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PT11.S2.Q18 - the format of network television newsThis is a NA question, and I when I was doing this question I read answer choice D), and I immediately crossed it off even though when I kept reading…
... . (D) is the NA between the premise "the format of network tv ... convey their message.” and the sub-conclusion "Regular watchers ... talking about the report vs. the program. Semantics on the LSAT ... It’s wrong because the POSSIBILITY of nuanced presentation ... -
Main Conclusion QuestionsDoes a major conclusion usually have a premise, or context follow after it?
... /points, just remember that the former must support the latter. So if you ... can't tell the difference between the ... out which one is supporting the other. -
PT20.S1.Q06 - besides laying eggs in her own nesthttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-06/ I understand why the answer (D) is correct, but not sure why the answer choice (C)…
... about the relative sizes of the nests, only that the boxed ... is no information in the stimulus to support such an assumption. ...
D is the correct ... nests are becoming overcrowded with the "parasitic behavior" of ... -
strengthen/weaken questionsSurprisingly I am very strong in LR sections and I almost always get these right. The problem is I don't know why. Lol. Intuitively I guess I underst…
... the assumptions the argument is making when drawing the conclusion from the ... assumptions, thereby giving the argument more support, in weakening questions ... assumption and taking away its support.
... 're working through the process of elimination ... -
Got too many wrongs in LR, feeling hopeless.For some reasons, I spent most of my time on practicing LR and it is so far my worst section. Just took Pt47 today and got 22 wrong in LR. The breakd…
... able to ID the conclusion and support given for it. ... And as you read, try to put the ... answer choices. Depending on the question type... reasons re: ... " or weaker language in the correct answer. Not always, ... you'll do. The test will be here ... -
PT26.S2.Q11 - commercial passenger airplaneshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-11/ I chose E instead of A, and still don't see why A could support the argument bett…
... just simply restates what the new radar system does ... the conclusion
2. Identify the stimulus
3. Figure out how the premise ... supports the conclusion
I ... attention to the background information on the radar system ... -
PT30.S2.Q20 - justified public fundinghttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-20/ Hello guys, this MBT question actually comes from the MBT course video. Most peopl…
... acknowledging referring to? The word "the" preceding public support indicates that it is ... public support"; the argument says "then there would not be THE public support THAT ... even? Because the critics have all the reason to ignore the support or act ... -
Necessary assumption q60.3.22 Is there a solid reason as to why C is not a necessary assumption? The premises clearly say that increasing demand causes gasoline price…
... saying would be true if the stim said that demand ... s not what the stim says. it uses the premise that gasoline demand ... on this premise - "as a result of increasing demand, the price of ... risen steadily".
thus the argument seems to assume that ... -
Necessary assumption q60.3.22 Is there a solid reason as to why C is not a necessary assumption? The premises clearly say that increasing demand causes gasoline price…
... using the definite article ("the" in this case) imo doesn't make the premise ... specific only to the stimulus' context. plus the government responsibility ... referred to only in the conclusion of the stim. The premise is separate from ... -
PT57.S3.Q12 - editorial: to qualify as an effective lawhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-3-question-12/ I got confused by A because if you negate it, the argument falls apart. If you neg…
... compel obedience
The fact that SOME people might ... scope. So what? The argument has already said (premise 1) that effective ... need enforcement. Don't attack the premise, that's not what you ... -
Diagramming Conditionals without indicator wordsSo I'm two months into studying for the Oct. LSAT and am working on improving my accuracy regarding necessary assumption questions. I encountered 2 p…
... a sentence without indicators. The premise "It is expensive to ... people software that demands the memorization of unfamiliar commands" ... prime purchasers; however, the reverse of the diagram above, teach ... that if it demands the memorization of unfamiliar commands ... -
PT25.S2.Q21 - if this parking policy is unpopularhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-2-question-21/ Hello! This is my first time posting a question. I am having trouble understanding…
... so much. Just to clarify the premise states "it is bound to ... be unpopular wither with the faculty or among students" and ... is stating is popular with the faculty, we can AUTOMATICALLY assume ... because it said it in the premise, correct? I think I get ... -
PT20.S1.Q02 - a director of the rexx pharmaceutical companyhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-02/ Ok, I am pretty pissed I missed this because I felt like I got it right when I did…
... sales) because of the fact ("in support of this claim") that ... citizen in the country is given the vaccine? Then the numbers ... would shift tremendously to the vaccine, even though other ... not attack the relationship between the premises and the conclusion as ... -
Strengthen and Weaken QuestionsSo, I've been taking LSAT courses and studying everyday for hours on end in preparation for my October exam. I took my 2nd diagnostic exam and did wo…
@ENTJ while I think the Goku metaphor is helpful, it ... undermining the premise (which happens a good amount on the LSAT) with contradicting the premise ... -
Strengthen and Weaken QuestionsSo, I've been taking LSAT courses and studying everyday for hours on end in preparation for my October exam. I took my 2nd diagnostic exam and did wo…
... able to identify the premise and conclusion. More importantly, the relationship between said ... premise and conclusion. But I ... with you that the idea of attacking a premise is a hard ... -
Weakening Question Problem Set 1 Question 2But why D? I had some difficulty with this particular question because it just felt like none of the answers were really weakening it. I am missing s…
... off, let's unpack the premise and conclusion that was made ... by Debbie.
Premise: A person that is being ... br />
(D) completely undermines the statement made by Debbie because ... situations that may necessitate the need for pain protocols ... -
Need help with Princeton Review's "Edition 2010 practice test one Section IV question 6"Very confused on this reasoning question. Can anyone help explain? <blockquote>@yinyinxu<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/23694/#Comment_23694'>…
... /> B: directly contradicts the first and only premise, so this wouldn't ... it only deals with the conclusion, and the premise would be irrelevant). It ... would strenghten the causal conclusion by ... -
Sufficient Assumption Questions are DEMONICAlright folks... I feel as though I'm missing some brain cells when I do SA and PSA questions. I just did the Marsupials question.. I'm certain some …
... re incredibly vital to the dynamics of the exam. I'd consider ... . A lot of them employ the Premise: A --> B, Conclusion: ... B, missing premise A template. Once you get ... the answer choices and then take it out and supply the missing premise ... -
Resolve the apparent conflict (june 04 LRsection , #15)After reviewing, i understand the conflict is that Kendrick says cig ads should be prevented but also remain legal. I dont understand how that's a co…
... ’re ignoring half the stimulus. The problem is that ... commercials” is actually a premise (fatty foods are legal) ... resolve the conflict between the conclusion of one argument and the premise ... wants us to resolve the discrepancy between the 2 conclusions.
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PT19.S4.Q09 - measurements of the motion of the planet uranushttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-4-question-09/ While I was solving this, I narrowed the choices to B or D. B because it pro…
... AWAY from the Sun, so the degree of force the Sun exerts ... irrelevant. Your job is to weaken the claim that there must be ... undiscovered planet to account for the gravitational force pulling Uranus ... away from the Sun. B is the only feasible answer ... -
Predicting AnswersHello 7sagers, I'm currently finished with the curriculum and have taken 15 PTs with BR and I've plateaued around 157 with my BR as high as 171. O…
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For many questions, especially the toughest ones, I think it ... .Y.'s voice, like in the lessons, and efficiently analyze each ... have a grasp of what the premise(s) and conclusion(s) of ... -
Confused.I feel like I am not grasping the fundamentals properly, I am rarely able to predict what the answer choice will be until I get to the answer choices…
... most? Do you separate the answer choices based on ... you comparing the the two contenders to the stimulus and seeing ... how they weigh against the relationship between the premise and the conclusion?
... tripped you up about the question. Keep these questions ... -
PT46.S3.Q24 - editorialist: despite the importancehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-46-section-3-question-24/ This sufficient assumption question really has me thrown. I've read the Manhattan…
... helpful and actually makes the stimulus more abstract. I ... how do we prove the conclusion with the premise? Well, if we ... not exist". That means the sufficient assumption that would ... would't prove the conclusion by talking about the analogy. Eliminate ... -
Strength and Weaken QuestionsSo I've seen A LOT of improvement on most of the question types. When I get to specific questions, I know exactly how to approach them and what to lo…
Are you focused on strengthening or weakening the reasoning or support? I was getting them wrong because I was focused on the conclusion instead. -
PT 20 S1 Q6 "Besides laying eggs in her own"I remain unconvinced, and still think (C) is a better answer! Answer (C) does not say that the nesting boxes are smaller, but just that they provi…
... about the relative sizes of the nests, only that the boxed ... is no information in the stimulus to support such an assumption. ...
D is the correct ... nests are becoming overcrowded with the "parasitic behavior" of ... -
Most strongly supported vs Most helps to justifyHello all, Something I'm having a little difficulty with is differentiating "most strongly supported" vs "most helps to justify" questions. I …
Right! Like @ENTJ said, MSS questions you're using the stimulus to support the answer choices, and in the justify questions you're using the answer choices to support the stimulus. -
PT47 S1 Q22I tried to understand why C is an answer and B is wrong. But I still don't find out why. I know the conclusion of the stimulus is this practice grea…
... offers information that most of the US exported pesticides are ... export some banned ones and the conclusion follows that that ... So it doesn't really weaken the conclusion. Now ac-C basically ... which has been tainted with the banned pesticides) are getting it ... -
how do we get in touch with J.Y. by emailI emailed him a couple times at studentservices@7sage.com. He never answers.
@alexandergreene93 said:
It's all about the sage status.
The premise to win all arguments: "I am a Sage on 7sage!!" It's right up there with: "I drive a Dodge Stratus!!" -
PT62 S4 Q18 If there are sentient beings...OKAY WHAT IS THIS QUESTION????? I've looked it up on Manhattan's forum, cause they have most of the questions already written out, but I STILL don't …
... (SB+AD→ IAH)
Premise: We Will not be able ... planets (/AS),
Premise: any sentient being on another ... this.
Taking the contrapositive and applying DeMorgan’s ... don’t need to boost the premise with more discussion of ... -
63.1.7 The cause of the epidemic...I can't grasp why B weakens this argument and C doesn't. The only scenario I can think of is if a symptom of a disease is required for that disease, …
... because B does not weaken the conclusion. C does weaken the conclusion, as do ... A D and E. This is a weaken ... the answer that doesn't weaken the argument.
B does not weaken the ...
