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PTA.S4.Q3 and PTA.S4.Q5Okay I had a lot of trouble with these two strengthening questions lol so to see that they are only 2/3 star difficulty is slightly concerning. I end…
... when it interacts with the argument to build my reasoning skills ... I am interpreting an AC to interact with an argument is wrong (ie ... primarily defend themselves in specific ways.
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PT40.S1.14 - Suff/Nec and Arg from Ignorance FlawI was reviewing a question I have seen many, many... _many_ times over. PT40.S1.14 for anyone interested. Today as I was analyzing the stimulus, m…
... was the classic argument from ignorance fallacy (an assertion that a ... the formal logic mirror to the informal argument from ignorance fallacy. ... the same flaws in different ways-- not just in the ... formal logic error of an incorrect reversal is pretty obvious ... -
Attacking sub-conclusions?In arguments, we're supposed to take premises as facts and question the conclusions. But intermediate conclusions are both used as premises (to suppo…
... you were trying to evaluate the validity of an argument? Is is ... acceptable to attack or challenge ... a sub-conclusion? Assume we have a weaken ... question-- would we ever see an instance of ... -
Typos in Writing Sample- should I re-do?Hi all, I was reading over my June 2021 writing sample today and noticed I have 4 typos. I definitely ran out of time near the end to do a proper…
... a strong and well written argument overall. I genuinely like ... the argument I made for the prompt and would like to ... "In financial in other ways" (forgot to include an "and" in between financial ... 3. "at he beginning" (meant to write at "the" beginning) [typo ... -
"Some" in strengthen-weaken questionsHi Everyone! **This seems to be a recurring theme in several LR questions, so perhaps worth considering.** When attacking a support (premise to co…
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**This seems to be a recurring theme in ... attacking a support (premise to conclusion) in an argument, isn't the use ... br />
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15 Books to Read While Studying (from a 180-scorer)I posted this as a comment on my post "146 —> 180 (Thank you 7sage!) Very tired Mom edition": https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/30244. But it…
... you stand to benefit from learning better ways to retain information.< ... stoicism. There is an incredibly long tradition of ...
**Tara Westover - Educated:** an incredible book. Something I learned ... Tawwab**: Learning to set boundaries is an acquired skill ... -
Most Undermines the Conclusion vs. Most Strengthens the ArgumentHey everyone, I had a question about undermining the conclusion of an argument. Does it have to help undermine a premise that is stated because that…
... undermining the conclusion of an argument. Does it have to help undermine a ... at? Or can it be an entirely new premise? For instance ... 't on their phones at an unhealthy rate and that technology ... conclusion that the author came to then I guess the initial ... -
LR skimming?I recently posted this question on Reddit, however, I am not sure that the people who responded have enough experience with the test to get exactly w…
... which require that I analyze an argument)… First, quickly skimming/ ... or premises. As opposed to reading the stim from ... I know that in order to anticipate the answer correctly ... to do this for most question types including;
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PT91.S2.Q22 - Need helpHi, I am having trouble understanding which part does "a generalization with apparently disconfirming evidence" refer to in the stimulus. And that…
... quickly eliminated A because the argument is not about "the ... from either answer choice to the original argument.
For B, ... describe the correlation in various ways.
Lastly, ... . In this argument, the author uses an example to argue that the ... -
Is it too late to send an additional diversity statement?I sent all my applications in December, and I've received 2 WL so far (albeit they were reach schools). The other 10 target schools are pending a dec…
... if it's too late to send additional material like a ... statement to help with my application? I just thought of an excellent ... wait until I get WL to send the diversity statement along ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... NA is an assumption the argument actually makes. Why? bc for an argument to work ... />
Are there times an argument actually makes an assumption that isn’t ... an assumption within a stimulus or argument that’s unrelated or irrelevant to ... -
PT16.S2.Q10 - A fundamental illusion in roboticsHi everyone, I've been rolling around in this question for a very long time and still have some fundamental questions so would be great if someone ca…
... something we could be allowed to assume?_
**Answer ... 2 because that's not an issue. Even if he hits ... engineer, it doesn't weaken his argument that the robots are just ... stands for the conclusion/broader argument._
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To those struggling...Hey there, First off all, how's your day going? I find that we all are so rushed to be hyper-productive we have a tendency to forget to check in …
... /> I'm writing this with an aimed target audience: Those that ... game: You are just trying to find ways to trick it, as much ... is an achievement of its own. It's not easy to commit to ... studying, and you are finding ways to do it ...When do we get an email to choose an exam date (Sep 2022 LSAT)?Does anyone know when we are supposed to receive the email for choosing our test date, and if that email will have an option to select our test time …
... when we are supposed to receive the email for ... that email will have an option to select our test ... believe the email is supposed to come from ProctorU.
... if we will need to download any software before ... Thanks, and good luck to all taking the September LSAT ...How to translate an "All...and"statement?So here is the sentence: All men and women are merely players. I know it should translate as: men and women➡️ merely players. And the contrapo…
... conditions. You don't need to be men and women at ... the same time to be merely players. Just being ... the "and"here, is actually an exclusive OR.
So I ...Do I need to write an LSAT addendum?I unfortunately took the LSAT 4 times, 166, 165, 169, and FINALLY a 176. Should I write an addendum? I don’t even know what to say other than the …
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Should I write an addendum? I don’t even ... know what to say other than the truth ...PTB.S1.Q19Hi, This question has a 5-star difficulty but it looks like there's no explanation video on this. What is everyone's thought process on this que…
... for why it comes down to C and D :
argument, if its the land part ... argument). This is just not enough to know. This could go both ways ... plants and microbes. Doesn't weaken the argument much, but it cast ...PTB.S4.Q5 - The most reliable way to detect the presence ...Wouldn't the inability to detect methane in the atmosphere (C) be the answer? The right answer (B) says that not all living beings have the ability t…
Wouldn't the inability to detect methane in the atmosphere ( ... living beings have the ability to produce methane, but couldn't ... beings could (and hence NOT weaken the argument)
**Admin Note ...Having a tough time with weaken questions.Does anyone how I can improve on weaken questions? I really having a tough time with them. I understand you have to weaken the support the premis…
... how I can improve on weaken questions? I really having a ... />
I understand you have to weaken the support the premise gives ... ?
How do I weaken the support? In what ways???Advice on “negation” technique in solving LR necessary assumption (NA) questionsHi everyone! You all may be aware of the negation strategy for required assumption questions in logical reasoning—basically the idea that if you nega…
... negate an answer choice and the negation weakens the overall argument made ... there are so many complex ways to phrase answer choices, I was ... any tips that they use to negate really difficult statements (ie ...Flaw QuestionsHello! I'm having some trouble with Flaw questions, and am wondering if anyone has any advice/resource recommendations? I'm pretty well versed with…
... words/describes that mischaracterization in an AC. Of course, ... are hundreds of different ways to say the same thing ... in what the author/argument said/did. If, ... is something the author/argument didn't say/do ... this wording that the argument did this _____, but ...Confusion on "Presuppose" in Argument Part QuestionsWhat does "presuppose" ACTUALLY mean in an AP question's answer choice? I understand that presupposing something is similar to assuming something.…
... presuppose" ACTUALLY mean in an AP question's answer ... presupposing something is similar to assuming something. But I ... myself into believing that the argument has presupposed something!
an argument really did presuppose something? ...What The Author Is Likely To BelieveI write to share an observation. Sometimes I struggle with the author's belief type question type in RC even when I have a pretty good grasp of the p…
I write to share an observation. Sometimes I struggle ... what they were asking me to do.
The ... The wrong way to approach it is to assume that they' ... re asking you to take the author's argument and apply it ... a NA than it is an MSS.
Do ...PTA.S1.Q16 - Giordano Bruno, the Renaissance philosopherPrepTest A - Section 1 - Question 16 For this one I was able to gather my information to see how I could even weaken this argument. Automatically …
... my information to see how I could even weaken this argument. Automatically Bruno ... , I was automatically thinking of an AC that would no longer ... exactly. Although I was able to figure this question type out ...PT94.S2.Q2 - Dinosaur Temperatures(P1) According to dinosaur fossils, dinosaurs had an oxygen isotope ratio in their bones that suggests that their CORES had roughly the same temperat…
(P1) According to dinosaur fossils, dinosaurs had an oxygen isotope ratio in their ... warm-blooded.
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This argument assumes, among other things ... unrelated to the argument in the stimulus, and (A) does not seem to weaken ...PT94.S4.Q12 - El Niño, a global weather phenomenonSo phenomenon - El Niño - is expected to increase in coming years and this thing causes HEAVY WINTER RAINFALL in T. Conclusion: Average rodent popu…
... doesn't really appear to do anything to the argument
B. Ok ... which T is going to have thus our argument still stands.
an increase of rodents.
Ok for E to weaken you need to assume that these effects ...Are we seeing eye to eye on this? Hi, Since this has no video explanation for it, I want to know whether I fell in line with the rest when I reached that conclusion. In this qu…
... well-intentioned products owing to their aversion to the names. In ... (esp. cardiovascular). In order to weaken this assertion, I thought it ... low fat butter, projecting an image of authenticity,instead of ... Trump would rather turn to him to gratify their desires, ...From 140 to 160 possible?Hey guys! I'm from a non-English speaking country and my first diagnostic test was 142. The major problem is that I cannot finish the test with such …
... time. I've already received an LLB from my home country ... 's totally possible for me to do lsat well in my ... kindly inquiring are there any ways to increase my vocabulary in 6 ... is it possible for me to get a 160+ last eventually ...PT74.S1.Q17 - How the pigment known as Han purpleI understand that A is right because it counters a possible objection that Han purple and white glass were produced independently of each other, in d…
... So this shows that an alternative explanation would not be ... C, like A, also counter an alternative explanation?
... to make Han purple, that negation doesn't clearly weaken the argument ... thing as A (weakening an alternative explanation) would be ...159 to 170 - Do I need an addendum for this?Hi everyone! 7Sage Alum here. After a year or so of grueling practice, I finally got a score I wanted to shoot my shot for a T-14 this past August - …
... got a score I wanted to shoot my shot for a ... wondering if I need to write an addendum to explain what happened and ... if so, what to write in ...
