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How to tackle LR weak points?Hey everyone! I've realized that I'm consistently failing the Necessary Assumption, MSS and Flaw/Weakening Questions (Among the most frequent ques…
... you feel really good with argument structure first. After you can ... is being concluded.
**Weaken:** we need to show how the two ... makes the flaw) the argument presupposes that two ideas are ... of ways to argue and this is also only an example of one argument ... -
Having problem conceptually with LawgicI can get through all the quizzes and exercises but I'm having a hard time knowing why or the meaning of things I'm doing. When I look at a SA quest…
... could make the argument stronger. If it's an argument that's emphasizing ... head i'll be formulating ways that will strengthen that ... why you can tweak a "weaken" question into a stregthening ... . It might be helpful to take Sufficient Assumption question types ... -
Diagnostic score- SOSHello All, I'm planning on taking the june 2018 lsat and applying to a few Canadian law schools ( I'm not looking for the highest ranking one, any …
... and taking PTs is an inefficient approach to score gains (although you ... think about ways to strengthen, weaken, and also ID assumptions within the argument. Craft ... underlying issues at play in an LR section. BR is key ... -
Discouraging & need advice after a -10 LR sectionI just finished PT 47 and got -10 in section 3, LR. -3 on the other LR section. Having study for LSAT for a year. It is simply so discouraging th…
... and make them into an argument part question. Choose a ... role in the argument. Try not to be superficial and ... to expand your vocabulary use that way. See how many different ways ... this with any question type, weaken, strengthening, sufficient assumption, etc ... -
Discouraging & need advice after a -10 LR sectionI just finished PT 47 and got -10 in section 3, LR. -3 on the other LR section. Having study for LSAT for a year. It is simply so discouraging th…
... before and make them into an argument part question. Choose a ... role in the argument. Try not to be superficial and ... to expand your vocabulary use that way. See how many different ways ... this with any question type, weaken, strengthening, sufficient assumption, ... -
Mostly Strongly SupportedI am still in the process of going through these lessons so I might be ahead of myself but is there a formula for tackling most strongly support ques…
... and I have to piece together statements to make an inference of the ... the main point of the argument. So people have a "forest ... of support of in strengthen, weaken, and must be true questions ... we will be able to provide different ways of reasoning or thinking ... -
PT85.S3.Q21 - In an experiment, some volunteers were assignedHi Hello, Can someone explain this question? As in, the correct ans. choice. I'm having a realllly hard time convincing myself that it's "necessary"…
... ll go through both ways: why E is right ... is taking an aerobics class (I want to say soul ... these questions, there is an unstated assumption. Just ... But that would actually weaken the argument. They didn't ... improves our psychological response to stress (which kind ... -
I don't understand how to do evaluate questionsHow is the answer to PT 7 S4 Q8 E?
... , it must address an **_assumption_** of the argument and more than likely ... assumption in a variety of ways: think phenomena/hypothesis questions where ... of another hypothesis (in order to weaken.) So what the answer choice ... -
Help needed :(Hi guys I am extremely stressed out also I have been also a brain fog due to to studying. I have been extremely stressed because I always get mo…
... the section and therefore on an entire exam. My recommendation ... other people’s argument etc while focusing on ways in which the ... argument is reasoning: is ... be prepared to know how the lsat will weaken. Supplement this ... -
Avoiding mistakes on LRHi 7sagers, I want to ask you guys what are some tips you utilize to avoid mistakes on LR! Do you have a certain procedure you follow to be certa…
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say you encounter a weaken question
The steps ... words & prioritize your the argument structure**
Ex ... ways:**
- say I think I've translated the argument ... in the ACs hoping to find an answer that wasn't ... -
PT80.S4.Q22-- scientists once believed thatHi, Can anyone explain why B is right here? It seems, when watching JY's explanation, that the reason why B is right is because it provides an ex…
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This would be an argument based on counterexample. (It's ... in relevant and significant ways.
This argument seems to be assuming that ... so early.
This would WEAKEN the argument.
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What made LR click for you? struggling.I take the November test and I'm still missing -12 to -15 on every LR section.
... s wrong with an argument whether it's flaw, strengthen, weaken, NA, SA ... . You still need to be able to understand what kind of ... question. Plus, the more ways you can analyze those really ... than going quickly and continuing to miss questions unnecesarily.
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Tips on starting to PT the 80s?Hi everyone! I heard that the PT in the 80s are a struggle. Wanted to know any tips y'all may have when going from the 70s to the 80s? Thanks!
... of answer choices are rehashed to say the same thing as ... but in quite different ways. Strengthen and Weaken questions also get a ... how much they do for an argument. RC just gets slightly harder ... -
PT93.S3.Q25 - the claim that vitamin C is effective in treating acneCan anyone explain why pt 93 s3 q25 is A and why B-E are wrong? I struggled with this one but ended up choosing D.
... setup since it introduces multiple ways of grouping the study ... they were getting a placebo). To weaken the conclusion, the answer choice ... has no effect on the argument.
B, D, ... test will prey on an inclination to assume without question that ... -
Strengthening Causal ReasoningWhen it comes to strengthening causal reasoning, I understand that offering other instances where a cause leads to an effect (cause -> effect) will a…
... . There are 5 ways to attack a causal argument on the LSAT. Show ... 3. A reversal
4. An alternative cause
5. A ... helpful to just make up your own causal arguments then weaken/ ... be bringing those attacks to bear... like an automatic reaction. -
PT13.S4.Q19 - Alternative MedicineSo I understood that to weaken the claim against alternative medicine in the stimulus, I needed to find an answer showing any evidence that alternati…
... the stimulus, I saw 2 ways of doing so:
< ... like an odd way of weakening this argument. I went into to AC ... whether the medicine referred to in (D) referred to an alternative one or ... on the argument that we're trying to weaken because the argument doesn't ... -
Annotating LR PromptsHello everyone, For those that have had reasonably good results on their PT’s, I’d like to know how you go about annotating each question stem/pro…
... assumptions, MBT, and strengthen/weaken questions so I'm still ... trick answers that are related to the premise or conclusion ... miss the conclusion in an argument there are many ways to get lost in ... main conclusion underlined helps me to _quickly_ look back at ... -
I have a 100% failure rate on weakening and strenthening questionsIt seems like I am incapable at doing the strengthening and weakening questions. I read the answer choices and just think that none of them make sens…
... question is asking me to weaken, I would attack the ... underlying assumptions of an argument, strengthen and weaken questions are just ... few ways you can go about deciding whether an answer ... questions are extremely common. To weaken a causal conclusion, you ... -
PT55.S1.Q22 - angry high blood pressureAn Eagle's Eye for Detail is needed for this one. I understood the question. Study people easily angered--> more likely to have permanent h…
An Eagle's Eye ... angered--> more likely to have permanent high blood ... pressure--> More likely to get Heart Disease
... think to myself, well, that wouldn't weaken the argument because ... factors.
To summarize, have an eagle's eye for ... -
PT56.S3.Q20 - newspaper article about vitamin chttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-56-section-3-question-20/ The argument first states a general claim about people taking Vitamin C is, on ave…
... , if true, would most weaken the argument in the newspaper article?" < ... C supplements tend to reduce one's resistance to certain common ... conclusion but does not weaken the argument---one that derives the ...
While (B) isn't an ideal answer, I felt it ... -
Any studying tips to break the high 150s/low 160s? (specifically LR)I started with a 141 diagnostic, and with the help of 7sage, I have gone up to a 163 as my highest so far, after 4 months of studying. I am thankful …
... , but I have a ways to go because my target is ... all over the 150s, to stabilizing at around low 160s ... can get up to 10 wrong on an individual LR section ... ). Should I go back to lessons more, and review ... questions they got wrong and to review them often. How ... -
There Is No "Limit" To How High You Can ScoreI constantly see people asking, "I got X score on my first diagnostic, how many points can I really improve?" but the truth is that there is no answe…
... the key to this section (recognizing the parts of an argument and ... further, how they actually relate to one ... MUST MUST MUST, develop an internal questioning system in which ... reasoning for choosing an answer. I used to easily eliminate 3 ... -
A Fun Strategy for LR?I had read about this strategy before on various forums, but never decided to take the plunge. Then I finally decided to force myself to do the follo…
... Then I finally decided to force myself to do the following... and ... the space below or next to the Question, write 1AC =........ ... either weaken or neutral. As another example, if it is an ... because there can be infinite ways to strengthen/weaken or a very large ... -
LR Valid & Invalid ArgumentsRegarding valid & Invalid arguments is there a list that outlines "Not flawed" arguments? For example, I know that conditional statement i.e. A-->B …
... this a valid argument,
but are there other ways that the ... causality arguments and we are to find an answer choice that shows ... the term valid argument in this post loosely to better clarify my ... methods the test-makers use to construct arguments or are ... -
Other resources supplemental to 7sageHello everyone! I quickly want to introduce myself before I ask my question. First off, my name is Peter and I graduated from UC Berkeley in 2011 w…
... educational publishing company. Now on to my questions!
... browsing the web on different ways to study for the LSAT and ... specifically, do I need to buy supplemental books or materials ... can extend my course for an additional fee. The next test ... -
Repost LR Cheat Sheetreposting this I found from old thread, though you guys would find it helpful as well FAMILY # 1 is the PROVE family where the stimulus is taken…
... /> What method author used to make the argument.
... either a valid or invalid argument)
C. Conclusion
to identify an assumption that is used to make the conclusion of the argument ... type you are supposed to weaken the support between the ... -
Tips on how to improve LR esp. flawhi everyone, i was wondering how i can improve on flaw questions? I feel like sometimes they're obvious, but for the harder ones, i either get it or …
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similar to weaken, similar to MOR questions
Descriptive
argument - if it doesn’t rightly ... describe the argument, then don’t even ... , is that why the argument is wrong? Review 19 ... -
LR Cheat Sheet Part 1Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite a while ago. I hope it helps some of you out there. Best of luck to all! LR Question Type Cheat Sheet …
... Weaken Questions
General:
• Stimulus will almost always contain an argument ...
• Understand the structure of the argument to gain ... perspective necessary to attack the author ... -
Logical Reasoning: assumption and weaken questionsHi! I'm having some major troubles with assumption and "which will weaken the argument" questions...any tips would REALLY be appreciated at this poin…
... assumption and "which will weaken the argument" questions...any tips would ... answer is false and the argument falls apart, then that ... to do that for every response.
For weaken the argument ... I should be looking to destroy the relationship between ... -
PT 32, October 2000, Section 1, Question 12, Weaken QuestionI was struggling with the correct answer (B) and (E). Obviously, (B) is correct, because it points out the assumption that the route that polar bear …
... bear went is already familiar to them, therefore, it ... their extreme sensitivity to smell in order to scent out ... way from unfamiliar territory to points familiar to the animal (2 ... bears' extreme sensitivity to smell; therefore weaken the argument.
I ...
