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Identify the answer before looking at answer choices?Should we identify the answer before looking at the answer choices?
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Which Qs should I prioritize when I come back after skipping?So the following is the order that I attempt again when I come back after I skip them during the 1st pass in an LR section: 1) The Qs that I skipp…
... ) The Qs that I skipped without looking at answer choices not because I realized they ... I simply couldn't focus at the moment.
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Most Strongly Supported - MSSDoes anyone have any tips for MSS? Everything I've read through just doesn't seem to click and I keep getting these type of questions wrong :( I'…
... if there was a specific question that really tripped you up ... 'd suggest going to the question bank and picking out 10 ... the stimulus, just reading, and without looking at answer choices try to come up with ... -
A Guide on RC Improvement**RC success is a function of knowing what to read for and a healthy balance of focus and confidence. Without confidence, it is hard to really focus.…
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Analyzing an RC passage and doing this is ... and pre phrase before looking at answer choices. Write out justifications for ... and complete the template and question justifications, untimed.
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How do you practice "not rushing" and being efficient in LR?I realized that the biggest problem holding me back is rushing to answer choices without fully and precisely understanding the stimulus in LR. But s…
... do you mean outright skipping (not reading at all)? or just ... pick the right answer and move on without looking at other choices for Q1- ... the difference between question number 10 and question number 12? Don ... whenever you can. By skipping a convoluted AC, you ... -
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)…
... second-nature/consistent approach to skipping/timing, that you have a ... move on to the next question without looking at the remaining AC.
> ... because I knew how to answer all the questions and there ... same thing with games or RC. Once you are capable of ... -
Two answer choicesHey guys, Hope studying is going well for everyone. I am at the stage of my LR studying where many times when I am doing a question, I find two an…
... well for everyone. I am at the stage of my LR ... I am doing a question, I find two answer choices attractive. And I ... . Sometimes I will get the question right and sometimes wrong. Any ... -
RC question tag/structureI’m wondering how can I decide a question tag, such as “INF” “RecS” “AppP”, on my own? Can I tell directly based on the question or do I have to look…
... how can I decide a question tag, such as “INF” “RecS ... on the question or do I have to look at answer choices?
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How do you practice "not rushing" and being efficient in LR?I realized that the biggest problem holding me back is rushing to answer choices without fully and precisely understanding the stimulus in LR. But s…
... ACs. A blatantly obvious right answer may be (and often is ... , do you mean outright skipping (not reading at all)? or just quick ... pick the right answer and move on without looking at other choices for Q1-10 ... think I have the right answer because it might be a ... -
High scorers: What is your LR timing and certainty strategy? How to go from -3 to -0?I've been averaging -3 per LR section, though sometimes I do as well as -1 and other times I hit -5. I find that I've been getting a lot faster. …
... a few minutes to spare, without even looking at answer choices.
- reading ... even _word_ the strengthen/weaken question turns on. that is, ... would think about a particular question or two for weeks, ... above for the earlier question. let me know if ... -
What is your 50-50 strategy, How can I stop falling for the most attractive wrong answer choice?For LR and RC (especially with LR) when I go back and forth between two answer choices I always end up picking the wrong one. In my BR I can come up …
... the stimulus and the answer choices extremely low-resolution. I ... question is asking for Y" and I try and predict an answer ... choice without looking at the choices themselves. Even if ... the most into what the question is asking.
Necessary AssumptionsHi guys, I went through the curriculum for necessary assumption questions and I am still not showing improvement in any of the PTs I am taking. I was…
... . Then, when I get to looking at answer choices I am not searching for ... you can quickly apply negations without confusion.
Last thing ... usually right for question types that require more powerful answer choices, both linguistically ...Difference between Weakening and Flaw Answer ChoicesHi Guys, I just have a question for weakening / flaw answer choices. Although there is some over lap between the two, I know that they are distinc…
... just have a question for weakening / flaw answer choices. Although there ... between their answer choices. For example, if a answer choice ... that be the right answer choice? In other words ... key differences in their respected answer choices.
Thanks ...SolutionCitizen's Sufficient Condition: Interest in helping the economy Citizen's Necessary Condition: Building a business park That is to say, if one ha…
... /> Question is NA, focus on the above necessary condition when looking at answer choices - If ...Flaw questions: Sufficiency necessity confusionI got a question for high scorers; when you see an argument like PT 22 - Section 4 - Question 21 that have sufficiency necessity confusion but you de…
... when mapping it out before looking at answer choices?
Yes and ... . It really depends on the question. On certain ones, yes. (usually ... pre-phrase against the other answer choices.
I will say ... certain I am of my answer.Typing out your thought process. When?Hi guys! Just a quick question regarding typing out your thought process for LR. I recently developed the habit of typing out my thought process a…
... questions and covering up the question stem and ACs and just ... reading the question stem carefully, and then going through each answer choice ... I think looking at answer choices one by one instead of looking at them all at the ...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)…
... second-nature/consistent approach to skipping/timing, that you have a ... strong sense of when a question is hard, you rarely ... move on to the next question without looking at the remaining AC.
< ... you probably have gotten good at finding red-flags in ...My raw score only improved by 5 Points...When I took my diagnostic exam I scored a 151. With the following breakdown: +11 LG +17 LR +17 LR +14 RC Raw Score: +59 I studied for two mo…
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For each question I translate the question into my own words ... phrase. I look at how I approached the question and how I ... phrase before looking at answer choices, but try to be really critical of answer choices at this ...PT2.S2.Q10 - Advertisers are often criticizedCan someone please explain WHY the answer to this question is "C" instead of "A"? <strong>Admin note: edited title; please use the format of "PT#.…
... how to approach a strengthening question is what got me ... into trouble for this question. I have it engraved ... was the case with this question. Would you mind clarifying ... how to identify that when looking at answer choices? Thanks in advance! @atsebramirez[Ended] Office Hours - Tue. July 12 @ 8:00 PM ESTHey guys! Come hang out and talk LSAT tomorrow night, July 12 at 8:00 EST. All questions welcome--from General section strategy questions, to study p…
Yesterdays session I was reminded that flaws apply to weakening questions as well as others, and should be kept in mind while looking at answer choices. So ill go over flaw types again.Flaw questions: Sufficiency necessity confusionI got a question for high scorers; when you see an argument like PT 22 - Section 4 - Question 21 that have sufficiency necessity confusion but you de…
... about my pre-phrase before looking at answer choices, I just have a vague ... when mapping it out before looking at answer choices?tips, advice, game plan, trusting the processHi Everyone, Tl;dr: help me score above a 165 plz. I've been lurking in the 7Sage cyberspace for a while, and am incredibly grateful for the co…
... lg, try to anticipate answer during BR before looking at answer choices.
2a ...Avoiding Eliminating Correct Answer Choices (LR and RC)I just posted something very similar in the course so I apologize if this is considered spammy, but I hoped it might be more visible here. Somethi…
... on main point questions in RC, which is where I WOULDN ... all answer choices and panicking. (I'm getting better at rereading the question stem ... detail and if not, just skipping it, but I'd still ... like it and moved on without finishing it so that if ...RC Question Types Webinar NotesSpecial shoutouts to @DumbHollywoodActor, @"Quick Silver", and @"Nicole Hopkins" for this amazing webinar because without them I never would have had…
... this amazing webinar because without them I never would ... you just surviving RC?
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i. Look at information and make an inference ... In this question we’re looking for an answer choices that mirrors ...Skew of answer choices toward D or E in harder questions?Lately, anecdotal evidence has me thinking that the LSAT skews more toward the later answer choices (D and E) in what seem to be harder questions. I …
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-For RC, take the last 2 questions ... released and look at the distribution of correct answer choices. Is there ... above. Instead of just looking at the distribution, one thing ...
The last research question is especially helpful because it ...Skipping answer choices?I'm curious to know what people think about skipping over answer choices if a really attractive answer presents itself early. So, say it's a Strength…
... know what people think about skipping over answer choices if a really attractive ... Strengthen question, you immediately see the gap and prephrase, and then answer ... choice A is exactly what you were looking for ...Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... eliminate answer choices for Parallel Reasoning, Strengthen and basically any Assumption question. I ... eliminate 2 to 3 answer choices in seconds without fully reading them. This ... reasoning, I am literally only looking at the structure, whether or not ...Timing issues... so frustratedHey guys, How do you improve timing, especially with LR and LG? Is it something that just comes naturally with tons of practice? Do you just get f…
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Totally agree. ... is, you should be skipping that question without entering the AC.
looking for the right answer, and if you ... likely that the RC misses will increase at least slightly as ...LR - Read all the answer choices?I can't remember what JY says about this, but when I read the LR Powerscore Bible they strongly emphasized reading every single answer choice. I'm sc…
... good at knowing when I'm certain it's the right answer ... section, I know the right answer immediately without a doubt. Do you ... remaining answer choices, I could devote 5 - 30 seconds checking another question or ...Checking MBT question answer choices after an inference...inconsistent on this point?Hi all, I noticed in some recent videos JY recommends checking the MBT question answer choices as you make inferences so you don't do extra work. …
... JY recommends checking the MBT question answer choices as you make inferences ... inferences before going to the answer choices, even going as far ... and then checks the answer choices for that ultimate inference ... 4 is a good example (at ~14:00 minute mark): ...
