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High scorers: What is your LR timing and certainty strategy? How to go from -3 to -0?I've been averaging -3 per LR section, though sometimes I do as well as -1 and other times I hit -5. I find that I've been getting a lot faster. …
... with you about really understanding the stimulus. What level of understanding would ... prep_ material says understand the stim or structure first, and like every ... choices.
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Suggestions for LRI have been scoring -3 to -7 in LR disregard all the efforts I made just to improve my LR. I have read the manhattan prep LR, the trainer, the loopho…
... you've read The Loophole (I haven't read the others, so ... you didn't understand the stimulus initially on the question(s) you missed ... recommend looking back at The Loophole to memorize the Red Flag AC' ... either. Your first goal should be to stabilize the amount of ... -
Loophole in LR Book - Worth buying? / General LR advice ?LR still doesn't seem to be clicking for me. My goal is to be -1/0 in this section and I have heard a lot of positive things about Ellen Cassidy's Lo…
... my understanding. The Loophole focuses more on the overall understanding of the stimulus, question type ... perfected blind translations. The Loophole also helps with that during the first few chapters. -
Loophole in LR Book - Worth buying? / General LR advice ?LR still doesn't seem to be clicking for me. My goal is to be -1/0 in this section and I have heard a lot of positive things about Ellen Cassidy's Lo…
... am a huge advocate for the Loophole. But I will caution you ... useless. I firmly believe the individuals who say Cassidy's ... to have the second half be helpful, the first half of the book must ... Cassidy is about process, so reading random chapters from her book ... -
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…
... reasoning presented in each stimulus. You mentioned slow reading as a challenge ... teaches right up front--namely reading for the subject and predicate, and ... of the stimulus first. I look at the question briefly to see what the test ... -
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…
... reasoning presented in each stimulus. You mentioned slow reading as a challenge ... teaches right up front--namely reading for the subject and predicate, and ... of the stimulus first. I look at the question briefly to see what the test ... -
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 …
... for high school drop outs. The loophole we want here is one ... thing I've noticed about reading answer choice A is that ... 1986 rather than the years in between but the stimulus is about a ... correlation that takes place in between the ... -
What made the LR section *click* for you?I'm starting to get better at the test overall, and to do see improvement. In fact I'm doing much better than when I started studying for the exam. I…
Ellen Cassidy's "The Loophole in Logical Reasoning" book helped ... . I did 7Sage's CC first but I found that my ... lacking. I spent ~2 weeks reading the loophole book and drilling as it ... , supplementing what 7Sage taught with the loophole book was a game changer ... -
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??
... to read the stimulus first, with the reasoning that you end up reading the stem twice ... need in the stimulus.
Imagine you start reading the stimulus: you identify the conclusion ... -
Need help with LR sectionHi, I have been taking practice tests since end of June till now, and I keep on getting -11 to -15 on LR sections. My LSAT is in October and I am…
... i looked at the questions after finishing the quiz with the idea to ... was familiar with some of the questions to a -4 ... for me. I recently bought the loophole and it seems to emphasize ... a lot the idea of trying to rephrase the stimulus after reading it. -
Need help with LR sectionHi, I have been taking practice tests since end of June till now, and I keep on getting -11 to -15 on LR sections. My LSAT is in October and I am…
... looked at the questions after finishing the quiz with the idea to ... for me. I recently bought the loophole and it seems to emphasize ... a lot the idea of trying to rephrase the stimulus after reading it. < ... How helpful would you say the loophole was for you? I am ... -
Help and tips neededHi everyone, I'm new here and I've been stuck on 158 since over a month. I could really use your help. My main problem is the Logical reasoning secti…
... on 7Sage, I highly recommend reading The Loophole book, it brought me from ... -11 to the -5 range. I also felt ... by understanding how to process the stimulus and avoid trap answer choices ... -
Any help for Sufficient Assumption?For the SA and PSA questions, I'm getting absolutely destroyed on the tougher ones. I think it is because I am not identifying the stimulus fast enou…
... read the stim or question stem first? I started with stimulus first, and ... I will say it has been a big help reading the ... question first as it primes my ... look for when I read the stimulus. Just something to consider ... -
Any help for Sufficient Assumption?For the SA and PSA questions, I'm getting absolutely destroyed on the tougher ones. I think it is because I am not identifying the stimulus fast enou…
... read the stim or question stem first? I started with stimulus first, ... and I will say it has been a big help reading the ... question first as it primes ... currently am reading question stem first and then stimulus so I ... -
Need to jump from 146 to 160 in 1 month. Motivation pleaseI take the November test and need to score at least 160. Basically need to raise my score 15 points within this month. Has anyone else done this befo…
... did the following columns for my wrong answer journal:
Stimulus
the passage with the most questions first and I read ... site mentioned that they skip the comparative reading to maximize points in ... -
What made LR click for you? struggling.I take the November test and I'm still missing -12 to -15 on every LR section.
Read the Loophole by Ellen Cassidy! (Amazon prime ... break apart the stimulus... Starting from the fundamentals and shifting your reading style (aka ... -
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…
... at once wasn't the best. I decided first to focus on ... each paragraph as an LR stimulus, finding a conclusion with support ... underline the conclusion of each paragraph. Once I'm done reading, before ... moving to the questions I summarize in ... -
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…
... at once wasn't the best. I decided first to focus on ... each paragraph as an LR stimulus, finding a conslusion with support ... underline the conclusion of each paragraph. Once I'm done reading, before ... moving to the questions I summarize in ... -
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…
... key and everything just clicks. The "clicking" happened through drilling ... testing game was this: read the stimulus first. I scored 163 in ... what's actually happening in the stimulus instead of just looking ... and what the question will be as I'm reading which ... -
LR: tips to hit -0Hey Everyone, I just scored a 16-high on the November LSAT (with a small proctoring issue), and am signed up for the January exam, hoping that ano…
... would not really understand what the stimulus is asking. Unlike LR, ... to every single word in the stimulus. My panic also clouded ... section....But the truth is, with the type of reading you do ... like I was seeing the section for the first time.
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How do you typically approach an LR question?I'm really curious to know some of y'all's process. Mike Kim talks about prioritizing the right information, not necessarily ALL of the information i…
... technique. The only one I really advocate is reading stim first. This ... after 10 months of reading questions first but I urge anyone ... br />
1. Read stimulus.
2. Identify Conclusion.
the answer or something really ... -
How do you typically approach an LR question?I'm really curious to know some of y'all's process. Mike Kim talks about prioritizing the right information, not necessarily ALL of the information i…
... to read the stimulus first. I found that by reading the question stem first, I was ... focusing less on the stimulus content ... .
I switched to reading the stimulus first since October and I saw ... -
PT15.S3.Q01 - Why is B be the answerHi, I'm doing problem sets and for whatever reason there are no explanation videos for the answers. I enjoy watching the videos because I like to kno…
... first identify the sentence that is closest to the MC.
First ... the first sentence, it is the claim by "those who support the continued reading ... />
Therefore, the main conclusion should say something ... br /> C: No, the stimulus doesn't talk at ... -
Strategies to improve at LR?Hello! I would really appreciate any strategies to improve at LR. When I do the question types individually I do good on them, but when I do a full L…
... answer choices and ultimately choose the wrong one. I did ... and I am currently utilizing “The Loophole” by Ellen Cassidy.
& ... You didn't fully understand the stimulus to be able to make ... invalidates one of the ACs.
To the first point, you ... -
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 …
... ve decided to try reading STEM first approach for the next couple of ... it does help with cleaning the slate (transitioning into new question ... . And I found that the tendency to get distracted is ... read stimulus any different than I would if I read STIM first ... -
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 …
... the question stem first always because it dictates how I will read the stimulus ... won't waste my time reading the stimulus critically. Whereas if it is ... critical of the reasoning on my first read. I think reading the stem first allows ... -
no progress in LR so demoralizing I want to give upI've been studying for almost 10 months now, and still scoring low in LR (not much different in RC...) in the beginning I used to get -13 wrong and …
... it I suggest the Loophole by Ellen Cassidy and the Daily Live Tutoring ... with LR come from misreading the stimulus or trying to read it ... you're reading before you move on to the next line ... know what you're reading and you should definitely get the Loophole book. -
How to improve from 170's?I've been scoring in the mid 170s (174-177) for a while now and I don't really know how to make more progress. I've gotten -3 to -5, but it seems pre…
... needed to be in breaking the stimulus or answer choices down. Although ... doesn't mean that the correct reading/thought process would come ... with can help reinforce the right reading and thought processes that ... suggest a couple of things. First, make sure you re- ... -
My 143 -> 172 June LSAT Journey!Hi all! First off, I want to say thank you to the 7sage community and the various tutors that have helped me along the way, @Mike_Ross @"Heart Sh…
... it lower. I have read the loophole but I need to revisit ... Thanks.
@AJamal22 doing the translation drill was really what ... finally understanding what I was reading, which is imperative to ... stuff "click." When I first started studying I did sets ... -
Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: Reading the stimulus first or the question stem in LR sections?**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]** Hi guys - would you recommen…
In timed I think reading stem first is good. But when you ... untimed setting I also think reading the stimulus first can be a really valuable ... help foster a sense of the broader unity of logical ... reasoning and the ways in which a given stimulus can lend ...
