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Advice for Inconsistency on PT PerformancesHello Sages, I just joined the community quite recently and this is my first post. That being said, I had been PTing using the practice tests from t…
... to those 'bombed' sections and go over them focussing on ... the questions again, try and pick out the right ... LR and you notice you got lots of (say) necessary assumption questions ... wrong. I'd use your preferred resource and just ... -
PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... simple that the necessary assumption is actually the sufficient assumption. I am in ... consider a sufficient assumption. What is interesting here and what I think ... that failed to address conclusion and addressed concession.
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PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... the moment and it looks like another necessary assumption with ...
Read the stimulus and saw the gap immediately between ... irrelevant, this is not necessary and when negated it actually does ... E: this is a sufficient assumption answer choice:
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Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... assumptions is the sufficient assumption is something that' ... should be used for Necessary Assumption questions. In NA questions ... the necessary assumption being negated. Let me try and explain ... technique, lets say the necessary assumption is, @jknauf has ... -
PT63.S1.Q19 - anthropologist: it was formerly believed thatHi, So I'm not sure about the correct answer C... Why do we have to assume or compare the ancestors to Neanderthals? Why it's required? Even thoug…
... huge time blank (40,000yers and thousands of yrs) isn' ... ...)
Neanderthals and people (Homo sapiens) did coexist ... same time" is not a necessary assumption here.
The ... time) would be a sufficient assumption: as you said, they ... -
Have they started to ask those old question types that they stopped asking?example; PT79S4Q5 So they are disagreeing each other about what value means: property value vs. value itself has (not necessarily property value) …
... left, 50 of point questions, and the evaluate questions which I ... /> I was deathly afraid of necessary assumption questions, but JY forces you ... the wrong answer was wrong and the correct answer was correct ... concise, to the point, and clear cut. Although some of ... -
PT79.S4.Q21 - only engineering is capablePlease explain why C and not B is correct. Thanks
... will not be a traditional necessary assumption question. Basically, answer choice ... concerned with what physics and chemistry do, or are ... to say that engineering and physiology are analogous in ... line of Q21: "Physics and chemistry cannot ascertain by themselves ... -
How to improve LR sectionHello! I'm wondering what is the best way to improve on LR. I heard of the drilling packets and I'm debating getting them. Has anyone improved using …
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I have the packets and what I can say is ... or review the cc if necessary. I find this to be ... because you can slow down and really understand what you are ... . I still drill necessary assumption a strengthen questions regularly and probably will do ... -
How often is a "most" statement wrong in a Necessary Assumption Q?In trying to gain speed I've found myself quickly eliminating "most" statements in NA questions, but I'm wondering how accurate this can be. By negat…
... not the case that..." and then we have a relationship ... ability to eliminate a necessary assumption answer choice on the ... . Remember our task on necessary assumption questions: find what needs ... why negating a true necessary assumption is such an effective ... -
Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
... between a sufficient and necessary assumption is incredibly subtle, and distinguishing them requires a ... is the key to answering "necessary assumption" type questions on the LSAT ... .
A necessary assumption is a condition that the ... -
PT47.S1.Q02 - despite increasing international effortshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-1-question-02/ I chose A for this and literally had to check the answer key three times becaus…
... assumptions between the premise and conclusion and expose the space ... argument - not expose a necessary assumption). If it is true ... capabilities of scientists between today and "ever before." This ... point about "many countries" and the benefits to tourism - ... -
PT47.S1.Q02 - despite increasing international effortshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-1-question-02/ I chose A for this and literally had to check the answer key three times becaus…
... the argument - not expose a necessary assumption).
... talking about natural habitats and the stimulus linked the ... a few unwarranted assumptions, and I considered the correlative ... the natural habitats protection and extinction rate to be ... -
Need some adviceSo I recently finished the curriculum and took my first PT last Friday. I improved from my diagnostic but not by a considerable margin. I definitely …
... with weaken the argument or necessary assumption questions on LR? Those ... taking multiple PT's, and subsequently focus on improving your ... could take 50 practice tests and see minimal improvement. On ... , with careful blind reviewing and focused drilling, 5 fully- ... -
An attempt to analyse a question in a pure math/econ/finance way. PT 31-S2-Q8For those who have a math or econ or business background. We learned that of any financial or math model, there are 2 kinds of variables-Endogeno…
... accounted as an endogenous variable and an exogenous variable.
< ... asset market.
And the model in itself have ... to trigger a serious of necessary condition, the sufficient condition becomes ... which in MBF is correct and MBT, wrong. -
PT68.S3.Q23 - art historian: this paintingHi everyone! For this question, I understand how answer choice B wrecks the argument, making it a solid necessary assumption. It was my original an…
... they are connecting a very necessary gap in the stimulus. So ... red. But this is also necessary at the same time. If ... bridge that gap and its both a sufficient assumption and necessary assumption. It's an ... would seal the argument and guarantee it and make it a SA ... -
How to Improve My Logic ReasoningHi everyone, I'm taking the LSAT on Feb 19 and I'm start to panic a bit. For each practise LSAT I've taken my Logical Reasoning scores hover aroun…
... your scores on 7sage analytics and analyze which questions are ... Since you only have powerscore and not 7sage, I would ... with your powerscore book open and reviewing your strategy for each ... as such 'this is a necessary assumption question, to guarantee success ... -
Does anyone have any NA advice to make it clickI am scoring somewhere between -4 to -6 on LR now (yesterday I had a -11 but I was frenzied and used the "5" setting on the 7sage proctor when I alre…
... . What a profoundly subtle, yet necessary assumption on that question..
... simple that the necessary assumption will be the sufficient assumption. For an ... core curriculum and therefore a pretty useful lesson. A necessary assumption question that ... -
Name the trickiest LR tactic used by test writers!This could be anything from the subtle way an assumption is introduced in the stimulus to a misleading QS. I'll give two: 1) The Bait 'n Switch as…
... Zubair Sounds like Weakening and Necessary Assumption questions where there are ... a hundred potential errors and assumptions an argument ... at least for Flaw and Necessary Assumption, there are tests you ... the main flaw and for Necessary Assumption you can deny ... -
PT34.S3.Q03 - sigatoka disease drastically reducesHi Guys, I am having a bit of difficulty with this question. https://7sage.com/lesson/banana-epidemics-na-question/ https://7sage.com/lsat_e…
... of the **total**. This assumption, in true necessary assumption form must be true ... are called upon to recognize and articulate what is wrong with ... relationships and then conduct task specific operations: i.e. finding necessary assumptions ... -
PT30.S2.Q15 - during the recent economic downturnHi guys, I was wondering if you wondered the same thing when you entered into this lesson question: https://7sage.com/lesson/regulating-the-b…
... a correlation in the premises and, then, concluding causation. See ... ://7sage.com/lesson/causation/ and do that whole section, ... cause can be a necessary assumption of every causation argument ... but there were plenty more necessary assumptions for this argument. ... -
Cambridge Packet ListsIdk if ppl are still looking for this but I just ran across this site on TLS. https://180pedia.com/lsat-cambridge-packet-lists/ The packets from all…
... a less time consuming alternative and you end up with more ... a question to get a necessary assumption/ strengthening answer, after you ... just focusing on question type and not by focusing on the ... specific operation on that stimulus and get that question right. -
PT45.S1.Q12 - biologists have noted reproductive abnormalitiesI am having a problem seeing how a/c C WEAKENS. To me it looks like it is strengthening the argument. Maybe I am just misunderstanding how the ar…
... the paper mill released dioxin and dioxin can alter the ... our author’s hypothesis. A necessary assumption at this juncture is: a ... the abnormalities by checking any and all assumptions we might have ... facts that dioxin decomposes slowly and the fact that when ... -
Struggling with Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I am almost done with the NA portion of the CC and I am lost. I am hit and miss on the "assumption" made in each question. While understanding…
... about connecting any dots on Necessary assumption. It's not like Sufficient ... . If the gap is blatant and you're able to spot ... always be the case and it's not necessary to be able ... clear understanding of the stimulus and then evaluate the answer choices ... -
What Exactly is an Intensive?I see them mentioned on here a lot, but, aside from @"Cant Get Right"'s webinars, I rarely see them discussed or practiced much. Could someone explai…
... s weaknesses and strengths ( ... assumption questions. These were a real pain for me and ... and what does not better than anyone. If you miss several necessary assumption ... questions, an intensive might be in order. The length, speed and ... -
What Exactly is an Intensive?I see them mentioned on here a lot, but, aside from @"Cant Get Right"'s webinars, I rarely see them discussed or practiced much. Could someone explai…
... days for necessary assumption questions. One of the things I discovered and therefore ... assimilated into my approach is that sometimes, with necessary assumption ... the LSAT to consider a necessary assumption. Consider: PT 39-Section ... -
Is it essential to use "Lawgic" in LR?I understand it is advocated by JY, specifically in MBT, sufficient/pseudo assumption and parallel reasoning questions. Even if one seems to be getti…
... by JY, specifically in MBT, sufficient/pseudo assumption and parallel reasoning questions. Even ... the questions like MBT/PSA/SA are intuitive and you are getting ... with my score, confidence, speed, and consistency. -
PT55.S3.Q24 - it is popularly believed thatCan someone please confirm that I have this chain correct? I became confused with the "cannot" in the first premise. Now I'm presuming "cannot" is mo…
... between a single premise and the conclusion. But I ... look like a sufficient assumption. A necessary assumption to this argument could ... aesthetic value of poetry and objectively evaluating poetry." In ... two ideas is a necessary assumption. But LSAC knows that ... -
Best way to use to Core Curriculum?Hi all, I'm really new to this, just started the Ult+ class on Monday. I'm a little bit confused about the best way to use the curriculum. Should…
... you are thoroughly reviewing mistakes and actually learning. One mistake ... doing tons of problem sets and having a "gamblers" mentality. ... actually uses this analogy and speaks about this during ... So while there maybe 25 Necessary Assumption problem sets to do, ... -
Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... would weaken the argument and weaken the conclusion. This ... choice is formulated in necessary assumption terms: ones that strengthen ... relationship that ONLY volcanos (and not meteors) can cause ... my prephrase should be and the relationship between weakened ... -
I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
... trying to correctly answer Assumption, Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption questions. I have ... gone over the curriculum and been ... higher if I got more Assumption questions correct. Any thoughts? ...
