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Consensus on this LG method?In the "Logic Games Habits for Speed and Accuracy" section J.Y. lays out a particular approach. > As you start a new LG, always put your pencil d…
... are not familiar with all the pieces or missed something ... by rereading less. All the games sections can be completed ... game skills with foolproofing. The reason it is sometimes hard ... make mistakes setting up the game board. Reading the stimulus and rules an ... -
when to diagram in LR inference?Hey all, I just did #16 from PT 53, Section 1 -- the stimulus has clear conditional logic indicator words ... like "must," "any", etc. but afte…
I usually diagram when the information presented in the stimulus is a little simpler ... keep in mind the conditional structure as you are reading the stimulus. With lots ... complication information in the stimulus and referring back to the stimulus in order to ... -
Strategies for the last 10 or so LR questions?Hello, So I'm finding that I'm doing fairly well on the LR section until I get to Q's18-26 and then for some reason, I can't get a hold of the rem…
... the reading in the stimulus to be pretty much the same difficulty for the ... entirety of LR. The ... can find the correct answer without reading the stimulus again. ... fully understand a stimulus on a topic ... -
June'18 Study Group | Blind Review PT 54 | Tuesday, Feb 20th | 7:30 pm EST [Ended]June'18 Study Group | Blind Review PT 54 | Tuesday, Feb 20th | 7:30 pm EST https://media.giphy.com/media/N8HaPqnkQETss/giphy.gif I hope you're …
... !! Calls aren't the same when you aren't reading the stimulus :(
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Step 0: Reading the Question Stem First7Sage recommends reading the question stem first. I will start to play with this. However, in the Powerscore books they say DON"T read the question…
... to figure out whether a stimulus is an argument and, if ... were looking for is the MP of the stimulus, you wouldn't be ... br />
Of course, if reading the stimulus works better for you, then ... tried reading stimuli first for a while, until I decided the other ... -
Step 0: Reading the Question Stem First7Sage recommends reading the question stem first. I will start to play with this. However, in the Powerscore books they say DON"T read the question…
... been thinking that the whole read-the-stimulus-first approach is ... one of those instances where the ... 't take account for the difference in intellectual horsepower ... of reasonable points for reading the stimulus first; it does work ... -
Step 0: Reading the Question Stem First7Sage recommends reading the question stem first. I will start to play with this. However, in the Powerscore books they say DON"T read the question…
... levels of understanding. Maybe the mosts conspicuous example of this ... conclusion question. Why in the world would you exert any ... on that than just reading the stimulus to find the conclusion? I'm ... Knowing the task allows me to calibrate what I'm reading for ... -
20 Point Gap. Advice?So I took a PT last Monday, after over a month of resumed studying. Actual score: 139 (highest PT was 138) BR: 159 (Highest BR was 154). Any su…
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> > The actual sectional score and the BR sectional score ... beyond a 150+ for the schools I am currently targeting ... it doesn't click after reading the stimulus and answer choices, you ... should skip immediately. Under the timed condition, if you can ... -
20 Point Gap. Advice?So I took a PT last Monday, after over a month of resumed studying. Actual score: 139 (highest PT was 138) BR: 159 (Highest BR was 154). Any su…
... > > > The actual sectional score and the BR sectional score ... beyond a 150+ for the schools I am currently targeting ... it doesn't click after reading the stimulus and answer choices, you ... should skip immediately. Under the timed condition, if you can ... -
Help with parallel flaw and parallel reasoningHey everyone, Ever since I've been studying, I've had some trouble with parallel flaw/reasoning questions. Not really sure what it is about them t…
... t see the flaw in the stimulus -- that's half the battle. ... check the remaining ACs at the end, diagramming the stimulus and ... and accurately, diagram while reading the stimulus (if necessary), and go ... find which one matches the stimulus more closely. For PR ... -
how often do you write out/visualize LR question?hey all, in many of JY's LR explanation videos, he often visualizes the LR stimulus - either by drawing something, or diagramming, or putting some…
... find that as you are reading the stimulus it is very tough and ... things out, skip it. Get the ones you can get correct ... you also miss on the complexity of the grammar as writing is ... simplifying it. A lot of the answer choices are about understanding ... -
Mostly Strongly SupportedI am still in the process of going through these lessons so I might be ahead of myself but is there a formula for tackling most strongly support ques…
> I understand that the stimulus is the premise and I have to ... but I find myself re-reading the stimulus over and over again then ... first started doing MSS the idea that the stimulus is the premise and conclusion ... -
Narrowing Down to Two Answer Choices then Choosing the Wrong Answer. Help!I took my first preptest yesterday and I was disappointed with my score. For all of the questions that I got wrong I was able to eliminate all of the…
... choosing between the correct AC and the trap AC. Working on reading the stimulus and ... AC closer and understanding the parameters of each ... talks about all cars when the stimulus talks about German cars and ... -
Blind Review Benefits QuestionHow is understanding the logic behind why answer choices are right or wrong regarding a **_specific_** LR question going to help me on the next test?…
... BR helps you to see the analog from question to ... in answer choices but in the characteristics of incorrect answer choices ... . This is the key to improving your speed ... expect even before you finish reading the stimulus. You could look at as ... -
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... made in order to understand the stimulus fully. The first contextual sentence tells ... you begin by reading the stimulus again, but start with the second sentence, this ... doesn't connect the second sentence, the main premise, with the conclusion. That ... -
LR SpeedOn average, how long does a strong LR student spend reading the stimulus and question stem before looking at the answer choices? In general I spend m…
... 't know about reading the stimulus, but reading - or rather, skimming - the question stem normally ... take more than 3 seconds. The only exceptions I can think ... -
LR SpeedOn average, how long does a strong LR student spend reading the stimulus and question stem before looking at the answer choices? In general I spend m…
... about 10-15 seconds on the stimulus. Basic Flaw questions I ... I need to read the stimulus to answer the question. For example, ... 25 seconds on the stimulus and actually most of the time on ... to pre-phrase it while reading the stimulus anyway. Also agree with @ ... -
Improving Accuracy #helpAnyone have any tips on how to improve accuracy– especially with the LR sections? Timing/speed is not an issue for me, but I can't seem to improve on…
... each question, after reading the stimulus, go through the answer choices with extreme ... and I would move to the next question).
stimulus and AC into abstract lawgic ... through the distractions to the core logic at the heart ... -
Improving Accuracy #helpAnyone have any tips on how to improve accuracy– especially with the LR sections? Timing/speed is not an issue for me, but I can't seem to improve on…
... each question, after reading the stimulus, go through the answer choices with extreme ... untimed, breaking down each stimulus and AC into abstract lawgic ... through the distractions to the core logic at the heart ... instinct tells me its the correct answer, but then ... -
High 160s Plateau..My most recent fresh preptest was PT80 during which I scored a 167. My score seems to hover in that region. Any advice on piercing that veil? Gene…
... helped me significantly is abandoning the reading the stimulus first beforehand, and getting to ... miss due to the stressful nature of the test. The stimulus first strategy is ... useful, (and the one I ... -
120 to 170While I'm a bit disappointed in my score as it's lower than my recent PT average, I'm grateful for all the support communities like 7sage, TLS, and R…
... mbt question stem where the information in the stimulus would dish out a ... or I could anticipate the answer after reading the stimulus. RR - Sami, helped me ... , I would just read the stimulus and jump into the answers - that's ... -
BR score 10 points greater than timed PT score-How to close the gap?I am scoring in the 165-170 range and my BR score shot up by +10 points. Granted, I did my BR across 2 days, 2 sections each. I was plateauing fo…
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Mostly subtle reading errors.For example: In this ... I think my problem with the whole approach of skipping questions ... just spent this extra time reading the stimulus and instead of attacking ... I am just wasting time reading to pass on and read ... -
Help with most strongly supported questionsHello! I was wondering if anyone had a step by step method for approaching MSS questions. For example, MP questions seem to have a structure to which…
... you do: Just read the stimulus actively. This means make ...
After you are done reading the stimulus, I would suggest to go ... of the stimulus
Because of the nature of the MSS ... in to the stimulus. If you felt you understood the stimulus, be ... -
Rereading LR questionsI have this focus problem and it is really throwing me for a loop. I will read a LR question and then the answers and then reread the question again.…
... make notes while reading the stimulus though, such as underlining the conclusion, or drawing ... -
Necessary Assumption HelpHey guys, I have been having a lot of trouble with this question type. The easy ones I don't really have problems with, but for the harder NA questio…
... sounds like you are on the right track. I saw a ... so NA questions and only reading the stimulus'. I then wrote out as ... a little quicker than negating the ACs, especially if they are ... -
What type of questions do you guys skip?After practicing some timed tests, I've finally accepted that I won't be able to do every single problem and have to learn to give up some problems. …
... totally make no sense after reading the stimulus and question. Sometimes I'll ... -
Recording Timed PT'sThere are a few discussions from just over a year ago about the practical aspects of how to record timed PT's (selfie sticks, uploading and file size…
... can look like effectively reading stimulus, eliminating wrong answer choices ... also look like reading the stimulus, staring at the answer choices before ... deciding to circle the question as a 'skip ... notes BUT the more effective your notes, the less likely ... -
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…
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After reading the stimulus take your time to ponder ... you end up partially understanding the stimulus you can get tripped ... me solidify my understanding of the stimulus and gives me more ... you to grapple with the stimulus and help fixate your ... -
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…
... you miss the questions because despite understanding the stimulus you don ... after you have finished reading the stimulus, you will be much ... about being crispy from the stimulus. This will increase ... of a particular sentence in the stimulus.
All the tips that worked for me (+ my spreadsheet)Hi all, just want to thank this community for all the tips and tricks and the positive environment you all provided. I started studying in January 20…
By "Reading the stimulus (i.e. question prompt first)", do you mean reading the block of text first or the question that was being asked?
