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What's the most LSAT way to weaken/strengthen this commonly featured argument?premise: Group A took medicine X. premise: Group B did not take medicine X. BUT identical results were found in both groups. conclusion: Hence, X …
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I'm trying to approach this in a formulaic ... is the most LSAT way to strengthen(assumption)/weaken the argument above? -
Flaw - Descriptive Flaws vs Actual Flaws in the Argument - How to determine??I often make the mistake in flaw questions of -choosing an answer choice that's descriptively accurate and COULD describe a flaw, but doesn't describ…
... describe THE flaw in the argument. For example: LSAT 86 - Section ... chose A. Any suggestions on how I can tackle this?? Pleeeease ... weakness and I'd love to improve. -
The secret to do tough Weaken/strengthen questionToday I have a big progress in weaken/strengthen question. I find in most weaken/strengthen question, there exists a presumption and the only thing…
... first glance is irrelevant to the stimulus argument cuz stimulus talks about ... ", which also seems to be irrelevant to the argument cuz the stimulus talks ... strengthen/weaken question you don't need to make a perfect argument or ... -
How to improve on strengthen questions on LRI suck at weaken questions too, but I suck even more at strengthen questions. One of the problems is, I tend to try to focus on the error in the p…
I suck at weaken questions too, but I suck ... problems is, I tend to try to focus on the error in ... is, strengthening is so hard to do! Sometimes I think an ... I really think strengthens the argument but apparently it's irrelevant ... -
How to avoid careless mistakes?Dear 7sagers, After months of prep, I still have a recurring problem: making careless errors - mostly in the form of misreading LR stimulus and an…
... br /> The rushing leads me to read the stimulus too fast ... i.e. the argument core) before heading to the answer choices. ...
So my question is: How do I avoid making these ... errors? How do I keep my mind ... that I can do to master the art of ... -
How to study for the 3rd Retake???I dreamed about getting a JD in the US before I came here but I didn’t dare to even look at a LSAT question because I wasn’t that confident in Englis…
... /LR and several Cambridge packages (weaken/strengthen/ RRE, etc).
... though I would try to force myself to go through the processes ... being “conservative”. I wonder how I can find certainty in ... which is designed to let me experience uncertainty. How can I ... -
45.1.18 There is evidence to suggestOK, this is another one that I just can't wrap my head around the correct answer choice relative to an incorrect answer choice. This is getting beyo…
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This is a weaken question.
There is ... A: This does nothing to the argument since it doesn't ... cave paintings to know if they are relevant to the argument.
< ... see how the use of the word "display" allows you to eliminate ... -
How to get timed score to BR score? (BR mid-170s, timed plateau at 163)Hi all, This is similar to a post below so apologies if it's just askig for redundant advice. I did read that thread but thought I might post my o…
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This is similar to a post below so apologies ... .
Previous to taking PT 73 and 74 ... to drill on my weak points -- namely LR Flaw, Weaken, ... So all this boils down to... How can I get my ... I would like to do everything possible to get my ... -
How to tell the difference between just argument and causation weakening questionsCould someone clarify the best way to tell the difference between weakening questions where the argument is a simple argument and where the argument …
... way to tell the difference between weakening questions where the argument is ... a simple argument and where the argument involves ... Is it that the causation argument involves a change in a ... would still be helpful to know when to pull out my ... -
My 18-points-in-six-months increase story (and how you can do it while working full-time too!)Hey everybody! I wanted to share my 18-point increase story with you all and outline how I did it while working full time. I started studying for…
... I not understanding how the answer choice impacts the argument? Or was ... doing to the argument. This was especially troublesome on Strengthen and Weaken questions ... for key terms and see how that sounds.
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When to be wary of conditional statements in ACs?Hi guys, This is something I've sort of noticed with BR'ing a lot of logical reasoning - it seems that depending on the question type, an answer c…
... assumption that would make the argument fall apart - and that usually ... sufficient triggers, how do we know it affects the argument?
to weaken the argument.)
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How to approach a really long MBT/MSS stimulihi guys, so when you have a SUPER long inference Q, how do you approach such questions? I know that for argument type questions, we MUST understa…
... , how do you approach such questions?
I know that for argument ... the conclusion before moving on to the answer choices.
But ... arguments, do you move on to the answer choices even if ... -
Weaken questionsHi guys, One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions. I understand that you have to identify the prem…
... ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions ... . I understand that you have to identify the premise (s) and ... Power Score the book said to weaken an argument by attacking a premise ... -
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…
... post will be dedicated to an argument form I have tentatively ... great, because by virtue of how a premise functions, I am ... /> We might also be asked to weaken this argument structure.
Pt 51 ... assumption is located: this is how you will know that you ... -
PT63.S1.Q1 - Backyard gardeners who want to increaseLogical Reasoning Help: PT63.S1.Q1 (and Q2) PT63.S1.Q1 - I am confused as to how this is a **strengthen question**. The prompt (if I’m not mist…
... - I am confused as to how this is a **strengthen question ... most logically completes the argument?” I would appreciate any ... for me to understand. To weaken the argument, I would need to find an ... of the answer choices seemed to provide alternate causes (?) Again ... -
Help: how to treat the LSAT's use of "Probably"?When doing this question, I could not agree with JY's explanation no matter how many times I've heard it. I simply think his reasoning on why he elim…
... increased more compared to snow.
To me, this answer ... and in the stimulus. How should I understand the use ... the causal relationship in the argument, and therefore does not ... actually strengthen the argument?
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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…
... irrelevant and thus does nothing to weaken the argument above.
... be a strong enough AC to weaken. Also the phrase “is ... am confused as to how much we can assume to make an AC ... although it has the possibility to weaken if the assumption that the ... -
PT2.S2.Q18 - Learning how to build a nest plays an importantHi, I do not understand the answer and why it is correct. Can you please break AC sentence down completely? Black Birds Nesting I identif…
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(Weaken) the argument-->(Identify premise, conclusion, ... cant attribute this⬆︎ success to just size and strength ... in premise, not alt explanation to why success +
E. ... (maximum amount?) of blackbirds to lay viable eggs increases ( ... -
Cookie 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…
... how it functions and why it matters.
The argument ... /> So,
To **Weaken** such an argument: Introduce a cost that ... For example to make a “Cost Benefit” argument more difficult ... you can think about how new questions may ... -
How to Master LR? Closing the Gap between BR and PT LR score? Tips Appreciated!Currently, I am averaging -3/-4 per section and I would like to get that down to -0 to -2 per section. I struggle most with Sufficient Assumption, St…
... I would like to get that down to -0 to -2 per section ... Assumption, Strengthen, Resolve the Paradox, Weaken, and Necessary Assumption type questions ... , so any tips on how I can finish consistently with ... left would really help!
How should I proceed? I don ... -
Cookie Cutter Argument Form: Phenomenon Hypothesis I am back to discuss another cookie cutter argument form. Here is the link to the cost benefit argument structure that I posted about previously:…
... as Phenomenon Hypothesis. In this argument form, an observation about ... the rain
To weaken this, we show that there ... will have nothing to do with how the hypothesis explains ... information have any bearing on how the hypothesis explains the ... -
Road to 170+: Be Aggressive! (Long Strategy Post on how to maximize your potential in LR)A few weeks back I was in a blind review with the man himself, Mr. JY Ping and JY said something which I thought was rather profound. He mentioned th…
... self-correcting trait, meaning how aggressive you are in answer ... are likely not even to think about the argument part question because ... for yourself on how quickly you want to go through the ... the most. You also have to modulate how aggressive you are relative ... -
Getting worse at RC-how to fix with limited time?Having taken about a dozen PTs so far, I've noticed that I seem to be shifting from a general range of -1 to -3 on RCs to -3 to -7s. I'm currently on…
... range of -1 to -3 on RCs to -3 to -7s. I ... a lot of the argument breakdown/general logic lessons ... I've done are applicable to RC.
... , thinking 'how the hell am I supposed to read all ... need with difficult RC questions to 'weigh' the appropriateness ... -
PT81.S3.Q16-- tenants who do not have to pay their own electricity billsCan anyone explain why the correct answer here is C instead of E? My problem with C was that, in order for C to weaken the stimulus, we'd need to …
... , in order for C to weaken the stimulus, we'd ... need to assume that the landlords ... I don't know how any energy would be ... reveals something that could weaken the argument in the stimulus (which ... answers even come close to doing). If some people ... -
High scorers: What is your LR timing and certainty strategy? How to go from -3 to -0?I've been averaging -3 per LR section, though sometimes I do as well as -1 and other times I hit -5. I find that I've been getting a lot faster. …
... where to even start with the question, or what the argument is ... more aggressive? How much time do you save to review your flagged ... questions? How many questions do ... where I am now to -0 to -1 consistently? How do I get ... -
How to improve based on LR wrong answer patterns?Hi, friends!! Hope you are doing well. I have a question regarding LR study methods. I have done about 50+ PT, got the question type basics, and foun…
... I repeatedly fall prey to strengthen/weaken/flaw questions and ... answer choices **on a case-to-case basis**.
how should I make good ... not, most of them? How should I make a summary ... hope to improve to -2/-3. I welcome you to comment ... -
Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: How to identify the main conclusion in an argument?**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]** Are there any tricks to iden…
**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]**
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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…
... , when weakening an argument, we're primarily trying to weaken the reasoning of ... . Do you see how we would weaken the argument by pointing out that ... assumption underlying their argument about penguins. Argument = weakened. Notice how if you go ... -
PT74.S1.Q17 - How the pigment known as Han purpleI understand that A is right because it counters a possible objection that Han purple and white glass were produced independently of each other, in d…
... only very few people knew how to make Han purple and then ... (by accident or not), then how would white glass have become ... it's a huge jump to say that if very few ... knew how to make Han purple, that negation doesn't clearly weaken the argument ... -
Strategy for Weaken/Strengthen QuestionsI have heard people say that using the "and" and "but" strategy for weaken/strengthen questions really helps them arrive at the right answer. The str…
... "but" strategy for weaken/strengthen questions really helps ... you are asked to strengthen the argument, you say " ... when you are asked to weaken the argument, you say "but ... still confused on how this helps people ... you please elaborate on how you use it (perhaps ...
