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PT17-3-8: Principle QuestionHello everyone, I was wondering if somebody would be able to provide their thought process on how to best attack this question. I was not sure ho…
... place to start, after understanding the task at hand, ... to identify the conclusion and premises supporting that conclusion. For ... D talks about an activity NOT being publicly funded. Eliminate.
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Dat Inconsistency Doe.Hello everyone. So I've been studying for the LSAT daily since the beginning of May. I plan on taking the October 3rd LSAT, and my diagnostic was …
... on the relationship between the premises and the conclusion for N ... a form that you may not have anticipated or that may ... you to have a deep understanding of each argument, rather than ... until you have this full understanding--you'll be better for ... -
Wrong LR QuestionsI notice that I tend to get a bunch of easier LR questions wrong, which is incredibly frustrating. A lot of the time, the question type/category vari…
... comprehend the relationship between the premises and the conclusion, and why ... well. Once you start truly understanding the stimuli you'll be ... start predicting answers, which will not only increase you accuracy, but ... -
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…
... in this question is in understanding the argument in the stimulus ... tough weakening question. It’s not a typical conclusion. Normally, ... shutdowns? In other words, the premises show a possible cause (dioxin ... premise, but it would not explain why the fish recover ... -
PT 69, Sec. 1, #14We debated this question for a long time in Group BR last night. While almost everyone got the correct answer, we were strongly divided about the act…
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The investigators have not proved that lightning caused the ... . So, the investigators have not proved that the Lightning caused ... is that the stimulus’s premises aren’t assuming the ... It also showed that my understanding of flaws has been limited ... -
More than 10 point difference BR vs timed PT!Hello folks, Here it is me whining again. When I BR, I score in the 160s but when I do timed PT, I can't pass the 146-147. I did most of 7Sage's vid…
... "muscle memory" to your understanding of the fundamentals). I think ... everything together by identifying conclusions, premises, context, and the overall ... the skills you're just not applying them properly. Going ... through the curriculum is not going to help you ... -
Could really use some guidance.I am getting really flustered to be completely honest. I am not getting much better at this test due to the fact that I just tend to overthink every …
... ) is to not only be able to identify what premises and conclusion ... the two work together. So understanding how the premise supports the ... holes in that specific argument. Not sure if that was a ... -
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…
... /> So what you will not see is a correct answer ... stimulus. When JY says not to attack the premise ...
That being said, understanding negation is a really essential ... You map out your premises and it looks something ... give you "if not C then not B," that’s ... -
How should I use my PTs for my June take?I have PTs 63-77 fresh and ready to use between now and June. Since I want to use all of them, that's about 2 per week. I figure I'll keep doing 1 pe…
... as time allows. I'm not sure how much you can ... a general common sense understanding of the premises and/or enough time ... -
PT June 2007.S2.Q24 - car companies solicit consumer informationI have been analyzing all the June 2007 (public domain) questions one by one, and find that they all neatly fit into very neat symbolic argument patt…
... the the premises. There are no conditionals, so I'm not sure ... just drawing arrows from the premises to the conclusion. It's ... great way to build your understanding. Not every passage will neatly diagram ... -
Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
Your focus should be on understanding the logic, premise(s) ... on the support structure, premises and conclusion of the argument ... re either:
A) Not fully understanding the stimulus (argument) before ... latter.
C) Just not focusing at all - step away ... -
Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
... don't have a full understanding of what it talking about ... used to, or at least not to the same extent.
NOT knowing this will leave you ... efficiently. Be careful, however, as premises and conclusions don't allows ... -
How to Tackle RCI've been stuck in the 166-171 range for 8 months or so now, and do retakes in the 174-176 range. I typically miss 2-4 in LR, and 0-3 in games. …
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- Do not accept an answer choice unless ... a conclusion, with its "premises" coming before the use of ... attractive answer choices that do not properly convey what the ... altogether, though a clear understanding of what the passage is ... -
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... symptom that we aren't understanding something fundamental. For me and ... , I was forgetting not to attack the premises and only the support ... -
PT54.S4.Q9 - the jacksons regularly receive wrong-number callshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-54-section-4-question-09/ I've spent about 2 hrs dissecting this question and I just DO NOT understand it. …
... the confusion might come from not quite understanding what the stem is ... be true, given the two premises (garnished with a lot of ... didn't promise anything. The premises don't tell us if ... t connect the premises with the conclusion ("helpful" and "not promised/led ... -
Questions (prepping for December 3rd LSAT)A few thoughts and questions on my LSAT process so far (started studying in July): 1) Reasoning - I've been doing a lot more of this recently and …
... and figure out why the premises do not completely substantiate the conclusion ... be one that you did not anticipate or if it is ... work from wrong to right, not vice versa. A skeptical state ... through and trying to gain understanding until I make a breakthrough ... -
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 …
... significantly.
- Do not accept an answer choice unless ... a conclusion, with its "premises" coming before the use of ... attractive answer choices that do not properly convey what the ... altogether, though a clear understanding of what the passage is ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsSo overall, I either suck terribly at the SA questions during the PT process where I spend too much time on mapping out the lawgic or when I go over …
... lines and variables the premises are (as separated ... to 'why' in the premises). When I do that ... not, then I recommend being relentlessly rigorous in your understanding ... t have a clear understanding of the reasoning from ... , if there is not in fact conditional logic ... -
LRI am not the best with logic reasoning. But, I am usually able to get the answer down to something, and E. Is E normally a correct choice in this sec…
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So if I am understanding your problem correctly, you often ... more common answer choice; not to my knowledge at least ... really good at identifying the premises and the conclusion.
... the reason why the premises do not fully substantiate the conclusion ... -
PT11.S4.Q19 - the proposal to extend clinical trialsThe argument breakdown is as follows: P1: Surgical procedures differ in one important aspect from medicinal drugs. P2: This one important aspect …
... author mentions in his/her premises have the same characteristics ... goals--like research or preliminary understanding. "Effectiveness" could technically be ... why these clinical trials should not be extended to new ... then of course we should not try them out. Is ... -
PT14.S4.Q9 - Since anyone who supports the new tax planEven though this question is old, it has several lessons built into it. I was able to parse this question out mainly because of the lessons on 7Sage…
... : I quickly wrote down my premises and conclusion
P1: S ... lets work the authors logic, not mine.
Our authors ... sufficient condition like "/U" do not exist.
I ... he/she is missing in understanding of logic. And then point ... -
Flaw confusion, please help!!!Hi guys, I have some confusion going on here between the difference of the following question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-se…
... -4-23 is conditional heavy, not causal. The problem with 25 ... ;B--->C in the premises and the conclusion states C ... which the LSAT tests our understanding of sufficient/necessary conditions.
Flaw confusion, please help!!!Hi guys, I have some confusion going on here between the difference of the following question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-se…
... -4-23 is conditional heavy, not causal. The problem with 25 ... ;B--->C in the premises and the conclusion states C ... which the LSAT tests our understanding of sufficient/necessary conditions.
PT24.S2.Q08 - sociologist: she claim thatHi So, it seems that these circular reasoning questions are killing me... okay so I have a question on answer choice B. I am not quite sure why th…
... ; it is not circular reasoning if you provide additional premises.
< ... me, the real key to understanding this question was the word ... presuppose the truth of the premises in order to create ...
> circular reasoning are not all the same, but have ...Main Point of Argument vs. Main Point of Conclusion questions@"J.Y. Ping" or others that have an answer: How do you know, in LR questions where some Q stems require us to identify the main point of the "Argu…
... these two question stems are not just synonymous but exactly the ... to know what/where the premises/contexts are within stimulus in ... make sure to solidify the understanding on MP Qs before moving ...PT54.S4.Q9 - the jacksons regularly receive wrong-number callshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-54-section-4-question-09/ I've spent about 2 hrs dissecting this question and I just DO NOT understand it. …
... the confusion might come from not quite understanding what the stem is ... be true, given the two premises (garnished with a lot of ... didn't promise anything. The premises don't tell us if ... t connect the premises with the conclusion ("helpful" and "not promised/led ...PT40.S3.Q11 - historian: one traditional childrearing practiceThis question is strange -- the correct answer is not properly inferrable. Many child psychologists believe that the childrearing practice leads t…
... confident as those who were not. Essentially they believe that the ... true, then practice X did not trigger that first element. Because ... that if Group Y's premises are true, that that relationship ... in the gaps of my understanding of this problem.
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…
... Pre-phrase according to our understanding of the stimulus : specific ... understanding of the argument.
I do believe most if not ... in nature and the premises are correlation. We know ... />
*The danger in not thinking the second pre-phrase ...Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... relevancy, but it does not contradict the truth of the ... /strengthening the argument involves not just exploiting the gap ... argument only involves how the premises are used to get ...
Am I understanding this correctly? @"Cant Get Right"PT62.S4.Q25 - cities with healthy economiesHi. I'm not sure how to translate "those in search of jobs **should** move to a city with high-tech businesses" into lawgic. I thought the word "shou…
... reasoning is valid or not because it is not specified; we just ... assume this relationship, it is not valid. But that doesn’t ... . If we link up the premises and then conclude that the ... aren’t flexible with our understanding.
Hope this helps ...
