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148 to 169-170 PTs - 20 point increase is not Impossible/some adviceI just got 169 and 170 back to back after plateauing for a while after my previous 169. Do not give up folks, you got this. When I started in January…
... I know that reading one premise by another ... usually reveals which one is the main conclusion. I ... red. A complex version of this relationship is a trap ... of the paragraphs sometimes reveals where the author stands in passages where the author rarely states an ... -
reading comp might actually be my downfall for June flexHey all, this is my first time posting on this forum because I have no idea where to go from here so any tips, strategies, hugs, cry sessions, heck I…
... the author is proposing a hypothesis, I highlight it and any pieces of ... evidence they give to support that hypothesis. If I see an ... can lead one to highlight everything instead of honing in on the major ... -
Assessing RC Passage DifficultySo I am currently in the process of fine tuning some of my strategies and doing some last minute drilling before the June exam and was wondering if t…
... is to find the structure and the tone of the author. Often times you see ... follow one specific structure which is that a Phenomenon is apparent and the author ... answer.
I hope this explanation helps a bit!
PT39.3.19 - "Which can be inferred..." (Passage 3 - Blackbody objects)Link to video expl/quick view: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-39-section-3-passage-3-questions/ My question is about the correct A/C, (A…
... but one of several kinds of radiation that is reflected/emitted by an object ... t see this interpretation as being inconsistent either with the definition of thermal ... At the same time, the existence of other kinds of radiation, and the author choosing ...PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
... br /> You are correct! The author is making a causation argument ... The loophole we want here is one that shows that the ... 80. This answer choice doesn't weaken the premise- ... an argument that graduates make a higher percentage of the recruits, which weakens the ...PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
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> You are correct! The author is making a causation argument ... The loophole we want here is one that shows that the high ... because there's an increase in the number of high school graduates ... these numbers hold because this answer choice only talks ...How Can I Improve Reading Comprehension?! #helpHello fellow students, I apologize for the vague nature of my question, but I am issuing this post in search of any possible tips, advice, etc. …
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1. Find an RC ... idea of where the author stands on the issue vs other people, what the purpose of the ... .
Most importantly, (this is echoed in every blog ... your field who have this nugget of knowledge (that is seldom ...How Can I Improve Reading Comprehension?! #helpHello fellow students, I apologize for the vague nature of my question, but I am issuing this post in search of any possible tips, advice, etc. …
... br /> 1) Is the author present or absent? If the author is present, you ... states POV. If the author is absent, then the author will most likely ... contain one POV or two. So see if the author is ... This is just a structure and not an exhaustive list of all the ...PT33.S1.Q20 - I thought we weren't allowed to attack the premises for strengthen/weaken questionsSo this particular question has about 8 years worth of comments and about as much time's worth of confusion regarding why D weakens the argument beca…
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> I know an answer choice need to be ... this choice isn't even talking about the cave painters the author is speaking of. This ... choice introduces a new group, the original inhabitants of the ...PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
... It's because the assumption that an increase/decrease in ... > You are correct! The author is making a causation argument ... 80. This answer choice doesn't weaken the premise- ... of the recruits, which weakens the premise-conclusion link above.
One ...PT84.S3.Q22 - Commentator: Unfortunately, Roehmer’s opinion...I'm confused how this is a fallacy. If I'm a hypocrite, saying that my reasoning is invalid because I'm a hypocrite is itself a fallacy. **Admi…
By saying the R's column is just an attempt to please her loyal readers the author is calling R's motives into question. The author previously disagrees with this approach and is therefore employing a tacit at one point that it elsewhere objects to (e).Does anyone use the highlighting feature for RC?Recently I've discovered using the highlighting tool on RC helps me pick up the smaller details and answer the questions much faster with better unde…
... LR too tbh)... I have an incredibly short attention span so ... . I also switch colors when the author flips positions using words like ... can keep track of what counterarguments and position the author is trying to ... be able to get to one passage, but now I can ...Tips for mastering LR conditional language?Hoping to crowd-source resources. I'm fairly comfortable if I can diagram a sentence but am trying to slowly wean myself off this time-consuming meth…
... if this is not the case, could actually still be there. But the author ... />
An easy conditional chain that can be read like this:
the stimulus provides the most support for which one of the following statements. This means the ...LG tips for accuracy under time pressure from a 170+ scorerI made myself a reminder sheet for each section with recommendations/strategies to avoid errors I've previously made. Every section I do, I assess wh…
... /> - Ask “why is the author saying this”, and “what’s the author’s point” after ... of each paragraph to summarize the purpose of the paragraph (is it giving us an ... ’t just pick one over the other because one uses familiar words
PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
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Even if the author does go so far as ... quantitative one: Robots will numerically not lessen the amount of demeaning work. In this ... ) as an option because it doesn't deal with this numerical issue ...PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
... (a factual claim). Even if the author does go so far as ... quantitative one: Robots will numerically not lessen the amount of demeaning work. In this ... been an answer choice but the test decided to go for the flaw ...PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
... quantitative one: Robots will numerically not lessen the amount of demeaning work. In this ... , but since an assumption is an unstated premise, and the author seems to explicitly ... ? I thought it was an assumption because the author didn't go and ...PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
... [at least one kind of] demeaning work." When you apply this existential qualification ... one: Robots will numerically not lessen the amount of demeaning work. In this ... if the author does make an equivocation between "least skilled" and "demeaning" this is ...Do you guys do low-res summaries and premise/conclusion identifications during PTs/real tests?For respectively the RC sections and the LR sections. For me they take up a lot of time but do help. I was wondering if people actually strictly foll…
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RC: I highlight the Author's POV, others' POV, and ... am thinking about the author's main point, the purpose of the passage, and ... />
LR: I use one color to highlight important words ... actually write out the conditional logic on an LR question. ...PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
... [at least one kind of] demeaning work." When you apply this existential qualification ... one: Robots will numerically not lessen the amount of demeaning work. In this ... if the author does make an equivocation between "least skilled" and "demeaning" this is ...How would you approach if you do not see improvement in your RC?RC
... I doubt to choose one. I would like ... the author's main point. Ask yourself "why is the author including this?" ... the information not for the sake of memorization but for a thorough understanding of the author ... you have an easier time going through the questions/ ...146 —> 180 (Thank you 7sage!) Very tired Mom editionIf I can master this exam (while 7 months pregnant, working full-time, & parenting a toddler), you can too. Scored a 146 on a diagnostic back in …
... is an incredibly long tradition of stoicism dating back to the founding ... enjoyed reading this book in conjunction with Marcus Aurelius, one of the original stoics ... in an increasingly noisy world. In this timely and enlightening book, Newport introduces ...Inference (authors perspective) questions RCDoes anyone happen to have any tips for these types of questions? Currently its what I repeatedly get wrong in Reading Comp, and leads me to getting …
... for advancing this worker's movement, thereby making her one of the most innovative ... lawyers of all time."_
The author doesn ... an author's POV question, you should refer back to sentences like this ...Inference (authors perspective) questions RCDoes anyone happen to have any tips for these types of questions? Currently its what I repeatedly get wrong in Reading Comp, and leads me to getting …
... for advancing this worker's movement, thereby making her one of the most innovative ... lawyers of all time."_
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> The author ... an author's POV question, you should refer back to sentences like this ...Evaluate QuestionHi! I am not sure if I missed this in the LR lessons. Is there a lesson for "evaluate" questions? Seems as if they only have one question on the LR f…
... . This assumption question type is rare (one or none) on the more ... the argument. Try to identify the biggest gap in reasoning. The author ... there, I look for an answer closely related to my ... most helps evaluate. Some of the wrong answers have questions that ...PT89.S3.Q16 (P3) - Main Point Question, I am unsatisfied with the 7sage explanationI got down to B and C and do agree with JY that, content wise, both are correct. I see people in the comments and in multiple forums nitpicking at de…
... a process that overcomes the problem exists already. Author also tells us ... focus of research, but there might be an overlooked alternative - peptides. This takes ... projects, _including_" the peptide one - for this to satisfy the needs of a correct main ...PT92.S3.Q12 - Public interest served by an earmarked tax for artsHi I have a quick question on Q12, the disagreement question. I understand that passage A supports the idea that public funding can encourage the est…
... are the author's MOST LIKELY to disagree about, so this is an inference ... question rather than "according to the passage ... the tastes of a small minority of the population. one of the author's main points is that the ...Has anyone gotten PT92-LR Q10, 17, 19 right?I’ve attempted each of these questions twice and chose the same answers each time around, B/B/A respectively. Can someone explain to me why these ans…
... think the key to this question is to ID the conclusion. The author concludes that ... attack the support structure of the argument.
A- sort of explains why the phenomenon ... in computer tech. The key for me to this one is to realize ...PT92.S3.Q7 - Crop GeneticistsI feel like there are a lot more recent-test RC questions that have me scratching my head. I understand the LSAT writers are extremely skilled and ma…
I got this one wrong, so I might not be as much of a ... sense of this. When I reconsider A now, I definitely see why the author ... originally, we have to make an assumption the geneticists' prior focus is ...***RC Help!!!!!!***Help!!! RC is by far my WORST section. I am consistently missing -12/13 on each practice section I complete. While I am reading, I try to ask myself …
... attempt 3 passages. Skip the one with the fewest questions if you ... are having a conversation with the author and are legitimately interested ... If you can make the clock less of a factor, you ... to predict the answer.
Skipping an entire passage ...
