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I seriously dislike the Thinking LSAT PodcastDoes anyone share this opinion? The hosts are far too dogmatic regarding their advice...it's very strange to me for reasonable people to be so dogmat…
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Writing in 5 days - No ImprovementI wrote the LSAT twice, where I got a score of 155. On my PTs, I am actually scoring WORSE than I did on the actual LSAT a few months ago. My main is…
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What made LR click for you? struggling.I take the November test and I'm still missing -12 to -15 on every LR section.
... . I also found reading the question stem first made me narrow down what ... I was doing in each question.
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When you begin a question, do you first identify what type of question it is?By type I mean MBT, Sufficient Assumption, etc. Just curious if you guys first identify it, then solve the question in a way that is unique to each t…
... creators reiterate that reading the question stem is useless and i've ... do see why reading the question stem first and then again before looking ... approach of quickly identifying the stem makes a lot of sense ... -
Saving time-searching for conclusion firstHi, just joined 7Sage and had a quick question that I thought I would try to clear up before the LSAT on Saturday! (:/ pretty nervous). I've been …
... I've read, whether here, a Kaplan source, or other test ... go into the question, having read the question stem, and just first look for the ... the difference in the beginning or if actually helps with speed ... kind of chop up the stimulus like that.
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Road to 170+: Exit Strategy *Long Read on a strategy to help you attain a 170+ Score*In June 1941 Nazi Germany made an ill-fated attempt at invading Russia. Buoyed by their quick success in France, they launched the greatest invasion …
... or question type, you are allowing yourself to read the stimulus and letting the stimulus ... which you apply when you read the question stem or read the rules to a ... to tackle the EASY questions first and gather as many points ... -
pre-reading questions on reading comprehensionI was under the impression that, on reading comprehension, reading the questions before you read the passage was a bad idea and a waste of time. How…
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I decided to read the questions ahead of time ... reading a logical reasoning stimulus without knowing the question stem. A feeling of ... reading the questions for the first time after reading a passage ... to balance on a ball or something. It's such ... -
PT57.S3.Q14 - food labelling regulationWhy does this question trip me up? http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-3-question-14/ I go so caught up in the relatively or seemi…
... relatively or seemingly complex diagramming that I overlooked the question stem I read initially ... while - I read the Q Stem first, then go to the stimulus, get caught ... lose sight of the the Question Stem....
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Is skipping around in order of reading questions or question options a good/non harmful strategy?As I've been doing more and more practice sets and going through problems showcased in the tutorial videos, I've started to not just read things like…
... morning, I would read a question and then skip down ... get frustrated by the first few options and would ... options at the beginning or right before the actual ... is a viable strategy (or worst case just neutral) ... skipping around so much or starting from the end ... -
Argument Part - Identify the "part" before reading "stimulus"For this question type, a part of the stimulus is in the question stem verbatim. Do you, after reading the question stem, find/identify the accom…
... , a part of the stimulus is in the question stem verbatim.
stimulus PRIOR to reading the stimulus from start to finish?
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Question stem misleads about type of question? [Throws up hands, gives up]Near the start of <a href=https://7sage.com/lesson/ringtail-opossums-causation-question/>this video lesson</a> in the Causation and Phenomenon-Hypoth…
... , JY points out that a stem which says, "Which of the ... question and admonishes us not to confuse it with a MSS stem ... type of the question, why are we reading it first and using ... it to guide reading of the stimulus? -
Down the rabbit hole: My existential battle with RCThis is long, rambly story of going from about a -14 on RC to -4 on RC because I stopped being stubborn. So a couple of days ago I had a substanti…
... with one sneaky line reference question completed in the last passage ... don't read well - be it the passage, the question stem, or the answers ... took 8 minutes on the stimulus and 4 minutes on the ... .
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PT14.S4.Q9 - Since anyone who supports the new tax planEven though this question is old, it has several lessons built into it. I was able to parse this question out mainly because of the lessons on 7Sage…
... case for reading the stimulus before the question stem: if you can tell ... the stimulus this thinking goes, the question stem shouldn't have to be read first ... well be something about football or motorcycle maintenance. There is simply ... -
My 18-points-in-six-months increase story (and how you can do it while working full-time too!)Hey everybody! I wanted to share my 18-point increase story with you all and outline how I did it while working full time. I started studying for…
... spend the first half of your prep (or at least ... the issue in the stimulus or the answer choices?” For ... enough through whether or not the stimulus actually says what ... method of attacking LR questions: Read Question Stem, Read Stimulus, Prephrase,
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Diagramming vs Not diagramming LR Q'sDiagramming the more complex questions can take quite a bit of time. Sometimes the correct answers are more intuitive and thus it would be a waste of…
... diagram. But reading the question stem and all the answer choices ... read the stimulus again to begin diagramming.
So my question ... you diagram from the first reading of any conditional/ ... existential statement markers? Or do you do so ... -
High-scorer opinions on ThinkingLSAT's advice?The ThinkingLSAT podcast takes a strong stance on several issues that seem directly counter to 7sage forum advice. In particular, they say that p…
... about whether one should skip or not. Instead, going in order ... that reading stem first can interfere with how one reads the stimulus and ... question type-specific approach that is inflexible. Just understand what you read ... -
RC comparative passages: read one passage then answer Q's on that passage first?Hey all, so i hear of ppl who for RC comparative passage, they first scan the answers and see if there are specific questions that relate only to …
... RC comparative passage, they first scan the answers and see ... /> Question: what is your strategy for RC comparative? Do you read both ... passages back to back? or do you first glance ... passages), and then just read one passage first and then do the ... -
Mostly Stongly SupportedI asked this question last night and received good feedback that should have been able to help me tackle these problems yet I am still struggling wit…
... correct answer. First I read the question stem and then I read the stimulus and then ... choice by asking "why" or "does the text support this ... get better at these questions or what I am potentially ... doing wrong or missing?Did sometime just ... -
From my experience: The Four Pillars of LG ConsistencyI started studying for the LSAT barely able to answer a single question on games. With no training in logic, I essentially had to start from the gro…
... the last rule and read up to the first rule, each time ... be partially contained within the "stimulus" (the block of text to ... they give us in the question stem is. By starting our analysis ... wrong answer choices quickly or efficiently or we can eliminate enough ... -
Thank you, 7Sage + All my AdviceMy LSAT journey has been more or less a year and a half long, and I just wanted to write a very long post that will hopefully be useful to this commu…
... click for you the first time around. Or, you need to learn ... with the stimulus more by covering the answer choices, or writing out ... crucial.
2. I read this book (https://www.amazon ... comes from knowing what the question stem is asking of you (e ... -
"Except" in Q Stem ConfusionThis is such a silly mistake on my part. During BR over the past several months, I have found that I usually lose track of the "Except" in a Q stem a…
... "Except" in a Q stem and I end up choosing ... my mind, especially if the stimulus has negatives in it. < ... had a problem with a question stem that said: "Each of ... and crossed out the first one I read which also happened to ... that I went on to read the rest of the ... -
Road to 170+: "Down to 2, What do I do?" (Long Read: Strategy on how to choose between two LR AC's)Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar. You are humming along in a Logical Reasoning question. You think AC D might be the right answer choice and …
... your understanding of the question and stimulus is severely lacking. ... The first is you’ve not fully understood the stimulus or one ... stimulus and missed something or this is a curve breaker question and the stimulus ... skip the question (which if you read my last ... -
Road to 170+: Be Aggressive! (Long Strategy Post on how to maximize your potential in LR)A few weeks back I was in a blind review with the man himself, Mr. JY Ping and JY said something which I thought was rather profound. He mentioned th…
... uncomfortable pushing your pace at first, but eventually you will ... br />
After reading the stimulus and formulating your prephrase. You ... your prephrase is there, or if an answer jumps out ... as soon as you’ve read the question stem you should know what ... -
Ellen Cassidy's The Loophole StrategiesFor those of you who've read Ellen Cassidy's The Loophole -- I know that she strongly recommends reading the stimulus and designing the CLIR before r…
... reading the stimulus and designing the CLIR before reading the question stem, but ... read the stem first, as I tend to overanalyze/overlook parts of the stimulus ... stimulus first, or is it okay to use her CLIR method yet read the stem first ... -
Preferred TechniqueCurious whether people on here tend to read the stimulus first and then the the question stem or the scan the question stem for type of question, the…
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Loophole in LR Book - Worth buying? / General LR advice ?LR still doesn't seem to be clicking for me. My goal is to be -1/0 in this section and I have heard a lot of positive things about Ellen Cassidy's Lo…
... read the stimulus first and aim to understand it first before I even read the question stem ... premise question), **OK** = 2 premises slightly incorrect, or concl. ... **POOR** = concl. Incorrect, or more than 2 premises incorrect ... the Loophole book or paid the full ... -
First timer QuestionHello everyone! I was hoping for some advice in regards to improving speed across all sections… I have been prepping for quite some time now and …
... the concepts behind each section/question stem, but my inability to finish ... every section with around 8 or more unanswered questions. The only ... share here! It’s my first time here, so thank you ... -
Study buddy questionHello everyone! This is my first time posting here and hope someone can give me some study buddy advice. I took the LSAT Jan of 2021 and got …
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This is my first time posting here and hope ... I understand the question stem, and I understand the stimulus. I still struggle ... the question stem. However, I still haven’t gotten to LG or RC ... that also scored around 140 or slightly higher? I don’t ... -
PTF97 S3 Q16 - Zebra mussels a nusiance. MSS Question**Hi All,** This is my first post, so if I make any major "faux pas", please let me know. This post is regarding a MSS question on PT Feb 1997, Se…
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In this question stimulus, we are given a discussion ... amounts of hazardous waste.
Question stem: Which one of the following ... well could be mechanical means or other means of clearing ... true, we must accept the first clause of the sentence, ... -
Having a difficult time studying LR. .
... is to process the question stem twice. First, read the question stem as you normally ... do notice one word here or there that can make ... mean that everything in the stimulus is true. But, of ... little detail the first time I read the stimulus. Now it doesn ...
