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PTFeb97.S1.Q20 - explosion of interest in operaI have a hard time understanding why B is the right answer? Also, could someone explain why D is wrong?
... North America there has been an explosion of public interest ... the argument, and see how the argument fairs. There are two ways to ... North America there has been an explosion of public interest ... North America there has been an explosion of public interest ... -
Foolproof RCHello, I was wondering if anyone has been able to foolproof RC passages in their prep journey? I was wondering if you could share some tips on how to…
... .e. where you have to look to find the questions, what ... you're just going to have to throw because you just ... to a LR question because you've been pointed to an argument you have to ... strengthen or weaken -- the real ... -
Malcom Gladwell takes the LSATBelow is a link to Gladwell's podcast (part 1) where he talks about his experience taking the LSAT. There's still another part to come but the pod en…
... with hard deadlines indifferent to an individual. LG in ... an extremely misleading argument. People who are rich will be advantaged compared to ... perhaps less of an insidious argument because the flaw ... all sorts of ways compared to an average person outside ... -
Weaken Questions - how to approachJust a quick question If assumptions are premises the author left out then does that mean that I am trying to find that assumption in the answer s…
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So, you're looking to weaken the support that the premises ... case), keep an open mind about how best to attack the support ... the argument– what is the author's conclusion exactly, down to the ... how good or bad the argument is, or make some crappy ... -
PT88.S4.Q22 - “Environmental factors, sports, teenagers...”Can anyone explain this question for me? Have no idea why the right answer is right and how it weakens argument. Thanks <strong>Admin note: edite…
... task. We just want to weaken this shitty argument. Should be easy since ... an effect on whether teens play sports, if anything, strengthens the argument ... that causes the proportion to differ. Perhaps an "environmental factor." Bingo.
How to make the final jump from 167 to 170? Taking test this month!Hi guys! I'm trying to make the jump from 167 to 170. My BR score right now is 177. I missed 16 on PT 68 and missed 18 on 71. What is your advise? I'…
... with skipping to save time on LR. To add to that ... It became more important to me to maintain my momentum in ... I encounter lots of weaken/strengthen/flaw questions and I ... an argument by analogy and asked to weaken, you should be able to immediately default to ...How to make the final jump from 167 to 170? Taking test this month!Hi guys! I'm trying to make the jump from 167 to 170. My BR score right now is 177. I missed 16 on PT 68 and missed 18 on 71. What is your advise? I'…
... an argument by analogy and asked to weaken, you should be able to immediately default to ... an argument by analogy and asked to weaken, you should be able to immediately default to ...PT6.S2.Q19 - Valitania's long-standing practice of paying high salariesAfter reviewing answer choice E, I can see how it strongly weakens the argument, but I'm a little confused why answer choice C couldn't be a correct …
... how C doesn't really weaken the argument because what if the ... , but an average worker makes 50k. Well then the argument remains true ... valitanian politician could have choose to work somewhere else with more ...PT7.S4.Q13 - The National Assoc. of Fire Fighters says#help This question gave me trouble but I think I understand now. Here's my explanation, please let me know if it's right. Conclusion: early detec…
... 't need to be true, there could be an alternate explanation ... bridge (whether it's an exact fit to the conclusion or more ... there can be many other ways to make the conclusion work, and ... bazooka that's blasting the argument into guaranteeing the conclusion, it ...PT33.S1.Q18-- the use of space-based satellites PART 2#help So here was my reasoning for this question, but I still couldn't quite fully understand why A is right and C and E are wrong: A-- right bec…
... for why "tend to" does not present an obstacle for A ... think that it helps to reword the argument ourselves. The first two ... seem to follow at all. In some ways, A is beginning to encroach ... the _conclusion_, we want an answer that underlies the _reasoning_ ...Triggers for Active Hunter vs Passive Receiver ModeHello Everyone! I've heard a little bit about top scorers toggling between 'Active Hunter Mode' (anticipating and searching for the ACA) vs 'Passive …
... and often down to two answer choices. Even an "easy" question I ... that another answer choice could weaken the argument more.
Now ... fresh eyes.
To give you an example, I previously approached ...Triggers for Active Hunter vs Passive Receiver ModeHello Everyone! I've heard a little bit about top scorers toggling between 'Active Hunter Mode' (anticipating and searching for the ACA) vs 'Passive …
... try to perdict and for classic flaws I normally can. For an argument ... you can try to find where the argument is weak and ... this happen in the argument? 2. Is this an error the author ... I think there are multiple ways to take this test efficently. Testing ...Newcomer looking for advice. I want to reach a score of 175-180.Hello! I am new to 7Sage. I am a sophomore, and I am looking to get a score of 175-180. Any suggestions in terms of studying?
... While there are multiple different ways to get that foundation, I do ... of the valid and invalid argument forms, the rules for what ... was waiting for an appointment or was early to class or ... weeks. All of those are ways to more deeply understand and internalize ...Finally hit 180 BRWith a 170 score on PT82. Started with a 154 and feeling great about continued improvement! If I can make it this far, every one of you can!
... , as I have a ways to go still, it's ... and I have yet to post an official score like this ... or an exploded diagram. Not just what the argument/flaw ... on test day. As an example, I love this ... For LR, that includes the argument, flaws, assumptions, condtional logic ...PT2.S2.Q10 - Advertisers are often criticizedCan someone please explain WHY the answer to this question is "C" instead of "A"? <strong>Admin note: edited title; please use the format of "PT#.…
... example, if it's an argument by analogy, a strengthening ... one. If it's an argument by false dichotomy, we ... want an AC that shows that ... don't have to strengthen or weaken the argument by a ... it strengthens or weakens the argument.
...Can't improve LR?? Any advice on how to minimize errors or strategies to guess certain ones?I consistently get 10-12 wrong on every LR section. I have tried improving for a month and it has stayed relatively the same. I'm doing the August LS…
... tip alone probably gave me an extra +5. No guarantee ... passage?
Skim to find what the question stem ... you looking to strengthen or weaken the argument, trying to find the flaw ... important especially if it is an Argument Part question.
PT1 S3 Q09 Fines levied against environmental accidentsCan someone explain why answer choice D would not weaken this argument? Is it because it directly attacks the premise stated that businesses value th…
... because it's ultimately irrelevant to the argument. Whether or not a ... company treats fines as an ordinary business ... , so it doesn't weaken the argument since it doesn't give ... us a reason to think that ...PT31.S2.Q19 need help with this question I really think E is the answer. But B turned out to be the correct one. Can someone please elaborate on why B would be the correct one and not E? t…
... it provides an alternative explanation to what happened. The argument says ... to annoy or antagonize him. By showing an alternative possibility, the argument ... it doesn't actually weaken the argument. All it says ... no bearing on the argument that the florist made ...PT81.S3.Q21-- evolution does not always optimizeHi, Like many others, I was stuck between A and C here. However, while I do understand JY's explanation that a "claim" does not need support whil…
... to cast doubt on a COMPETING argument, not citing an example to support THE argument ... While this stimulus given IS an argument (where the example supports ... of as a COUNTERexample to weaken the GENERAL claim (which ... we're not given an argument. We're just given ...Intermediate ConclusionCan a claim that's not supported be considered as an intermediate conclusion? Can intermediate conclusions be attacked (even though they're also a p…
... an intermediate conclusion.
To be an intermediate conclusion, a statement needs to ... recognize as an intermediate conclusion?
Remember that a weaken answer ... 't have to totally destroy the argument - it just has to weaken it much ...Guessing on answersFor those of you who score above 170, how often do you guess on answers? On my last practice test, I got stuck on an LR question and sunk so much tim…
... the choices specifically and make an argument for them. It was not ... excellent BR buddies I began to understand their thinking and ... that helped me to understand questions in new ways myself. Guessing became ... and being able to view it in new ways. Know when ...Please recommend some approach for the Resolve questions.Hi, I have been struggling a lot with recent resolve questions (those from PT 50s~). Even after trying tips I learned from the CC and from other so…
... episode about converting from Weaken to RRE is good too. ... it into an argument), and it becomes a weaken question that ... you can use the same correct answer choice to ... arts
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...PT3.S2.Q14Can someone please explain to me how B weakens the argument and not D?
... might make to Quincy’s argument? So we are asked to weaken what ... Quincy is saying to ... is an assumption that is the strongest which could counter/weaken ... what Quincy is saying to Pamela further ...PT59.S2.Q22 - Nutritious BreakfastI don't understand how A would strengthen the argument. If even a few members of Group B ate nutritious breakfasts and didn't increase their producti…
... assumption was true, would weaken the argument that is saying that it ... breakfast. The strengthening aspect has to focus on breakfast also.
an argument if someone said the drugs ...Sufficiency/Necessity Errors In FlawOk so I feel very confident at identifying these errors in conditional logic, however when they are in abstract terms in the flaw questions it slows …
... said, is not an illegal reversal but an illegal negation.
weaken the argument? Sure.
... can see this question as an illegal negation; however, I ... !
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To your last question, I don ...PT80.S4.Q22 - DinosaursI liked B and D as answer choices. Why is D irrelevant? I've read online explanations that stated it isn't relevant whether or not the dinosaur found…
... . would give us an answer (yes or no) to whether the dino ... question to which the answer would either strengthen or weaken the argument.
an adult then that strengthens the argument in that here ... ? Was it going to grow more? Was it an oddball runt or ...Stuck Between 155-157 - LSAT is Next TuesdayMy scores in each section have been: LG: -3 LR: -12 - (-8) (-10 average) RC: -12 - (-8) (-10 average) Consistently my performance in LG has bee…
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Strategies to spot weaken is the same as spotting ... to identify a gap in reasoning before looking at the ACs. Weaken ... necessary assumption, so weaken question type will usually wreck an argument.Stuck Between 155-157 - LSAT is Next TuesdayMy scores in each section have been: LG: -3 LR: -12 - (-8) (-10 average) RC: -12 - (-8) (-10 average) Consistently my performance in LG has bee…
... necessary assumption, so weaken question type will usually wreck an argument.
For Parallel Reasoning, what I have to do is to ... structure of the argument, and compare the structure to that in the ...My Guide to Reading Comprehension Part 1 (Long-ish Post)Hi 7sagers! Given that several people expressed interest in my RC methodology, here is the basic outline of my approach for the Reading Comprehen…
... ways, the first thing I would do would be to ... t really contribute meaningfully to the argument. But regardless of what ... details that are irrelevant to the actual argument. This includes the ... that sets the stage for an argument. Sometimes a whole sentence ...Finishing a section right on time v. early and doing a 2nd round...So a lot of people seem to get through their questions quickly and then go back to check/confirm/unflag numerous answers later. my question is: wh…
... there are lots of other ways to approach this that are totally ... of the text and the argument that quickly AND also read ... going through the motions reciting an explanation, already knowing how the ...
