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LOGIC, helpDoes anyone have any suggestions for how to memorize group 1 and group 2 logical indicators.
... s also useful to know a couple of "stock" examples for the logical indicators ... "no cats are dogs", "the only kids in class today are boys ... ", "the car will crash unless ... fall back on because you know how to diagram them already. Try ... -
57.2.2 Taxi driversI am just not seeing this one. I understand the gist of what answer B is saying, but I don't understand how the assumptions you need to make in the …
... reason to assume yes or no.
C: We know nothing about ... whether they set their schedules. The argument doesn't ... /> D: The argument doesn't mention standard of living. In fact, the argument supports this ... -
I don't know how to diagramI've been studying on my own for some time. When I do PTs I notice that I am getting an average of 5 wrong per LR section. All of them are either ass…
... a panacea, though it is useful.
Aside ... LR questions by allowing you to work in the abstract (A --> ... really needs to come in for the people that adhere to the first sentiment ... work on your ability to dissect the meanings in English, but it ... -
76.lr2.21Is there a clear reason about why B doesn't weaken for 76.lr2.21? It can weaken by suggesting that those who completed the program were better to…
... has ideas that seem to fit in with our argument. But taker a ... deeper look, what do we know ... going to attack their reasoning. Argument says is the spatial intuition but the answer ... -
"Few are, most aren't?"Hi there, So I know the core says the important thing about "few," as opposed to "some," is what you can conclude about what few is not. Few X ha…
... "some do" as JY explains in this lesson:
https://7sage ... believe he also emphasizes that the questions will most likely hinge ... on the "most don't" part, ... /> It'd be useful to know what the actual question about the bulbs was - it ... -
PT73.S2.Q15 - marketing consultant: last year I predictedHello, I have a question about these two choices 1. the argument takes for granted that the higher sales of established products are due to effecti…
... we know about "established products"? Absolutely nothing----we cannot support that the argument ... approach to answering this question mainly because the argument is not stated in conditional ... -
PT16.S2.Q21 - several years ago, as a measureHey, could someone help explain in detail why A is the correct answer choice? I am still lost. Thank you.
... for the decrease in the gypsy moth population. An increase in the share ... by the fungus. We also know that after the introduction the population ... to strengthen the argument, so be comfortable with answers that increases the likelihood of the argument ... -
PT79.S4.Q12 - west: of our company's three quality controlGood lord, I find this question frustrating and I cannot for the life of me determine how any single one of these answers could be seen as satisfacto…
... s logic? What does the argument overlook? In other words, if ... a flaw and we know how to describe that flaw and ... question. One in which the argument sets up a flaw in a conversation ... and then constructs someone to ... -
Law School Interview - who's done those before?Hey everyone! I got an email yesterday with an invite to interview at one of the law schools' I applied at. Has anyone ever been to a law school …
Thanks @DEC_LSAT! I actually think that's fair. When narrowing down individuals late in the cycle, they have something to go off besides raw numbers.
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Should I choose the top five school or the tier 2 school that is giving me a full ride?As I have posted before, I was accepted into the University Chicago but it doesn't look like I'm going to have much help financially. However, I have…
... in the Northeast; I want to stay in Texas. The $180,000 salary isn't the ... to be T1s and that changes the calculus a bit on how useful ... . But this is what I know...
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166 in Feb, 173+ in Sep possible?I have studied for LSAT since December last year, and finished PT 30-60, ranging from 164-173, with an average score of 169. Got a 166 in the real on…
... but that's not very useful to know. Whether or not it happens ... In your score range, I usually expect people to be solid on the ... logic. The logic is ... prerequisite for the things that ... -
Main Point of Argument vs. Main Point of Conclusion questions@"J.Y. Ping" or others that have an answer: How do you know, in LR questions where some Q stems require us to identify the main point of the "Argu…
... one of the following most accurately expresses the **main point** of the argument?"
the same: to find the the main point/conclusion of the argument. and David ... to know what/where the premises/contexts are within stimulus in order to be able to ... -
Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... in nature and the premises are correlation. We know we have correlation-causation argument ... second pre-phrase: We know that this argument is correlation and causation ... weaken the argument.
In my opinion it is super beneficial to pre ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... is a test to know if you truly understand the valid argument forms intuitively ... LR you can predict the way in which the argument is going before continuing ... onto the next sentence and you ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... is a test to know if you truly understand the valid argument forms intuitively ... LR you can predict the way in which the argument is going before continuing ... onto the next sentence and you ... -
How long should parallel flaw questions take?With these being a bit wordier than your average LR question (especially with the AC's), what is an appropriate time to shoot for?
... long. They take time. In contrast a lot of flaw ... text to parse though. You have practice zeroing in on the argument structure ... . But I honestly believe that with the ... other question. Controversial, I know. I should also mention that ... -
Fool Proofing Time Line!?So, as some of you may know games are my lease intuitive section. I am currently fool proofing PTs 1-35 and I am seeing some improvement. (Using …
... helped me to see pattern recognition on. The argument people tend to leverage against ... is probably somewhere in the middle and the fact the packets were grouped type ... roller coaster that is important to know how to navigate. Drilling by type ... -
Fool Proofing Time Line!?So, as some of you may know games are my lease intuitive section. I am currently fool proofing PTs 1-35 and I am seeing some improvement. (Using …
... helped me to see pattern recognition on. The argument people tend to leverage against ... is probably somewhere in the middle and the fact the packets were grouped type ... roller coaster that is important to know how to navigate. Drilling by type ... -
PT29.S4.Q12 - editorialist: drivers with a largeCan anyone show me their diagram of this question? https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-29-section-4-question-12/
How are we supposed to know in this case that A is " ... .
Take this parallel argument:
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1) Dogs ... you how one can concretely know the other way is correct? I ... -
PT29.S4.Q12 - editorialist: drivers with a largeCan anyone show me their diagram of this question? https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-29-section-4-question-12/
... /> > How are we supposed to know in this case that A is ...
> Take this parallel argument:
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Question on validity of arguementsIf the conclusion does not HAVE to be true, then the argument is invalid?
... like to take a swing at this one. Beshir, Let me know ... in support of it, then, taken together, the argument is invalid.
To ... the conclusion does not HAVE to be true, then the argument is invalid?"
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Cheat sheet for initial "plan of attack" strategies per LR q-type?Hi. My first post and was just wondering if JY has done anything like a concise summary (cheat sheet .pdf) that distills the initial "plan of attack"…
... down the LR question types to the things you do differently in approaching ... an exercise in the LSAT trainer where you have to have to sort ... in the book, and it's a good way to ensure you know ... and when not to be critical of the argument, how to handle and ... -
timing/accuracy strategyI'm looking for a timing/accuracy strategy for my timed LR sections. I've noticed that I'm a notoriously slow starter; that is, it takes me some ques…
... You've definitely got to know exactly what the task is and ... relax. Take your time in the stimulus to read at a natural ... intuitive understanding of the argument. Your ability to do this rests ... they didn't take the time to understand the argument.
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Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I can see right away as i'm doing the CC that NA Questions will be the death of me. I completely understand the theory, but i'm having a h…
... , "This must be the NA". Get to the answers and none of ... really hard to pre-phrase on since you never know which necessary ... in on the argument core, make sure I understand it and see the gap in ... choice, and if it causes the argument to then be impossible, it is ... -
Help with LROkay guys, I need your help figuring out my next step. I have finished CC, Manhattan LR and Trainer and I do believe that I have a very strong sen…
... to ask yourself "does the argument actually do this?". It's similar to RC in ... dumb English and to insert the topic of the argument into the answer choice.
Idk if this helps...I know it's not super specific ... -
PT11.S2.Q06 - cigarette advertisementsI think this question really gets at the subtly of the "support" role we have to play to make the relationship P -> C more relevant. I oscillated…
... health hazards.
To make this strengthen the argument, we must assume: 1 ... don't know how reasonable it would be to assume those two ... is quite the gap to be asked to be alright with in my estimation ... -
PT11.S2.Q06 - cigarette advertisementsI think this question really gets at the subtly of the "support" role we have to play to make the relationship P -> C more relevant. I oscillated…
... don't know how reasonable it would be to assume those two ... to match up to the conclusion. I also think this is partly because the argument ... ads in a slightly different tone than the one we need for the argument. -
Can I have some pity?Howdy folks, Anyone studying for the December test? These forums can be encouraging but at the same time disheartening. Supposedly only 2% of …
... ", and contrary to many found it most useful for the LR section. After ... at the moment, and I don't know if I'm going to ... make it in. It sounded to me ... schools... So I want to get in for the 2018 year which is ... -
Thinking Of Starting With Logic Games & Reading Comp...ThoughtsCourse progresses as Logical Reasoning --> Logic Games --> Reading Comp. Thinking of doing Logic Games --> Reading Comp --> Logical Reasoning. …
... , with the "real" takes (as in...I aim to be done with the materials ... really suggest going through the CC in order. The course really does build ... being super useful to know before you do the LG part of the CC. I ... -
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…
... know how to attack the question (according to the question stem) using the strategies learned from the ... to set yourself up to better understand the stims is to always zero in on the argument ...
