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Having trouble with MSSHi everyone! I am in the beginning stages of my LSAT prep but am having issues with MSS questions. Any suggestions on how to improve? I have yet t…
... how to identify context/background info, a premise, and a ... conclusion. MSS questions give you the premises in the stimulus ... things that actually appear in the stimulus, or are a ... logical assumption from the stimulus (like if the premises ... -
pointers for necessary assumption questions?!I am having a hard time with necessary assumption questions. I understand the question type but when it comes to the answer choices I always end up p…
... really break apart the stimulus by identifying context, premise(s), and conclusion. ... Focus heavily on the premise ... the argument but just in the slightest way. You ... we must let the stimulus/answer choices do the ... -
LR and choosing the attractive wrong answer instead of the correct answerFor almost every LR question, I can narrow it down to the trap most popular answer and the correct answer. I usually select the trap answer. How do y…
... full grasp of the stimulus , the conclusion premise etc.
2 ... are glossing over important words in the stimulus or acs such as ... to really diagnose without more context but thats what pops into ... -
question about BRHey all just a quick question are we supposed to Blind Review the whole practice test or are we supposed to just do the logic games part. I just took…
... helpful to try each game in multiple ways by splitting game ... , label each part of the stimulus as context, premise, conclusion for arguments and ... -
Advice needed - 4 weeks before test dayI am registered for the October LSAT and have been studying for the last 3 months. For the most part, I have put 3 to 3.5 hours in daily (sometimes m…
... learned-- almost every stimulus has excess stuff in it, i. ... to build a factory), context (a while ago some ... and the main supporting premise guide you to the ... rest of the stimulus, you're in prime shape to ... of certain parts of the stimulus.
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PT2.S2.Q19 - how do the airlines expect toI need some help with this question. I got the right answer but in Blind Review I changed the answer to a wrong choice. The right answer is D. I u…
... br /> Context: Pilot error contributes to plane crashes.
Premise 1: To ... Problem is that nowhere in the stimulus does it explicitly state ... crashes. Rather, the stimulus suggests that the training ... also a factor in pilot error (in addition to lack ... -
Necessary Assumption StruggleHi guys, I am writing the exam in January. I am still struggling with Necessary Assumption questions. I have gone through the core curriculum twice…
... in this situation will often 'bridge' the gap between the premise ... Taylor made to the argument in the stimulus and thus it is ... spot.
Sufficient vs Necessary:
On really ... Think it through in relation to the stimulus and you'll ... -
PT88.S2.Q21 - 30 years of weather pattern recordsI have no idea why the answer is E. I chose C. Can someone please explain why E is right? <strong>Admin note: edited title; please use the format …
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Got it in BR after coming back a ... the first half of the stimulus the context/phenomenon and the second ... If you used this as premise 1, you'll realize it ... ahead and hid all that in answer choice E.
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Best Approach to LR? 7Sage, The Loophole, PS, etc.For those of you who have mastered LR: Did you incorporate information from various resources such as 7Sage, The Loophole (by Ellen Cassidy), Powersc…
... ve just incorporated Loophole strategies in LR and I used ... argument in your own words and precisely parse out premise and ... big difference from PS vs Trainer vs Loophole vs 7sage was whether ... should read the Question stem vs Stimulus first and how they grouped ... -
LR Skipping Strategy: What am I missing?I'm signed up for the July test, and my primary goals are drilling logic games and taking practice tests. After watching a 7Sage webinar on skipping,…
... scorers. You read an LR stimulus and immediately assume "Oh! It ... on the rest of the stimulus, not truly understanding what's ... characteristics could be different in the analogy vs the argument? Or, ... the meaning of the words in context with the sentence you're ... -
Any tips for grasping Sufficient Assumption questions?Hi! I was doing moderately well with the cc until I hit Sufficient Assumption questions. I cannot for the life of me figure them out. I know they…
... correctly labeling what is the premise and what is the conclusion ... knowing what parts are just context and fluff).
... that wasn't stated in the premise. This is the GAP ... link, there is nothing in the stimulus indicating that Lexi will be ... -
Any tips for grasping Sufficient Assumption questions?Hi! I was doing moderately well with the cc until I hit Sufficient Assumption questions. I cannot for the life of me figure them out. I know they…
... correctly labeling what is the premise and what is the conclusion ... knowing what parts are just context and fluff).
> < ... that wasn't stated in the premise. This is the GAP ... link, there is nothing in the stimulus indicating that Lexi will be ... -
Any tips for grasping Sufficient Assumption questions?Hi! I was doing moderately well with the cc until I hit Sufficient Assumption questions. I cannot for the life of me figure them out. I know they…
... correctly labeling what is the premise and what is the conclusion ... knowing what parts are just context and fluff).
> & ... that wasn't stated in the premise. This is the GAP ... link, there is nothing in the stimulus indicating that Lexi will be ... -
Any tips for grasping Sufficient Assumption questions?Hi! I was doing moderately well with the cc until I hit Sufficient Assumption questions. I cannot for the life of me figure them out. I know they…
... knowing what parts are just context and fluff).
> & ... that wasn't stated in the premise. This is the GAP ... link, there is nothing in the stimulus indicating that Lexi will be ... the missing gap between the premise and conclusion.
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Argument partDoes anyone have any suggestions on how to better approach the Argument Part Questions? I feel like they are "freebies" yet giving me a hard time. #h…
... it targets a specific clause in the stimulus. The important thing to ... first finding the argument parts - premise(s) and conclusion. Sometimes the ... sure you can distinguish between context (information that author is simply ... -
Plateauing? Consider a break, seriously.Hey everyone, Just wanted to share my experience in case it's helpful to some of you. I took the October LSAT-Flex and am also registered for Nov…
... also recommend putting it in a separate spreadsheet and ... why did you miss (misread stimulus, misread answer choice, time pressure ... to shore up your skills vs. just missing hard questions ... in that category with very thorough BR (aka write out conclusion/premise ... -
"but" indicatorIs "but" a premise or conclusion indicator?
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It's a 'counter-premise' indicator, meaning that it introduces ... opposition. (an adversative)
In the CC, we are introduced ... _however_', which divide the stimulus into the 'context' (the stuff proceeding it ... -
PT1.S3.Q9 - Environmentally damaging accidentsStimulus 1. Fines against environmental accidents are so high that it costs more to pay the fine than prevent the incident. 2. If a business value…
... affecting profits and maximising profits in general just doesn't seem ... weird value judgment that the stimulus doesn't give us ... cause to think about. The stimulus doesn't tell us anything ... focuses on the context and not the argument. The premise and conclusion ... -
Confusion about "Some People Say" in Ex. 3 in Advanced Premise/Conclusion Lesson 16/18In lesson 16 of 18, we are told that "some people say" is not part of the argument, but in the explanation to Exercise 3 in Lesson 16, we are told th…
... ' (OPA). Sometimes their argument (Context) is needed in order to draw the ... , yet, ect.). Many times the stimulus says 'some people say X ... they are wrong) and the premise(s) that follow would not ... though. Without the OPAs, the stimulus would be awkward (who is ... -
Confusion about "Some People Say" in Ex. 3 in Advanced Premise/Conclusion Lesson 16/18In lesson 16 of 18, we are told that "some people say" is not part of the argument, but in the explanation to Exercise 3 in Lesson 16, we are told th…
... problem where the context plays a big role in the stimulus but is ... a premise or conclusion). Plus, if the context was removed then the stimulus ... is the second LR section in PT83.
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PT 70.S4.Q14 - Epic poetryHi can someone explain why D is wrong? I understand that it might be due to the invalid generalization. We know that epic poetry transmits values "by…
... - which is explicitly stated in the stimulus. "most" in this sense is not ... the language (power) seen in the stimulus. As a rule of thumb ... blindly abide by the powerful vs provable model- sure its great ... also needs to be understood in context. It's not some iron ... -
PT 70.S4.Q14 - Epic poetryHi can someone explain why D is wrong? I understand that it might be due to the invalid generalization. We know that epic poetry transmits values "by…
... - which is explicitly stated in the stimulus. "most" in this sense is not ... the language (power) seen in the stimulus. As a rule of thumb ... blindly abide by the powerful vs provable model- sure its great ... also needs to be understood in context. It's not some iron ... -
PT16.S2.Q19 - The Volunteers for Literacy Program would BenefitHi, Hopefully someone can help me out. I'm very confused by this question. I have no idea how the logic in this question works. I thought it was abo…
... has a conditional statement in it, and the premise has two other ... you are looking for a stimulus that has two positive things ... a positive about the bus vs train - just a statement - so ... premises don't parallel the stimulus.
The conclusion says ... -
Feeling DiscouragedHey everyone - I started studying for the LSAT in January and have been putting in 10-20 hours a week. I first began with Mike Kim's LSAT trainer and…
... started studying for the LSAT in January and have been ... Premise/Intermediate Conclusion (if present)
d. Conclusion
e. Context< ... argument relies upon, which in turn inform you how to ... , you don't understand the stimulus.**
Keep a ... -
PT9.S2.Q7 Waste management failing to decrease the amount of plasticI don't understand how D weakens the argument .Can someone please explain?
... picked up on the % vs absolute number flaw. This is ... /> **What we know from the stimulus:**
_1)_ Waste companies ... /> Let's put this into context by giving the abstract percentages ... being **recycled rather than thrown in the garbage**.
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148 to 169-170 PTs - 20 point increase is not Impossible/some adviceI just got 169 and 170 back to back after plateauing for a while after my previous 169. Do not give up folks, you got this. When I started in January…
... I know that reading one premise by another and then ... to subjective language and definite vs indefinite claims. A surprising ...
Pay attention to context, often the trap answer choices ... go for were completely wrong in the context of the passage. < ... -
PT4.S4.Q2 - If we are to expand the exploration of our solar system...Hey I'm back again with a dumb observation about one of these questions that I think is frustrating. In this case we're talking about the fuel req…
... with an answer choice that in no way speaks to ... /> The strongest answer is applied in isolation from the rest – "Which ... not adding D's premise to the stimulus then comparing the effect ... enormous amount... 5000 something miles vs 200ish million miles) E still ... -
LG tips for accuracy under time pressure from a 170+ scorerI made myself a reminder sheet for each section with recommendations/strategies to avoid errors I've previously made. Every section I do, I assess wh…
... rearrange it in your head. Start with the any context statements, then ... statement, then it’s a premise.
- In sufficient assumption questions, conclusion ... . Either missed something in the stimulus or missed something in the answer choices ... -
PT31.S2.Q23 - Town councillor: The only reason ....Hi I understood that B is the best choice but I am confused as to how its pattern really match with the pattern in the stimulus. Basically, I was…
The reasoning in the argument goes as follows
Context- Reason ... br /> Why?
Premise- If children cannot skateboard in the park then ... word to word with the stimulus. You have to identify ... the gist of what the stimulus is saying, find the ... -
Urgent: Need studying advice! Not sure what to focus on to increase LSAT Score.I've been studying for 2 months now, but I'm not sure if that studying is helping at all because of my PTs! My raw score seems to be decreasing...wit…
... I knew about the stimulus and the answer choices ... understand before I leave the stimulus. (1) What do the ... (2) What is their purpose (premise, context, conclusion, errant information). (3) ... their purpose is in relation to the stimulus and the question ...
