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Best way to review logical reasoning? pls helpHi everyone, So, I've been studying for the past month and a half or so and I can't seem to get logical reasoning down. I always, and I mean alwa…
... everyone is different! I studied for ~2 years and started doing ... untimed sections with a word document up and for every question do ... . Type of question
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PT93.S3.Q12 - Columnist: Vagrancy laws are supposed to reduce criminal activity, but they don’t.Why is the correct answer E and not C? How is the answer not attributing vacancy laws to that increase when they say "...increase crime while purport…
... and had it selected for a hot second when ... ? Hardly. Barely. The conclusion still doesn't follow from ... shift in meaning of a key term, phrase, or concept ... Now look at the conclusion where it says vagrancy ... have said "allows a key concept to illicitly shift in ...PT93.S2.Q21 - Essayist: Commitment to relationships or careers is commonly held to be virtuous.This question was tough for me. I thought I didn't need the third sentence. Picked D but wasn't confident with it. Not sure how E is correct. Ple…
... strengthen our conclusion a whole bunch. The key is to ...
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For these questions, sometimes the mechanical ...PT93.S3.Q25 - the claim that vitamin C is effective in treating acneCan anyone explain why pt 93 s3 q25 is A and why B-E are wrong? I struggled with this one but ended up choosing D.
... placebo). To weaken the conclusion, the answer choice must ... the treatment, so the conclusion is weakened because there is ... at least some benefit for the severe acne sufferers. ... the distortion.
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Questions about scientific ...Assumptions Are Not ClickingHi everyone! I need some advice/hacks on identifying necessary assumptions for weakening and strengthening questions. I have been stuck on these two …
... stimulus is often quite abstract for the harder questions.
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Does the conclusion open up the possibility that ... since the word "could" in the conclusion already accounts for such ... since the word "could" in the conclusion already accounts for such ... ?
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... It seems like an inconspicuous word, so pinpointing it is ... incorrect because the word "could" in the conclusion accounts for such possibility. ... not here because the conclusion is only establishing a ... have preceded. So this conclusion does shut down these ...PTF97.S3.Q20 - Criminals released from prison on parole..Can someone explain why AC C is right and E is wrong. Option C states that "the proportion of arrests to crimes committed was not significantly h…
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Pre-phrase/key assumption made is about prevention ... and used to draw the conclusion that the author draws, it ... use the % to draw this conclusion bc it would show there ... /> D) This AC trapped me for a while bc if it ..."This is Wrong" Type ConclusionFor conclusions that are along the lines of "this theory/explanation is wrong", I have a tough time keeping the entire idea in my head. For most ques…
... the conclusion to the other person's argument, and look for the ... -salt tip: oftentimes, the real conclusion will use words like "unfounded ... AC's often use the word from the stimulus or a ...Necessary AssumptionsHi guys, I went through the curriculum for necessary assumption questions and I am still not showing improvement in any of the PTs I am taking. I was…
The key to necessary assumption questions is ... is to ALWAYS identify the conclusion and the premises supporting it ... " is my conclusion. Before you even read answer choices for necessary assumption ... over to get to its conclusion? Sometimes, you'll anticipate ...Dissecting ArgumentsDoes anyone know of a good way to practice dissecting the different parts of an argument in a question stem? For example, J likes to highlight, circ…
... or don't support our conclusion, making sure I have a ... am trying to prove (my conclusion). I like to do this ... highlight referential phrases, context, and key words. Overtime, I have found ... it a whole lot easier for me to understand, and keeps ...PT11.S2.Q18 - The format of television network news...Why is D correct when it says opposing views are discussed 'briefly". #help
... public issue.
Conclusion: **In contrast to regular newspaper ... the conclusion, but that's not what we're looking for ... viewpoint." The word "briefly" is simply a fill in for "30 ... assumption were true then our conclusion falls apart. We MUST ...SA/PSA Questions versus Principle QuestionsHow do you differentiate between SA/PSA questions that bring up principles versus Principle questions?
... a corresponding application, sometimes not. For the easier questions in this ... by the principle" etc, for which you'd then give ... SA question type. Usually, some conclusion will seem unjustified, and the ... of the time, with the word should). Thus, when we take ...RRE questionsHi what is a good approach for these questions? I been studying for 6 hours and Im still not grasping it? :(
For me the stratedgy isn ...
and the secondly the conclusion, (in this case the belief ... its time to ask the key question. Why?
... t bother with pre-phrasing for this question type given ... our facts its already accounted for that the land that ...The word "tends"So last night when I was in bed I randomly thought of a statement and tried to decipher whether or not it could be translated into logic in a traditi…
... question coming to a conclusion that uses the word "tends" rather ... because the statement allows for there to be some non ... , by itself, indicate a correlation. For example,
"People ... "is likely".
For example, in the statement you ...To Assume or Not to Assume?There are two reasons I get hard LR questions wrong. One, I don't connect a statement in the stimulus with a different phrasing in the correct answer…
... make this harder by having word vomit in the stimulus. But ... only focus on the main conclusion and the major premise then ... of getting the right answer. For phrasing, remember the fundamental difference ...PT3.S4.Q20 - Homelessness is a serious social problemSo I answered D, and it was incorrect. Correct answer is C, can anyone please provide help as to why this answer was incorrect and why C was correct?…
... , if any (that's the key), that the first statement that ... take a look at the conclusion. The conclusion is what?
conclusion? Not really. It's ... serious issue" as the background for their solutions.
Hope ...Always between two ACs in LRI am always down to two ACs while doing LR, especially weakening. I always second-guess myself, then my first answer ends up being correct. How do I …
... in the answer choice. For instance, I might highlight ... answer because of a word or phrase that I ... wrong so I remember it for next time.
conclusion. (I would have 3 ... questions, it is common for LSAT to say, "Which ...Struggling to make the connection between the premises and the conclusion. Please help!So, I can identify the conclusion and the support for the argument, but I'm having a hard time understanding the relationship between them. For some …
... which sentences contained the conclusion and premises, I wasn ... t picking up on the key features of the argument. ... sentence is the conclusion; these are the premises," for example, to ... claim
- The conclusion introduces a completely new concept ...Struggling to make the connection between the premises and the conclusion. Please help!So, I can identify the conclusion and the support for the argument, but I'm having a hard time understanding the relationship between them. For some …
... which sentences contained the conclusion and premises, I wasn ... t picking up on the key features of the argument. ... sentence is the conclusion; these are the premises," for example, to ... claim
> - The conclusion introduces a completely new concept ...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…
... of certainty about the conclusion. He uses the word "probably." The only ... burn this high smoke fire. For weaken questions, it helps to ... of scope at first glance for this question type.
< ... the lichen and grass fires for something else - heat and light ...Distinguishing between type 1 vs. 2 MC QuestionsHello all, I am wondering how everyone knows the question is a type 2 MC question where the stem doesn't have a conclusion, since a lot of times t…
... us this question is Main Conclusion.
Second, ... first sentence isn't the conclusion.
The ... the conclusion is in this question is to notice the word " ... key change in direction in this Stimulus. Figuring out the unstated conclusion ...PT147.S4.Q12 - West: Of our company's three quality control inspectorsCan someone explain why E and not B is the correct answer? I am not totally convinced by the explanation given [here](https://7sage.com/lsat_explanat…
... * have to look like for B to be correct. West ... encoding the needed lemma for the argument to go ... alleging that Young's conclusion has nothing to do ... do with Young's conclusion in that they tend ... support his conclusion--they're just missing a key extra premise ...Reading ComprehensionDoes anybody have any helpful tips to improve on RC? it's my worst section
... adriana said, active reading is key. I've found the highlight ... in school you're reading for content or argument, whereas the ... the Author mean by this word?" or "The passage provides sufficient ... of the harder RC questions (for me at least) come from ...How to go from -5 to -2 in RChey guys. I'm currently scoring in the mid to high 60s and each section is around a -5 or lower. I really want to get a 170+ so I am aiming to do a l…
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Track for authorial intent. Many if not ... author's tone in a word? What would author A ... agreement, skepticism, etc. Look for words or phrases that convey ... /evidence in pink, and key words/phrases in orange. ... of the passage is key to many of the ...I have a 100% failure rate on weakening and strenthening questionsIt seems like I am incapable at doing the strengthening and weakening questions. I read the answer choices and just think that none of them make sens…
... likely to break down the conclusion presented in the stimulus?)
conclusion for these as well! these question ... ) -- ALSOOOO do not overlook the word "except" in the question stem ...THERE IS HOPE (Looking for endurance tips)Wrote this past June LSAT and scored a 145. Starting cracking down on my prep late August / Early September and scored a 158 untimed this past week. …
... . For example, on some questions you'll notice that ONE word makes ... be better able to look for those key words that will help ...Hypothesis v. StatementHi, I come across this problem in argument part questions: is a hypothesis the same thing as a statement? I usually eliminate the wrong answer ch…
... 'ed the statement as a conclusion). But some argument part questions ... B) "this is a hypothesis for which the author supports." Should ...Positive news for June & all future LSAT takers :)I heard a bit back that the new tests give all takers 2 pages for each LG & I just confirmed it. Yay for more space to diagram! Just thought I would …
I heard a bit back that the new tests give all takers 2 pages for each LG & I just confirmed it. Yay for more space to diagram! Just thought I would throw that out there in case it's news to some. Keep studying hard everyone! :)PT67.S4.Q4 - economist consumers benefit monopolyHello, I was hoping you could help me out with this question. I originally had it down to C and E and chose E for the following reason: Wouldn…
... and E and chose E for the following reason:
Wouldn ... answer choice E strengthen the conclusion in that companies that obtain ...
