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Weaken QuestionsWould anyone have any advice for selecting the correct answer choices for weaken questions? It seems that I still get stuck between two or three answ…
... /> Second, don't try to weaken the entire argument. The correct answer is ... to identify an answer that, given the truth and validity of the argument ... this are :
-Provide an alternative cause to the outcome in causal ... -
Most and Some in Strength Questions.On PT 35 S1 Q15, Conclusion: We should be skeptical about the magazine’s conclusion. Premise: The sample is unrepresentative and the question is b…
... _always_ strengthens the argument. You need to look for contextual ... sufficient to strengthen the argument.
If the argument is ... if the conclusion of an argument is relatively weaker, for ... strengthen the argument, even in minor ways, but the ... -
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…
... a construction of an argument that logically allows us to draw a ... endothermic. There are several ways to conceptualize these concepts: i. ... are a variety of ways to obscure the way in ... functions grammatically. Often times, an argument can be parsed out ... -
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…
... argument is a construction of an argument that logically allows us to ... endothermic. There are several ways to conceptualize these concepts: i ... are a variety of ways to obscure the way in ... functions grammatically. Often times, an argument can be parsed out ... -
Causation weakening vs. Causation strengthSo I'm working on these question types and have found a pattern. When it is a Causation strengthen question, the answer choice becomes apparent very …
... understanding how to do the task of weakening an argument correctly--let ... reasoning.
You have to be extremely critical here. With ... weakening questions you need to somehow create a situation where ... do that in a few ways: by saying something else ... -
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…
... I fail to understand the structure of the argument/paragraph/passage ... are so many different ways to make mistakes on the LSAT ... logic pertinent to the LSAT
5. An ability to recognize when ... challenges (read: dares) us to remain mentally vigilant (that's ... -
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…
... conditional logic, argument structure, what constitutes an argument flaw or error ... to build upon my fundamentals especially for flaws. Million types of ways ... for an argument to be flawed. I ... the crux of the argument, the reasoning) etc. ... -
LR failureI have grown disheartened in the past few weeks as my PT scores but particularly my LR scores have fallen. I feel like every question has two right a…
... question, to errors in understanding the logical structure of the argument. By ... the logical structure of an argument punctuated by an understanding of the grammatical ... opinion that there are two ways to achieve success on this exam ... -
Weaken and Strengthen QuestionsWeaken and Strengthen questions are my weakest section types and take me much longer to do than any other questions. I'm not able to prephase what t…
... bring in outside information to strengthen or weaken the amount of ... We can introduce three ideas to weaken such an argument. We can say that ... are correlated). All three weaken the argument. If we go with ... of strengthen/weaken route will be taken to arrive at ... -
PT80.S4.Q22 - scientists once believed thatThe correct answer to this question is information that would help to evaluate the argument in the stimulus. If the information is taken to one extre…
... giving us an answer to a flaw in the original argument. If the ... on the overall purpose of an oversized head, long hind legs ... related to the T.Rex, then wouldn't that weaken the argument ... by leaving it more vulnerable to the objection ... -
Help with Weakening Questions!I'm in the middle of going through the CC and I'm on weakening questions at this point. I'm working on my problem sets, but the last five sets I've …
... weaken the argument with no exception. If someone says "A usually leads to ... paying attention to the wording, and the potential "outs" an answer choice ... leaves for the person making the argument. -
PT79.S4.Q19 - archaeologist: neanderthals, a human-like speciesSo this is a weakening question. I was torn between two answers during the test, and switched from the right answer to the wrong answer. I see wh…
... and almost all Weaken and Strengthen questions, is to understand/focus/intensely ... , this argument's method of reasoning is an attempt to provide an explanation ( ... wood). So to weaken this hypothesis, answers must either provide an alternative explanation ... -
Should Canadians go to HLS or YLS over UofT?I had a general question I was hoping some people here might have some views or insights on. I'm Canadian and have done a ton of research on differe…
... , it's just an opinion and there's certainly an argument to made. The ... . This at least helps to justify going to a school like HYS ... a perfect analogy in many ways.... just like relationship advice. And ... sides, there is an heir of objectivity due to some of the ... -
Thoughts on using 3 takes for 2017-2018 cycle?Hey everyone, So i've decided I do not want to wait anymore, and attend law school starting 2018. How will admissions look at an applicant who …
... the only intelligent ways to avoid this trap is to have a good ... m not really seeing your argument here, at least in ... create what is essentially an illusion. An imaginary world where we ... You may likely create an imaginary world to reconcile the issues, too ... -
Reading Comprehension InferencesI finally feel like I have the Memory Method for Reading Comp down and I have seen an improvement in my RC scores, but I continue to have trouble wit…
... my experience, there are three ways to gather inferences:
... claim? If the passage is an argument, identify the premises and ... and if you have to go back to that AC, attack that ... states this," in order to eliminate an AC in that question ... -
Any advice for when your stuck in a score range?Hey guys I have been stuck inbetween 156-158 for the past 2-3 weeks and need some advice about how to proceed with my studying and ultimately achieve…
... a negated answer impacts the argument."
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> ... to the conclusion of the argument to see how it DIDNT weaken ... only look like they apply to an argument. Once negated it had ... AC compleatly destroyed the argument when negated. The conclusion ... -
Method for tackling LRSo I've compiled a very thorough list of all of the LR problems that I've missed or struggled mightily with on previous PTs, and have gone over them …
... the argument, how you can strengthen and weaken that argument, ... what are possible necessary assumptions for that argument ... and if possible what an answer choice will need to have to ... are not reading an argument for all its ... -
PT65.S1.Q19 - last winter was mild enough to allow birdshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-1-question-19/ Help. That's all I can say. I do not see how answer choice C does anything to the…
... to strengthen the reasoning in the argument. One of the ways ... is possible for an experienced test taker to actually see a ... have to fly all the way to Florida: which is an exhausting ... are several "traditional" ways of strengthening this argument: we could say ... -
How to get the most out of every question.Was wondering how people go about squeezing every question for all that it can teach.
... by the clever ways the LSAT might obscure them. An example of ... at our fingertips the ability to weaken that structure, strengthen that structure ... -
Huge gap in BR and Actual ScoreHey everybody, It just wouldn't be a week if I didn't ask a million questions. So yesterday I did prep test 54 and scored 154 flat out. I knew it…
... the argument?
AC #1: "The Land Party failed to court ... **urban** voters in years prior to 1935."
^URBAN?! ... an answer is wrong, but under time constraints you use easy ways to ... it. It's better to brute-force an answer and get it ... -
Mistaking sufficiency for necessity vs mistaking necessity for sufficiencyI'm a bit confused about the technical differences between the errors of (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for suffi…
... necessarily we would be asked to differentiate: at least for ... sufficient necessary conflation would be an argument that on the basis of ... the LSAT are the clever ways the LSAC **_describes_** that ... answer choices obviously should be to look for the words " ... -
PT13.S4.Q19 - alternative medicineI chose (C) assuming that "hope" is a certain effect that can translate into a medical effect. Now, I see that is an unwarranted assumption. But as f…
... is when it's important to remember the questions stem...
weaken the argument that alternative medicine has no ... /> We show it having an effect in an indirect way!
What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... and Weaken questions require a flawed argument. A valid argument is perfect ... nuance and subtlety to shift the argument in the right ... 've got to approach the ACs creatively, keeping an open mind ... fair consideration. You want to actively advocate for each one ...What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... ; Not sure how to even try to apply it to strengthen/weaken. A negated ... correct answer would need to ... . A necessary assumption when added to an argument technically strengthens it so he ...What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... ; Not sure how to even try to apply it to strengthen/weaken. A negated ... . A necessary assumption when added to an argument technically strengthens it so he ... Strengthening questions, we just have to weaken/strengthen the support between the ...What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... and Weaken questions require a flawed argument. A valid argument is perfect ... nuance and subtlety to shift the argument in the right ... 've got to approach the ACs creatively, keeping an open mind ... fair consideration. You want to actively advocate for each one ...Timing myself during CC?BR is still slightly confusing in the sense that I'm not sure if the first time around (when I'm doing question sets) if I'm supposed to be timing my…
... appeal to common sense but don't logically address the argument. There ... apple tree, then an apple will fall down. An apple just fell ... every possible situation in an LG- try to think of some of ... a puzzle game. There's ways to draw diagrams that clearly cover ...PT20.S1.Q10 - premiums for automobileHaving a hard time with this one, Chose E during timed test and struggling to narrow in on an answer choice during BR. I don't get why C is corre…
... there are two complimentary ways to solve this question. First ... premise-conclusion relationship with an eye towards common sense ... an accident just sounds totally ridiculous. Perhaps the argument ... consider this approach to be an intuitive cookie-cutter ...Character and Fitness- Traffic Violation Question"Have you ever, either as an adult or a juvenile, been cited, ticketed, arrested, taken into custody, charged with, indicted, convicted or tried for,…
... best to contact admissions and clarify since there's an argument both ways.
Improving LR by DecemberSo I desperately need help with improving on logical reasoning. Right now my blind review is close to 19/25. On timed sections, I get around 15. I am…
... able to have my own reason for why an answer ... it, and figure out ways to avoid it in the future ... wrong; why an answer is correct, why an answer is wrong ... my own thought process to refer to. I also note ... MBT and doing NA with Weaken and Flaw). Although doing ...
