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PT68.S2.Q12 - journalist: a book claiming thathttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-12/ I was not sure between B and D... As for D, I thought the word "It fails to addr…
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"remotely associated to a company"- there are probably lots of ways to ... be remotely associated, but one example that comes to mind ... would be if you are casual acquaintances with an ... -
PT68.S2.Q12 - journalist: a book claiming thathttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-12/ I was not sure between B and D... As for D, I thought the word "It fails to addr…
... needs to make the argument perfect; for all others (NA, flaw, weaken, strengthen ... B which is too broad to be an actual assumption).
For ... 's why it's important to have an idea of what the ... flaw might be, but keep an open mind about flaws you ... -
PT61.S2.Q22 - psychiatrist: in treating first-year studentsCould anyone elaborate why B helps the argument? I don't understand how "moderate" students are related in this case...thank you!! https://7sage.co…
... pretty cookie cutter correlation to causation type argument, so to strengthen it, we ... potential weakeners. Specifically, we need to deny an endogenous variable (something, Z ... answer will do nothing or weaken.
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PT78.S3.Q26 - although the production costsHi, I was not sure about D at first because I thought what happened in the past may not be true always...what happened in the past cannot always ap…
... set an unfortunate precedent for our film director's argument. What ... makes strengthen and weaken questions so ... different degrees to which it can apply to the argument. Does ... t need to destroy it, we only need to weaken it. So ... -
PT74.S1.Q18 - medical researcher: a survey of more than 1 millionI am BRing this question and am having a hard time convincing myself why the answer is A. not E. any input would be helpful. Descriptive Flaw Ques…
... A is one way to severely weaken this argument. If it's the ... case that something causes people to ... E is wrong because the argument just doesn't make this ... something weird such as getting an eye infection), the phenomenon (i ... -
My situationI take the LSAT in 10 days and haven't had any serious study. Any advice?
... can be a beast in ways that you don't expect ... being prepared, and there was an argument to make that a trial run ... Through memorizing the valid/invalid argument forms and recognizing a lot ... of questions share the same argument structure that undergird that same ... -
PT16.S2.Q16 - researchers in south austrailiaHi fellow 7Sagers, while commenting on the September Discussion, I would be thankful if someone can explain to me why answer choice C is wrong and E …
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The problem with the argument is that its assuming that ... . So if we wanted to weaken this conclusion that shark population ... since 1973, we want an answer choice that will say ... changed from premises to conclusion, to weaken it you want to say that ... -
When do we know "in other cases" can be helpful or not?Hi, I thought "other cases" are alwas irrelevant to the case discussed in the stimulus... I thought "yes, maybe that happens in this case, but ma…
... statement really can't weaken the original argument. The two types may ... the second statement to weaken, there would have to be a much greater ... purportedly weakening the argument in the stimulus would be an incorrect AC ... -
Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... questions, that rule is going to be absolute. It is ... they might bypass it. The argument would remain incredibly weak, of ... makes strengthen (and conversely, weaken) questions the hardest question types ... not sure it's possible to create an exception. So I think ... -
Faster timing on Weakening Q's?Hey everyone! I just wanted some suggestions or techniques for approaching weakening q's. I'm finding that while timing myself, I take a longer time …
... these questions in addition to argument support for answering such ... if you can find an answer choice that shows ... some major terms then you weaken the argument.
... Nicole shares her personal approach to weaken and strengthen questions
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Big Discrepancy between Blind Review scores and Timed scoresSo I'm taking the December LSAT and I'm stressing super hard because I still can't get the timing aspect of the test down. I have the concepts down e…
... 's in your interest to get to as many questions as ... to all the questions I can breeze through (Main Point, Argument ... Part, Flaw, Strengthen, Weaken, MBT) and then I come back to the ... but I am generally able to finish an LR section, whereas previously ... -
Panda's guide to answer all SA, PSA, Strengthen and WeakenHi Guys, I think I have spent a lot of effort in coming this up and I want to share with you my hypothesis to see what you guys think about this …
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The definition of an assumption is that it is ... an unstated premise. Take a ... It's asking you to weaken the Dealer's argument (not the consumers ... above). If this was an NA answer choice, it ... but it requires an open mind to not miss out ... -
"Evaluate" LR questions in the 7sage Curriculum?Hi 7sagers, I was just wondering if "Evaluate" (as in, "Which of the following would be most helpful to know in evaluating the argument above?" or…
... or weaken the argument. Evaluate questions are directly asking you to find an assumption ... question to question). One will strengthen the argument; the other will weaken it ... . Doing so also tends to highlight ... -
Question Stem: Double NegativesHello, Is anyone aware of LSAC having an infrequent tendency to introduce a question stem in double negatives? Example: Instead of stating, "Which …
I am not aware of an example of your second construction ... now, I would have to say that the frequency is ... the following, if true, would weaken the argument?" They otherwise state, "Each ... following, if true, does not weaken the argument EXCEPT?"
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PT20.S4.Q25 - marianne is a professional chess playerDespite reviewing JY's explanation (https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-4-question-25/), I don't understand why answer choice (C) is …
... first. We are asked to weaken Marianna's argument.
We know that ... have a real life example to illuminate an link the difference between ... />
Often times, weaken questions will ask us to weaken the assumptions between ... -
PT20.S4.Q25 - marianne is a professional chess playerDespite reviewing JY's explanation (https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-4-question-25/), I don't understand why answer choice (C) is …
... Chess Officials argument:
Chess Officials want Marianne to stop humming ... , I try to see where the argument may have changed ... thereby learn to control it.
*its not an exact ... to control it, it is not longer involuntary and this weaken her argument ... -
PT28.S1.Q05 - the number of codfishhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-05/ Here is the LSAT question from the problem set I am currently on in the course. …
... task (here the task is to weaken) and 2.stay focused ... :
"But" is an important word. It signifies the ... else: remember, we are trying to weaken the idea that because the ... rooted assumption operating within this argument. Instead, as lawyers, we ... -
Blind review for practice tests?I am taking my first practice test soon. Should I do the circling for unsure answers that is discussed in the blind review method? I am basically con…
... say we have a weaken question and the stimulus ... br />
- Why does this weaken our conclusion?
(**Scratching ... 'there must be other ways to get into Harvard, since our ... GPA. This therefore weakens the argument.
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Weakening questionsThese are by far the hardest and most difficult type of LR questions for me. As soon as they turn into 3/5 stars in difficulty or greater I start mis…
... any given argument, you should be able to come up ... with answer choices that could potentially strengthen or weaken ... simple framework that applies to all argument-based LR questions and ... If you're given an argument, the way to approach it whether it ... -
CorrelationI know how to strengthen and weaken correlation within a stimulus. However, my problem is that while under timed conditions, I somehow miss the corre…
... application of that information within an argument. Don't forget that ... correlation/causation argument will already be presented to you in ... some correlation/causation LR questions to practice with:
Flaw ... ,S2,Q8
Weaken: PT51,S1,Q25; PT51,S3 ... -
Anticipating Correct Answer ChoicesHello 7 Sagers - I'm in the post-CC stage preparing for the June '17 test, and I'm almost averaging my goal BR score, which is encouraging. I have a …
... can make it a challenge to spot. A particularly challenging way ... are the worst.
To answer your question though, I ... gets tricky is with Strengthen/Weaken, NA, RRE, and things like ... . The number of NA's an argument can make, for example, approaches ... -
Anticipating Correct Answer ChoicesHello 7 Sagers - I'm in the post-CC stage preparing for the June '17 test, and I'm almost averaging my goal BR score, which is encouraging. I have a …
... you to focus on the "core" of the argument which could be an ... effective tool to eliminate wrong ACs ... should pre-phase in certain ways. At that point it's ... /assumptions an argument could be making and it's again completely up to ... -
Beliefs v. FactsI've only come across this type of flaw a few times, but I'd like to understand the structure behind it. The explanation and example offered in the c…
... br /> > Premise 1) Fact: An apple has complex sugars that ... 2) You know this is an apple.
> ... an assumption the stimulus makes. To weaken or strengthen this argument, you want to ... This seems like a valid argument. Apple->complex sugars. ... -
Beliefs v. FactsI've only come across this type of flaw a few times, but I'd like to understand the structure behind it. The explanation and example offered in the c…
... an assumption the stimulus makes. To weaken or strengthen this argument, you want to ... This seems like a valid argument. Apple->complex sugars ... valid argument if the conclusion said, This is an apple ... perfectly be a valid argument. But our conclusion is ... -
PT19.S2.Q04 - scientists analyzing air bubblesI can't see why (E) is wrong. Could anyone explain why (D) is right?? Appreciate in advance https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-2-qu…
... the components of the argument first, just to make sure we understand ... CO2. He think there is an indirect relationship between ferrous material ... does not weaken the argument. If we were to attack the argument, we would ... -
Advice on how to improve LRI've been studying the LSAT for a little more than 3 months now, and I've greatly improved in RC. But LR is an issue. I finished the CC about two wee…
... think its perfectly fine to break down an argument under time if you ... don't see the argument right ... you will have to break down the argument to see it. If ... you need to break the argument down in various ways until you feel ... -
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…
... way.
Two ways to pre-phrase:
1) Pre ... would try to think about specifically the different ways causal answers ... missed one of the ways in your initial thinking- ... weaken the argument.
In my opinion it is super beneficial 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…
... B" addresses the argument -An argument is not just the ... argument. Our task always is to strengthen/weaken the argument.
When we weaken ... /strengthen an argument we naturally weaken ... -
The key difference btw recent lsats and the older onesMy PT scores took a hit when I initially moved onto recent PTs (60s and up) from the older PTs. I wondered why. Below is my theory and I was wonderi…
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There are a few ways I've noticed how shifts ... consider them in different ways. I decided to not do examples for ... that are not central to the argument. Examples of this are ... cause C to happen. Furthermore the stimulus can have an argument where the ... -
Causation in Relation to Weaken/StrengthenSo I’m really struggling with these causation questions, not because I'm getting the wrong answer, but because I’m confused about Causation strategy,…
... /> I think your approach to this question kind of gets ... is that bad of an argument. But I don't ... it still gets to the underlying argument that this group ... other way is able to explain the same exact ... argument and that is why this answer choice doesn't weaken ...
