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What do you guys do when you can't focus?My performance depends HIGHLY on my focus level. When I'm in the zone, I do so much better than when I do not. Sometimes when I study constantly, eve…
... level. When I'm in the zone, I do so much ... so much longer reading and understanding the stimulus. Then I start doubting that ... bring myself to "get in the zone." And it gets worse ... -
PT6.S3.Q17 - Carbon dating skepticsI'm having a lot of trouble understanding the stimulus's support for [A] being the correct weaken answer. I eliminated it because the skeptics ne…
... a lot of trouble understanding the stimulus's support for [A ... they were referring to the entire collection, which ... include the upper layer. The skeptics never differentiated between the uppermost ... Is it because the stimulus says that the uppermost samples are ... -
PT94.S2.Q15 - People would not follow a leader#PT94 - S2 - Q15 Can anyone explain options A and B? Many thanksss! I'm also not sure about the flaw in the stimulus. In my understanding, the …
... not sure about the flaw in the stimulus. In my understanding, the stimulus goes as:
I think the flaw in the stimulus is that it takes the illicit negation ... my understanding is correct, I didn't find any similarity to the stimulus ... -
Struggling to make sense of abstract ACHello! As I am drilling various question types, I have noticed a pattern in how I'm getting questions wrong. My main strategy with LR is that I dr…
... on most and slowly increase the difficulty. I was drilling ... difficulty questions I have noticed the AC have become very ... though I'm getting the assumptions right, and understanding the stimulus and where I ... why I end up picking the wrong AC.
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PT60.S3.Q18 - activities that pose risks to lifehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-3-question-18/ I had a lot of trouble with this question picking between A/C (reasons outlined …
Understanding the stimulus was much less the issue than understanding the answer choice here. Quoting ... answer choice (C): "... the ... I agree that the stimulus is pointing out the activities that pose ... -
Step:0I know this curriculum identifies the first step as reading the question stem and then the stim, however I know that this is also somewhat controvers…
... head making their job of understanding the stimulus more challenging (especially on ... I am supposed to read the stimulus. If I don't ... *how* to be reading the stimulus, I'll just have to ... believe the stem information clarifies the task, right from the beginning.< ... -
Causation - CorrelationHey guys! I've been meaning to ask if anyone could help me better understand this concept. I think I understand it but when I'm under timed condit…
... 're moving to the answer choices without really understanding the argument. I would ... to read the stimulus and then really think about what the stimulus is saying ... on the test. Going straight to the answer choices without really understanding the stimulus will ... -
LR reading strategyHas anyone heard of/use a reading strategy where you don't read the question stems in LR and simply figure out the question type via stimulus? If so,…
... head making their job of understanding the stimulus more challenging (especially on ... I am supposed to read the stimulus. If I don't ... *how* to be reading the stimulus, I'll just have to ... believe the stem information clarifies the task, right from the beginning.< ... -
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…
... choices and always pick the wrong one because i ... and refrain from rereading the stimulus, which i do a ... for long stimuli to understand the argument.
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June 2016 LSATWho else is going to take the June 2016 LSAT? I'd love to connect with you. :)
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I have noticed the ones that I have trouble ... with are the ones where the passage is difficult ... that the more time I spent with the LSAT material and the ... became at reading through it/understanding the stimulus/readings. It is a little ... -
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…
... understanding the logic, premise(s) and conclusion(s), and the support between the two. The ... feel fine reading through the stimulus? But, the second you read answer ... A) Not fully understanding the stimulus (argument) before moving onto the question and answers ... -
Logical ReasoningI used to be great at LR getting anywhere from 3-4 questions wrong per section. Now I have actually been getting worse at it and improved drastically…
... to not understanding the stimulus correctly or misinterpreting part of the stimulus. Both ... a joke), and rip apart the stimulus inside out.
< ... must be right because the answer choice says so ... ).
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What's wrong with me?So regardless if I take a timed or untimed test, I only get half of the logical reasoning questions right. The first 10-12 I get right and then it go…
... answer choices incorrectly, or not understanding the stimulus. This is what I believe ... some people, it's not understanding the stimulus (lack of concentration, hard vocabulary ... , it may be difficulties in understanding the answer choices.
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Second time through LRHi 7sagers... I've noticed that in my recent PT's I have finished the LR sections with approximately 5 - 7 minutes left at which time I will go back …
... time in reading and really UNDERSTANDING the stimulus.
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2) understand what the author is doing in each ... what we DO know from the stimulus and what we DON'T ... a really high standard for "understanding," but I don't move ... -
I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
I was the same way as you for assumption questions. A part of the difficulty in these questions are understanding the stimulus. Make sure to slow down and fully understand. (As well as all the other advice given above). -
I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
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> I was the same way as you for ... . A part of the difficulty in these questions are understanding the stimulus. Make sure ... understand. (As well as all the other advice given above).
What kind of drilling do you do to close the BR gap?Hey 7sagers! My BR scores are in the mid-high 170s (woohoo!), but my actual scores have been stuck in the mid-160s for a while now. I know the BR…
... My BR is in the mid to high 170s ... testing is hovering in the mid to high 160s. ... to get back to the basics and trust my intuition ... me as opposed to just understanding the stimulus and right/wrong answers). ... one section is harder than the other. That feeling isn ...First PT after finishing curriculumHi Everyone! I just took my first PT after finishing the curriculum and I'm really disappointed. I had gotten a 152 on my diagnostic and I just got a…
... I learned that understanding materials and implementing that understanding under timed conditions ... question when I am not understanding the stimulus.
> @paul1234 said ... will change answers and complete the questions I didn't have ...LR details, need advice :/Hey guys, so in reading LR question stems, I've become more attentive to the structure of the argument along side being extra careful with what is ac…
... rise to the conclusion in the stimulus. I think understanding the stimulus content ... ones lead to the conclusion in the stimulus. It doesn' ... t matter if you don't understand the ... to get structure and content understanding.
...Losing Motivation :'( And need some general advice please :)Hello! Thanks in advance for reading :) I'm taking the December 2017 LSAT. I've been enrolled in an LSAT course with Blueprint since mid June and …
... that I fill out the PT #, the Section #, the Question #, Question Type ... types, I focused mainly on understanding the stimulus. That means I treated ... lost along the way as I methodically read through stimulus and ... as to be engaged in the stimulus! I'm going to ...Losing Motivation :'( And need some general advice please :)Hello! Thanks in advance for reading :) I'm taking the December 2017 LSAT. I've been enrolled in an LSAT course with Blueprint since mid June and …
... that I fill out the PT #, the Section #, the Question #, Question Type ... types, I focused mainly on understanding the stimulus. That means I treated ... lost along the way as I methodically read through stimulus and ... as to be engaged in the stimulus! I'm going to ...Evaluating ACs: Top-to-Bottom, or Scan-and-Select?Hi, all. I'm curious to get your input about how you evaluate answer choices (ACs) on LR. Specifically, comparing the pros/cons of the two strategi…
... confident you know the answer choice after reading the stimulus, then yeah do ... /> If you understand the stimulus but cannot anticipate the answer choice, then go ... The most important thing is to spend time understanding the stimulus and considering the answer ...Advice on how to parse a difficult LR passageHi there, Does anyone have any tips on how to answer an LR question that has a passage that you simply can't understand? This happens infrequently…
... simplify the stimulus by cutting out the details, parsing what's left (the bare ... were to keep re-reading the stimulus and hoping to grasp something ... , as you already mention, not understanding the stimulus is an infrequent issue, so ...High-scorer opinions on ThinkingLSAT's advice?The ThinkingLSAT podcast takes a strong stance on several issues that seem directly counter to 7sage forum advice. In particular, they say that p…
... still working. I think scanning the question stem first tended to ... it was stopping you from understanding the stimulus(and I'm not sure ... be wise.
The idea of skipping always annoyed ... skipping which I believe outweigh the benefits for good LR ...Does "some" typically indicate an incorrect answer choice?Hey everyone. I just finished the Strengthening Questions section in the CC and have a burning question: how often does "some" indicate an incorrect …
Thanks for all of your replies, everyone. I definitely agree: understanding the stimulus is key to weeding out ACs, first and foremost. And duly noted on there not being a general rule for 'some' and that it's context dependent. Super helpful, fam. Bless.Any timing/improving speed strategies?I’m having a bit of trouble in LR. I find myself rushing and missing questions that I should not. My BR scores reflect that I know more than I am sho…
... back to. I know understanding the stimulus and answer choices quickly ... diet and familiarity with the test and timing. Much ... the 170's easily, yet, change the routine and change the environment and the ... diet and familiarity - are the key to confidence and ...Understanding the StimulusWhen you guys read an argument, are you guys breaking it down as you read (e.g. the sentence I just read is a premise, this next one is the conclusio…
... for me, I find first understanding the stimulus is helpful. So basically, ... , or before hoping into the question, I pause and ... make sure what the conclusion and premise is. ... the purpose of the sentence was or the overall conclusion of the stimulus ...How do I overcome Logical Reasoning Plateau?Hello, I've been scoring anywhere between -3 and -6 in each LR section for the past 7 months. On some lucky days, I have -3 section, but I more f…
In terms of overcoming the plateau - and this might ... off-topic answer choices; really understanding the stimulus before going in to questions ... for some wrong answer choices. The LSAT is always right, but ... />
EDT: somewhere in the CC he touches on this ...Having trouble with MSSHi everyone! I am in the beginning stages of my LSAT prep but am having issues with MSS questions. Any suggestions on how to improve? I have yet t…
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After reading the stimulus take your time to ponder ... you end up partially understanding the stimulus you can get tripped ... helps me solidify my understanding of the stimulus and gives me more ... you to grapple with the stimulus and help fixate your ...Having trouble with MSSHi everyone! I am in the beginning stages of my LSAT prep but am having issues with MSS questions. Any suggestions on how to improve? I have yet t…
... you miss the questions because despite understanding the stimulus you don' ... in knowing that from the stimulus you can conclude all ... about being crispy from the stimulus. This will increase your ... of a particular sentence in the stimulus.
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