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Thank you, 7Sage + All my AdviceMy LSAT journey has been more or less a year and a half long, and I just wanted to write a very long post that will hopefully be useful to this commu…
... try to really understand what the hell the stimulus is telling you. Once ... =1-13) which emphasizes the importance of understanding how terms of connected ... , the various author viewpoints, and how the ... -
PT15.S2.Q19 - Without information that could onlyHi 7Sagers, Can anyone help me understand why (E) is not the correct AC for this question? Here's the breakdown of the stimulus and my understand…
... the correct AC for this question?
Here's the breakdown of the stimulus ... and my understanding of each AC ... the secret meeting between the finance minister and the leader of the opposition party, the ... -
Understanding the grammar? PT43 Passage 4Passage: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-43-section-1-passage-4-passage/ Question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-43-section-1-pa…
... thought it's not the degree of ownership that ... varies, it's the degree of use that varies ... on if it passes the mark as significant use ... or not, the institution either "asserts a ... we say the degree of ownership varies? The passage never ... -
PT72.S2.Q16 - There are already more great artworksI am putting this question out there, because after flagging this question and blind reviewing, I still got it wrong. Currently, I am blind reviewin…
... to address any gaps in understanding.
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3. Identified the conclusion
4 ... evident in the stimulus
To paraphrase E: The argument assumes, ... no way of understanding how the stimulus would be vulnerable ... -
160--->176 on July Digital Test while working full time-- my story and tipsHi team, I've been meaning to write this post since I got my July score, but I wanted to give a brief recap of my LSAT experience while working fu…
... knowledge as well as the understanding that most LR questions ... can call on the same flaw/assumption in the stimulus.
< ... History podcast about the LSAT the day before, which ... about, essentially, the uselessness of the LSAT in determining outcomes ... -
My 21+ Increase Story: Tips + GratitudeThe LSAT was the last hurdle for me in order to get into law school, and because of that, it was the exam I dreaded. I was petrified of getting a ba…
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5- **UNDERSTANDING IS KEY.** A huge game ... do hinges on actually understanding what the argument is doing/ ... to be engaged in the stimulus and the loophole is how ... in the stimulus. Once you understand the assumptions being made in the stimulus ... -
PT5.S1.Q12 - Impact craters caused by meteoritesCan someone please help explain why D is correct? Not sure if this questions is actually very difficult or if I'm just not fully understanding this s…
... I'm just not fully understanding this stimulus to begin with. Been ... note: edited title; please use the format of "PT#.S#.Q ... our forums. Asking questions about the questions "hey, can someone help ... -
PT10.S1.Q19 - question about the correct answerI'm trying to wrap my head around why E counts as a weakener. I understand that this question hinges on this idea of 'city tax revenues'. and that so…
... outside commuters are earning above the nationally mandated minimum. Why ... all -- rather that even the theoretical possibility of this ... if we assume that the voters in the city are taxpayers, ... about increasing local taxes in the stimulus at all, just adjusting ... -
PT87.S3.Q4 - The coat patterns of large cat species...This question presents the cheetah as an exception to the coat pattern attributed to large cat species. From the stimulus, we know that Living/Huntin…
... question presents the cheetah as an exception to the coat pattern ... large cat species. From the stimulus, we know that Living/ ... plains.
Yet the Cheetah has a Spotted Coat ... assume this based on the information on the stimulus.
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Road to 170+: Exit Strategy *Long Read on a strategy to help you attain a 170+ Score*In June 1941 Nazi Germany made an ill-fated attempt at invading Russia. Buoyed by their quick success in France, they launched the greatest invasion …
... allowing yourself to read the stimulus and letting the stimulus tell you when you ... get that question correct, your understanding is bang on but your ... through a passage but your understanding is not at a level ... -
Road to 170+: "Down to 2, What do I do?" (Long Read: Strategy on how to choose between two LR AC's)Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar. You are humming along in a Logical Reasoning question. You think AC D might be the right answer choice and …
... that your understanding of the question and stimulus is severely lacking. The best way ... understood the stimulus or one of the answer choices. Either you rushed through the stimulus ... ’s in the stimulus. It’s what’s not in the stimulus or answer ... -
Question for the SagesFor LR, do you read the stimulus first, or the question stem first? Please explain why. There seems to be disagreement on this topic across reput…
For LR, do you read the stimulus first, or the question stem first? Please explain why.
There seems to be disagreement on this topic across reputable LSAT test prep companies.
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Tools to Understand Difficult TextOne of the biggest barriers to getting the points on questions associated with curvebreaker stimuli and passages is understanding what the heck is go…
... the points on questions associated with curvebreaker stimuli and passages is understanding ... what the heck is going on in the text. Just ... helpful/useful:
-translating the stimulus by condensing the language and making it ... -
Valid Argument FormsI am currently struggling to move past the CC lessons on valid argument forms. With the use of flashcards, I have been able to memorize what the abst…
... struggling to move past the CC lessons on valid ... statements for each of the valid argument forms. Doing ... . Continuing with the example from above, the English translation would ... on the LSAT, the topics in the stimulus questions that require your understanding ... -
PT30.S4.Q20-- consumer advocate: the introduction of a new drugHi, Based on what I have read from answer explanations so far, this logical reasoning question seems to break the "cardinal rule" of there only be…
... reasoning question seems to break the "cardinal rule" of there only ... B here seem to strengthen the stimulus-- A just happens to strengthen ... it more, and thus is the right answer. Does anyone have ... -
MSS Score ConcernSometimes scoring 5/5 without BR Sometimes scoring 3/5 with BR or 5/5 with BR My track record for MSS are all over the place and **I can't fi…
... MSS are all over the place and **I can ... 't find the underlying theme or thread for ... understanding MSS..
(even though I've learned that the stimulus holds the ... premise and the answer choice holds the conclusion) ... -
The power of the Floater in Logic Games When I first started logic games, making inferences looked like some sort of voo doo that I would never quite get. I brute forced games that sho…
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Understanding the power of the floater is helpful for ... brute force the answer choices. Understanding the power of the floater will ... is highly unlikely the answer to the question, unless ... the floater may just be the key to the inference the ... -
PT33.S1.Q18-- the use of space-based satellites#help #help Hi, This question had really tricky answer choices. I was wondering: 1. How can A be the answer when the word "ignore," accordi…
... be the answer when the word "ignore," according to the dictionary ... , means that the person _intentionally_ disregarded the negative environmental effects ... "fail to consider" (in the stimulus) doesn't seem to have ... 2. How can A be the answer when "tend to" ... -
Triggers for Active Hunter vs Passive Receiver ModeHello Everyone! I've heard a little bit about top scorers toggling between 'Active Hunter Mode' (anticipating and searching for the ACA) vs 'Passive …
... (anticipating and searching for the ACA) vs 'Passive Receiver ... the two based on question type and/or your level of understanding ... of the stimulus? If the former, are there ...
Is the current mode that you are ... -
Logical Reasoning Question: PrepTest 19 Section 2 Question 17 #helpHello. I'm having trouble understanding why Answer Choice A is incorrect and why choice C is correct. Answer Choice A reads, "Whenever a society has …
... I'm having trouble understanding why Answer Choice A ... to the study of natural processes." In the stimulus, you ... the order of logic.
I'm also having trouble understanding ... what part of the stimulus gives support ... -
PT6.S2.Q12-- Help -- explain the discrepancy questionHi, So on this question I was stuck between C and D (because each of these answer choices only talked about one of the two things: beetles or plan…
... only talked about one of the two things: beetles or ... compared to one another). However, the right answer happened to be ... weather plants could include the ones that the stimulus is talking about, and ... they came up earlier on the fossil record.
Can ... -
PT38.S4.Q14-- Help -- flaw in the argument questionHi, The answer here was D. However, I thought D here was wrong because the stimulus never explicitly mentioned anything about "total" emissions--…
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The answer here was D. However, ... D here was wrong because the stimulus never explicitly mentioned anything about ... " emissions-- it just said that the cars spend more time spewing ... -
PTJ07.S2.Q8-- proponents of the electric carHi, Based on all the discussion online, this question seems to be very infamous, so anybody who can help me here would be a genius. I was stuc…
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Based on all the discussion online, this question seems ... environmental degradation" as stated in the stimulus and E). A ended up ... here was that: "Thus, the electric car will not result ... (according to the dictionary) seems to mean the same thing as ... -
What!? I actually have to understand what I'm reading to do well?!?You're taking a timed test. The clock is ticking. You glance at the clock. "crap, I don't have enough time". You begin to rush reading the stimulus. …
... or two that look the same in the stimulus as it does in ... the very beginning: **Reading the stimulus too fast.**
The LSAT is hard. The ... hard concepts.
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#help PrepTest 15 Section 2 Question 8I'm having difficulty understanding why the correct answer choice for this problem is A. I'm struggling to derive from the stimulus that the governme…
I'm having difficulty understanding why the correct answer choice for this problem is A. I'm struggling to derive from the stimulus that the government should continue trying to determine acceptable toxin levels. Any help would be appricated! -
PT70.S4.Q19-- viewers surveyed immediately after the televised debateHi, I think this question is infamously hard... can anyone explain why the answer is D and not C? Both C and D looked incredibly attractive :( …
... surveyed immediately _prior_ to the debate", while the stimulus talks about "viewers surveyed ... intersect with the "viewers surveyed immediately after the debate" described in the stimulus. Thus ... in C and not weaken the stimulus at all. After all, let ... -
PT72.S3.Q22-- a recent study revealedHi, The correct answer here was E. I understand why the answer is E (because it shows an alternative explanation for the phenomena described in t…
... for the phenomena described in the stimulus), but I have trouble understanding ... why D is wrong. After all, if following the ... maybe it isn't the protocol that is counterproductive, ... something else that is causing the higher infection rates?
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Not reading carefully... Misinterpreting stimulusI keep misinterpreting the question or what the stimulus is really saying/asking for. This leads me to kind of develop my own assumption of what the …
I keep misinterpreting the question or what the stimulus is really saying/asking for ... should be or even misinterpret the entire stimulus itself, which leads me ... -
PT8.S1.Q9- Milk BottlersI am really struggling with this question and I honestly think it's because I may have misunderstood the stimulus. My understanding is that milk, the…
... have misunderstood the stimulus. My understanding is that milk, the final product ... we see at the grocery store. The stimulus proceeds to tell ... price than usual. The author of the stimulus uses this to ... through my interpretation of the stimulus and help me ... -
Advice Needed: PTs and Logic GamesHi 7Sage! So Logic Games is my worst section in terms of reading the stimulus and rules and then articulating in writing the games onto a diagram …
... section in terms of reading the stimulus and rules and then articulating ... in writing the games onto a diagram ... those and foolproofing them. The problem is this process takes ... am desperate to improve my understanding of LGs.
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