OK thanks everyone. Damn, thought I'd get away with avoiding this. I should by this point just know that rule of thumb on the LSAT is there is literally no short cut to any of this...
@merileee do not do it. Retake real LG sections just cut back on time even more. If you can finish a section in 25 minutes or less no matter what they throw at you, you will be able to handle it.
... parsing the referential phrasing out, cut through the convoluted nature of ... lines above the conclusion--NOPE cut the vague mumbo jumbo because ...