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When to use 4 wrong = 1right strategy?Hey guys/gals, I was wondering if you might be able to lend a hand? Can anyone tell me when it's most prudent (with respects to sacrificing time)…
I think you use the elimination technique (4 wrong ACs, 1 right AC) for all question types. The only ones that I would say to not use that strategy for is 'Identify the Conclusion' and very simple 'Sufficient Assumption' questions. -
LSAT nightmares!Hey 7Sagers, I'm starting this thread so we can have a few laughs. Share your scariest LSAT nightmare(s)! I woke up in a Saw game. Jigsaw inf…
... a sufficient assumption question that kept moving the gap in its reasoning. Very ... -
PT70.S1.Q21 - consumer magazine: because front-loading washersThis is a Necessary Assumption question. Could someone explain how Answer B is incorrect and Answer D is correct? Answer B speaks to the gap (Det…
... see and agree with your reasoning why B doesn't have ... /> However, negating Answer D (a Sufficient Assumption) only rules out one way ... -
Mapping Logical Reasoning: Do we have a set of questions available?Hi Everyone! I've been doing a lot of work recently with memorizing valid inferences that can be made from conditional and inter-sectional statem…
I don't think there's a designated filter for such questions. However, focus on the sufficient assumption, MBT, parallel reasoning, and parallel flaw questions. Those will make up the bulk of diagramming questions. -
PT64.S1.Q23 - ethicist: martial vows containThis question is about an ethicist who says love refers to a feeling therefore a marital vow saying to love until death do us part is a promise that …
This is a difficult sufficient assumption question:
Premise: A ... plugs the gap in the reasoning and allows the argument to ... -
How much study material do you get through on an average day?Today I completed over 8 LR problem sets and 8 logic games. Each problem set takes me ~30-60 minutes with blind review and all :P Quantity wise, I fe…
... is, is a more effective strategy.
Also, I will ... did the flashcards for the sufficient assumption questions 15 times one day ... -
Postponing - How much damage did I do?Long story short, I started studying May 16th for the September LSAT. I went through the core curriculum (probably a little to fast) and have taken 1…
... exception of the Method of Reasoning one. The ones I really ... specific question types were the Sufficient Assumption Intensive and the Weaken and ... -
Diagnostic after finishing curriculum.Hi everyone. I took my diagnostic finally...and got a 146. However, that is AFTER inishing the curriculum first. It's just an awful feeling. I kno…
... missing a lot of Sufficient Assumption and Method of Reasoning Questions, go back ... -
What is your score on LR?I was just wondering what do you guys consistently score on LR?
... a BUNCH of flaw and sufficient assumption questions when I first started ... a slightly egregious error in reasoning *boom* it needs to be ... -
Still a huge gap between BR and Actual ScoreHello everyone, I've been studying for this test for the entirety of this year and have moved from a 142 Diagnostic into the 156-159 range. Howeve…
... have a very good skipping strategy in place, I would maybe ... I see that its a sufficient assumption question I now write SA ... -
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…
... eager to try your PR strategy! Sorry to hijack your ... any feedback.
Sufficient Assumption: do you guys see anything ... conclusion.
Necessary Assumption:
1. correct AC can ... because it will contain an assumption; thus not MBT. ... -
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…
... if the goal of a sufficient assumption is to bridge the gap ... conclusion. If you think this strategy can be fruitful given the ... -
PT63.S1.Q19 - anthropologist: it was formerly believed thatHi, So I'm not sure about the correct answer C... Why do we have to assume or compare the ancestors to Neanderthals? Why it's required? Even thoug…
... time" is not a necessary assumption here.
The ... same time) would be a sufficient assumption: as you said, they couldn ... not 100% sure on the logical structure of this argument. I ... No. In the first one, sufficient is failed. In the contrapositive ... -
Struggling with Flaws--How Do I get BetterThis is my weakest Question Type, and although I have practiced memorizing all 20 flaws I have trouble recognizing them on the LSAT because I am ofte…
... helped me to see flawed reasoning in other question types stimulus ... types is necessary but not sufficient to master flaw questions, you ... Jimmy (173) takes us to Logical Reasoning: Flaw bootcamp:
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Help! Logical ReasoningI keep doing poorly on the logical reasoning section, especially with weakening questions. What should I do this week to try and help my score? I did…
... , it maybe be because your strategy to get to the right ... and conclusion. Write out my reasoning. Go through each answer choice ... -
Weakening questionsThese are by far the hardest and most difficult type of LR questions for me. As soon as they turn into 3/5 stars in difficulty or greater I start mis…
... able to figure out the assumption of any given argument, you ... 's strengthening, weakening, flaw, sufficient assumption, method of reasoning, main point, argument part ... -
PT24.S3.Q10 - all material bodies are divisibleI'm having trouble understanding the translation for the conditional logic to this question. `All material bodies are divisible into parts,` Ma…
... really stopped to find a sufficient assumption for anything. Unlike, say, ... being concluded_**. The conclusion on sufficient assumption questions will invariably be unproven ... into sentences that indicate the logical relationship:" Everything that is a ... -
increasing speed and improving fundamentals -HelpSo I have gone through the entire course and I would say it has helped greatly, before when I would do a LR section I would be getting 14-15 right un…
... 151, due to bombing the logical reasonings sections. I am writing ... my accuracy and speed on logical reasoning.
Hi Evonne! First ... a comment about your BR strategy. I can’t tell how ... -
Eliminate all answer choices or lock in on an answer when you found one?Hello: During blind review, I find myself getting the correct answer on many "difficult" questions because I moved on when I found what I figured …
... " came up with the 80% strategy, which I've bumped up ... , like main conclusion or occasionally sufficient assumption and argument part, you pretty ... -
might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... are: MBT and Parallel reasoning and Parallel flaw questions. ... understanding the necessary and sufficient assumptions are important, ... br /> Assumption Family questions (Sufficient Assumption, Necessary assumption), Inference/MBT, Parallel Reasoning, and ... -
might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... /> Definitely get familiar with takes sufficient for necessary and takes necessary ... for sufficient. Those come up a lot ... , MBT and parallel flaw and reasoning. Sufficient assumption are usually conditional, though the ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... valid argument forms for sufficient assumption and must be true ... the standard of 100% logical validity given that we accept ... br />
For a sufficient assumption question we'll be asked ... ; C
What assumption is missing from this argument ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... to MBF to parallel reasoning to even sufficient assumption questions.
sufficient assumption to make this argument valid ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... valid argument forms for sufficient assumption and must be true ... the standard of 100% logical validity given that we accept ... gt;
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Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... to MBF to parallel reasoning to even sufficient assumption questions.
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sufficient assumption to make this argument valid ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... will get nasty with their logical chains. And when they do ... and intuition. For example, a sufficient assumption problem I worked on the ... here, if we add the assumption
SA --M--> ... M--> F was the sufficient assumption needed to conclude GAR some ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... nasty with their logical chains. For example, a sufficient assumption problem I work ... here, if we add the assumption
> SA --M--> ... --M--> F was the sufficient assumption needed to conclude GAR some ... -
I need helpSo I took the practice LSAT test from 2008 and scored a whopping 134. I have a 3.76 cumulative GPA from my undergraduate so I know I'm not dumb. I'm …
... getting their goal score without sufficient prep.
From my ... months (at least) should be sufficient for you to commit to ... question types, especially for LR (logical reasoning). For LG (logic games), learn ... -
I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
... trying to correctly answer Assumption, Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption questions. I have gone ... higher if I got more Assumption questions correct. Any thoughts?
strategy like @"Cant Get Right" outlined ... -
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…
... argument flaw or error in reasoning, question types, etc. we at ... , the reasoning) etc. Just kind of stripping myself of thinking "sufficient assumption, 100 ...
