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My progress for weakening questions and its success is going downhill. Helppp.Tips?Hi all! I have been doing well with the concepts behind how to weaken an argument. Don't attack the premise or conclusion, rather thin out and weaken…
... how to weaken an argument. Don't attack the premise or ... conclusion, rather thin out and weaken the support structure. ... However, I seem to get it on the ... end up falling for the trap answers and just ... -
Some Pointers on Weakening: You can weaken by showing *inconsistency*I noticed a few posts asking for tips on weaken questions, and was in the middle of writing a response. But I thought this would make more sense as a…
... their premise does not *automatically* prove their conclusion. The author of the argument ... are not cute, then the author's premise no longer leads to ... />
This actually does weaken the argument, because the author's underlying assumption ... -
The secret to do tough Weaken/strengthen questionToday I have a big progress in weaken/strengthen question. I find in most weaken/strengthen question, there exists a presumption and the only thing…
... assumptions, the crucial link between the premise and conclusion, determines the strength of support. Recall ... /> Now we can easily weaken the argument by attacking the assumption.
Main Point/Weaken/StrengthenCurrently I'm struggling with the LR section mainly because I can't consistently get the weakening questions correct. I do 90-100% on Main Point and …
For some reason I have difficulty identifying the appropriate answer choice to weaken the support between Premise and Conclusion. What are some tips or techniques you use to identify the gap in an argument.Most vulnerable to criticism, in need of solidifyingThis is one of the last LR type im having issues with and need some guidance. I see this stem, read the stimulus and see five answer choices that sa…
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In between the support, I think well have you ... this might happen?, an additional premise that would weaken the argument.Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... because weakening questions just attack the support between the premise and conclusion.
... ask you to strengthen the support between the premise and conclusion. So ... type you are supposed to weaken the support between the premise and conclusion
...Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... /> - The more assumptions the argument makes, the weaker the argument
- How to weaken an ... You must remove the support
• What support? The support the premise provide to the conclusion
- Weakening ...Wrecking Argument vs Wrecking a ConclusionCan someone clarify this to me? What is the difference between a position and a conclusion? If someone could just sum up what JY is mentioning, tha…
... You aim at the support for the conclusion. If the argument says all ... s wrong... or the question tells you to weaken it, then ... is show that their premises support some alternate ending. For ... that is equally supported by the premise.
TL;DR - ...Weakening Questions (Attack what?)There's been several posts about this, but I haven't found any consensus. I understand that we should attack the support relationship, but is it also…
... okay to attack the premise, but thats not the case on the LSAT.
the support relationship between premise and conclusion. Super simple ... ... That proof is the weakener we need to weaken the support. So for instance ...Any studying tips to break the high 150s/low 160s? (specifically LR)I started with a 141 diagnostic, and with the help of 7sage, I have gone up to a 163 as my highest so far, after 4 months of studying. I am thankful …
... enough to know that premises support the conclusion and you have to ... support for this position? how is this supporting the conclusion? What would weaken ... /strengthen how this premise supports this conclusion? without attacking either the premise ...Weakening Questions (Attack what?)There's been several posts about this, but I haven't found any consensus. I understand that we should attack the support relationship, but is it also…
... goes from that premise (supporting premise) to the conclusion. Then you'r job is ... answer choice that would further weaken the argument. Remember, you're looking ... for an answer that CAN weaken the argument, it doesn't have ...Weakening QuestionsHey guys, I’m in the middle of the Weakening section of the curriculum and its kicking my ass. I’s getting all the questions wrong. Can someone pleas…
First identify the premise and conclusion, weaken the support bwtn the premise and conclusion. Remember the beam example? Avoid answer choices that weaken the conclusion, as well as the premise since that'll be too easy to identify.Weakening QuestionsHey guys, I’m in the middle of the Weakening section of the curriculum and its kicking my ass. I’s getting all the questions wrong. Can someone pleas…
... they weaken the argument.
DO NOT ATTACK THE PREMISE OR CONCLUSION; ATTACK THE SUPPORT! YOU ... questions the focus is on the SUPPORT not the premise or conclusion---ATTACK the SUPPORT not the P ...Weakening QuestionsHey guys, I’m in the middle of the Weakening section of the curriculum and its kicking my ass. I’s getting all the questions wrong. Can someone pleas…
... 't understand what the support is? So you fail to weaken the support? & you ... fall for the tricky answer choices ... sure you understand what's the support between the premise and conclusion.
Weakening QuestionsHey guys, I’m in the middle of the Weakening section of the curriculum and its kicking my ass. I’s getting all the questions wrong. Can someone pleas…
... stronger grasp of the support that underlies the connection between the premise and the conclusion. I ... question and (2) actually weaken the connection between premise and conclusion.
LR Study Guides ThreadI was wondering if we could upload our study guides in this post for those taking the June and upcoming LSATs can always come back to this.
... they weaken the argument.
DO NOT ATTACK THE PREMISE OR CONCLUSION; ATTACK THE SUPPORT! YOU ... questions the focus is on the SUPPORT not the premise or conclusion---ATTACK the SUPPORT not the P ...eliminating for wrong reasonsSometimes I eliminate the wrong answer choice for the wrong reasons (I look at the Manhatten Explanations online and sometimes it's different reasons…
... then weaken the support between the premise and conclusion. whatever the gap is btwn the premise and conclusion ... that weakens the ...Not doing so wellhey guys, This is a question for you folks who have been through most of the lessons. I have been working through the syllabus and i am curren…
... proceed to the stimulus and locate the MP and the premises that support that ... indicate a premise)
Once you have isolated the argument's ... out several ways to weaken the relationship between the premises and MP and ...Not doing so wellhey guys, This is a question for you folks who have been through most of the lessons. I have been working through the syllabus and i am curren…
... 't take it now... also weaken and strengthen types are questions ... met them elsewhere - but, the SUPPORT between the premise and conclusion is weakened.
the weaken videos over and over... and ...Wrong LR QuestionsI notice that I tend to get a bunch of easier LR questions wrong, which is incredibly frustrating. A lot of the time, the question type/category vari…
... weaken questions too. For these questions it's important to target the support ... that exists between the premise and conclusion. Try isolating the premise ... undermines the support offered by the specific relationship between the premise and ...PT20.S1.Q04 - an ingredient in marijuanahttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-04/ I got this one wrong... even after blind review -___- but now I think I know why…
... weaken the relationship/support that is provided from the premises to the conclusion.
The ... can cause cancer, and the reason (aka premise) provided for this is ... can we do that would weaken/debunk the relationship between marijuana and ...OCT 1991, LR2, #16 (Please help!) Why is this answer correct?Hello, I chose E and can't really understand why it is wrong whereas C is correct. Can someone please break down the logic or reasoning behind thi…
... talking about the same question PT2/Section 4/#16 (Weaken). At first ... implies a reason the premise (while true) does not support the conclusion. This is ... not given enough info to weaken the experimenters’ conclusion with this one ...Doubt in necessary assumptionI was reading the Trainer and I came through a simple example "She does not consume too much caffeine because she only drinks one cup of coffee a da…
... in clarifying the nuances existing between SA, NA and weaken answer choices ... , however, the support relationship between the premise and the conclusion is weakened as in the premise 'not ...PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsWhy is B incorrect? How does C weaken the argument? Thanks! https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-1-question-13
... job, and that appears to support the conclusion that to most people ... subtle shift between the wording of the premise and the conclusion. The premise mentions that salary ... />
Answer B doesn't weaken because if you take away ...Depressed about Weakening QuestionsHey all. Just wanted to write and foster a discussion about weakening questions. I don't really fully understand them. Sometimes I will get them righ…
... find the conclusion and premise...I also know to target the support of ... argument. However, when I look at the answers ... that more than one can weaken the argument, even though I ... that even remotely weakens the argument. Thanks for starting ...PT47.S1.Q02 - despite increasing international effortshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-1-question-02/ I chose A for this and literally had to check the answer key three times becaus…
... assumptions between the premise and conclusion and expose the space between the two concepts ... (remember, we're trying to weaken the argument - not expose a necessary ... result of these efforts, the support for the conclusion that these efforts are ...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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Find the word that is linked. One ... term is always in the premise and another is always ... do you mean that the same word will be ... in the premises and conclusion?
... mean premises/support. The stimulus is just the paragraph of text ...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 …
... We are asked to weaken Marianna's argument.
weaken questions will ask us to weaken the assumptions ... between premises. That is our job here. (D) weakens the ... force of a premise on the way to support Marianne' ...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…
... How do we weaken that kind of support for a conclusion: ... in relation to the conclusion given the existence of the credited response. ... in the same place as the fish, then the slow decomposition premise is ... So does this just weaken one of the premises? Seems like ...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…
... weaken the **_premise_**. (C) weakens the premise’s alleged support/relevance for the conclusion. Remember: our premise ... is a description of the ...
