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Recent LR - Focus on certain question types over othersI’ve noticed that in the more recent PTs (80+) the following question types show up more than others: flaw, weaken, NA, RRE, PSA, strengthen. Almost …
Following, I'm having the same issues. For some reason I'm way better at strengthen than weaken questions and struggle a lot with RRE on the newer exams. -
Always choose wrong AC pf 2 ACs in LR...Please Help!I have noticed a pattern for a while where I often am down to two answer choices in LR and whenever this happens I typically choose the wrong answer …
... level, I understand I can weaken this argument by saying he ... profit, and not the environmental conditions. I can similarly strengthen this argument ... premises. I think nothing more and move on.
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Always choose wrong AC pf 2 ACs in LR...Please Help!I have noticed a pattern for a while where I often am down to two answer choices in LR and whenever this happens I typically choose the wrong answer …
... read answer choices very literally and critically.
... types (Strengthen/Weaken, Flaw, NA, SA/MBT, etc) and write down ... 2) gap/flaw in reasoning (Strengthen/Weaken, Flaw) or chain of inference ... read the organized argument and prephrase what's wrong ... -
Inconsistent LR ScoringI took the most recent pt and scored 22 correct on one LR section and only 9 correct on the other section. Throughout my LSAT studies, my score f…
... of the reasoning for arguments and see how they work (i ... explanations/corroborating evidence for a strengthen/weaken, whereas you'll look for ... -
PT23.S3.Q13 - "Baltic Seals". Why is the official correct AC correct????Hi everyone, So bewildered by this question that I have to post on the discussion forum. Why is answer choice E correct??? After analyzing all the …
... we would be trying to weaken it.
E) It is ... to focus on the argument, and not just the conclusion. One ... conclusion, but it certainly does strengthen it in my view. -
Struggling to Improve on Logical ReasoningI am really struggling to see improvement on logical reasoning. I consistently score-8/-9. I have went through the curriculum on 7sage and have been …
... br /> Weaken (W)
- What weakens the argument
Strengthen (S ... br /> Memorize the question types and then move on here--> ... the conclusion and premises in different colors and double check ... that supports the conclusion and make the most obvious ... -
Assumptions Are Not ClickingHi everyone! I need some advice/hacks on identifying necessary assumptions for weakening and strengthening questions. I have been stuck on these two …
... many possibilities, particularly with NA, Strengthen, and Weaken questions.
A much ... technology. Maybe the Assyrians did and a visiting engineer assisted them ... necessary. It initially looked promising (and likely aligned with many prephrases ... -
Help: Time IssuesI know mine is not a unique problem, but I am wondering if anyone has advice. When I have the time to slowly go through each question, I have great a…
... necessary assumption question, versus a strengthen or weaken question, can narrow down ... search for within a stimulus and sharpen your pre-phrase in ... -
How do you approach Except questionsI need help how to approach these because I always get the answer wrong. For except strength questions am I looking for the weakest answer? and vice …
... A-E on my paper and quickly write W, S, ... next to the answers for weaken, strengthen, and no effect. If I ... question I always got confused and mixed things up.
... am I looking for a weaken?" This method takes that ... the odd man out and confirm at the end ... -
How do you approach Except questionsI need help how to approach these because I always get the answer wrong. For except strength questions am I looking for the weakest answer? and vice …
... A-E on my paper and quickly write W, S, ... next to the answers for weaken, strengthen, and no effect. If I ... question I always got confused and mixed things up.
... am I looking for a weaken?" This method takes that ... the odd man out and confirm at the end ... -
Strengthening Causal ReasoningWhen it comes to strengthening causal reasoning, I understand that offering other instances where a cause leads to an effect (cause -> effect) will a…
... the data
To strengthen, stop one of those things ... haven't yet, memorize that and drill using it on different ... your own causal arguments then weaken/strengthen. As soon as you see ... -
PTB.S4.Q18 - In a study in which secondary school students...can you explain why this weaken question is incorrect? I chose answer C, but the correct answer is answer E
... We have to weaken the reasoning and answer choice E ... Answer choice C does not weaken the argument, we do ... and even if they did, this answer choice would, if anything, strengthen ... , not weaken, the argument by mentioning ... -
LR Questions Approach/StrategyIs it safe to say that on the LSAT we always have to accept the premises as true? When I do an LR section, I don't usually take the time to "attack" …
... argument that's not airtight and take notice of it. ... . For question types likes strengthen or weaken, however, I don't ... million different ways you could strengthen or weaken an argument. Trying to ... correct AC will match it. And on some questions, particularly ... -
Weakening Qs - Any Tips?I have gone through all of the lessons and drills for weakening questions and find myself increasingly humbled every single time. I think "oh man! Th…
... properly identify how the premises and the conclusion are working together ... path to the right answer, and it depends on correct structural ... cut myself some slack on Strengthen/Weaken, because the correct answer can ... -
LR not improvingI've been studying now for 10months and do not see much of the improvement. Comparing to what it felt like 10 months ago when I first started to stu…
... Reading Powerscore bible lessons and actually doing questions on ... is very technical and abstract, and the best way ... the information is interpreted and whether the assumptions ... as, necessary/sufficient assumption, strengthen/weaken, flaw, parallel flaw. So ... -
LR not improvingI've been studying now for 10months and do not see much of the improvement. Comparing to what it felt like 10 months ago when I first started to stu…
... Reading Powerscore bible lessons and actually doing questions on ... is very technical and abstract, and the best way ... as, necessary/sufficient assumption, strengthen/weaken, flaw, parallel flaw. So ... to understand those abstract and convoluted sentences. When I ... -
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…
... the connection between Han Purple and the Common Type of ... the first connection is ingredients and the second is similar ... that do not really strengthen or weaken the argument. For instance ... preceded White Glass production there and in fact White Glass ... -
Causal v. Conditional Logic (or Lawgic if you prefer)Can someone explain the difference--if there is one in fact--between causal and conditional relationships/statements? Seemingly, A causing B is the s…
... about air pollution and plant diseases (from the current strengthen/weaken lessons). The ... pollution during the Industrial Revolution and two plant diseases disappeared. The ... diagramming that answer choice correctly, and if so, is that a ... -
PT79.S04.Q19 - Bad LSAT Question or is it me?the argument says that Neanderthals probably preserved their meats by smoking it, citing that burnt lichen and grass were found in many of their fire…
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> (B) Then you weaken my argument by saying that ... ;
> (A) Then you strengthen my argument by saying that ... "Billy probably exercises by biking.." and the evidence is "there is ... his bike is for exercise, and NOT that biking is the ... -
Struggling to make the connection between the premises and the conclusion. Please help!So, I can identify the conclusion and the support for the argument, but I'm having a hard time understanding the relationship between them. For some …
... for the reply! Strengthen and weaken questions can be especially tricky ... a phenomenon (sunlight reflection and cooling), made a comparison ... gt; non-snow land and oceans), and then concluded that if ... worse (something like "land and oceans suck for reflecting ... -
LSAT exam in juneHello, I am a junior will be a senior next semester and I have been studying for the lSAT since January. I got the Kaplan book and read front to back…
... course (garbage and expansive horrible lol), and my score ... of the stimulus, questions, and passages. Mark the conclusions ... premises, background info, and every single referential phrase ... strengthen or weaken). When you can correctly dissect questions and ... -
Finished Core Curriculum,do I go straight into taking a PT? Or should I take a day in between to freshen up on LR? What did you guys do?
... Just finished CORE curriculum and it's taken frustratingly long ... Main Point/Conclusion questions and created a 10 question ... reviewing those 3 incorrect questions and watching the videos. I ... 4.1h
7. Weaken, Strengthen, Evaluate Questions - Causal Logic ... -
PT17 S3 Q12 - ad's effect on cigarette smokersHey! I am having trouble understanding why A is incorrect. I do see how and why D works but I can't understand why A doesn't. Here, we are given …
... in my opinion. A strengthen AC would just deny ... .**.
To weaken this argument, we can literally ... every now and then. Text messages and emails are ... and motorcycle, smartphone and landline, hard copies and audiobooks, vacuum cleaner and ... -
I have a 100% failure rate on weakening and strenthening questionsIt seems like I am incapable at doing the strengthening and weakening questions. I read the answer choices and just think that none of them make sens…
For strengthen and weaken questions the best advice ... and either exploit it (weaken questions) or try to close the gap (strengthen ... to both the support and conclusion rather than just ... look like they would strengthen but strengthen the conclusion rather than ... -
10+ Point Improvement in 1 WeekLast week, with no prior knowledge of the test, I achieved a diagnostic score of 146. This morning, I received a 156 on my practice test! I have wo…
... am having difficulty with RC and the Suff/Nec Assumption/ Strengthen and Weaken questions -
10+ Point Improvement in 1 WeekLast week, with no prior knowledge of the test, I achieved a diagnostic score of 146. This morning, I received a 156 on my practice test! I have wo…
... difficulty with RC and the Suff/Nec Assumption/ Strengthen and Weaken questions
and reading others comments, though, so ... -
Struggles with PSArSighh... Guys I'm really struggling with PSAr question types. I understand the idea of "rule and application", and I know the 4 groups for necessary …
... , but pseudo means "false," and I have never seen an ... These questions are pretty cut and dry: you just want to ... in the principle and in each answer choice, and compare them. If ... are approaching the questions as strengthen/weaken without the full techniques for ... -
Why am I getting confused between strengthening and weaking an argument?I started out doing really good on weakening questions. When the strengthening questions came into play, they were a bit more difficult. Now that the…
... to me, all the strengthen/weaken questions and the strengthen/weaken EXCEPT questions flowed together ... time, but with enough reps and experience, the small differences in ... -
Why am I getting confused between strengthening and weaking an argument?I started out doing really good on weakening questions. When the strengthening questions came into play, they were a bit more difficult. Now that the…
... the content and are thinking thinks that strengthen actually weaken, or ... and moves its ends it in the correct direction (expand for weaken ... , close for strengthen) 2) an answer ... employ is. Generally, for strengthen, in order of best ... -
Any tips for Strengthen questions?This specific topic in LR is the one I struggle the most with, and I’m hoping someone has some helpful tips or advice on how to approach it. Any insi…
... , I think about the argument and what claims are being made ... with little effort.
3. Strengthen doesn't have to be ... that a) does not WEAKEN the argument and b) supports the claim ... recommend doing untimed drills with strengthen Qs and as you truly build ...
