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Deciding when an assumption is reasonableHey everyone, For question types such as Flawed Method (especially where the question is asking you to find what the argument is taking for grante…
... longer you study and the more you improve the better you' ... often than not avoid unreasonable assumptions, such as being very ... you can employ is weighing assumptions against each other from ... distinguishing factor between the correct and incorrect AC that will ... -
Deciding when an assumption is reasonableHey everyone, For question types such as Flawed Method (especially where the question is asking you to find what the argument is taking for grante…
... longer you study and the more you improve the better you' ... often than not avoid unreasonable assumptions, such as being very ... you can employ is weighing assumptions against each other from ... distinguishing factor between the correct and incorrect AC that will ... -
Progress not translating to better numbers!!!??? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Hi guys, Does anyone else feel like they are improving but it is not translating to a better LSAT score??? Like I feel I'm getting to more questions…
... improve faster by mastering sequencing than you can trying to master weakening ...
Pick grouping or sequencing and focus all your practice on ... much improvement anywhere else and that's ok, but ... 158 (economics/logic background) and have hit scores higher ... -
PT68.3.18 - "The chairperson of Acme Corporation..."Hello, 7Sagers! Been awhile, hope everyone's easing into a nice LDW :) I posted this on the question's discussion board but was hoping for a va…
... what they call "common sense assumptions" with the word "significant"
and “absolutely destroy” and where a negated necessary ... conclusion will not follow 100%. Weakening doesn't cut it. With ... -
146 —> 180 (Thank you 7sage!) Very tired Mom editionIf I can master this exam (while 7 months pregnant, working full-time, & parenting a toddler), you can too. Scored a 146 on a diagnostic back in …
... the way. for example
weakening question:
1. Identify conclusion ... level of precision and analysis to make significant improvements and improve my efficiency ... . Small tweaks here and there really helped me improve my timing.
How do I know I'm making a reasonable assumption on strengthen/weaken questions?Hiii, I've gone through the CC and taken a few PTs, and I notice that my main problem in LR is that I tend to make unreasonable assumptions. Espec…
... In fact I'm drilling weakening and strengthening QT to get stronger ... strengthen or weaken. For a weakening QT, you'll negate ... lead you to make more assumptions unnecessarily, which also makes ... your wrong answers and read through them and finding that pattern ...Starting fall break, AMAAbout the test, applications, law school, Cornell in particular...
... to read slowly once and understand than to read ... difference, and what can you do to improve your approach ... argument components, assumptions, common patterns, flaws, traps, etc.), and focus on ... timing/skipping, and adequate depth of review and its resulting plan ...Has anyone gotten PT92-LR Q10, 17, 19 right?I’ve attempted each of these questions twice and chose the same answers each time around, B/B/A respectively. Can someone explain to me why these ans…
... dropped significantly after computer, and industries that relied the ... connection between NATIONS and INDUSTRIES and the conclusion of ... assumptions.
D is more attractive for weakening ... conclusion: You mentioned industries and nations, here I am ...146 —> 180 (Thank you 7sage!) Very tired Mom editionIf I can master this exam (while 7 months pregnant, working full-time, & parenting a toddler), you can too. Scored a 146 on a diagnostic back in …
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> 1 ... of precision and analysis to make significant improvements and improve my ... clearly wrong answers and right answers and no one question ... Small tweaks here and there really helped me improve my timing. ...PT3.S4.Q05 : Corporate Opera FundingDoes anyone else feel like the correct answer on this one, C, attacks the premise directly? The Stem says that if we lower opera production costs so …
... be funded by tickets and individual donations, then ... br />
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Simple rule for weakening a conditional conclusion:
and solo donations), opera ...PT Score Keeps Going Down.. #help!Before I started any courses, I took a diagnostic and got a 154. I got powerscore, studied for two weeks, and got a 166. I was thrilled! If I went up…
... test is structured - to improve your score you have to ... margin for error becomes smaller and well... its harder to ... to really love and appreciate untimed sections and getting into the ... and going around the block. Yes, there are several necessary assumptions ...Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
... premise(s) and the conclusion?
You can conceptualize weakening questions with ... to anticipate the assumptions. There are many potential assumptions to anticipate, some ... answer choice.
2) Anticipate assumptions the author has made (assumption ...Strategy for Deciding Between Two Remaining Answer ChoicesHello, I often find myself eliminating three answer choices, resulting in two remaining choices that I waste undue amounts of time deciding between…
... to the correct answer choice and a very attractive incorrect answer ... will allow myself to reread and reassess the two answer ... I'm attempting and answer choice and it's a weakening question, I ... makes the least amount of assumptions?". Hopefully this can give you ...Need Tips on how to ProceedI started studying for the LSAT in early April of this year, scored a 145 diagnostic. I have gone through the curriculum and now my Practice Test hig…
... and the conclusion together. Start with foundational inferences, which are necessary assumptions ... . These assumptions are the "bottom line ... and find an AC that addresses that contradiction. If it's weakening ...Need Tips on how to ProceedI started studying for the LSAT in early April of this year, scored a 145 diagnostic. I have gone through the curriculum and now my Practice Test hig…
... and the conclusion together. Start with foundational inferences, which are necessary assumptions ... . These assumptions are the "bottom line ... and find an AC that addresses that contradiction. If it's weakening ...Could you please take a look at my study plan?I cannot devote full-time to the taking of LSAT because I need to go out and work. Usually, I get 4-6 hours of studying time per day. I am wondering …
... thing you can do to improve!
I would ... Maybe you really struggled with weakening questions on the last couple ... you took, make a weakening problem set and improve on that! Or maybe ... that was helpful and that you continue to improve over the course ...PT3.S4.Q02 - Behind the hope that computersI don't understand why C is correct. Initially I chose D then in BR I chose E. Please help!
... /> Remember, when weakening we want to look for assumptions that we then ... concepts) is unique to teachers and not computers. Choice C tells ... - it's talking about facts and rules. But the argument sort ...How to get out of LR plateau around -4 (taking August LSAT in 10 days rip)Hi all! I'm taking the August LSAT (in ten days rip) and am aiming to crack 172. I'm pretty consistently at -0 or -1 for LG and -1 or -2 for RC but m…
... unqiue in that going back and reviewing strategy/lesson videos (from ... , I struggled a lot with weakening questions because I was able ... coming up with my own assumptions, but the lesson videos bascially ...Weakening Questions Tips Needed! :(I am seeking any tips or strategies to help improve my thought process on Weakening Questions. No matter how many times I rewatch the lessons or do p…
I’d suggest for weakening questions (as well as all ... actively with the intention and goal of inferring assumptions in the argument ... , you can take any passage and convert it to any other ...weakening questionsHello, everyone, I have been studying for the LSAT for about two weeks now, and I'm having a very, very hard time understanding weakening questions, …
... with weakening questions. Most questions in LR require you to spot assumptions ... question types and seeing how they attack or support assumptions, it will ... . Just remember that with repetition and proper review, where you highly ...Foundation building podcast suggestions?Hi everyone! Can anyone recommend lsat podcast that I could listen to when working out? I just signed up 2 days ago to start studying so I’m seeking…
... was recommended for me to improve my LSAT score (I ... doing podcasts breaking down questions and how to approach them. ... (Resolve Reconcile and Explain) questions and 14 is on Weakening questions. So ... like one cohesive message/tip and not many varying approaches. ...PTF97 S3 Q16 - Zebra mussels a nusiance. MSS Question**Hi All,** This is my first post, so if I make any major "faux pas", please let me know. This post is regarding a MSS question on PT Feb 1997, Se…
... remain in the mussels,............ **and** they then must be ... of zebra mussels... significantly improve water quality, even removing ... word is chosen carefully, and should be taken seriously. ... assumptions is easier to swallow? Assuming that algae can and ...Weakening QuestionsFor some reason, I am having a lot of trouble for weakening questions in LR. For me, it is just intuitively hard to wrap my head around and go throug…
... tackle weakening problems (and really any LR questions that focus on assumptions). Laser ... when doing weakening questions (and all questions that deal with assumptions). What I ...PT F97.S3.Q18 - new record has been set for the number of murders committedCould someone help me understand how AC E counters the city officials response? On another note, I have a tendency to want to set off either the …
... and thus it does not serve as a good weakening answer ... assumptions to make this work as a weakening answer.
(C) Murders and ... skyrockets. This is good and, if true, totally wrecks ... relation between subsets like murders and supersets like violent crimey? ...PTF97.S3.Q08 - Automobile manufacturers began... (Outside Knowledge for LR?)People who don't know that going high speeds uses more gas are at a disadvantage with this question... I picked a wrong answer because I thought abou…
... or weakening, you should have a grasp of the author's assumptions ... lighter vehicle for local transportation and a heavier, safer vehicle for ...THANK YOU! 150 --> 171A big fat sincere Thank You to everybody who makes discussion posts and comments on JY's lessons. I swear I've read hundreds of them that made me lau…
... to keep pushing yourself to improve and work harder when you ... These drills will definitely improve both your LR and RC scores.
assumptions, traps ACs and so on become so ... lens of critic, flaws and assumptions pop out more obviously than ...PT79.S04.Q19 - Bad LSAT Question or is it me?the argument says that Neanderthals probably preserved their meats by smoking it, citing that burnt lichen and grass were found in many of their fire…
... to focus on weakening the connection between the premises and the conclusion ... to focus more on the assumptions the author makes to reach ... they were using the lichen and grass fires for something ... else - heat and light. Lichen and grass were the best ...Three Ways to Weaken?What are the three ways to weaken an argument again? I only remember alternative hypothesis. I swear there was a lesson that taught this but I don't …
... causation the way to approach weakening questions is choose the ... support between premise and conclusion (which are the assumptions that the ... premise you are not actually weakening the argument, you are ... you can think of weakening questions as questions that ...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…
... them on their own and as you improve in other areas of ... Flaws, Conclusions, Assumptions, etc., your PF/PR will simultaneously improve. It's ... , I usually skip PF/PR and leave them for the end ...3 weeks to improve 10+ points (150s -to-> 165)?So I've finished most of the independent sections on 7sage but had not had the chance to take any prep tests under limited time. And I just did a moc…
... prep tests under limited time. And I just did a mock ... test in the afternoon and scored in low 150.
and left at least 5 questions ... blank. When I went back and finished the unanswered questions with ...
