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LSAT recent trends in section difficultyIs it possible for the LSAT to have trends where exams are specifically designed to have harder LR or RC and then easier LG or vice versa at particul…
... each test there has to be a balance between sections, ... otherwise there would be tests with -20 curves. ... difficulty must be balanced out with either an easier RC or LR ... get the overall difficulty to be pretty consistent. This is ... -
Flaw questions masked as NA questionsI was just wondering how I can automatically pick up on when a flaw question is really a necessary assumption question in disguise. Do arguments with…
... for an answer choice that must be true in order for the ... of the argument to be true. It must be something that is necessary ... anything like that. All LR questions can be classified as 1) arguments ... looking for the flaw to be articulated.
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PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... have diagrammed. Nothing can be gleaned from telling us the ... that is to be functional and inviting, then it must be unobtrusive. < ... conditional is a false statement, or has a false truth-value, ... rule. A conditional is false when the sufficient occurs without ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... / offer a counterexampe/ assign a false truth-value to a conditional ... does not matter because there must be one instance in which the ... for the conditional statement to be false/ the rule to have been ... -
Going from little time to too much time!Hey guys, I am planning for the June test and just started the Ultimate course. I moved back home to dedicate full time to the LSAT and have almo…
... how some of the different LR question types fit together? Can ... , today/yesterday with Validity & Must Be True it took me 7 ... choices are wrong and orally be able to explain why they ... -
PT59.S3.Q19 - if understanding a wordhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-59-section-3-question-19/ Can anyone explain this question and how the correct answer logically follows?
... this answer choice to be correct, you must assume that the conditional ... statement, but it also could be false.
Answer E: This ... case, the conditional hypothetical cannot be true since there is some ... -
How long does your BR take and whyI'm just curious and trying to gauge how long other people take because sometimes I feel like I'm taking forever. I also clean copy BR After I ta…
... on some questions (like acould be or must be true) when you figure ... confidence in that answer. To be a high-scorer, you need ... to something similar on LR for a number of questions ... -
Does "Pre-phrase" = Prediction? And is it actually wise to do so?Hi, all. I was on a wonderful webinar the other night led by the friendly and knowledgeable sage, @c.janson35. He mentioned that he often formulate…
... to answering all of the LR sections without having to guess ... LSAT logical reasoning section. (Including Must Be Trues) :) I just realized this ... -
Official Feb. LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official Feb. LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the Feb. 2016 LSAT here. Here's some ground rules, taken…
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Where are you getting these questions?? Kidding. I had 3 LR and didn't have this so it must be from another experimental LR section. -
Question About a LSAT ProblemI am looking at the LSAT Prep book distributed by Kaplan and I am already confused about the material. (I have not purchased a 7Sage course yet as I'…
... A statement could be true, or could be false at the same time ... fact, both could be true and could be false can imply each other ... for it being false. Vice versa for could be false. Ex: "I ... mean it MUST be true. For must be true statement, you should be able to ... -
Failing Sufficient and NecessaryHi folks, I'm currently on the section of our syllabus that requires us to draw valid conclusions. I can't seem to figure out why/when to fail su…
In a LR question, the fact pattern might ... R is in, so what must be true. Placing R in will ... G and Y. Thus, you must have Not G and Not ... trigger anything because there might be other ways B can trigger ... -
PT13.S4.Q14 - some of the world's most beautiful catsDear 7sage community, Could someone please explain to me why answer E is correct? I can justify eliminating answers A,B,C,D, but not picking E. Mos…
... are not Persian cats' is false (since, according to my ... stimulus, such a statement is false. Therefore, the statement 'Some ... are not Persian cats' cannot be false, since assuming that it is ... I have presented above must therefore be unsound. Could you please ... -
PT13.S4.Q14 - some of the world's most beautiful catsDear 7sage community, Could someone please explain to me why answer E is correct? I can justify eliminating answers A,B,C,D, but not picking E. Mos…
... be false since the question asks us "each of the following must also be ... the correct answer could just be not provable based on the ... stimulus. Answer E could actually be a true statement, but we ... br />
It could actually be the case that some irritating ... -
Translation confusionsFor the following statement "I only work on Tuesday," i translated it as Tuesday -> Work.. but I guess it's Work -> Tuesday. Not sure why. "Only" is…
... other LR stimuli, since the two variables to be diagrammed ... your intuition. You'll be surprised how much that ... based on the sentence to be translated, what do I ... that Jeff could possibly be working. That day is ... Jeff is working, it must be the case that he is ... -
Do Contrapositives Require Assumptions???I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they seem like bunk. Specifically, it seems like they require unsupported assum…
... in a game (or LR stim) the stated rules ... I am there, he must be there too. Because otherwise ... I'd be stuck at home.
... if B is selected, C must be selected), is absolutely, always ... out. B can't be both selected and not selected ... -
What is the negation of "not many"?How do you negate "not many"? To me, you can't just dropped the "not". Here's my thought process: "Not many" seems to be the same as "some not…
... (1) or (2) could be false given the information above:
be false? No. "A society that has ... which (2) could be false? Yes. Two crimes could be instances of breaking ... is incorrect precisely because "many" must take on a value of ... -
PT1.S4.Q06 - the most successful economies haveHello, would anyone care to explain to me how D is the correct answer in this question, when in my opinion, it is so logically wrong? Thank you!
... think it's necessarily a "must be true" - maybe a Most Strongly ... it.
Any of the LR gurus out there that feel ... -
Official June LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official June LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the June 2016 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
No septic tank and I had 3 LR- there must be two experimentals. -
Assumptions and a peculiar patternOkay let me just start from the start. My cold diagnostic was a 145 (June 2007). Since then I've studied for about a month and a half taking a PT sco…
... A and it gave me false hope for a bit:)
Necessary Assumption: What must be true if the information in ... )
Sufficient Assumption: What must be true in order for the ... logically valid.
To be honest though, I didn't ... -
PT23.S2.Q22 - shortly after the persian gulf warhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-23-section-2-question-22/ I'm having a difficulty accepting D as an answer for this question. Hoping someon…
... 've come across in the LR section that I'm not ... are incorrect, so obviously this must be the correct answer. I'm ... in that case, it would be the common sense assumption solving ... -
Logical ReasoningI used to be great at LR getting anywhere from 3-4 questions wrong per section. Now I have actually been getting worse at it and improved drastically…
LR is a tricky little guy. Don't be so caught ... For me, when I get LR questions incorrect, it's ... lose your focus in LR. LR is full with tricky ... things like, "oh this must be right because the answer choice ... NA, that answer choice MUST BE TRUE to make the argument ... -
LR Question Justify the conclusionAn argument states that: Maria won this year's sailboat race by beating Sue, who has in each of the four last years. We can conclude from this that M…
... to force the conclusion to be true, and a really easy ... the sufficient then the necessary must be true (Woah, that’s a ... :
Why couldn't it be diagrammed as if maria trained ... need to force that to be true. We know that she ... -
Need good advice on September LSATHi there! I am scheduled to take the September 24th LSAT and I am needing advice on whether I should postpone and take the December LSAT or go ahead …
... my PT's,so I must be missing something. I have been ... the Logic Bible flashcards for LR and LG but have not ... -
PT61.S2.Q24 - historian: it is unlikely that someoneIntuitively I thought what said in the argument is contradicting...I thought people usually learn from history and as they increase knowledge about h…
... distinction between the two would be useful.
Here ... impossible for the conclusion to be false given that the premises are ... assumption, for the conclusion to be false. (41-42)
... given premise may seem, we must assume it is true. So ... -
Modern PTs got me downMy PT average has dropped from roughly the high 160s/low 170s on the older PTs to reliably the lower 160s on the PTs in the 70's. I'm planning on tak…
... just about anyone. The LR is especially unique in ... two arguments may still be parallel even though there ... correct answer choice may be more specific and may ... - D - C. One chain must be relevant and only one can ... though these may not be exclusive to just the ... -
PT73.S2.Q06 - the criticism of the popular film comedy quirksI went through JY's explanation for this question, but i think that explanation ignores this reasoning with the choice D. I'm still not sure why t…
... got the question wrong. You must be that special one who doesn ... /> I don't get many LR questions wrong, but if you ... -
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... the basics and some tricky LR questions are beyond what information ... and what they meant. There must be 5 hours worth of lessons ... also went through Powerscore LR Bible, Manhattan Prep LR and The LSAT ... -
Are the tests getting harder??So, for some background. I took the June test and did well but not the score I was looking for. I was planning on taking the test yesterday and the r…
... between scorers, though I could be way off as to why ... seemed easier to prepare for. LR seems to focus more now ... more on sufficient assumptions, and must be true questions, both of which ... -
PTs for DecemberWhich PTs should I use to study for December? I've only done 12, and December is a rewrite for me, so I've pretty much finished studying, and I want …
... ) alongside PTs. Don't be afraid to use previously taken ... questions look like LR questions (Most Strongly Supported, Must Be True, Main Point ... some of these questions can be very helpful to promptly ... 74, since both will be discussed in BR groups this ...
