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Stuck in the mid 160's... again. RC help needed!So I've been studying for the LSAT for a year and some change now. Finally decided to sign-up for 7Sage in December. I was averaging around 165…
... ). I wrote notes and made flashcards on the flaws and ... interested https://7sage.com/webinar/flaw-intensive/ )
For ... point) the authors tone and argument structure of each paragraph.
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Advice on how to improve LRI've been studying the LSAT for a little more than 3 months now, and I've greatly improved in RC. But LR is an issue. I finished the CC about two wee…
... I'm being overconfident. I made a note to myself that ... and get clarity on argument structure and the argument flaw 2. anticipate the ... lot of the errors I made were because I wasn't ... Point at Issue, Flaw, Parallel Reasoning, Parallel Flaw, and Method of ... -
PT21.S2.Q25 - statistician: changes in the sun's luminocityI got this wrong because while I did see the author was appealing to authority, I thought it was reasonable to assume that if the author says what an…
... Remember with this question the flaw the test writers are after ... is the flaw within the meteorologist’s ... approached with argument like the one the statistician made, there is ... our two pronged test for flaw questions is “factually accurate.” ... -
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…
... not central to the argument. Examples of this are ... of validity in the argument. Let's say you ... the conclusion of the argument is A---->C, ... have an argument where the person who made A happen ... intent comes into play in Flaw, NA, and, miscellaneous questions ... -
PT11.S4.Q17 - teacher: journalists who conceal Failed to understand student's argument. Any insight will be appreciated.
... /> How can we weaken his argument? For example, what if the ... **
I think the flaw here is that the student ... assumptions in the teacher's argument. The teacher did not say ... that the statement was actually made.
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What kind of drilling do you do to close the BR gap?Hey 7sagers! My BR scores are in the mid-high 170s (woohoo!), but my actual scores have been stuck in the mid-160s for a while now. I know the BR…
... conditional logic, argument structure, what constitutes an argument flaw or error in ... of ways for an argument to be flawed. I ... the flaw (where's the crux of the argument, the ... taken. Like when I made a jump from the 150s ... PTs. Now I've made another jump to the ... -
PT65.S4.Q11 - prairieview yard sizeI understand the flaw in the correct answer choice, but not how it applies to Tom's argument in the stimulus. D : "Fails to apply a general rule t…
... back to Rolanda's original argument, just every yard is now ... .
If Tom has made a claim about all yards ... , he would have avoided the flaw of failing to apply the ... to all cases, but his argument would be useless still. The ... -
LSAT Trainer vs. 7SageHey guys! Hope everyone had an amazing holiday weekend! I've decided to go back over some of the very beginning core stuff to make sure I have…
Not necessarily every argument is wrong but what ... flaw etc, then yes, there is definitely something wrong with the argument ... , and our job is to expose the assumptions/flaws made ... exercise, (what's conclusion, argument parts, how it functions etc ... -
PT80.S4.Q22 - scientists once believed thatThe correct answer to this question is information that would help to evaluate the argument in the stimulus. If the information is taken to one extre…
... an answer to a flaw in the original argument. If the new ... of the soundness of the argument.
Now for answer ... wouldn't that weaken the argument by leaving it more vulnerable ... evaluate the argument.
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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 ... school applications). I have made the decision that reading ... a hard time about flaw and NA questions? They ... question, and if the argument fall apart, that is ... trapped by an second flaw that isn't the ... -
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 ... school applications). I have made the decision that reading ... a hard time about flaw and NA questions? They ... question, and if the argument fall apart, that is ... trapped by an second flaw that isn't the ... -
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 ... school applications). I have made the decision that reading ... a hard time about flaw and NA questions? They ... question, and if the argument fall apart, that is ... trapped by an second flaw that isn't the ... -
Outlier score and help with LR/RC!Hello all, After finishing the CC and attempting about 5-6 PTs , I noticed I was still hovering around 158-160 so I revisited the CC and that sam…
... bit. For instance on Flaw questions something that helped me ... clear to me if an argument was actually doing what the ... />
With parallel Flaw questions sometimes it helps to ... them as Sufficent Assumptions. It made all the difference. In ... -
Struggling with LR...HELPSo in the debate between LR v LG...I'm one of those LG people. I'm averaging about -2/-3 on LG, but a brutal -9/-10 on LR. Specifically, I'm struggli…
... out the support
4.) Made a guess at an assumption ... the correct AC destroyed the argument (how it wiped away the ... be a part of the argument (same words/phrases) but when ... />
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Flaw QuestionsDoes anyone have a successful strategies in tackling this difficult question type? I always get them confused by one another and inevitably chose the…
... memorizing some common types of flaw are really helpful.
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It may not be flaw question but I think even ... all the answer choices in flaw question set and categorized them ... />
Also I made up my own flawed-argument using the phrases ... -
Applying Valid / Invalid Argument Forms in LRHi everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice, resources or recommendations on how to sharpen one's skills at recognizing valid / inval…
I made flashcards and went through them ... solidify the valid and invalid argument forms for me. Once it ... answer choices on Parallel MOR/Flaw questions and MBT/SA questions ... -
PT69.S4.Q14 - every time people get what they wantSo i have a superficial understanding of this methodology, but i just cant wrap my head completely around whats happening, can i get someones take? …
... becoming fat.
**The flaw** is that just because an ... action? In the author's argument, pleasure is just an added ... one, of the action made. The flaw becomes more apparent in the ... -
Best way to Utilize LR Drill sections?Take a look at this link: https://7sage.com/lesson/lr-drills-preptest-70-to-79/ I think this a fantastic tool for really going in-depth on im…
... yourself, do you get the argument itself? Can you identify what ... understand them (even if i made mistakes with the timing) so ... , in terms of what the flaw was, where this specific question ... -
How to do flaw q when you can't see the flaw/prephaseI know JY advises against moving onto the ACs without coming up with a prephase for flaw questions, but there are unfortunately usually 2-3 flaw ques…
... the argument: skip and come back. There is money to be made ... really good for mining old flaw questions. How many different ... are **_not_** describing the flaw. In other words if you ... weakening/necessary assumption/parallel the flaw questions and turn them ... -
How to go back to curriculumI recently watched the "Post CC Strategies" webinar and something that he had mentioned as apart of the first phase of taking PTs is that we should b…
... examples, I think I made cookie cutter reviews for all ... arguments (structure-wise). And for flaw questions, I labeled each AC ... />
Also, there are common argument types such as:
Phenomenon ...
[Other people's argument]. However, [Author's ... -
LR 4/5 Difficulty Q's - more speed and accuracy?Any advice on how to get better at LR 4/5 star difficulty Q's? I'm like -7 for LR (both sections) and almost all of the 7 wrong are all level 4/5 que…
... time? Can you describe what made it tough for you? Like ... fundamental misunderstanding of what the argument was even saying? Or a ... , of course the parallel reasoning/flaw questions that are logic heavy ... -
5 star LR questions, What's the strategy here?Hello 7sagers. So wondering if I should be approaching these 5 star questions differently. I recently took a PT where I missed 5 LR questions and …
... stimulus/ACs and understanding what made the question difficult helps. ... take the base concept (flaw, paralell flaw, MSS, PSA, etc.) ... easily missed, underlying flaw. With parallel flaw questions, maybe three ... to the crux of the argument. Beyond this I would ... -
5 star LR questions, What's the strategy here?Hello 7sagers. So wondering if I should be approaching these 5 star questions differently. I recently took a PT where I missed 5 LR questions and …
... stimulus/ACs and understanding what made the question difficult helps. ... they take the base concept (flaw, paralell flaw, MSS, PSA, etc.) ... easily missed, underlying flaw. With parallel flaw questions, maybe three ... to the crux of the argument, etc. Beyond this I ... -
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…
... not significantly weaken the argument as Thompson would have ... the argument. So I went for the answer choice that made ... how that's a flaw in the answer choice ... (Like there's the flaw in the stim but then ... there's the flaw in this AC)
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PT83.S3.Q4 - Editorial: It is common to find essays offeringThis question kind of screwed me because of how I got it wrong. It seems like being critical in this instance really played me for the worst! Afte…
... argument is flawed. This is where our money is made on LR flaw ... presupposes our knowledge of the flaw present, but goes a small ... , but **_why_** is that a flaw? Because it does what (A ... -
PT48.S4.Q13 - Columnist: Tagowa's testimony in the Pemberton trial was not heard outsideI'm thinking this question rewards those with outside knowledge of the legal system and here's why. For some reason, A was lost among me, so I kep…
... how it affects the argument. It's a flaw question, which means ... a major assumption has been made (AC A). But things go ... significance disagreement point to the flaw here? The problem we run ... -
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…
... ; North American schoolchildren can be made physically fit -> North American ... the rest of the argument. That is, the argument makes reference to ... this were a flaw question, this is the flaw I would anticipate ... -
What to do when STRUGGLING with LRHi all: My current average for an LR section is -8, BR -4. Is there anything in particular you've done/would advise for being stuck here? Specific…
... for example, a parallel flaw question where you recognized that ... the flaw is whole/part but ... the stimulus; perhaps you made an unwarranted assumption; maybe ... found method of reasoning and argument part questions particularly helpful ... -
LR SpeedOn average, how long does a strong LR student spend reading the stimulus and question stem before looking at the answer choices? In general I spend m…
... arguments. So assume every argument is wrong until proven valid ... the questions in my head made me focus more instead ... motivated me to undermine the argument. Even in assumption or strengthen ... skip the parallel and parallel flaw questions (because they take the ... -
PT84 BR Sessions with J.Y. - LR Sections OnlyHey 7Sagers, I'm leading BR calls for PT 84 (June 2018 LSAT). There will be four sessions total. Two for S2.LR and two for S3.LR. All sessions…
... between the point of the argument and the support for ... directly challenging the conclusion being made. That is, the conclusion ... br />
84.2.17 — FLAW — “People Who Recently Recovered from ... .2.18 - MC (Complete the Argument) — “The Golden Rule” — A ...
