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Defining a causal relationshipPrior to the LSAT I've never really considered why A causes B. I'm very unsure of my definition of a causal relationship and would like to put it out…
... chemical T in the water, chemical T causes the effect of fish developing ... B does not occur in the absence of A.
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diagramming conditional within conditionalhi there, i have a question on diagramming multiple conditionals: e.g., Q#15, section 1 of PT #63 (june 2011), choice B states, "if someone tells …
thanks so much for the quick reply. let me ... />
given: "someone tells the same lie to two different ... )"
contrapositive: someone tells the same lie to two different ... this is because the negation of a conditional, A --> B is A -->~B ... -
Nervous about the LSAT Saturday?Of course you are. You're about to take an important test. It's not <em>the</em> most important test though. That one you will be taking in June. …
@josemartinez725: Adversity in life is akin to the texture of a painting. This texture provides the depth and uniqueness that truly allows a painting to become vibrantly alive. Your success will inspire others, it certainly has for me. I wish you well man. -
Nervous about the LSAT Saturday?Of course you are. You're about to take an important test. It's not <em>the</em> most important test though. That one you will be taking in June. …
... of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the ... mine, that a child of ... -
LR Question- Eyewitness identification (Sorry abt the title..forget it comes from which PT..)Hi guys, sorry about the title..I did the question several days ago..so I forget it comes from which PT..As soon as I find out i will change the disc…
... the confidence of a witness has little correlation to accuracy. A witness ... wary of confidence of witnesses, or at least of the factors ... this will likely affect the confidence of your choice. If ... br />
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need help calming nerves.I'm so nervous about the LSAT. I just can't help myself. I'm taking my first practice test and I'm taking each section, answering the questions and t…
... lose track of the big picture. It's just one of the steps for ... law school, the start of a legal career. This is just the ... learn from them. By the time the test day rolls around, you ... 'll have mastered the test and will be confident ... -
How to tell if it's a real principle questionWhat are the other types of question types that have the word "principle" in their stems but are not really principle questions? I know "pseudo suffi…
... sort of a loose word that the LSAT uses for a variety of question types ... .
MSS principle questions along the lines of the ... , whose strength is usually between the strength of a traditional strengthening answer and ... -
PT28.S1.Q03 - 1000-ticket lotteryone of the answer choices states that it is unreason able to believe that 1000 consecutive coin flips will turn up heads, so is it logically reasona…
... and preserve the logic of a statement. You have to switch the terms that ... premise to draw a reasonable conclusion. 2) The use of odds in choice ... C is different, flipping a coin ... -
how much do you study? what do you do to focus?i generally study at least 3 hours a day. i felt that 3 hours a day would be sufficient for me because i am fast learner and my attention span does n…
... 15lbs over a period of two months just by doing the video workout ... 5 times a week.
@laestelle2009 : Have you heard of the Pomodoro ... . Obviously if I'm in the middle of a lesson, or section I ... -
General assistance needed (progress/diagnostics)I apologize in advance for the long discussion post. I am sure there are others in my shoes, so I'd like to ask the community for some assistance on …
... and also thank all of you for the replies. I really ... try reading the NYT or other academic sources, as of right ... quite a bit of leeway!
@LSATISLAND I appreciate the comment ... usually what the use of a word meant but any kind of inference just ... -
Who feels they are ready to take the June LSATI feel so unprepared and am finding a hard time to find a balance between being an author, mom, wife and LSAT. Any tips?
... am not fully prepared for the June test and for ... me the only advantage I see ... taking it is to get a feel for what it ... day. Is that worth the risk of a possibly poor LSAT mark? ... only take the September exam, but with a few hard months of studying ... -
Where am I thinking wrong in the "only if" part of "If and only if" statements?So, "H will go before J if and only if it is after M." is a biconditional statement... and is broken down into two different conditions, rig…
... the pieces cannot stack in the same slot. The contrapositive of A-B is the negation of {A ... -B}, meaning either A ... and B are in the ... -
Testmasters vs 7SageHi, I know this topic has been covered in the forum already but I thought I'd ask again for more input. I'm currently debating whether to continue a…
... emailing some of the 7sage recommended tutors. Compose a detailed email of your situation ... need to take. A good friend of mine did the 7sage course with ... enlist the help of a tutor.
I hated the idea of enlisting a tutor ... -
Help needed! How to improve from high 160s to mid to high170s?!Thanks to J.Y. and 7 sage, my PT scores have improved from the low 160s to the high 160s or low 170s. But I have not been able to make further im…
... I have SLOWED down the pace of my preparation since I ... have done the following:
- Sought the help of a tutor - the high ... 160s is already an "A" and to ... Again, it's a pain, but the gains have been worth ... -
My score won't budgeMy score is in the high 160's....but my goal is to score above 173... I've pretty much completed my course online, and I've practiced blind review…
... takes some time for the new information to sink ... in. Sure, the theory is tough, but ... sure you're keeping a list of the mistakes you're making, ... avoid that mistake in the future. If you can ... the aid of a study buddy or a tutor - often, it takes a ... -
NYC STUDY GROUPHi all, I am looking to form a small group of people interested in taking at least one practice test a week until the upcoming LSAT under actual …
You guys are meeting in person to discuss the results of a test you're all taking on your own, or meeting together to take the test? If the former, and if it's convenient for me/fits into my schedule, maybe I can drop by one of these days for funsies. -
Those Unique, Weird, Curve-breaker Logic Games :(What are y'all's strategies for attacking them? I finally got the basics down, and if I've seen an exact (or near exact version of the game) before, …
... you are used to a certain set of games, have practiced primarily ... on a certain set of games, and then encounter ... to make sure to use a lot of the older tests (1-20 ... completely new game types in the middle of a 4 hour test. -
PT72.S1.Q22 (P4) - first country to introduce a "flat tax" on incomehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-72-section-1-passage-4-questions/ Anyone can tell me why option D is wrong? Passage A mentions an objectio…
... taxes: someone in the higher portion of the society pays a higher rate on ... , unfairly? But the author knew this was a possible variation of the same objection ... just to say the following:
The criticism of a lot of people towards progressive ... -
Great LR tip for improving confidenceHey everyone! I guess we're all kinda freaking out about the june thing. Here's a good, solid, full-proof conclusion that I've come up with after tak…
... if I relax (especially at the beginning of a section; after I've ... moved on to the middle I just ... lr section tests in a short amount of time, I start overthinking ... -
RC improvement - what's worked for you?What do you guys think?
... 's helped me the most: when I reach the end of a paragraph, I ... pause, look away from the page ... come up with a quick summary of the main point of the paragraph and it ... -
Consistency in RCIn recent practice tests I have experienced some difficulty with consistency in Reading Comprehension. In some respects this section is a "wild card…
... d say from the tests that the curriculum has left ... face... but 39 is the example of a hard RC section ( ... I think that is the PT that forms the ... hard RC lesson with 7sage) so from then onward as a ... rule of thumb I guess. -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
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- Causation Theory: (as the LSAT understands it)
1 ... or coincidence and then the argument proceeds to assume ... for the following
A) Competing Explanation: the intro or denial of an ... and both effects are the effects of a 3rd common cause
Do you guys get a little worried when you bubble the same letter 2-3 times in a row?I really start to doubt my answers when I answer the same letter 2-3 times in a row. For example, the answer to questions 5,6 & 7 turn out to be C…
... run out of time at the end of a section and draw a line through ... to have a short term memory for certain parts of the test. For ... example, from question to question (outside of LG ... not focusing on the question in front of you. Just move ...Interpreting Diagnostic Score / Before and After 7Sage?Hey guys, I just took my first cold diagnostic test (June 2007) and I got a 152. I know that puts me at around ~52 percentile right now... My goa…
... used as a counter argument, passage b is the opposite of a, the author thinks ... 'll read to get the basic shape of the passage(s) and then ... only look for the details they ...Pre Test warm upHey guys! I know not everything works the same way for everybody (don't worry this is not going to be a LR question) but what has worked best for yo…
... do a logic game, maybe 2. I also do the ... first 6-10 questions of an LR ... section. Since they tend to be easier with the ... possibility of a med.-diff. question mixed ... q's get the habits going and the focus necessary ...Freaking outAfter finishing the course syllabus I took my first timed lsat in months and scored in my target range with the BR much higher. Since then I have tak…
... have trouble letting go after a hard question and it's ... /> If you miss questions at the end of a section, you're probably ...Freaking outAfter finishing the course syllabus I took my first timed lsat in months and scored in my target range with the BR much higher. Since then I have tak…
... August breaking the 160 mark and actually achieving a 170 on a single ... you miss questions at the end of a section, you're probably feeling ... choose to continue reading all the answer choices in detail and ... ends up hurting me near the end.
So ...Last word on swearingI expected a few f-bomb responses. Yea, I'm well aware that people swear. I've dropped my share. But I don't go into a professional setting and ex…
Lol at Dillard's being the example of a professional environment. This guy ... has the right idea. We all ... it's good to take a break, troll some people, ... ourselves so seriously. Thanks for the much needed reality check, ...PT71.S3.Q18 - videoconferencing equipmenthttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-3-question-18/ I thought the answer might be D for a very different reason.... the circumstance…
... phones. There are a host of reasons why the group of video conference system ... to be incorrect) raises the possibility of a respondent/non-respondent discrepancy possibly ... weakening the argument. From that ...Problems with Humanities/Diversity PassagesHello, I find that I really struggle with Humanities/Diversity passage types. Especially when they talk about a particular author/artist... I usu…
... are they really aware of it, you know. Miles ... real. Nisa, the Story of a Kung Woman has a wikipedia page. ... You just have to find a ... get interested. Go find a passage that you really ... will give you a piece of mind to really ...
