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Insights on overcoming a slumpI sensed a burn out/ slump and took off last Thursday afternoon and the entire weekend. Before taking the time off, I think I was getting emotionally…
... about the weaknesses of the argument and how to make my own argument better in ... and not necessarily the most disciplined one. I think it helps me work ... than say the SAT or the GRE, because it actually helps me to ... -
where in the CC are strengthening/weakening cause and effect arguments?From BR'ing, I've noted fundamental concepts of of strengthening/weakening cause and effect arguments. For instance, you can strengthen the argument …
... the argument by saying that in the absence of the cause, we don't have the ... is where this was in the curriculum - I watched the videos on causation ... , nor did I find it in strengthening/weakening lessons. -
Event Independence on the LSATHello again! First of all, I wanted to express my general appreciation for everyone in the 7Sage community! You guys are essentially total strangers,…
... general appreciation for everyone in the 7Sage community! You guys ... cherry, and most people say yes to the extra cherry. ... mistake people make in evaluating confidence intervals in statistics. A 95 ... LR flaw.
In the cited problem, we have data ... -
Book recommendation for increasing focus, motivation, and productivity while studyingI just finished reading _Smarter Better Faster_ by Charles Duhigg and found it to be very useful for finding ways to increase focus, motivation, and…
... /> Mental modeling works in several ways. It helps us know what information ... forgetting to identify the premises and conclusions in an argument stimulus in LR.
- hand-written notes are the most effective because the disfluency of hand-writing ... -
PT3.S2.Q25 - the public in the united statesI can't see why E is a better AC that D. Any thoughts? Flaw Argument Summary: Context: The presence of X has conditioned the US to support a …
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Argument Summary:
Context: The presence of X has ... this. The argument concludes /Z, but provides no support for that in the argument.
E) Yes it does this too. What the ... -
PT19.S3.Q18 - When the same habitat typesHello, I have a question on a reading comprehension question (PT 19 S3 Q18). I was really shocked to see that the answer was E. While testing, I …
... had no bearing on weakening the argument made in the passage because it did ... tropics. Who cares if "most" of the life in the tropics experience rapid extinction ... ? I thought:
(1) most ... -
Most vulnerable to criticismIn approaching those "most vulnerable to criticism" question, do you guys think I can treat it as a weakening question and if the AC is correct, it w…
In approaching those "most vulnerable to criticism" question, do you guys think I can treat it as a weakening question and if the AC is correct, it will weaken the argument? Any other suggestion to solve this type? -
Diagramming long conditional chains in LRI have become used to minimal to zero diagramming in LR. I can usually keep track of the argument premises and conditional reasoning in my head (I al…
... keep track of the argument premises and conditional reasoning in my head (I ... always bracket the conclusions and circles "some" "most ... " "all" etc). However, since I have been getting the LR ... -
PT48.S1.Q06 - the pubic interest comprisesCan you someone please further explain why AC (C) is wrong? Please also let me know your thoughts on my explanations. Thank you! > P1: Public inte…
... : The broadcast media must serve all of them.
> P3: Most ... to extrapolate beyond the information in the argument, but to logically complete the argument. AC (C ... is irrelevant and not discussed in the argument. Popularity doesn’t imply no ... -
Could use some advice-- should I take the LSAT in June?Hey all, After circling around the idea of law school for years, I finally settled on it last week. My cold diagnostic was 163, I'd like to be in th…
... like to be in the 170s by the time I test.< ... is also the time it makes the most sense in my life ... do I take the LSAT in June (keeping in mind that I' ... the most learnable part of the test, and I've purchased the ... improve 10 points in time for the June exam if ... -
QUESTION in LR support direction!?What helps me remember the directions is telling myself: if we are doing something to the argument, it's UP. If we are using the argument to answer …
What helps me remember the directions is telling myself: if ... using the argument to find the answer, and not adding anything to the argument. Or ...
Must be true
Most strongly supported
Must be ... -
Confusion about : "The {person}'s argument proceeds by...."I am a little confused about questions in which a scientist/critic/psychologist/whatever will state their opinion on something, often giving context …
... a little confused about questions in which a scientist/critic/ ... I missed this question in timed conditions and in BR, seemingly because ... just breezes past this one in the explanation video. Now I see ... they just asking me about the structure of the argument ? -
PT60.S1.Q11 - Most universities today offer studentsIn this strengthening question, the conclusion that most universities offer a cosmopolitan and in depth education is supported by the premise that mo…
In this strengthening question, the conclusion that most universities offer a cosmopolitan and in depth ... education is supported by the premise that most universities ... we know that this strengthens the argument? After all, it is ... -
PT30.S4.Q20 - Consumer advocate: The introduction of a new drugThere is a myth out there that on Strengthen questions the LSAT will always give us four definitive non-strengtheners and only one strengthener. But …
... good understanding of most of the new drugs on the marketplace, and ... is not necessary because the argument just has to assume ... here.)
In other problems, a necessary assumption ... does, at a minimum, help the argument.
But here ... -
Argument by AnalogyCan someone explain this theory? These are the notes that I have taken based off the webinar video Strengthen: Answer choices introduce the addition…
... assistants.
**C. The university has proposed that in the interest of economy ... of the faculty be replaced with teaching assistants.**
D. Most teaching ... . How does this answer weaken the argument. I think that I am ... -
Rare argument form: the "Tether" assumptionHey everyone, Across my studies, one thing that I have tried to do with LR is to look at arguments as repetitions of older forms of arguments. Tryi…
... of arguments. Trying to distill the argument in front of us down to ... this knowledge in hand, we can see that what the argument has assumed ... is that the subject in which we ... -
Scoring around 157, what are the chances of improving to 163ish in 1 month, should i push exam date?i take the lsat in September, I am scoring around 157 in practice testing, what are the chances of scoring in the mid 160's in 1 more month. I study …
i take the lsat in September, I am scoring around 157 in practice testing ... , what are the chances of scoring in the mid 160's in ... anyone know if being Latino helps in law school admissions, Thank you -
The Most Technologically Adapt Law SchoolI was listening to a podcast about law, and the topic for that episode was how tech was impacting law. Most people agree that tech will reduce law op…
... . Most people agree that tech will reduce law opportunities and jobs in the ... if the employee was properly trained in using new technology in law. The analogies ... focus on teaching their students the newest in law-tech? I know ... -
Help: how to treat the LSAT's use of "Probably"?When doing this question, I could not agree with JY's explanation no matter how many times I've heard it. I simply think his reasoning on why he elim…
... as "in most cases", meaning, in more than 50% of the cases? In that case ... how when given A-most->B-most->C, we can ... " disconnect the causal relationship in the argument, and therefore does not actually strengthen the argument?
PT74.S1.Q21 - In a study, pairs of trained dogs were placedQuestion stem: would be most helpful to know in order to evaluate the argument? I am not familiar to this questions stem. Does anyone have strategi…
... : would be most helpful to know in order to evaluate the argument?
I ... stem. Does anyone have strategies in attacking these kind of q ...PT73.S2.Q20 - The advent ofchemical fertilizers ledI know it's a bad idea to argue with LSAT answers, but I find it's the best way to improve - I want to really understand exactly why my thinking is w…
... ?
Evaluating this argument, it seems like the obvious consideration is ... further, theres litterally nothing in the argument that says the only way to improve ... present in the soil. the very presence of these chemicals in the soil insures the ...LR Study GuideOne of the issues I had with LR was how quickly I had to change gears from one question to another. The test tries to mess with you as it asks simila…
... definition of the individual types.
Hope this helps.
the author made the argument.
• **Flaw in Reasoning (Flaw)**- Describe in abstract terms the error in the ... reasoning most similar in structure to the reasoning presented in the stimulus ...Use of the word "significantly" in an answer choicePT 54 (June 2008), LR1 Q9. This is a Necessary Assumption question I got wrong initially but got correct on the blind review after grudgingly going w…
... but got correct on the blind review after grudgingly ...
Here's the argument as I see it: the new minimum wage ... museum-goers.
The correct answer is (A): Some ... Anyone care to chime in and perhaps share how they ... t recall seeing it in the CC.PT81.S2.Q22 - In a recent study, one group of participantsReposting from my comment This question has one of the most insane assumptions I’ve ever seen on the LSAT, I’m sorry but this should of been taken…
... /> This question has one of the most insane assumptions I’ve ever ... in the days that followed.
This cannot weaken part of the argument ... you plug this in, it would actually strengthen the argument.
You ...What should I do to minimize the struggle the newer material poses?There has been some discussion lately about the difficulty of PT 83,84 and 85. I want address an aspect of these discussions I have yet to see fully…
... ” after all the hours of drilling valid argument types and the common flaws ... tangible differences between the PTs in the 80s and the PTS in the 40s: the inclusion of ... the material then from 49-present day with thorough review. This helps ...Need some serious help on my study habits to get the score I wantOkay I plan to take the test on September 21 and want to get at least 167. I'm using Khan Acadmey guide to the LSAT. I took the diagnostic test and g…
... /weakening the argument each with 6 questions and only got at most 2 ... ruins my confidence in my ability to get the score that I ... all aspects of logic games in analytical reasoning, assumptions, flaws and ... my score, and my confidence in taking the test?For which questions is the scope of the conclusion relevant?In parallel reasoning, the scope of the conclusion must be very similar. If the original argument has a "usually," then AC's conclusion must have a "…
... must be very similar. If the original argument has a "usually," then ... have a "most" or "usually" etc. Or if the conclusion is universal ... . (Right?)
In match the flaw, the scope of the conclusion is irrelevant.Plateauing in the high 150sIt's been 3 months and I've been getting 158 in all the most recent PTs I've been taking (70+). I've gotten 161 and 164 in older PTs. I BR every test…
... I've been getting 158 in all the most recent PTs I've ... ve gotten 161 and 164 in older PTs. I BR every ... but see no improvement on the new PTs I take. RC ... show a very strong trend in the types of questions I'm ... I work on those when the CC only has worked examples ...Cookie Cutter Argument Form: Cost Benefit 🍪🍪🍪 I noticed a repeating pattern of argument structure that some may find useful. I call the form "**Cost Benefit**”, below I will discus…
... it matters.
The argument structure offers one benefit as ... is the most cost effective option on the market. Therefore if you are in the ... . This argument structure works the same way as the above one, except the assumption ...18 things I learned while BRing LRIn case this helps anyone: 1. When down to 2 ACs that weaken an argument to 2 different degrees, pick the one that matches the degree of the concl…
In case this helps anyone:
1. When ... argument to 2 different degrees, pick the one that matches the degree of the ... them to the contending ACs. Don't mistake many for most. Many ... or else the shitty argument has no leg to stand on in the first ...
