ultimate + so ... -
Use of the word "significantly" in an answer choicePT 54 (June 2008), LR1 Q9. This is a Necessary Assumption question I got wrong initially but got correct on the blind review after grudgingly going w…
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Here's the argument as I see it: the ... STILL. Anyone care to chime in and perhaps share how they ... don't recall seeing it in the CC. -
PT81.S2.Q22 - In a recent study, one group of participantsReposting from my comment This question has one of the most insane assumptions I’ve ever seen on the LSAT, I’m sorry but this should of been taken…
... assuming both twins looking in mirror would have difficulty ... weaken part of the argument without strengthening the other ... you plug this in, it would actually strengthen the argument.
< ... assumption for, so that the argument can be weakened.
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Why applying late in the cycle is considered bad?There seems to be this consensus: applying on late January/early February equals lower chances to get in. The rolling basis process is real, many …
... equals lower chances to get in.
The ... causation/correlation flaw, just because lots of people get in by ... qualified applicants apply early in the cycle and as ... are more likely to get in.
I ... you don't get in there is a reason ...
