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Missing a key detail in the stimulus or ACHi guys, I just thoroughly analyzed my June 2007 timed PT (my first timed full PT). I went -3 in one section and -4 in other LR section. It loo…
... missed a key word or distinction from the stimulus or the answer choice ... for the missed key word or distinction for the 5 out ... -
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, …
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There is no right or wrong answer to the question ... is to read the question stem first. However, I am curious ... your task of comprehending the stimulus and answering the question easier ... -
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 …
... before moving on the the stimulus, which I fully agree ... the question stem containing too many contextual information? Or do I ... carry the question stem when reading the stimulus? For example, in ... stem and return to it later after reading the stimulus, or ... -
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…
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 blueprint is the other way around ( read question then stimulus). What is your take/suggestion? -
Conditional Answer Choices for STRENGTHEN/WEAKENHi thanks in advance if anyone can help. How should I deal with conditional answer choices in strengthen and weaken questions. Does it matter if the …
... condition is triggered in the stimulus or does it not matter? Sometimes ... to choose them since the stimulus doesn't indicate that the ... will either weaken or strengthen the argument depending on the question stem. -
[Study Guide]: Principle Question SubtypesFor those of you on the PT 55 BR call -- sorry it took me so long to get this up, but below are my notes on Principle questions and subtypes. Please …
... you have any comments or questions! Hope this helps ... given in the stimulus.
Question stem: “Which one ... gt; Abstract
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Controlled burning ... the conditional logic and/or reasoning of the principle ... -
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…
... Was the issue in the stimulus or the answer choices?” For ... enough through whether or not the stimulus actually says what ... attacking LR questions: Read Question Stem, Read Stimulus, Prephrase,
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What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem first, and I'm trying to figure out which would be better to improve my LR score -
LR Study GuideOne of the issues I had with LR was how quickly I had to change gears from one question to another. The test tries to mess with you as it asks simila…
... information in the stimulus that does not directly or indirectly appear in ... meets the? posed in the stem.
• **Assumption**- ID the assumption ... disagree with the stimulus or a consequence of the stimulus.
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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 …
... yourself to read the stimulus and letting the stimulus tell you when ... when you read the question stem or read the rules to a ... your original reading of the stimulus, a significant amount, leave and ... are A. Re-Read the stimulus or B. Use process of elimination ... -
You are not your mistakes.I'm reading a book called _Limitless_ (not to be confused with the movie!) right now alongside my LSAT studies, and it's helped me, a self-defeating-…
... of a stimulus, or choosing a CBT when the Q-stem asked me ... to pick the MBF, or most recently ... we may not be perfect or anywhere close to it. We ... to change up your methods or ask for help. No ... matter how many I make or how "silly" they are ... -
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 …
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PT13.S4.Q19 - Alternative MedicineSo I understood that to weaken the claim against alternative medicine in the stimulus, I needed to find an answer showing any evidence that alternati…
... against alternative medicine in the stimulus, I needed to find an ... , which could be either alternative or orthodox medicine.
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Retaking Old Prep TestsHi All, So, having taken and reviewed about 13 Prep Tests, I moved my test date to December instead of this weekend. My score was still not as co…
... go over them a day or two after I've reviewed ... myself to read through the stimulus and use lawgic to get ... what answer choice makes that stimulus/Q stem correct. -
Studying for December rewriteI confidently blew through almost all of my study materials in preparation for the September test, not anticipating that I would need to rewrite. I w…
... every question they get wrong or were even moderately uncertain about ... circled or get wrong, write out a full explanation of the stimulus ... need to change in the stimulus or question stem to make any given ... PTs probably won't hurt or help too much. But.... ... -
LR reading strategyHas anyone heard of/use a reading strategy where you don't read the question stems in LR and simply figure out the question type via stimulus? If so,…
... read the stimulus first before reading the question stem, but never ... ascertaining the question stem by reading the stimulus. In many of ... reading the stimulus to determine the question stem is a ... read the question stem first and then the stimulus or vice versa, ... -
Do Contrapositives Require Assumptions???I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they seem like bunk. Specifically, it seems like they require unsupported assum…
... stem will almost always ask you to assume that either the stimulus or ... -
Tips on better sleepHi guys, I have been studying the LSAT for over a year (will be 2 years in June), and I have been taking prep-tests very often ( nearly one a day)…
... /> Most of us are, more or less, invested in using our ... logic of each and every stimulus, question stem, and answer choice where ... -
PT78.S1.Q15 - the production of leather and furI just wanted a little clarification on the correct answer. I previously chose A as my answer choice, however the correct answer is E. The reason why…
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The stimulus itself isn't that convoluted or complex. It isn ... that is indicated in the stimulus. Notice that in the description ... to the task the question stem sets up for us at ... there is nothing in our stimulus or the example we have created ... -
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…
(It'd be nice if there were editing allowable here as there is for lesson comments.)
OK, I think I see that the stem indicates what's going on by its reference to what is going to provide the support, the stimulus or the AC. -
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…
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OK, I think I see that the stem indicates what's going on by its reference to what is going to provide the support, the stimulus or the AC. -
[Ended] LSAT Chat w/Instructor & Sage Jonathan | Tues, Feb 7th at 8pmEST | June2017 Study Group@"Jonathan Wang" has agreed to have an LSAT chat with us and answer our questions! Think of it as "Jonathan's millennial-friendly nondenominational b…
... with a pre-phrase? Skip or go to the answer choices ... pre-phrases?
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What kind of drilling do you do to close the BR gap?Hey 7sagers! My BR scores are in the mid-high 170s (woohoo!), but my actual scores have been stuck in the mid-160s for a while now. I know the BR…
... make a mistake on a stimulus or a passage, you need to ... ? Did I identify the question stem incorrectly?" There are so many ... you answer the next 1 or 2 questions (this is very ... to do with the law or law school!" Well, maybe the ... -
Need Help with MSS v. Strengthen, v. Correlation/Causation StrengthenI am stuck on some of the MSS questions, Weaken, and the difference with how to tell MSS and Strengthen apart especially when C/C Strengthen is in pl…
... choices to the stimulus or whether you apply the stimulus to the answers ... it to the stimulus. From answers up to stimulus. In the ... (aka, something in the stimulus). That provides us with a ... 7sage.com/lesson/lr-question-stem-grouped-by-direction-of-support ... -
Missing Only Easy QuestionsI'm in kind of a weird spot. At this point, I'm getting nearly all difficult questions, including ones I initially flag for BR, correct. But I still …
... least read an eliminate one or two other ACs to give ... that I've read the stimulus and stem correctly, even if I ... 'll miss one, or think I miss one, or spend an above ... think drilling the first 10 or so questions in a section ... -
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…
... missed a word in the stem). Then write down what you ... Repeat.
After three or four LR sections, look at ... likely a repetition of mistakes or a connection between different ... repeatedly re-reading the same stimulus or answer choices again and again ... -
Proposition QuestionsProposition questions: should I approach these like an inference question or a principle question? I've read different things. Example of this questi…
... just means “a statement or assertion that expresses a ... judgment or opinion.” You can remove ... is similar to the question stem in PT82.1.14: ... above?"
Another stem in the CC:
stimulus or in the ACs. -
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…
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Whether to read stimulus or the stem first has been a debate ... I've always read the stem first, partially because that's ... because stem should absolutely change how you read the stimulus. Some ... " type questions. By reading stem first I was quickly able ... -
PT61.S4.Q4 - In polluted industrial English citiesHi all, Sorry for not posting this in the question itself. I have premium so I'm not able to access all the explanations. I’m not understanding…
... Since our task in the stimulus is to strengthen the assumption ... have read the question stem wrong or did not completely understand ... t understand something correctly in stimulus, or 3) you didn't ... sure you completely understood the stimulus and it was the ... -
Staying focusedHow do you tackle logical reasoning statements without having to read it three to four times just to comprehend what the statement is saying? Should …
... really not engaging in the stimulus or the stem, and having to go ... . Read every sentence in the stimulus carefully and really identify how ...
