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Parallel Method of Reasoning - Strugglin' #helpHi everyone, I am really struggling with Parallel Method of Reasoning Questions. I just finished the CC lessons on it and I feel like I still don'…
... how to do PR. PR questions are usually logically sound so ... flaw like in Parallel Flaw questions.
Wrong answers in PR questions will ... -
Ugh I'm too slow at PAI and strengthening questionsIt takes me about 5.5--6.5 minutes to do a set of four PAI questions (without bubbling in the answers). So while I'm not doing terribly on time, I'd …
... where the gap is in the relationship. In those questions, you can see ... it and anticipate the answer. In the ... harder ones, (generally questions 15-25, but ... -
PT Schedule SuggestionsHi Y'all, So I am sure this has been discussed before but I am fairly new to the site so I have not seen it myself. So just to preface this post I…
... understand what is going on in the questions you get wrong. They ... -
Tips on Breaking through the Scoring Plateau?Hello all! So over the last couple of months my PT scoring has seemed to plateau, with my average over the last 4 being 161.8 and tightly grouped …
... and bank points for easier questions.
Have you ... diagramming easy principle or SA questions and as a result ... Is the grammar/english in some questions/answer choices really difficult ... , do you first do questions that give you additional premises ... -
is there a way to drill LAWGIC questions?hey all, so i know we can see LR questions categorized by question type. is there a way to see/organize LR questions based on LAWGIC? so like f…
@Alex thanks! yea i think a huge struggle too is the grammar. sometimes they dress up these logic questions with tricky grammar, and i feel that it's important to also practice the grammar along with the logic in these questions. -
First look at RCQuestions with line references, then mark those line references, THEN read passage?hey all so i've heard of some ppl who do this but just wanted to get everyone's broader feedback. i know many ppl disagree with looking at the que…
... lines references that are listed in the questions.
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I would love some feedback from 7Sagers on this LG realization I just had.I just finished going over a warm up piece from LG PT46 and had a bit of a realization during BR. I commented at the link below and I would absolutel…
... ones will state "if" questions. In other words, the question stem ... might not pay off in the questions. I would confidently say ... the are all global questions with each answer choice ... saved from scanning---realizing all questions are global---and writing ... -
"Freebie" QuestionsI tend to finish my LR sections in 24-29 min. However, I average -8 on an LR section and -3 BR. I think I'm spending my leftover time wrong, but I'd …
... answer, and that answer was in choice A, I didn' ... time upfront on those easy questions, rather than coming back ... errors, but rarely, if ever, in those questions.
Assuming that ... my skipped questions are time-sinkers with my ... -
How do I get better at getting through 25 questions in 25 minutes?Hi all, I think my problem with LR right now is not having enough time to do a thorough second round. I have tried for a long time to get through the…
... cookie - cutter review for all questions. Not just flaws but see ... the issues you have repeat in other questions. You can do this ... 'd focus on reducing those questions you miss per section down ... accuracy than speed. See which questions you're skipping and why. -
Tips for higher BR scoreCan you guys share your tips for higher accuracy with BR? I'm PTing in the low-mid 160's and am only seeing a 6-7 point increase on my BR. I real…
... figure out why you get questions wrong even during BR. ... how to do correlation-causation questions in theory (there's 4 explanations ... once you've identified patterns in the questions you get wrong. Also ... timing, so try drilling questions you spend too long on ... -
Claim vs ArgumentOn the LSAT is there a difference? I heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if there is a major diff…
Yes, I think they're very similar and might have small differences in certain questions--a small number of them, probably, but the information in those questions would help provide direction. -
Diagramming and When To Pull Out This Time-Consuming TechniqueI usually try and complete questions containing a stimulus riddled with formal logic in my mind, but sometimes that burns me because although the str…
... . I've seen conditional logic in NA questions (sometimes when needing to ... bridge), SA questions, MBT, and the parallel families ... they start throwing in indicators. Take your time in the BR process ... -
PMOR HelpHey all, quick question for everyone in here: has anyone come across a set of 'rules' like we have for parallel flaw. In paralllel flaw we have the 1…
... deeper understanding of the structure in general and helps me be ... 's a lot of patterns in general. Using analogy, putting forth ... that for the more difficult questions, don't be super rigid ... or multiple ways to describe in tougher questions and they usually go ... -
Need help with RCSo I'm getting ready for my 2nd attempt in November and while RC does take time to get better, I really want to make at least a little improvement. I…
... more aggressive in the questions commonly leads to improvements in accuracy. ... read time = 19 minutes questions time.
19 minutes ... there will be several questions which will definitely require ... without confirmation on many questions you're less than ... -
Just a bunch of application Qs for y'allHey there! So many questions now that I've started digging through apps... 1. Do people typically list hours/week on resumes? 2. When apps say…
... my high school. When in doubt, add in info. Better too much ... promptly inform the Admissions Office in writing if any such ... Ultimate+! It's super helpful in answering questions like this. I would ... say probably not in this case. ... -
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... part of practicing law is in fact following seemingly arbitrary ... and yell at people like in movies. Anything that is ... . Rules exist to serve a purpose. In fact, the word “arbitrary” ... is dangerous in an actual courtroom. Go look ... -
How do I overcome Logical Reasoning Plateau?Hello, I've been scoring anywhere between -3 and -6 in each LR section for the past 7 months. On some lucky days, I have -3 section, but I more f…
... feel for how he approaches questions. It's hard to say ... understanding the stimulus before going in to questions; using point of emphasis ... mean they don't throw in some garbage wrong answer choices ... ... lol.
EDT: somewhere in the CC he touches on ... -
Duke optional essay #1 length?I am planning on writing optional essay #1 for Duke as I feel my personal statement doesn't fully address why law school is the next step for me, but…
I just like tagging @"David.Busis" in these questions so I don't have to pretend to know anything about admissions. -
I've commented before about pretending to be J.Y. when you approach the LSAT...... so I recently decided to go all-in and buy the exact same pencils J.Y. uses in his live videos. They arrived today so I had to try them out on…
... down answers (e.g. in Weaken LR questions) that have nothing to ... helped me improved my performance in these questions. -
Why I am now a fan of the Digital LSATLet me be honest, hearing the word digital next to the word LSAT is daunting. So I took on the brave journey, drove 4 hours and took the 5 hours Digi…
... it finds where that occurs in the passage. That basically ... > Unfortunately, no (at least in my experience...it may be ... means....) that word was highlighted in blue in the passage. For me ... words/lines referred to in the questions ie clowns was already ... -
Using the same strategy as JY but not as fastTaking at least a minute over but the steps I follow and the inferences I arrive at are exactly same. However, I am reading off of the screen and doi…
... fast at set ups or questions or both? I think ... took you a three minutes in set up and then ... to see that key inference in future. You could also ... have sunk your time in a question: maybe you ... a rule in the questions interacted with your other rules in set ... -
MSS QuestionsAlthough already noted that MSS Qs are similar or can even be mistaken as Main Point Qs, I am not fully understanding on my own (without J.Y. pointin…
... point questions, we are given an argument in the ... will either be reworded in the answer choices or ... . For most strongly supported questions, @Ohnoeshalpme, has provided ... in main point questions everything is already stated in the passage, in MSS questions ... -
Using non-English words in PSHello! I'm revising my PS currently and am wondering about using non-English words in the essay, as well as more technical words vs "common" words. F…
... it depends on the use in context. If it's being used ... in a way that someone ... if there isn't a context clue, it's better to ... many people reading your essay in admissions won't have heard ... if they understood it from context or would be helpful to ... -
✈️ October 2018 LSAT Discussion Thread (International) ✈️I created this thread so that those taking the test in Asia, Australia and New Zealand can discuss the test! (Sorry, I should have made this before t…
im similar in your situation. the RC passage 4 Bipedalism did not have a chance to finish or read the passage. but heard that one was very difficult passage in context. -
Search for speed tips.I have an adequate understanding of the material. I am relentless in my reviews of my LR sections. When I see a question I have a clear strategy. My …
... I filled a binder with questions I had difficulty with (missed ... or missed in BR) and studied their structure ... question types as they do in flaw questions and once I was ... -
Life-Changing RC Tips? Help me friends.Hello! So RC is consistently my worst section. Do y'all have any life-changing RC tips that really helped you raise your score or changed the way yo…
... help, I'm with you in your frustrations!
I'm ... to keep a quick pace in the questions. Invariably, you will be ... 'll have two 5 star questions in the first passage alone! The ... back to some of the questions you took an educated guess ... -
Use of the word "significantly" in an answer choicePT 54 (June 2008), LR1 Q9. This is a Necessary Assumption question I got wrong initially but got correct on the blind review after grudgingly going w…
... important.
In fact, this is often the ... eating ice cream always results in a stomachache"), and strong ... small' or 'subtle' choices in NA questions - because negating a small ... statement often results in a ... -
11 Minutes Per PassageHey guys :) I was just wondering if anyone has advice regarding RC. I've tried drilling the memory method again and again but it just doesn't see…
... more time with the questions and skip hard questions that eat up ... types of things are asked in the questions and will notice those ... and 5 minutes with the questions and just remember to skip ... for the last passage and questions. If you have extra time ... -
What should I do to minimize the struggle the newer material poses?There has been some discussion lately about the difficulty of PT 83,84 and 85. I want address an aspect of these discussions I have yet to see fully…
... to this parallel flaw questions both for the patterns ... consider these questions when they appear to be "freebies." In service ... of that goal, we can practice questions of this ... the tasks they ask us in the questions. rinse and repeat, ... -
Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
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For me, MSS questions were what gave me the ... of the inference type questions such as strengthen and ... . And for some MSS questions, approaching to negate answers ... when approaching MSS questions. All the answers in MSS questions, on most of ...
