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ID the RoleWhat category would "Identify the Role" fall in? Where can I find more practice questions for this type of question within 7sage?
... similar to "Identify the role "(insert part of stimulus here)" plays in the argument?" Those are argument ... all you have to practice these questions are the practice sets that ... come in the Core Curriculum ... -
To diagram or not to diagram in LRHi, How do you decide whether or not to diagram a particular LR question? I often over-diagraming. There were several questions in recent PTs …
... talks in some of his live recordings of his fresh takes ... not to diagram, I try to get to the right answer through process of ... questions, I try to identify the flaw in the argument first and foremost and ... out language is a waste of time. Some questions that ... -
Malcom Gladwell takes the LSATBelow is a link to Gladwell's podcast (part 1) where he talks about his experience taking the LSAT. There's still another part to come but the pod en…
... as though the intent of Gladwell was to examine the system of law school admissions ... to infer.
Time pressure creates a way of further distinguishing the ... cannot dismiss the conclusion on this basis. Gladwell's argument is based on ... -
PT1 - Weaken Question #helpFines levied against those responsible for certain environmentally damaging accidents are now so high that it costs a company responsible for such an…
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The gap between the premises and the conclusion in this argument is that ... how the costs of the accidents are tabulated. The test is baiting you to make ... and the price of potatoes soared. Everyone knows that McDonalds has to sell ... -
Logic Reasoning Help: How to do well!?Hi Everyone, I was hoping someone would be willing to share their progression in improving the Logic Reasoning section of the LSAT, and how they we…
... is asking of you, make sure you correctly identify the conclusion and the support for ... on the conclusion and why the support for that conclusion is wrong, try to predict ... what you need based on the ... -
New to 7sage, need some help with AssumptionsHi all I am new here and I am hoping someone could give me some advice please! So I have been studying for the LSAT using Kaplan, power-score and …
... ) which guarantees the conclusion of the stimulus. If you add the premises of the stimulus to a correct ... SA answer choice, it makes the argument ... , if it's true, permits the conclusion to be true.
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PT88.S4.Q13 - There are many poets with cheerful dispositionsDoes anyone else thing AP questions are getting harder? I chose D for this because it reads more like a clarification - or even a necessary assumptio…
... the statement made in the conclusion insofar as it gives you a reason to ... because the way it clarifies the conclusion is by giving you reason to believe ... are asked to identify the role that statement is making in the Argument (hence argument part ... -
PT88.S4.Q21 - Airbag questionI flagged this one but on blind review stuck with my answer of B...I can understand why the correct answer is A, but still don't see why B CAN'T be r…
... with my answer of B...I can understand why the correct answer ... : minor title edit; please use the format of "PT#.S#.Q# - [brief ... something the argument does not. Our task here is to identify the flaw in the statement ... -
Necessary Assumption StruggleHi guys, I am writing the exam in January. I am still struggling with Necessary Assumption questions. I have gone through the core curriculum twice…
... true if the conclusion of the argument is to be true in relation with the supporting premises ... if the argument is to be valid). So take the premises given, add to that the ... : does this need to be true for the for the conclusion to be true? There ... -
Negations - Every/IFHello everyone! I was curious about using IF/Every with negations. I understand that you essentially negate the necessary variable in the sentence an…
... order to _evaluate_ an argument, you often need to understand the negation of a concept ... apple) and arrive at the conclusion that the wrench is not an apple ... for me to understand the execution of the argument, I had to understand what the negation of a ... -
PT7.S4.Q13 - The National Assoc. of Fire Fighters says#help This question gave me trouble but I think I understand now. Here's my explanation, please let me know if it's right. Conclusion: early detec…
... to do is build the bridge (whether it's an exact fit to the conclusion ... or more than enough to make it true) to the ... many other ways to make the conclusion work, and you ... blasting the argument into guaranteeing the conclusion, it's more of a ... -
Question for the Sages/170+I am curious to know if your BR process for any of the sections evolved at all once you started scoring in the 170s or once you were consistently hit…
... I try to identify if any of these impacted my answer or the time ... it took me to get to the ... habits of jumping into answer choices I again break down the argument ... I am able to look at the majority of questions and review ... -
PT30.S4.Q20-- consumer advocate: the introduction of a new drugHi, Based on what I have read from answer explanations so far, this logical reasoning question seems to break the "cardinal rule" of there only be…
... with you that A seems to strengthen the argument more. Here was my ... s argument start at "however," the information before the however is context. The premise = The ... The conclusion = There should be a general reduction in the pace of brining to the marketplace ... -
Sufficient Assumption- Looking for adviceHey 7 Sage community, I have been trying to improve my timing strategies in LR overall but one thing I noticed I've been doing during timed sectio…
... the argument - something that is missing that if added will let the conclusion ... follow from the premises. So you ... as to force the truth of the conclusion: (correct answer) --> (truth of the conclusion follows from the ... -
How to Improve LR?Hi everyone, my dream (like many others) is to attend Harvard Law School. With this in mind, I'm struggling with LR questions. I went through all the…
... drill. It proved to be the foundation of my LR success because ... thereafter, I started being able to identify the ... assumptions made, the gaps in the argument, the flaw, much quicker ... -
PT33.S1.Q18-- the use of space-based satellites PART 2#help So here was my reasoning for this question, but I still couldn't quite fully understand why A is right and C and E are wrong: A-- right bec…
... underly the reasoning in the argument as a whole, going from the premise to the conclusion. ...
In terms of ... all of the premises from the argument and only left the conclusion in ... -
How do I improve on Sufficient Assumption questions?In LR, my worst question type by far is Sufficient Assumption questions. I know about the translations and the formulizing we need to do for that que…
... to the argument that makes the conclusion definitely true. You're looking for the gap in the argument ... disorganization of the logic. Learning to translate and reassemble the argument is the ... can unravel the logical spaghetti, the task of finding the right ... -
Triggers for Active Hunter vs Passive Receiver ModeHello Everyone! I've heard a little bit about top scorers toggling between 'Active Hunter Mode' (anticipating and searching for the ACA) vs 'Passive …
... I would have tried to identify the flaw in the stimulus in my own ... it indeed describes something that the argument actually does. If not, I ... to tie each part of the answer choice back to specific parts of the stimulus to match the ... -
Strategy for question types, please let me know if I'm on the right trackHi I'm almost pushing into the 170s and I'm trying to solidify my strategy for LR. Right now I read the question stem, read the stimulus and find the…
... , I recommend trying to identify what kind of cookie cutter argument this (e.g ... , causal, argument by analogy) is, if any, and then using the strategy ... long and with the additional time to diagram, the time can add up ... -
PT8-S1-Q4 - Help - Method of Reasoning QuestionCurious if this question is an example of an argument proceeding by attacking the premise of another argument: Context: Case of French Revolution…
... in a conclusion which attack the premise, but not necessarily the conclusion, of another argument.
Do you think it is fair to ... -
Can anyone give me an example of "Circular reasoning" flaw?I'm trying to improve my flaw questions and I can't remember ever coming across a "circular reasoning" flaw. Has anyone came across one?
... /> **The 'validity' of the argument rests on a prior acceptance of the conclusion** (I find these to be the ... /> "The word of God is always correct; the Bible says so" [Accepting the conclusion that the ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsHello! I've been studying for the LSAT for quite some time now. I took a course last summer and am still having trouble with sufficient assumption…
... the premises. The premises aren’t proving the conclusion to be 100% true as the initial argument ... look and the conceptual ideas, the modality and strength of the wording ... />
For this argument example, each of the above sufficient assumption examples ... -
Any tips on diagramming SA/NA questions quickly?On BR, I always get SA and NA right because I can take the time to diagram them correctly and really think about it. But when I'm timed there's just …
... be taking time to consider the _meaning_ of the conditions. Some of the SA and NA ... SA questions, add a premise to justify the conclusion. For NA questions, find ... that must be true for the argument's validity. SA and NA ... -
Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
so the premise does not have to make the conclusion impossible for a negation to wreck the argument? It just has to at least make the existence of a premise cause a person to have a "so what" expression" in regards to the strength of support to conclusion? -
Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... ’t trying to wreck the conclusion, we are trying to wreck the argument and render the argument invalid ... . If you do negate one of the answer choices, and if that ... negate the above. All of these three negated choices wreck the above argument.
Help with Weakening QuestionsI'm currently drilling weakening question types and they're honestly giving me a really hard time. I feel confident about my task: find something tha…
... to anticipate the answers to weakening questions, because there are a plethora of ways to ... to support the conclusion. Find something that could make the premises support the conclusion ... . You don't have to completely wreck the argument.
...Most questions that I get wrong are after Q16... need adviceI found a pattern that I get most Q1 to Q 15 on LR right, but after Q15-16, I start to get more wrong question. Anyone has similar situation like me?…
... games and passages tend to be one of the last two in ... practice tests to see if it's an issue of timing. ... grab another from one of the earliest tests and just do ... into your own language. Identify the conclusion, and the controversy or the loophole, etcMost questions that I get wrong are after Q16... need adviceI found a pattern that I get most Q1 to Q 15 on LR right, but after Q15-16, I start to get more wrong question. Anyone has similar situation like me?…
... games and passages tend to be one of the last two in each ... practice tests to see if it's an issue of timing. You ... back into your own language. Identify the conclusion, and the controversy or the loophole, etcPT2.S2.Q10 - Advertisers are often criticizedCan someone please explain WHY the answer to this question is "C" instead of "A"? <strong>Admin note: edited title; please use the format of "PT#.…
... makes the premises more credible to support the conclusion. This varies based upon the flaw ... , you want to expose the flaw and essentially do the opposite of strengthen. Just ... if it strengthens or weakens the argument.
I hope that ...NA QuestionsCan someone please explain these to me. I don't understand them at all and I have reviewed the lesson over and over again. I always end up picking th…
... is that when the premise is added to the argument, it forces the conclusion to follow. Typically ... . Also, what's the consequence of adding one of these premises to the argument? lets see ...
