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Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
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Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
LR Question Types:
1. Main Point/Main Conclusion Questions
- The most fundamental ... in MSS questions the conclusion is removed from the stimulus and placed ... increases the support from the existing premises to the conclusion
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Nerves for September LSATI keep second guessing on my right answers, and any answer I erase is usually correct, 8/10 times. It's making me score in the lower 160's and it's b…
... was lacking. I missed the Main Point Q and some of other ... make up time! Find the conclusion. and single out the idea ... necessary or what you took from the conclusion, you just have to ... thing that is keeping you from a high score is yourself ... -
Speed!Does anyone have any general tips for improving speed? Aside from just taking a bunch of timed PTs, do you use any other methods?
... to understand the big picture/Main Point. Check out 7sage's ... for each question: Premise, conclusion and how the premise really ... supports the conclusion while seeing the apparent ... is often repeated throughout the different LSAT's.
Help with timing?Hey 7Sagers, A user wrote in to studentservices@7sage.com with concerns about timing and I figured you'd be able to help. Here's the message: I…
... you're looking for the conclusion and the support. Your ... that transit that goes from support to conclusion. You should know ... down each paragraph; identify the main points; the support; understand ... tone, and look for the main point. Then, go straight into ...Retake ?I am grateful to have received a 166 yesterday. I have studied mostly full time since my 138 diagnostic in March. However, my RC was still -10 on the…
... -6. Approach reading comp from a different way from what you are doing ... , discern whether something is background, main point, support, conflicting point, or authors opinion!Improvement AdviceWith the December LSAT approaching, I have yet to reach the 170 mark. I sit between a 161-165. I know that's not ideal, but I'm still working to impr…
... . Drilling gets you to a point where you know how a ... , I couldn't get a Main Point question wrong if I tried ... read until I find the conclusion/MP and then stop, scan ... 'll see how they're different which will make them WAY ...Does RC come down to strategy?I would consider myself a very good reader, and I have an expansive vocabulary. Yet RC on the LSAT is a different beast all together. I took a Bluepr…
... when I found myself missing Main Point RC questions in my baseline ... assumptions are made for the conclusion to logically follow; and I ... is case law. I read from all court levels and I ...Only around 70 questions, how can I keep drilling?If you check my posts, most topics are worries about burning questions. It is usually mentioned not to burn PTs from 38+ until you drill previous que…
In the case of Main Point, you are always practicing that ... majority of LR questions aside from MBT/MSS, explain/reconcile, etc ... means knowing exactly what the main conclusion as well as its supporting ...Retake disaster/need help from a mod..So I have now taken the LSAT 3 times, and I'm beyond frustrated. I took the LSAT for the first time OCT, 2013 after 6 months of study self-study and …
... here) (2) what is the main point of the passage (this question ... beyond this involved here) (5) from the passage it can be ... ) tune your self to the different question types (3) assimilate in ... some of these with passages from the economist. I was struggling ...RC Plan of AttackSorry about the title, but I'm a soldier... I took the overseas June 2012 LSAT and scored in the 160s. I was usually -0 to -6 total for LR and LG…
... sure you know the main point. Combine these main points into a ... each paragraph, decide on the main point of the passage.
... and apply it.
Conclusion – Practice, Practice, Practice
... ll have to revisit them from time to time to ...RC- Author's attitudeI just wanted to ask what steps most of you take when you are answering questions on RC passages? Can someone give me a list of techniques/method…
... here) (2) what is the main point of the passage (this question ... beyond this involved here) (5) from the passage it can be ... ) tune your self to the different question types (3) assimilate in ... some of these with passages from the economist. I was struggling ...Reviewing RC QuestionsHi folks! We all know the importance of taking and <a href="http://7sage.com/lesson/the-blind-review-towards-a-higher-lsat-score/">reviewing</a> …
... I wrote this in a different thread but here's my ... got my RC score down from -6/-8 (diagnostic) to ... MP: Hughes’s writing broke from the traditional African American literary ... />
SS: Thesis passage (one main point + multiple examples)
1 ...What is the deal with RC?Hi, Just a general post requesting info from those who like RC /score consistently/ or have improved significantly. I have heard of two types of R…
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Having this "take away"/main point/structure ... majority of RC question types (main point, structure, author's opinion). ... as support for the point the author made at ... a way that "sticks" for different types of learners.
...LR reading strategyHas anyone heard of/use a reading strategy where you don't read the question stems in LR and simply figure out the question type via stimulus? If so,…
... this same task on other different question stems can be detrimental ... . Imagine if you had a main point question, without reading the question ... simply label the premises and conclusion.What do you do when you don't understand a passage?Do you guys have a strategy for what to do during a PT or a test when you just don't understand a passage after repeatedly reading it and are startin…
... have an idea of the main point (it sounds counter-intuitive, but ... eliminate wrong answer choices in main point questions pretty quickly...too specific ... my strategies aren't too different from yours.A few small tips for your final LSAT prep.Hi everyone -- I know that many of you are getting ready to take the exam, and so with J.Y.’s blessing I thought it might be helpful for me to pos…
... giving us like twenty five Main Point / Main Conclusion questions (... in a non-experimental ... so fat..." and move on from those little monsters. No, just ...Just got my first perfect sheet on PT68 and I'm freaking jumping through walls right now.I feel like I could run an Ironman in an Iron-Man suit. I feel like Spider-Man after he got bit by that radioactive spider from Charlotte's Web. I fe…
... had that photo lying around from an April Fools' Day gag ... that this is probably my main area of real improvement. Again ... should be easy money), the main point questions (which should be easy ... remaining". Take the test in different places, and loud places if ...How often do you skip question?During a timed section, how often do you skip questions? How much time do you spend on the question before skipping? I am wondering is skipping after…
I tend to keep different strategies for each section. If ... have an idea of the main point), then I'll skip around ... then I try to go from there.
For LR ...Do I hit a wall? Any advice would be appreciated, Thank you!!Hi Everyone, In the beginning of June this summer, I was in the middle 150. In the last 4 prep test, I got 154 in prep test 63(BR 169), 160 in prep …
... you drill RC usually? Identify main point, purpose, the purpose of each ... more and keep my mind from wandering during some of the ... and common vocabulary for many different subject areas.
That ... about 10 or so questions from an LR section (a full ...Ye ole "Bible"So, despite my confident suspicion that 7sage pwns PowerScore, I still bought the LR Bible cuz it was "only" $40 bucks. But, after having read the fi…
... think there is truly a different way to read the stimuli ... to the same process: identify conclusion and premises, then figure out ... going to follow. For example, main point questions for the most part ... verify that it is a main point question.
I ...Improving endurance/stamina on RCHi All, I'm a reader. I love reading. However, I'm finding that my mind is wandering somewhat out of control (most likely due to anxiety, not bore…
... related detail question but aside from that the details are fairly ... and should be "released" from your brain as quickly as ... me personally but everyone is different (especially in RC). I ... allow more time on important, main point-ish sections.
...pt 65 section 4 # 14Main Point question, I agonize between B and E. B is wrong because they never said it was not the only factor? But isn't E wrong as well because t…
... because it is not the main point. 95% of the time ... or more, the main point can be selected directly from the passage with ... sentences are just putting the conclusion in context, and the last ... is the support for the conclusion.
Hope this helps ...I need at least a 160 or moreHello, I do not know of anyone else taking the lsat so i am just posting my concerns here ;) I took my 1st lsat on Feb of last year got a 141. (h…
... all misses to the point of overkill, and then ... easy to read a main point or main conclusion question and then assume ... conceptual understanding of all the different questions types. After doing ... each argument into premise, conclusion (obv), then further break ...Why are LSAT scores given so much weight for admissions decisions?Dear JY, I love your website. The explanations for the logical games are carefully thought out and well presented. I wished I knew about your web…
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(1) I know from personal experience that you can ... you can't summarize the main point of a 60-line passage ... band of aptitude, and with different professors/classes and other confounding ...To those who took their third retake and hit the 170s this December...Lend me your advice! I'm planning on taking the June test after having taken the June 2014 test (basically a 6 month hiatus away from the LSAT minus …
... is, I started with Main Conclusion as a sort of warmup ... some subtle assumption or point made, and oftentimes this ... the main things that bumped me up from low ... main point, and, depending on the passage, where do we go from ... to get to the point that you can. There ...Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... straight up negates a statement from the stimulus. When JY says ... the principle that allows the conclusion to be properly drawn. You ... work in negation. I guess main point or something like that, but ...RC PassagesTypically, it takes me 5/6 minutes to read an entire passage without ignoring anything. How in the world can one read some of these lengthy and b…
... fine. At this point you're not worried ... words - It's no different on the LSAT - the ... know how it's different from "I don't think ... de-constructivism which comes from construction (an unskilled ... /> Main point should be something like "you can tell just from the ...PT20.S3.G2 - a university library budget committee"Diagramming on Gameboard: Two ‘not both’ Conditional Statements with Common Necessary Cond." Hi 7Sagers, In this game: https://7sage.com/lsat_…
... additionally out. How's that different from having written just N/R ... ?
I think the point of making notations like this ... goes in. That's the main point of the space fillers in ...PT35.S1.Q05 - proponent: irradiation of food from gamma raysI know why the credited response (E) is correct. However i'm having a tough time seeing how (B) and (C) are incorrect. I initially picked (B) My…
... that the proponent's conclusion: there is no reason ... gamma reyes prevents food from spoiling before it reaches ... cause serious illness.
Conclusion: There is not reason ... seemingly contradicts, the proponents main point that there is no reason ...
