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The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... the argument and in strengthening it I am looking for the strongest way to block where the argument ... serviceable and a great way to think of it! Ellen Cassidy refers to it as the ... is useful is to take a question involving an argument and then find ways ... -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... /> > This is a great post! I use a similiar method for ... approaching arguments except I use the "But ... the argument and in strengthening it I am looking for the strongest way to block where the argument ... -
Video recording PT'sI listened to a few of the episodes of the 7Sage podcast and remember hearing someone talk about how they recording themselves taking practice exams.…
... a few years ago for every PT. Pointed the pc's webcam on the ... notebook paper based and recorded the entire PT of ... long during the PT, esp RC passage reading and doing its ... at the recording to see what might have made me pick the wrong ... -
Plateaued in the low 170s - advice appreciated!Hi all! I'm taking the August LSAT and likely registering for October too. I'm stuck in the low 170s and really want to get my PT score up into at le…
... m about to take my next PT, sort of as a warmup.
The key in doing all this testing is to hone in your ... JY's advice on this**: take your time with the passage to understand it and ... BR flagged questions, when in doubt skip to the next in LR, take it ... -
Help! Tips for RC (Struggling with the Answer Choices)Hello All, Has anyone struggled in RC especially when answering questions correctly and accurately. Any tips for overcoming this or strategies? Wo…
... of the passage, the structure of the passage, and its main point. This helped me get a general understanding of ... to use the pdf form of the section and mark it up in Acrobat, Preview, etc. The ... -
Please help: LR not improvingI have been consistently writing down explanations of LR questions I got incorrect (and many I got correct) in an attempt to improve my speed and und…
... as LR was by far my worst ... IN BLIND REVIEW AND BEFORE YOU CHECK YOUR ANSWERS and explain the argument/debate to ... improve the (process)* of the LR section: reading the stimulus and ... The way to do this is to constantly evaluate and adjust the way you approach a ... -
Comparison Passage StrategyDoes anyone find any substantial benefit of reading just passage A first and immediately going into the questions before reading passage B? I have ad…
... passage and go through questions, but I wouldn't necessarily spend a ton of ... s definitely helpful to eliminate things quickly based on seeing only passage A ... in which passages and have to go back and ... passage A then jump into the questions, but don't sit and ... -
I Want to QuitSo, this is my first time posting on the Forum; I didn't really know where else to turn. I see a lot of people post their highest scores, tips on how…
... gone through this same experience and made it out fine has ... PT every week. In the beginning, I made a wrong answer log for ... this time improved by a few points with the help of LG, but I ... or to have a good life. Like most everyone who’s putting in the time and ... -
NA QuestionsCan someone please explain these to me. I don't understand them at all and I have reviewed the lesson over and over again. I always end up picking th…
... , what's the consequence of adding one of these premises to the argument? lets ... a horrible argument? Adding the premise to the argument does almost nothing to the argument ... but make it POSSIBLE/CONCEIVABLE that Tom will go to the park, and in ... -
Any BEST prep routing/strategy to improve 10-20 pts?Hi! This is obviously a long shot, but my scores are in the 140s right now and I am trying to get to at least the low to mid 160s. I have finished mo…
... and made an outline of sorts (I made three, one to ... to do a bit of a compare/contrast between originally Powerscore and the Loophole, to ... see if I could 'infer' information by combining the ... in general. Plus, now it's all portable and ... -
Comparative passage approachHi! I haven't really taken to doing JY's approach to comparative passages throughout my studying process-- that is, dipping into the questions aft…
... going through the questions just by knowing they are not relevant to passage A. If ... to go back to find a citation. Whereas if you have only read passage A and the ... question asks "what was discussed in both passages ... -
PT2.S4.Q10- "Even if crime has been committed...."For answer choice A, I seemed to struggle understanding how it strengthens the argument. Is answer choice A saying that the more "good" cases that yo…
... a crime committed by computer is discovered and reported, the odds of being both arrested and ... just in prosecutor's offices, but in police departments as well.
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Best Rated MaterialsHello, I have posted a separate discussion post last night about my struggle with improving my score over the past 6 months, but I’m gearing this pos…
... ) and the Loophole. I've made a big effort, though, to really tie all of the sources of ... longer than 7sage's simpler method. I think in many ways, one ... to a MUCH lesser extend), do both have benefits in describing the question types and the ... -
Best Rated MaterialsHello, I have posted a separate discussion post last night about my struggle with improving my score over the past 6 months, but I’m gearing this pos…
... ) and the Loophole. I've made a big effort, though, to really tie all of the sources of ... longer than 7sage's simpler method. I think in many ways, one ... to a MUCH lesser extend), do both have benefits in describing the question types and the ... -
PT3.S2.Q14Can someone please explain to me how B weakens the argument and not D?
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B weakens the argument because it gives a potential reason why the same training ... been used by thousands of physicians, and asks why what has worked in the past ... they used to be, so it's possible the training regimen needs to change ... -
PT5.S3.Q15Please help explain this question.
... All of a sudden gas drops and we pay $20 to fill up the tank ... work and the reduction in staffing cost is balanced out by higher ... that is opposite of what’s true. It’s most advantageous ... the original even though the argument is flawed.
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PT59.S2.Q22 - Nutritious BreakfastI don't understand how A would strengthen the argument. If even a few members of Group B ate nutritious breakfasts and didn't increase their producti…
... A would strengthen the argument. If even **a few** members of Group B ate nutritious breakfasts and ... nutritious breakfasts and increasing in productivity? And when A says few in Group B had nutritious ... -
How to Study RC? My Wrongs Are So Random!Hi all. Nearly all of my last bit of prep has been focusing on getting my RC better/more reliable. Sometimes, I can get -0 on a timed section I've ne…
... your and @jmarmaduke96 's contributions of late in this section. They've provided a bit ... to make a little 'diagram' of the cookie cutter / organization of the passage and I just really need to ... -
PT87.S3.Q8 - Solar systems & PT87.S3.Q20 - Coal miningThe structure of the stimulus in both of these argument part questions seem very similar and the argument part identified in question stem seems simi…
... still a bit confused in regards to the similarity. In question 8, the argument part in question makes the ... relevant to the conclusion because it gives us a necessary condition and the last part of the ... -
I was suspended in my junior year, how will this affect my chances?I was smoking pot in my dorm with friends when I set the smoke detector off, unfortunately, this being my second offense (first got me probation) I g…
... _everyone_ home because of the pandemic. Maybe I made a mistake but I ... I can mention in my application to soften it a bit? Thanks ... to convey that you "take responsibility for your actions and ... 7sage also offers consulting service by the hour:
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Advice re Law School in my HometownOK guys. I got into a very respectable school in my hometown. I visited and love it. I can live at home and commute, plus i was given a great scholar…
... have a lot to think about and truly only you at the end of the day ... /> That's tough to answer because everyone's environment is unique to themselves. If ... rated in terms of what you're interested in, employment rate, bar passage, etc. B ... -
Preferred TechniqueCurious whether people on here tend to read the stimulus first and then the the question stem or the scan the question stem for type of question, the…
... and attack the argument. If you spot a hole in the argument your mind might go to strengthening the argument ... thinking of ways to strengthen the argument and now you have to stop and reverse the momentum in your ... -
Need Non-LSAT advice!- Living SituationSo I have decided to go to a school that is just 20 minutes from my hometown. I made this decision apart from location mainly because i loved it on m…
... to a school that is just 20 minutes from my hometown. I made ... $35,000 in rent and living expenses. Plus the time having to do laundry ... sleep at home? That's one thing. The X factor is how ... am going to has a great library with tons of study space. To answer ... -
A/B Reading Passage - Tips?One of my biggest areas of weakness is the A/B Reading Passage. I know JY recommends starting with Passage A and answering every relevant question be…
... passage for example if the author in passage A gives evidence that they are a professor and in passage B there's ... evidence that the author is a ... -
Weakening questionsI am really struggling with weakening questions anyone have any tips or can lend any help to help me over come this?
... of how the argument is moving from the premises to the conclusion, that's ... the premises and the conclusion.
For example, if it is a causal argument ... alternative explanation for the cause and effect relationship in the stimulus.
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Help exemplify a Flaw answer choiceHi, To learn all the lsat tricks, I wanna discuss a flaw sentence. This is from PT30-S4-Q14 (E): "it fails to distinguish between a true claim th…
... of the flaw being described in (E) would be something along the lines of: Person A ... prove the position true. The arguments are of equal strength(weak) and by B responding to A in such a ... to be false from a false claim mistakenly believed to be true"; there'Sufficient Assumption QuestionsI am having the hardest time with this section. Can someone please help me understand. I understand the concept, but when it comes down to bridging t…
... struggling with diagramming go to the core curriculum and go over it again ... an argument - don't accept it! It is (99% of the time) flawed in ... some way, i.e. there is a specific set of ...Advice for Studying While Working Full TimeHello! I'm sure this has been discussed 1000 times but I'm a new-er LSAT studier here, looking for any advice on studying while working full-time fro…
... of my job, I had to figure out a way to prioritize the LSAT and consider the ... time set aside to study as "sacred." It's in a ... (which I made sure he was comfortable with, of course) to handle anything ...Picking a schoolHey everyone, I took the November lsat. I went through the whole application process and have some solid options for fall 2021. I am wondering if…
... s okay. It is important though, that you understand the risks and benefits of a ... time bar passage rates. There are plenty of people who ... need to be able to pass the bar exam and pay your bills in the ... m choosing the lowest ranked school on my list (by a lot). ...Picking a schoolHey everyone, I took the November lsat. I went through the whole application process and have some solid options for fall 2021. I am wondering if…
... s okay. It is important though, that you understand the risks and benefits of a ... time bar passage rates. There are plenty of people who ... need to be able to pass the bar exam and pay your bills in the ... m choosing the lowest ranked school on my list (by a lot). ...
