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Evaluating ACs: Top-to-Bottom, or Scan-and-Select?Hi, all. I'm curious to get your input about how you evaluate answer choices (ACs) on LR. Specifically, comparing the pros/cons of the two strategi…
... answer choice after reading the stimulus, then yeah do a kind ... stimulus but cannot anticipate the answer choice, then go ahead and read ... to spend time understanding the stimulus and considering the answer choices ... -
PT35.S4.Q20 - a skeleton of a north american mastodonI just can't even understand what this question is saying, let alone understand the logic underneath it. Can someone shed some light as to what makes…
... is a pain of a stimulus for sure. For me the ... me, you fumbled the first read through under time pressure and ... to the mastodon in the stimulus - it can neither strengthen nor ... -
General Routine for Improving LR QuestionsI am currently starting to go over LR once again to really improve and I want to make changes to how I approach improving each type of question. T…
... and initial analysis of a stimulus. I really struggle to keep ... and forces me to re-read it.
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General Routine for Improving LR QuestionsI am currently starting to go over LR once again to really improve and I want to make changes to how I approach improving each type of question. T…
... and initial analysis of a stimulus. I really struggle to keep ... and forces me to re-read it.
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PT33.S1.Q16 - notice to subscribers: the daily gazetteSo this question was an oddball for me. I know it's something we've seen before where we are given a principle/rules/whatever and we have to apply it…
... maintain a grip on the stimulus. Some questions are half page ... can quickly look at my stimulus and the box highlights immediately ... necessary condition is and then read the necessary condition in my ... -
PT33.S1.Q16 - notice to subscribers: the daily gazetteSo this question was an oddball for me. I know it's something we've seen before where we are given a principle/rules/whatever and we have to apply it…
... maintain a grip on the stimulus. Some questions are half page ... can quickly look at my stimulus and the box highlights immediately ... necessary condition is and then read the necessary condition in my ... -
PT25.S2.Q22 - it is an absurd ideaTook me a lot of time to get this How can we break it down to get to the correct answer choice faster? https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-…
... did this question when I read your post and it took ... if the author of the stimulus says "it is absurd to ... -
AMA with Sage Riley (AllezAllez21) hosted by JY Ping | Wednesday November 1, 7 - 8:30PM EDTThe AMA train continues! Join me on Wednesday for a great discussion with JY about how I worked my way up to scoring a 177 on the September LSAT. …
... me, I often misunderstood the stimulus or the correct answer, and ... your response. Carefully re-read the stimulus and then really attack the ... -
AMA with Sage Riley (AllezAllez21) hosted by JY Ping | Wednesday November 1, 7 - 8:30PM EDTThe AMA train continues! Join me on Wednesday for a great discussion with JY about how I worked my way up to scoring a 177 on the September LSAT. …
... me, I often misunderstood the stimulus or the correct answer, and ... your response. Carefully re-read the stimulus and then really attack the ... -
Over the 170 hump?? (LR is dragging me down...)I started taking this course a month or two ago in preparation for the December LSAT. I finally started doing real practice tests recently. I never d…
... accuracy rather than speed. I read stimuli slowly, but I only ... read them once (for easier questions ... repeatedly re-reading the same stimulus or answer choices again and ... for comprehension on the first read.
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I seriously want to give up... I can't improve LR at all... In fact, I've gotten worse at itJust took PT 65. -0 LG. -1 RC. -14 LR. What The Hell I went from getting like 6-8 LR wrong to 14 wrong. I really need a strategy beca…
Listen to the "Thinking LSAT" podcast. I like Nathan Fox and the FoxLSAT approach to LR for the most part.
Don't read question stem first. Focus most of your time on the stimulus. Pre-phrase answers. -
Whispering aloud while working through problems...I have a really bad habit of whispering the passages aloud to myself and talking to myself while I work through the problems :( Maybe I have ADD or s…
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I try to read out loud in my head ... find myself reading the same stimulus like 5 times to really ... -
PT31.S3.Q23 - although finalismhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-31-section-3-question-23/ would it be a good way to think alternative to JY's explanation that answer cho…
... choice b too if we read closely.....few deny, one denies ... . This most closely resembles the stimulus.
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Timed Preptest 148 BR 167-170, how do I proceed now?Hey guys, I recently finished the core curriculum and began doing preptests. On my last two (PT 39 and PT 42) I got a 148, but in the BR i got a 1…
... you are reading a confusing stimulus about a certain animal with ... of the argument in the stimulus and, in turn, should ... that 7sage recommends:
1) Read the question stem so you ... look for
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170+ scorers - do you eliminate all 4 AC's/timing issuesHey I have a question for those consistently scoring 170 or above. During a timed test, do you actually read and eliminate all 4 answer choices (AC)…
... and conclusion. So as you read the question stimuli, look first ... just rotely memorizing what the stimulus says. When you paraphrase to ... developed your paraphrase of the stimulus, it's easy to attach ... paragraph to yourself after you read it, and you will see ... -
170+ scorers - do you eliminate all 4 AC's/timing issuesHey I have a question for those consistently scoring 170 or above. During a timed test, do you actually read and eliminate all 4 answer choices (AC)…
... , you don’t need to read the rest. For example, ... point question, I’ll read at least the beginning of ... no prescriptive language in the stimulus, the instant you see the ... less of the test you read (and the fewer LG ... test parts you NEED to read to score 170+ are ... -
Skipping Q’sHi everyone, I am wondering what type of skipping strategies you all use. Also, what are some common question types that you skip when pressed for…
... the ones that when I read leave me thinking "WTF did ... I just read, huh?" Yeah if I read a stimulus twice and ... -
How to get better at predictingThis is for assumption family questions (flaw, na, sa, psa) I see the conclusion. I see the support. But even for the easiest questions (as in one…
... weaken each stimulus. A better way is to just read and understand ... the stimulus and use that understanding to read each ... the stimulus is saying. It's okay to re-read but ... how would this affect my stimulus? For necessary assumptions you ... -
What the Flaw is wrong?In all seriousness, I have managed to get good at every LR question except for this one. I am hovering at 70%. I believe my problem is that I have m…
... see the flaw in the stimulus, so they use complicated wording ... philosopher, skip over it and read the simpler ones. Spending half ... -
What the Flaw is wrong?In all seriousness, I have managed to get good at every LR question except for this one. I am hovering at 70%. I believe my problem is that I have m…
... backwards. I'll usually read the stimulus and vaguely identify the flaw ... fixes a problem in the stimulus. A lot of times ACs ... that when applied to the stimulus are just kind of neither ... , applying the AC to the stimulus to see if it corrects ... -
Nothing is helping..On the first LR section or first section in general, I always seem to score lower than the rest of the sections. I have tried doing some questions…
... the first question) **as you read the rules for the first ... G as soon as you read the first rule. Maybe (C ... you don't understand the stimulus after reading once, you should ... -
Nothing is helping..On the first LR section or first section in general, I always seem to score lower than the rest of the sections. I have tried doing some questions…
... the first question) **as you read the rules for the first ... G as soon as you read the first rule. Maybe (C ... you don't understand the stimulus after reading once, you should ... -
Analyzing My AnswersI took a look at the September LSAT and what questions I missed in the logical reasoning section. I scored a 147, and I would like to raise that scor…
... misunderstanding or misreading of the stimulus before attacking the answer choices ... paraphrasing the question as you read it so you can understand ... -
Analyzing My AnswersI took a look at the September LSAT and what questions I missed in the logical reasoning section. I scored a 147, and I would like to raise that scor…
... the pattern/flaw in the stimulus. I find it harder to ... try to just read it and understand the stimulus/reasoning. For flaw ... the MAIN flaw. Sometimes a stimulus might have more than one ... -
PT76.S2.Q21 - although the first humans cameHello, As we all know, matching the formal elements in answer choices to the stimulus is a good way to find the correct answer on Parallel type qu…
... see which answer choices to read first.
PT 78 ... choice based on words from stimulus like "only", "can", or "very ... -
PT80.S1.Q24 - lucinda will soon be attendinghttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-80-section-1-question-24/ For some context, I missed 5 in this section (including this one) and 4 in the …
... without diagramming. You can read for structure and common words ... />
So first I read for parallel conclusions. One of ... premises are nowhere near our stimulus! ELIMINATE!
... are structurally identical to the stimulus, and the conclusion is ... -
It's been a lonnnnng journey...So, way back in May when I first took my diagnostic, I got a 138. I remember seeing my score and feeling my heart completely drop. What made it even …
... the stimulus first. If it helps you, great, but if you read ... with it, then reading the stimulus is a lot easier. So ... -
Does anyone every read the question twice?I read the question twice before the answers. Anybody else do this? It seems to be the way my brain absorbs things..
Read the question stem before you do the stimulus, then read the stimulus, then read the question stem. -
First 10 questions of LR (speed q)Hi everyone (sorry for the second post in one day), Just starting my PT grind, and I've noticed I usually fail to get to the last 2-3 questions in…
... a skipping strategy? Do you read at an adequate pace? How ... your first read? Do you have to reread the stimulus multiple times ... -
Which is the best way? To read the stimulus or the question stem.I have studied with power score in the past and have taken blueprint as well. Powerscore LR says to read stimulus first and then the question but blu…
It is best to read the stimulus first, imho. I was reluctant ...
