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Any suggestions from any sages (or anybody) would be much appreciated!I already sent out an email to Daniel (one of the sages) about my planned schedule and wanted to receive feedback from other sages if they had the ti…
... the untimed drill for weaken, strengthen, and flaw questions and one thing I' ... question stem and answer choices at first and just looking ... at the argument and breaking it down and ... to the question stem and understand what the question ... -
Typing out your thought process. When?Hi guys! Just a quick question regarding typing out your thought process for LR. I recently developed the habit of typing out my thought process a…
... weaken, strengthen, and flaw questions and covering up the question stem and ACs and ... , figuring out the premise and conclusion, figuring out any ... the question stem carefully, and then going through each ... choice against my analysis and I can firmly eliminate ... -
Name the trickiest LR tactic used by test writers!This could be anything from the subtle way an assumption is introduced in the stimulus to a misleading QS. I'll give two: 1) The Bait 'n Switch as…
... Toyota, mine is a VW, and more than half of the ... to be obviously wrong in weaken/strengthen problems. Luckily, they usually pale ... -
Weighing options and strategyHi guys, I want to summarize some stuff in points and hope you guys can chime in and give some much appreciated suggestions! -studied one mont…
... from the brute force and start to engage with ... do to weaken that? How do we strengthen that relationship? ... describing what we see and are instead describing some ... ability to recall details and put them on paper, ... tested on how fast and efficiently you can put ... -
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…
... answer choices that could potentially strengthen or weaken. So, I think personally ... specific skills such as recognizing and deciphering conditional logic, parsing out ... all argument-based LR questions and a simple framework for all ... -
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…
... you recognize a "weakness" in Weaken question but as related above ... /> Take your last few PTs and look at all flaw/assumption ... Webinar on Strengthen/Weaken Questions -
https://7sage.com/webinar/weaken-strengthen/
PT5.S3.Q06 - whale's skeletonI had a hard time understanding why (A) is the right answer. After thinking about it for a day on and off, I came up with this reasoning. Please take…
... if our task is to strengthen, answer choice "A" fit's ... a flaw or an issue and the correct answer choice a ... . While if you had to weaken it, you would make that ...PT45.S1.Q12 - biologists have noted reproductive abnormalitiesI am having a problem seeing how a/c C WEAKENS. To me it looks like it is strengthening the argument. Maybe I am just misunderstanding how the ar…
... fish recover hormones relatively quickly and the dioxin takes a ... anything it would seem to strengthen. If it goes away in ... abnormalities.
Or to weaken, I guess you could say ... enough. Dioxin released daily and the shutdowns are only occasional ...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 …
... (most obvious) of a stimulus and just give the correct answer ... through a very strange expression, and this can make it a ... gets tricky is with Strengthen/Weaken, NA, RRE, and things like that where ...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…
... to strengthen or weaken an argument like this?
Strengthen: His results and ... calculations have been confirmed and verified by ... most of the scientific community.
Weaken ...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…
... would you say to strengthen or weaken an argument like this ... gt;
> > Strengthen: His results and calculations have been confirmed ... in order to strengthen the argument. And the argument is ... that he is correct. And the speaker concludes this from ...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…
... you say to strengthen or weaken an argument ... like this?
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> Strengthen: His results and ... calculations have been confirmed and verified ... >
> Weaken: One of the various things ...PT63.S3.Q21 - Weed-killer datahttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-63-section-3-question-21/ I'm trying to understand this passage fully... I thought the data on the eff…
... in D that makes it weaken. "Variety of soil conditions [similar ... qualification actually made it weaken instead of strengthen. D probably sounded like ... . Make sure to read fully and carefully to form those good ...FocusFor most of the time I have been doing the CC, I have been struggling keeping focus as I read the LR questions. When I time myself, I can't keep focu…
... know it it is a Strengthen question I am going to ... look for the support and the conclusion. Then once I ... in the answer choices will weaken that support.
In ...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…
... conclusion is causal in nature and the premises are correlation. ... this argument is correlation and causation and we jus stay open ... reading the answer choices and seeing how it could ... might strengthen or weaken the conclusion but do not strengthen or weaken the ...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…
... age, this strengthens the argument and not just the conclusion.
strengthen/weaken the argument.
When we weaken/strengthen an argument we naturally weaken/strengthen ...Advice for second time around?I took the February LSAT and scored a few points above my average! But 7 points from my best score ever... I am planning to write again in September …
... stimulus, and be able to formulate answers that strengthen or weaken its ... relationship among elements in a stimulus. Do that and ... Learn to read for structure and let that inform your thoughts ... ) in LSAT arguments and reading passages.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…
... Only B would weaken the argument and weaken the conclusion. This ... terms: ones that strengthen very little, but still strengthen.
< ... relationship that ONLY volcanos (and not meteors) can ... my prephrase should be and the relationship between weakened ...Free LR Tutoring [coming soon] (Update with a polling question)Hey everyone, I want to get feedback and see if there is an interest out their in studying LR but with a focus on strategies that increase your u…
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Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of certain argument types ... deductive arguments (with little support) and conditional arguments. If someone claims ... disappear," You have to strengthen or weaken the argument in very specific ...Free LR Tutoring [coming soon] (Update with a polling question)Hey everyone, I want to get feedback and see if there is an interest out their in studying LR but with a focus on strategies that increase your u…
... /> > Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of certain argument types ... arguments (with little support) and conditional arguments. If someone ... ," You have to strengthen or weaken the argument in very ...
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And that's why you are ...PT35.S1.Q15 - statistician: a financial magazine claimed that its survey of itsI chose C because it is weakening the argument which is saying that people are more concerned about their finances than politics and C says that they…
... keep in mind and to differentiate are the ... the statistician's argument and the other is the ... a candidate for a strengthen EXCEPT question. If you ... would circle and move on (circle 4 strengthen and the 5th ... 't have to weaken, just NOT strengthen. That's what ...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…
Strengthen/weaken questions (along with NA and a few other question types) ... bring in outside information to strengthen or weaken the amount of support ... AC's which type of strengthen/weaken route will be taken to ... what the correct AC will strengthen/weaken.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…
... You read the question stem and notice Strengthen/Weaken. Now, you go into ... /> the reverse is true for strengthen....
just ... take a bunch of weaken questions, and just take the question ... either with a strengthen answer or a weaken answer. The ...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…
... generally--is particularly bad on Strengthen/Weaken questions. I go into the ... , really thinking creatively to try and see how I may can ..."Mathy" Questions drilling?Sharing this in hopes that it might be useful to some: In an effort to feel more comfortable with "mathy" questions (involving proportions, percen…
... /lsat-logical-reasoning-spreadsheet.html) and came up with the following ... , S4, #24 (37)
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PT 16, S2, #16 ... , #24 (36) (flawed)
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PT 7, S1, #23 ...PrephrasingUsually able to locate the correct answer, however on weaken, strengthen, and both kind of assumptions questions, I am not finding the answer by prep…
... the correct answer, however on weaken, strengthen, and both kind of assumptions questions ... that assumption family questions or Strengthen/Weaken because there could be infinite ... could weaken an argument/ strengthen an argument. Going in having an idea and ...My 18-points-in-six-months increase story (and how you can do it while working full-time too!)Hey everybody! I wanted to share my 18-point increase story with you all and outline how I did it while working full time. I started studying for…
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https://7sage.com/webinar/weaken-strengthen/
Here ya go ... ! It is a great webinar and a must watch. Gosh, I ... 've gotten so much strategy and motivation outside the CC from ...What is the difference between the new LR (2000- ) and old ones?I have not done as many of tests to get a conclusion, but I heard there is a difference, is that true? anything you guys noticed?
Strengthen/Weaken questions are more subtle in ... aspect is applicable to resolve and MSS questions too.What is the difference between the new LR (2000- ) and old ones?I have not done as many of tests to get a conclusion, but I heard there is a difference, is that true? anything you guys noticed?
... newer LR adds more nuance and misdirection. Older tests' LR are ... some of the classic flaws and classic moves are less disguised ... . Also as @dml277 mentions above, weaken/strengthen require you to make little ...Arguement Part QuestionsI'm having trouble with them. Any advice?
... reap benefits. I think AP and Method questions, although rare, are ... argument and how it functions, then it becomes easier strengthen it, weaken it ...
