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PT6.S3.Q25 - Proposals for extending the United States school yearIn the order the stimulus presents info (this may be way off): CTX - Proposals to bring US inline with rest of the world are met with objection that…
In the order the stimulus presents info (this may be ... excuses a country from getting in line with legitimate expectations of ... ) masking real issues isn't in stimulus. Eliminate
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formal logic with keywords**I need help diagramming statements (with contrapositives) with keywords like: some, most, few, many, none, no one. I am having troubles answering M…
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Fail to connect the dotsI recently discovered that sometimes I missed LR questions because I did not see the inherent connection in stimulus. For example, in PT40 S1 Q23,…
... the inherent connection in stimulus.
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problem understanding negative/double negative/triple negative statementsguys, I am having a huge problem understanding negative/double negative/triple negative statements, whether they are an answer choice or in stimulus…
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Advice on Study Approach until March ExamHi 7Sage Community, Was hoping to get advice on my study plan between now and the March LSAT. I work full-time (830-5) and have been recently…
... I am a bit selective in BR process (because I ... issues properly timing myself in the past (adding a ... a HUGE problem for me in the past (-8 usually ... inside and out/week vs. 2 in a more condensed fashion ... review them onerously). Additionally, in the month of March I ... -
Strategy when seeing a word you don't know?What do you do when you see a word you don't know the meaning of? (whether in answer choices or in stimulus) If it's in an AC, I figure I should…
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160 for June 2020?Hi everyone! I decided to retake the LSAT for the 4th time this June and apply for the 2021 cycle vs remain in the 2020 application pool. My final LS…
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retaking PT'swhat are the general thoughts on retaking PT's? I started studying nov 2022 and am taking the jan 2023. I had read that there was a shift in PT's in …
... there was a shift in PT's in the 80's ... and started doing PT's in the 70's. I ... the last 5 tests in the 70's is ... like -9 in RC in the 70's vs -4 in the 80' ... there is any accuracy in scores from previously taken ... even if theres no accuracy in score, is there a ... -
October 2012 Digital LR2 16 (Please Help!!)If anyone can help explain this I would truly appreciate it!! I've been trying to understand it for the past hour but still can't grasp why the right…
... explained by Power-score:**
Premise: Advances in basic research -> More ... money
Premise: Gain prestige -> Advances in basic research
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PT36.S2.Q16 - relationship between gonadal hormonesPassage: http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-2-passage-3-passage/ Question: http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-2-pass…
I think from the context in the first paragraph, we can ... nature of it, and discussions in the science community will certainly ... to eliminate enough answer choices in RC, which is my worst ... part in the exam, but after doing ... -
Formal Logic BooksHey guys, I was wondering if any of you have, or know anyone, who has read books on formal logic. Periodically, i have read in blogs of people rea…
... help keep the passage straight in your mind and to speed ... may not mean by the context in which it was used.
What's the possibility?Hello everyone, I wanted to ask everyone what are my chances for my targeted law school. Here is my brief resume I took Feb LSAT and received …
... help keep the passage straight in your mind and to speed ... may not mean by the context in which it was used.
The Hardest LR Question of All Time - Preptest 29 Number 17 LR Studies of the reliability of eyewitnOk, I am joking about this being the hardest LR question of all time. Of course, there have been harder questions, but for some reason, this one took…
... the link between the premise and conclusion in an argument, but ... principle questions.
In answering your question "Why would ... imagine a link between the premise and conclusion, but any ... the direct link between the premise and conclusion with any ...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. :)
By the way, I have a good friend from North Carolina. ^_^Flaw Questions - what works for you?I am having a tough time wrapping my head around flaw questions. They are a total time suck for me and I usually end up getting them wrong. I've revi…
Print out flaw questions and practice boxing the premise/conclusion/context. This will help immensely!Why I decided to wait to take the LSATHey fellow 7sagers, This is my first post and it may be long (and more of a cathartic blog-like post), but I wanted to throw this out there for a…
... look at where I am in life and what my goals ... postpone and hit a 170 in October but that would postpone ... its more a pride thing vs. logical so that's why ... I can start this fall vs starting in 2016 so it's ...PT18.S2.Q23 - teachers are effective only whenhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-23/ Here is my conditional reasoning: teachers are effective ------> when they hel…
Ahh! It does!
So I guess it's a mistake to just look for indicator words. Should first look at their context in relation to the sentence. As sometimes they are not activated. Yes?Advice for Dec 2015Hi everyone-I consistently practice tested from 158-161 right before the Oct LSAT and somehow drastically bombed to a 152. I am quite upset. However,…
... score for one LR section in preptests 74 and 75, but ... in the Oct test, i have - ... . i took my first LSAT in Dec 2012 and my LR ... a jump of 6 points in my second test, but it ... almost perfect LG section (-1 in Oct '15 vs. -9 in Dec '12).21.2.24 (Method of Reasoning Questions Problem Set 10)Can someone explain how A is the correct answer? I got this question correct by POE, but during BR, I just can't figure out how A is explicitly corr…
... this up with a premise (generalization) that – in system as complicated as ...Mapping Out Logic In Stimulus (TIME)Mapping Out Logic In Stimulus It is taking me too long to map out logic presented in the stimulus. This is very important for MBT, MBF, Principl…
@Martin01 said:
Can someone please guide me to where I can practice doing this because I have not seen any quizzes that has long English passages that need to be mapped out into logic.
Simple answer.
Don't ...What's the flaw? And How do I attack this seemingly air tight argument?Defendants who can afford expensive private defense lawyers have a lower conviction rate than those who rely on court-appointed public defenders. Thi…
... see the structure, replace words in stimulus with lovely nonsense words.PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsWhy is B incorrect? How does C weaken the argument? Thanks! https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-1-question-13
... coincide with the current premise. That may in some instances weaken the ... claim something like "most" in order to weaken an argument ... could still consider financial rewards in general to be the biggest ... well, so I apologize in advance for the possible need ...The "Should" Principle"Finding the conclusion" is as easy as riding a bicycle... and as hard, for struggling students. I have noticed that the word "should" is as help…
... to use "should" in a premise but not in the conclusion, I ... expectation, which can be anywhere in an argument.
... indicate a conclusion in law school, nor in discourse more generally ... this skill.
In the best case scenario, students ...Just wanted to verify is a contradiction the same as a counter example?Just wanted to verify is a contradiction the same as a counter example?
... mean depend on the context.
In formal logic, "contradiction" has ... -- there is no model in classical logic in which all three sentences ... . But there are no contradictions in this set because none of ...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…
... if they do not exist in the same time range? If ... /> The prehistoric Homo sapiens taked in stimulus and C are the same ...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…
... conclusion/ any slides in language from the premise to the conclusion. ... slides in language from the premise to the conclusion in such ... called one thing in the premise and another in the conclusion. < ... -section of several lesson in the core curriculum and ...Overconfidence ErrorsHi Guys, I don't really know how to address overconfidence errors. So far, I have been taking my PT's and BRing just the questions I circled, and …
... preptests first and then reviewing vs entering in the analytics.
NA Bridge/Shield Questions?How gauge if we are dealing with a NA “bridge” or an NA “shield” question?
... 's good to notice gaps in stimulus for NA questions. But that ... . Know where your gaps are in stimulus, but consider each answer choice ... is to keep in mind the argument in the stimulus and the gaps ...
