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70 hours of prep later - no score improvementI took PT 63 yesterday and scored on the low-end of my PT average (158). This is the same score that I got on my last 2 practice tests and I am start…
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70 hours of prep later - no score improvementI took PT 63 yesterday and scored on the low-end of my PT average (158). This is the same score that I got on my last 2 practice tests and I am start…
... second nature. You read the stem and stimulus, and know what you ... -
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…
... is abandoning the reading the stimulus first beforehand, and getting to ... pencil point, visualizing the stimulus and then breaking it ... argument, hunting out the conclusion first, etc.)
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How many LR questions do top scorers skip in their Round 1?How many LR questions do top scorers completely skip in their Round 1? How many do they circle due to under confidence/uncertainty (but still chose …
... , or questions I read the stimulus twice and didn't understand ... them. I would read the stimulus first, try to find the gap ... -
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... questions from a 40s test vs. the first few from a 70s ... MP questions from the new vs. old tests. Haha! It’s ... -
Need advice on what to do about Logic GamesBy way of background, I've taken the LSAT once (January of 2020). I've finished the core curriculum and I have worked through probably 40 practice te…
... . I always just read the stimulus first and try to say what ... layers from just a first read of the stimulus.
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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…
... QS and start reading the stimulus first now. I then come up ... -
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…
For me reading the stimulus first works best!
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Flaw Questions with Conditional IndicatorsI'm really struggling with trying to intuitively figure out if conditionality is relevant to the flaw for the argument at hand. There are certain sti…
... jumping into diagramming at the first "if/then" you see, especially ... itself to diagramming. Read the stimulus first and try to get an ... -
How to integrate the Loophole with 7Sage study materials?Hi everyone! I will be starting my LSAT journey again after a 1.5-year gap after receiving a 150 on the July 2019 LSAT. I just purchased the Loop…
... . Why read and analyze a stimulus more than you have to ... before anticipating (or CLIRing) the stimulus. That's why I was ... anyone's had success with stimulus first. -
Easiest way to increase Logical Reasoning Score for JanHi, I’m currently at -10 in LR and want to get to at least -5 before the Jan exam to reach my goal. What would be the easiest and quickest metho…
... method has helped me immensely. Stimulus first, break it down into what ... -
Passage first or Question Stem first?Hello 7Sagers, I have always read the question stem first. But, both the LSAT Demon and the Loophole have the opinion of never reading the questio…
Scoring around 160 and I hate stimulus first. My score plummeted when I tried it. Much better to know what you're reading for! -
Passage first or Question Stem first?Hello 7Sagers, I have always read the question stem first. But, both the LSAT Demon and the Loophole have the opinion of never reading the questio…
... tried both and I believe stimulus first only works when you have ... certain mastery of deciphering the stimulus. For example, if you are ... good, you can read a stimulus and clearly see whether it ... I use. However, the question first approach hasn't failed me ... -
Gap Closure - Raw Score: 150 ; BR Score: 171Hi Y'all ! So as you can see I have a pretty big gap between my raw scores (Pt 40 - 147) and (Pt 41 - 150) and my latest BR score of 171. What are…
... faulty reasoning presented in each stimulus. You mentioned slow reading as ... (by rearranging info in the stimulus to verify if necessary)--has ... read every word of the stimulus first. I look at the question ... -
Gap Closure - Raw Score: 150 ; BR Score: 171Hi Y'all ! So as you can see I have a pretty big gap between my raw scores (Pt 40 - 147) and (Pt 41 - 150) and my latest BR score of 171. What are…
... faulty reasoning presented in each stimulus. You mentioned slow reading as ... (by rearranging info in the stimulus to verify if necessary)--has ... read every word of the stimulus first. I look at the question ... -
how to get speed?Feel like my accuracy is improving on weaken questions but how do I improve speed? Any suggestions?
... have a good understanding of stimulus, then you should move ... question stems, trying to understand stimulus, what the argument is, and ... very best to understand the stimulus FIRST, then moving to ACs ONLY ... after you have understood the stimulus. If you don't ... -
Broke into the 170s FINALLY!Diagnostic: 145 Today's PT: 172 Been studying since January, so excited I can believe it! :D I work full time so I get up to study at 5am to stud…
... game was this: read the stimulus first. I scored 163 in Oct ... 's actually happening in the stimulus instead of just looking for ... -
Advice for Jan LSATHi everyone, I need some advice on the upcoming Jan LSAT. I constantly read stories on here of people scoring 170+ and I feel like such a failure …
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-Focus on the stimulus first, the answer choices are 80 ... and traps. Work through the stimulus and notice the jumps that ... premises and conclusions.
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Stimulus or Question Type First?hi all! Happy Friday!! Ellen Cassidy (EC) from Loophole is a strong proponent of the former but some disagree. I have been studying for about …
... most top scorers read the stimulus first, idk what credibility that has ... I did better when reading stimulus first. At the end of the ... the reasoning and evaluating the stimulus the same way regardless of ... -
154-176I just wanted to share my LSAT story as it comes to a close. I took a diagnostic in December and got a 154, and then studied all spring semester with…
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PTF97.S1.Q16 - Confused with the AnswerI am kind of confused as to why the answer for this question is C and not B? I feel like a may be missing the basis of the argument because it seems …
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PTB.S1.Q01 - Tennyson's line of poetryPrepTest B - Section 1 - Question 01 I'm overall just confused about this question. Option A paraphrases the first sentence so why was the answer …
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Do you read the Stimulus or Question Stem first?Hello fellow 7sagers, There is no right or wrong answer to the question at hand. I know 7Sage's method is to read the question stem first. However, …
... is to read the question stem first. However, I am curious to ... your task of comprehending the stimulus and answering the question easier ... -
Reading the question stem first-LRAll, i have seen differing opinions on this, and i did try to search for previous discussion threads.... What is, in your opinion, the best way: …
All, i have seen differing opinions on this, and i did try to search for previous discussion threads....
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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 ... go back and read the stimulus again to begin diagramming.
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Should I read the question stem first?Is reading the stimulus and then reading the question stem a better tactic or the other way around??
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When to read the question stemWhy does JY in his videos always recommend reading the question stem first? Can't that be confusing sometimes without having read the stimulus? Also,…
... stem first? Can't that be confusing sometimes without having read the stimulus ... ? Also, If you read the question stem before ... and after reading the stimulus, doesn't ... why reading the question first is the best strategy. -
What to do with an LR question stem that has a lot of contextual information?JY is recommending reading the LR question stem first and figure out what question type it is before moving on the the stimulus, which I fully agree …
... recommending reading the LR question stem first and figure out what question ... sense if you read it first. (here is an example where ... . and carry the question stem when reading the stimulus? For example, in ... -
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 ... confuse it with a MSS stem!
Yes, he gives ... what the hell? If the stem isn't going to indicate ... 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…
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Correlation vs. Causation anyone?
After ... it the passage, the question stem, or the answers. Focus on ... took 8 minutes on the stimulus and 4 minutes on the ... .
Results of the first try:
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