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LSAT AMA w/ 7Sage Tutors – Starting Now (Thurs, Nov 17, 7PM EDT)Hi everyone! I'm Raphael, a manager with 7Sage's tutoring program. I'm joined by manager Scott, and tutors Nick and Aastha. We'll be answering questi…
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> @"Aastha S" thanks! Generally, I will try ... , and I deploy J.Y.‘s read passage A only first ... , 3. And what is the author's opinion. If you are paying ... -
PT91.S4.Q9, 21, 22 (RC)Heya, I'm having some trouble with three RC questions from 91+ (9 on the first passage, and 21 and 22 on the third passage). Does anyone have any tho…
... you will find the author's purpose is to tell ... market is. If Author A's purpose is to present ... learning information. That's how author A is trying to ... at Passage B, the author presents you her opinion ... whole passage that the author's purpose is to deflate ... -
-15 to -20 on RC. Need Advice. Taking November examI'm consistently getting around -14 to -20 on the RC sections, especially in the newer PT's. I take the November LSAT and am completely discouraged f…
... to actually fully understand what's written or the concepts in ... that are raised, or the author's main point.
A ... entire passage, and sometimes that's possible, but more often it ... 's a time sink and will ... -
-15 to -20 on RC. Need Advice. Taking November examI'm consistently getting around -14 to -20 on the RC sections, especially in the newer PT's. I take the November LSAT and am completely discouraged f…
... to actually fully understand what's written or the concepts in ... that are raised, or the author's main point.
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PT92.S3.Q20 - Bankruptcy LawsAnother recent RC question where I feel like there's something I'm just _not getting_ about RC. (D) seems well-supported to me: if forced to liquidat…
... comparative issue, instead the author is quite critical to ... paragraph was the author's criticism on the Korokin's method.
... 's where I thought D is supported since the author ... was disagreeing with Korobkin's approach, because ... -
PT92.S3.Q20 - Bankruptcy LawsAnother recent RC question where I feel like there's something I'm just _not getting_ about RC. (D) seems well-supported to me: if forced to liquidat…
... not a fan of LSAC's "reasonable assumptions" idea at all ... you find support that show author's POV as being supporting a ... the last paragraph where the author is pointing out some weaknesses ... anything that definitively show the author's opinion. "We can go as ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
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The author’s final assertion says that increasing ... and needs protection. The author comes in, looks at ... species. Ok, but the author’s assertion is about **endangered** ... is the assumption the author’s argument requires. It shows ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
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> The author’s final assertion says that increasing ... and needs protection. The author comes in, looks at ... species. Ok, but the author’s assertion is about **endangered** ... This is the assumption the author’s argument requires. It shows ... -
PT92.S1.Q20 - Mr. Klemke argues that the complaints....Can anyone help me work through number 20? I think the sheer amount of language in here is what's throwing me off. But summarized as generally as …
... company are biased. The author's argument is claiming those ... s Mr. K who is just mean. As a result, the author ... concludes that Mr. K's claim is ... Essentially, it's saying that Mr. K's argument is ... But what if it's the complete opposite? Maybe ... -
How do you get through all RC sections?I'm doing well enough on answering the questions, understanding the passages...but for the love of God I am struggling to get to the 4th passage and …
... read, and to get the author's opinion, the frame work, and ... conclusion (wherever that maybe). It's a tough skill to gain ... as referential phrasing, when the author actually states an opinion, and ... -
Help approaching Main Purpose for RCBased on some recent RC translation drills, I've been struggling with "main purpose" questions. It seems I don't have a super crisp understanding of …
... it important for the author to change your opinion ... How does this help the author's argument
Step 4 ... it important for the author to make you think ... , or it could convey the author's intent or beliefs.
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Help approaching Main Purpose for RCBased on some recent RC translation drills, I've been struggling with "main purpose" questions. It seems I don't have a super crisp understanding of …
... to decouple main purpose from author's attitude. This probably works fine ... /> Main purpose: WHAT is the author/passage trying to do? (to ... avoid confusion
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Share your RC improvement journeyHi fellow sagers, I have been struggling with RC for almost a year and still can't find a way to stably improve my RC scores. I've tried connec…
... skimming the passages (i.e., author's tone, structure, flaw). This helps ... -
Reading Comp - In need of serious helpI've been actively practicing reading comp for a while now 6+ months and my score is at a stagnant and constant 15/27. I do the problems and do blind…
... is through reading for structure (author's view, opposing viewpoints, examples vs ... -
Running thread of words to describe authors tone for Reading Comprehension. Coupled with meaning.One of the main goals in reading comprehension is to accurately and descriptively identify the **tone** of the author of the passage. I did find a li…
... . I wonder if it's because it's a fairly weak descriptor ... the passage alone suggests the author must have been curious about ... lot of passages where the author's tone leans heavily toward a ... -
Running thread of words to describe authors tone for Reading Comprehension. Coupled with meaning.One of the main goals in reading comprehension is to accurately and descriptively identify the **tone** of the author of the passage. I did find a li…
... . I wonder if it's because it's a fairly weak descriptor ... the passage alone suggests the author must have been curious about ... lot of passages where the author's tone leans heavily toward a ... -
LR: tips to hit -0Hey Everyone, I just scored a 16-high on the November LSAT (with a small proctoring issue), and am signed up for the January exam, hoping that ano…
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But here's a recap of my RC ... than not, this is the author's opinion, the main point of ... critics think, what evidence the author uses to support their point ... end up, I think it's okay to drill with the ... -
Advice for Jan LSATHi everyone, I need some advice on the upcoming Jan LSAT. I constantly read stories on here of people scoring 170+ and I feel like such a failure …
... , conclusion (if any), author's attitude, etc., then it's much easier to ... -
PT91.S2.Q12 - people generally notice and are concernedWhy is AC C incorrect? Isn’t the publics awareness for obvious things an explanation in itself for why the water issue is well known? Thanks for help…
... for some people. The author contrasts ozone with contaminated water ... explain", that requires that the author's *purpose* in providing the first ... would say no - the author is using the rule in ... obvious problem, which the author combines with the first sentence ... -
PT1.S4.Q12 - A recent study found that snoringI found this one very tricky. As for AC A, I think I understand that AC A meets the target by introducing a third party, stress, that could be re…
... /> Most is a range that's larger than half. E.g ... . If I proposed that there's a causal link between smoking ... being true. So if it's true that stress can induce ... in certain individuals then the author's hypothesis that smoking _by itself_ ... -
PT16.S2.Q16 - Researchers in South AustraliaBased on my understanding of the stimulus, the flaw is that the author is assuming that what was true in the past (CPUE is constant= X number of sha…
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The author of the argument thinks that ... argument by showing that the author’s premise - constant CPUE since ... to show that the author’s conclusion does not automatically ... argument by showing that the author’s conclusion was unwarranted - we ... -
PT20.S2.Q6 (P1) - weakening questionHi, I can see why (B) is correct but I cannot figure out why (C) is wrong. Referring to Line 32 - 34, I thought jazz purists don't like jazz music …
... the same. So while Davis's contemporaries might have reacted negatively ... asking you to undermine the author's explanation for the way Miles ... -
Reading Comprehension fluctuationsI am a mid 160s scorer with my best score being a 170. I am trying to consistently enter the 170s but my RC is always the most subject to variation i…
... out of time and that's why you're missing questions ... /> 1. Main Point
2. Author's attitude
3. Structure
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 …
... What are some assumptions the author is making? Well, we ... not eat bread. The author’s conclusion rests upon the assumption ... /> 2) Anticipate assumptions the author has made (assumption Z). What ... has the author conveniently left out or unaddressed ...PT32.S2.P2 - passage discussion (the 4th paragraph)Hi all, Based on the 4th paragraph, I wanna know how do you tell where the author's tone/ emphasis lies? Through the whole 4th paragraph, it seems…
I think the author's tone remains pretty balanced (but ... could be bottling up the author's only real insight:
PT6.S3.Q12 - Arguing that there was no trade between Europe and East AsiaCan someone go over the answers please? I was between A and C but ended up choosing A. The right answer is C. **Admin Note: Edited title. Please u…
... , it's more like it's implied. The author states an ... say that's the reason why the author wrote the ... stimulus. He's not writing ... more like the point the author's trying to make. Just ...
This one's a little weird because it ...What are some of techniques in solving the LSAT questions?I have come to a conclusion that with the test of LSAT, it is not about the content of writing but rather knowing the techniques of how to solve each…
... structure, paying attention to the author's arguments and how the evidence ...If you've mastered Reading Comp (-3 or better), what's your best advice for the rest of us?What insights or resources helped you to conquer Reading Comp?
... that tell you what the author's point of view is especially ...Questions that feel like they require prior knowledgeI was doing some LR drills, and Q26 on PT 6 S3 felt like I just needed prior knowledge to answer the question successfully. I feel like this is what …
... such proposals. So, for the author’s counter argument:
( ... still very relevant to the author’s counter argument for policy. The ... just need to identify the author’s argument and premises and figure ... not present in the author’s counter argument.RC HelpI have been studying for the LSAT for nearly a year now, and I have managed to get to the point where I am consistently scoring -0/-1 on LR and LG. H…
... in the Q’s & A’s. There’s a lot more ... they ask for an inference, that’s a little different from ... about you, the AC’s are worded very specifically and ... paragraph anymore—if that’s the question your asking ... If you understand that that’s the real question here, ...
