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In case anyone was curious... (LSAT Toughness History)I took the curve data from PowerScore from the past few years (https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/correct_targeted.cfm) and used it to "predict" ho…
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Perception vs. reality flaw.
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PT11.S4.Q19 - the proposal to extend clinical trialsThe argument breakdown is as follows: P1: Surgical procedures differ in one important aspect from medicinal drugs. P2: This one important aspect …
... the subject (regular people vs cancer patient) could be ... procedures. But here is the flaw: "that similarity" is an ... two surgical procedures, new vs the regular, differ in ... the dissimilarity between surgical procedures vs. medicinal drugs. Which although ... -
Panda's guide to answer all SA, PSA, Strengthen and WeakenHi Guys, I think I have spent a lot of effort in coming this up and I want to share with you my hypothesis to see what you guys think about this …
... LSAT, if it was a weakening question, it might say 60 ... being better than others ("SA vs NA" or if we take ... new models from old ones vs the new models being better ... -
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 ... and he is read
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PT14.S4.Q9 - Since anyone who supports the new tax planEven though this question is old, it has several lessons built into it. I was able to parse this question out mainly because of the lessons on 7Sage…
... what he should have concluded vs what he is actually concluding ... />
I like to see Flaw questions that ask me to ... are doing a mistaken reversal flaw". I would have said "hey ... -
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 …
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PT28.S1.Q05 - the number of codfishhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-05/ Here is the LSAT question from the problem set I am currently on in the course. …
... to describe it in abstract flaw question language. There are a ... support. We are tasked with weakening that support/conclusion relationship. Which ... -
Name the trickiest LR tactic used by test writers!This could be anything from the subtle way an assumption is introduced in the stimulus to a misleading QS. I'll give two: 1) The Bait 'n Switch as…
@Mo Zubair Sounds like Weakening and Necessary Assumption questions where ... choose. But at least for Flaw and Necessary Assumption, there are ... can apply to help (For Flaw you can check to see ... whether it identifies the main flaw and for Necessary Assumption you ... -
Flaw confusion, please help!!!Hi guys, I have some confusion going on here between the difference of the following question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-se…
... our collective understanding of the flaw. The black squares are the ... purple dots. As usual, with flaw questions, it will behove us ... being told in the premises vs what we are being told ... reading the premises in a flaw question and formulate our own ... -
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, etc ... strengthening questions but bad at weakening questions, which really doesn't ... it whether it's strengthening, weakening, flaw, sufficient assumption, method of reasoning ... -
Anticipating Correct Answer ChoicesHello 7 Sagers - I'm in the post-CC stage preparing for the June '17 test, and I'm almost averaging my goal BR score, which is encouraging. I have a …
... in anticipating more concretely for Flaw Questions. If you can't ... articulate any flaw, I'd recommend moving on ... for ACs that describe a flaw that isn't in the ... in itself a flaw.
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Beliefs v. FactsI've only come across this type of flaw a few times, but I'd like to understand the structure behind it. The explanation and example offered in the c…
... sure this will be a flaw in some of the more ... ; Maybe they should call this flaw something different. It's really ... about his calculations being accurate vs inaccurate, his calculations can be ... -
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…
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Strengthen, Weakening, Assumption, Flaw, Parallel question/Parallel Flaw question, Pseudo Sufficient ... , Sufficient Assumption, Necessary Assumption, and Flaw questions all test your ability ... -
Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... one question: how is strengthening/ weakening the conclusion different from strengthening ... / weakening the argument?
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Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... how is strengthening/ weakening the conclusion different ... from strengthening/ weakening the argument?
weakening the conclusion tactic when I can't articulate a specific flaw ... conclusion. But just weakening/strengthening 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…
... cites "unrepresentative sample" as a flaw? In fact, isn't that ... exactly the flaw in question here? How can ... be a flaw but not subject an argument to weakening?
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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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The key difference btw recent lsats and the older onesMy PT scores took a hit when I initially moved onto recent PTs (60s and up) from the older PTs. I wondered why. Below is my theory and I was wonderi…
... notion of causes being "indirect" vs "direct"
i. You may ... intent comes into play in Flaw, NA, and, miscellaneous questions (that ... -
PT11.S4.Q17 - teacher: journalists who conceal Failed to understand student's argument. Any insight will be appreciated.
... this is more of a weakening question. (Now I really understand ... why 7Sage calls "Descriptive Weakening"!)
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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 …
... question stems sometimes.
Flaw:
The idea of flaws ... triangle. Drilling what the common flaw types are, how they look ... me say, "I know the flaw in this question is circular ... choice says it's percentage vs. numbers (square), which doesn't ... -
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…
... a question that represents the flaw in the reasoning but then ... 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 ... -
Retaking and don't know where to start...Due to the recent elimination of the 3 take limit, I have been considering the possibility of retaking. However, I'm not exactly sure where to start …
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Flaw questions and NAs require a ... that reviewing the grammar and weakening lessons jumped my score a ... -
Principle Questions / PatternsHey all, I've noticed that every now and then I will see an argument that doesn't seem to have any glaring flaws, if any at all. Sure enough, it's…
... 't be looking for a flaw when you do principle questions ... . ignore any flaw that may be in a ... . so basically just applying it vs finding it. -
Pattern of Reasoning QsDoes anyone have an attack strategy for these questions? I get bogged down every single time. So irritating!
... underlying intuitive 'reasoning' or the 'flaw' until maybe the very end ... /> 1. (is,are,must be) vs. (can be, most likely, probably ... )
2. all vs most vs (some,many,few)
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LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... and tough Necessary assumption and flaw question that have a ... you a hard time about flaw and NA questions? They ... once you understand necessity vs sufficiency and you can ... trapped by an second flaw that isn't the ... main flaw.
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LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... tough Necessary assumption and flaw question that have a ... you a hard time about flaw and NA questions? They ... once you understand necessity vs sufficiency and you can ... trapped by an second flaw that isn't the ... main flaw.
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LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... tough Necessary assumption and flaw question that have a ... you a hard time about flaw and NA questions? They ... once you understand necessity vs sufficiency and you can ... trapped by an second flaw that isn't the ... main flaw.
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How to use the LR drill packetsHey guys, Looking for pointers on how you guys use the LR drill packets. What have you found helpful? Since we only have a finite number of 'fr…
... was having trouble with Parallel Flaw questions. It took me several ... me immensely.
Timed vs untimed. Well I think this ... -
Identify the answer before looking at answer choices?Should we identify the answer before looking at the answer choices?
... do this. When I read Flaw questions it always feels like ... "oh this is clearly xyz flaw" I have to go to ...
For descriptive weakening type of flaw questions, it's hard ... first have to identify the flaw in the argument before going ... -
Identify the answer before looking at answer choices?Should we identify the answer before looking at the answer choices?
... do this. When I read Flaw questions it always feels like ... "oh this is clearly xyz flaw" I have to go to ... ;
> For descriptive weakening type of flaw questions, it's hard ... first have to identify the flaw in the argument before going ...
