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PT17-3-8: Principle QuestionHello everyone, I was wondering if somebody would be able to provide their thought process on how to best attack this question. I was not sure ho…
... best place to start, after understanding the task at hand, is ... , we are looking for an answer choice that, if true, would allow ... , we are looking for a choice that allows us to draw ... . So A is the correct answer.
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Got too many wrongs in LR, feeling hopeless.For some reasons, I spent most of my time on practicing LR and it is so far my worst section. Just took Pt47 today and got 22 wrong in LR. The breakd…
... time to cross out all answer choices sometime. So usually I ... don't know why one answer is better than the other ... , which emphasize a lot on understanding the stimulus because when you ... understand the stimulus, the correct answer choice will be easier to spot ... -
POE on RC?Hi fellow 7-Sagers, Looking for some advice here; is process of elimination the best strategy for answering all types of RC questions? It seems like…
... to formulate a wrong answer choice, making your brain feel ... answer choices and how the meaning of each choice relates to your understanding ... when selecting a correct answer choice. Don't be sucked ... .
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currently at 171, goal 177 by oct 2015 - is it possible? tips?hi all - i'm currently at a 171 (logic games -5, logical reasoning -4, reading comp -1), hoping to get a 177 by october 2015. is it possible? tip…
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re: not understanding the questions - not sure what ... process: 1) read every answer choice, cross out the obviously ... check details - is the answer choice reworded slightly, such that it ... check -- is there a choice that really is intuitively ... -
In a slump =(I've been really delaying making this thread, partially in hopes that I would start hitting the scores I need to soon, and wouldn't need to basically…
... questions on LR then your understanding is not quite there yet ... there was one popular wrong answer choice, and then a subtle right ... answer. According to the analytics as ... up and pick the wrong answer. I'm not justifying anything ... -
Wrong LR QuestionsI notice that I tend to get a bunch of easier LR questions wrong, which is incredibly frustrating. A lot of the time, the question type/category vari…
... to have a lot of trouble with weaken questions too. For ... conclusion and then selecting an answer choice that most undermines the support ... -
PT51.S3.Q18 - the flagellum, which bacteria use to swimhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-51-section-3-question-18/ Ok. The explanation JY wrote is awesome, but I still don't understand why B is cor…
... feel bad about not really understanding it.
The conclusion ... helps you with the right answer. Why would having only a ... />
This is essentially what answer choice B says:
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Still struggling.I am now on timed PT's and still struggling with MBT questions and SA questions. I have only taken 3 PT's so far 19,20, 21. I'm BRing in the 160's w.…
If you're having trouble with the conditional heavy MBT ... really focusing in on the answer choices because MBT is a ... comes down to predicting the answer choice because I don't want ... -
Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
... SA packets to solidify my understanding. I do a little bit ... a lot of great LR answer choice explanations on the web. I ... -
Labeling in LROut of curiosity, do people generally label the LR passages (i.e. Premises, conclusions, etc.) or just do it mentally? I'm considering labeling the p…
... , like if I am having trouble analyzing the passage). What I ... inference questions because the correct answer choice often relates back to the ... ones that gave me some trouble during the timed exam. If ... -
When to *Not* do Process of Elimination?Hi Guys, I'm a very committed POE-er, but I was wondering if anyone has found any benefit in not doing it for specific scenarios. For example, say…
... your skimming of the other answer choices is half-hearted, ... read everything and make your choice only after you've ... an answer and snap-pick it on sight, then your understanding of ... to snap-eliminate every other answer choice on sight. Otherwise, how ... -
Strength and Weaken QuestionsSo I've seen A LOT of improvement on most of the question types. When I get to specific questions, I know exactly how to approach them and what to lo…
... the assumptions. It's my understanding the premises all make a ... the conclusion and the correct answer choice will strengthen or weaken that ... -
Strength and Weaken QuestionsSo I've seen A LOT of improvement on most of the question types. When I get to specific questions, I know exactly how to approach them and what to lo…
... ) you're looking for an answer choice that contradicts what the support ... between the support and the answer choice to be tight. Take your ... confuse you! This is my understanding of Weaken/Strengthen questions. If ... -
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Well, from my general understanding of the exam there are ... the determination of the correct answer choice.
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overcoming 165 plateauI was expecting to be in the 165 plateau for a while but now it's been too long - I've been here since August! I know I must be doing something wrong…
... may have an issue with understanding some concepts, or you may ... your reasoning for eliminating each answer choice you eliminate, and choosing the ... -
Identifying scope/relevanceThis is kind of a dumb question and I feel like no one else has this problem, but I've realized I constantly make mistakes identifying the scope or r…
... selling yourself short because understanding why it is out ...
1.) Does this answer choice matter? For example, if the ... about the answer choices. Does this answer choice address the assumptions ... to assume that an answer choice talking about something that ... -
Logical Reasoning Breaking 20QHelp!! Can't do more than 16 LR Q with 80% accuracy. Tips?? I want to touch 20
... I've been having trouble creating a coherent answer.
... a decent idea of the answer choice anyway, so I don't ... lines ahead/behind. Typically the answer matters more on the _context_ ... (most strongly supported) a correct answer is far more likely to ... -
PT/BR StrategyI'm trying to figure out the best way to prepare for the LSAT between now and December. Now, I feel as if I'm doing BR wrong. My BR scores and my PT …
... that I could say this answer choice is right because of ... and ... okay with having a foggy understanding of things. Individually, each question ... just skipped right to the answer. But one minor good thing ... -
Do you read the question stem before the argument?I've heard arguments for both. I'm naturally inclined to read the argument before the question stem but I wrote the 12/5 LSAT today and probably got …
... questions, you generally have an understanding of what each question type ... and go right at the answer choice that best rephrases that. Those ... -
PT Concern: Thinking you're doing much worse than you really areThings are moving so quickly for me during the exam that I really have no idea how I'm doing while taking the exam. Many times I think I'm doing a lo…
... that when you choose your answer you have confidence in it ... moving on. Understanding and being fully confident about your choice is more ... a 100% confident about their answer choice. If you are 90% sure ... -
How much time does BR take / what section specific strategies do you have ?for LR /LG and RC. I think I am not doing the BR as thoroughly as it should be done (not taking the time to eliminate all wrong answers etc ) My goal…
... also write out why each choice is wrong:
Ex:
D. trap answer choice
E. Correct (sometimes I ... if I have a solid understanding of why every other one ... -
PT59.S3.Q19 - if understanding a wordhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-59-section-3-question-19/ Can anyone explain this question and how the correct answer logically follows?
... inference question.
If understanding a word always involves knowing ... is just wrong? For this answer choice to be correct, you must ... dictionary words.
Answer D: Not understanding ANY other word? This ... -
Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... not see is a correct answer choice that just straight up ... as an answer choice.
That being said, understanding negation is a ... if they give you an answer that reads "if B then ... your question! Whatever your understanding of how exactly it plays ... -
Skipping QuestionsWhen you skip questions do you still circle an answer choice and come back to it, or leave it blank untill you come back to it at the end? And ar…
... am confident overall in my understanding in the passage. In other ... hard time figuring out which answer choice is correct for the main ... feel confident in my overall understanding of what the passage was ... -
My first post-curriculum PT with a twistSo, I finally finished the curriculum and bought the LSAC copies of almost every PT. My initial intentions were to write 36, as per the study schedul…
... to understand each stimulus and answer choice. Before I started doing that ... something with just a vague understanding. Having to write it out ... -
PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsWhy is B incorrect? How does C weaken the argument? Thanks! https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-1-question-13
Choosing the correct answer choice here depends entirely on understanding the argument in the ... -
Mastering logic gamesI'm currently working on the logic games bundle. While I've been getting -1 or -2 per game untimed I continue to test every answer choice even after …
... Games where sometimes a correct answer choice can be a single letter ... " , actually really transformed my understanding of what speed means on ... we reach the level of understanding we should be striving ... is a deficit in our understanding of the logical concepts ... -
Mastering logic gamesI'm currently working on the logic games bundle. While I've been getting -1 or -2 per game untimed I continue to test every answer choice even after …
... is a deficit in our understanding of the logical concepts upon ... necessary time go over the answer choice. Great discussion thank you all ... -
Tips on better sleepHi guys, I have been studying the LSAT for over a year (will be 2 years in June), and I have been taking prep-tests very often ( nearly one a day)…
... increase your score, but your understanding. When you take a PT ... ?” Instead, ask yourself, “Has my understanding of the LSAT and the ... every stimulus, question stem, and answer choice where you are at all ... -
Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
Your focus should be on understanding the logic, premise(s) ... But, the second you read answer choice "A" you think to yourself ... :
A) Not fully understanding the stimulus (argument) before moving ... if you blindly read the answer choices and hope that ...
