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PT38.S4.Q6 - in any field, experience is requiredhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-38-section-4-question-06/ I know the conclusion is computerized "expert systems" cannot be~ and all of the…
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Pattern RecognitionI’ve heard so many times that the LSAT is a test of pattern recognition. Some people define pattern recognition as anticipating or pre-phrasing answe…
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PT20.S4.Q19 - nearly all mail that is correctly addressedhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-4-question-19/ This question is giving me a hard time. I am pretty sure I have translated corre…
... Your formulation of the second premise is a bit confusing. I ... not sure what your third premise means.
I actually ... think though that the second premise is not necessary to your ... the right answer. The first premise says that NEARLY ALL correctly ... -
PT19.S4.Q10 - audiences find a speaker more convincinghttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-4-question-10/ I am confused as to why A is the answer choice and not B. According to Kaplan, …
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Parallel Method of Reasoning QuestionsI am ok on Parallel Method of Reasoning questions. But, I occasionally encounter those confusing PMRs. So, I am a little bit confused that are we par…
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How much notation should be performed for LR Questions?I always identify the premises in my head and bracket the conclusion. Should I be actually circling subjects/predicates and noting where context ends…
Less is more. Labeling Premise/Conclusion/Context is more than sufficient. With really easy questions, you wouldn't even need to do that. :)
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Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... piece of information (an additional premise) that does make it valid ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... attack the support between the premise and conclusion.
premise and conclusion. So ... is this:
premise + correct answer = conclusion
... weaken the support between the premise and conclusion
When to read the question stemWhy does JY in his videos always recommend reading the question stem first? Can't that be confusing sometimes without having read the stimulus? Also,…
... it the support that the premise gives the conclusion (weakening, strengthening ..."Cannot"... "Unless"Hey all, on PT 24, game 4, the rule reads "V cannot be prescribed unless both H and M are prescribed." J.Y translates this to: V -> M V->H. I am …
... word "unless" is your conditional indicator here, which is group 3 ...Progress expected to make from PT to PT?I took my first PT after finishing the course and scored a 153. I am taking a week off to go over my weaknesses by watching the lessons and practice …
... been scoring is not an indicator that you are doomed. Think ...Ready to give upI am simply not improving in logical reasoning. It just does not click. I am really frustrated and want to give up. With reading comp I can usually g…
... being able to identify the premise and conclusion (if there is ... clear understanding of what the premise(s) and conclusion are, you ... where you only identify the premise and conclusion.
(This ...PT26.S3.Q24 - over the last 25 years, the average price paidhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-3-question-24/ This question is beyond sucky. Did anyone else have any problems with determining …
... out of scope.
Premise:
The average price paid ... the past 25 years. This premise is simply a ratio, and ... was $20). According to the premise, the ratio has gotten bigger ... . It is certainly possible the premise (the average price paid for ...Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... “good” insofar as the premise support the conclusion
... support? The support the premise provide to the conclusion
premise (correct answer choice) ... things: Main conclusion, major premise, sub conclusion, context etc ...Identifying AssumptionsDoes anyone have any general advice for quickly and accurately identifying assumptions in arguments within the LR section? I feel like that's a weak …
... question there's always a premise and a conclusion. Based ... on the given premise and conclusion, I ask, why ... />
An example:
Premise: All Jedi are powerful.
premise and as you work ...What is the main difference between Strengthen, PSA and, SA questions?Can someone please explain briefly the differences of these three LR question types and how we should approach each type? Just a brief, helpful, chea…
... asked to supply that missing premise which will make the argument ...When to use the latest PT's (Sept 2014)Hey everyone, I am scheduled to write the LSAT on September 27th. So far I have saved PT's 62-72 till the testing date drew closer. However, my qu…
... it wont be a good indicator of my score range, but ...some/many in answer choicesHey everyone, I am really confused about the use of 'many' (or some) in LR answer choices. In some cases many/some is dismissed as insignificant bec…
... argument's link between its premise and conclusion. If some people ... we add E as a premise, we have an additional correlation ... with E as an additional premise, we know that some of ...Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... Causation Strategy:
1. Stimulus: Premise gives us either correlation or ...Will an answer choice in Assumption Questions ever repeat the conclusion or a premise?I suppose the title is self-explanatory, but I ran across a question in particular (LSAT 58, Section 4, Question 21) regarding lottery winners and te…
Premise 1: Most people have at ... by the media.
Premise 2: The media extensively covers ...Will an answer choice in Assumption Questions ever repeat the conclusion or a premise?I suppose the title is self-explanatory, but I ran across a question in particular (LSAT 58, Section 4, Question 21) regarding lottery winners and te…
... address the relation between the premise(s) and the conclusion. This ... "bridge the gap" between the premise and conclusion--if there is ...Question on Strengthening QuestionsMr. Ping said that to strengthen an argument, we ought to look for an answer that provides more support between the premise and the conclusion, or pr…
... when it is feasible?
Premise: If someone walks rather than ... provide more support for the Premise-Conclusion relationship. The relationship was ...Logic Game Set UpI downloaded the Logic Game Cheat Sheet, but what about some language/word indicators of which kind of game it is. Hints, ideas? Appreciate it.
... Game. Hardly seen as in indicator
• EX: Alan goes to ...I need your advice! I have been studying for about 3 months now but my LR section score actually has gone down quite a bit (from 5-6 wrong to 8-11) and I have a diffic…
... focused on identifying conclusion and premise/s. Then I have downloaded ...How to improve LR?I find myself constantly getting 5-8 questions wrong on each LR section, which really hurts my final score. I noted down my weak types of questions a…
... take the time to identify premise and conclusion - this is half ...Increasing LR scoresLogical reasoning is absolutely destroying my LSAT scores- i'm only getting like 60-70% of the questions correct. Im having trouble with FLAW, MSS in…
... read the stimulus. Mark the premise and conclusion. Now, before you ... a few reason how the premise(s) do not support the ...How to improve on strengthen questions on LRI suck at weaken questions too, but I suck even more at strengthen questions. One of the problems is, I tend to try to focus on the error in the p…
... believe one/or more stated premise in the passage
(2 ... gap (assumption) in a stated premise in the passage, so that ... the premise is now stronger by knowing ...Wrecking Argument vs Wrecking a ConclusionCan someone clarify this to me? What is the difference between a position and a conclusion? If someone could just sum up what JY is mentioning, tha…
... is equally supported by the premise.
TL;DR - Wrecking ... an assumption inherent in a premise *or* describing a world in ...For LR ( not lg, sorry) , do you ALWAYS read the question stem first, then read paragraph?Just wondering if everyone does it this way and if it is superior to reading the passage then the question
... the flaw while identifying the premise and conclusion.
(2 ... flaw. Regardless of whether the premise does not support the conclusion ... about, marking it, marking the premise and conclusion (assuming it is ...Necessary Assumption fuck-upsSo in my mind I attack NA questions pretty methodically: negating each answer choice and determining which one wrecks the argument, while also taking…
... an assumption (definition: unstated premise) that is necessary for the ... assumption. Given the additional premise of trees grow 1 ring ... reach our conclusion from our premise if this negated statement ... . For example, the major premise of the argument might tell ...
