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Strengthen/ Weaken QuestionsDoes anyone have any recommendations for how to approach strengthen/ weaken questions - especially weaken questions? I’m actually horrible at them an…
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Causation or cause an effect: "People ... the question type. For a weakening question, the correct answer should ... -
LR pattern of getting 2nd half of section wrong...Please help me understand why?!I've noticed that when I practice questions on LR I consistently get the harder half wrong and the easier half right. Does any one have advice for ho…
... process of doing a weakening question does not change because ... example, a lot of weakening questions will use the phenomenon ... answer choices would be correlation/causation, temporal correlation, groups versus ... 'll get on a weakening questions, sometimes one of ... -
PT10.S1.Q19 - Need new perspective about answer choice (C)I'm a little confused about the relationship between the taxes and bus fare in this stimulus. In the first sentence, when it says bus fares are subsi…
... that we're not really weakening the argument because why should ... for weakening/strengthening questions, this not unusual, especially with causation questions. Think ... was a regular (not except) weakening question, I would say that ... -
How do I know I'm making a reasonable assumption on strengthen/weaken questions?Hiii, I've gone through the CC and taken a few PTs, and I notice that my main problem in LR is that I tend to make unreasonable assumptions. Espec…
... . In fact I'm drilling weakening and strengthening QT to get ... strengthen or weaken. For a weakening QT, you'll negate the ... the assumption, or have a causation/correlation, argument by analogy, phenomenon ... -
Has anyone gotten PT92-LR Q10, 17, 19 right?I’ve attempted each of these questions twice and chose the same answers each time around, B/B/A respectively. Can someone explain to me why these ans…
... /> D is more attractive for weakening for two reason: First for ... also, D is another correlation/causation type answer. But D, for ... is pretty fishy, but for weakening, that might suffice. I'd ... -
PT1.S4.Q12 - A recent study found that snoringI found this one very tricky. As for AC A, I think I understand that AC A meets the target by introducing a third party, stress, that could be re…
... imply that correlation is actually causation, you should IMMEDIATELY be suspicious ... .
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135 to 162!Hey Team, I just wanted to share that after receiving and opening the February LSAT Score today morning, the relief and joy of seeing the hard wo…
... anything lol (LSAT Trauma corr/causation) but just to encourage yourself ... : be comfortable in strengthening and weakening analogies.
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Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
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How to Approach Weakening Questions
You should always ... br /> You can conceptualize weakening questions with the following set ... , you can think about causation to understand where the support ... is lacking (causation is covered in a ... -
Strengthening and weakening causation argumentsFor arguments that falsely conclude causation from correlation, can you strengthen the argument through an answer choice that demonstrates that the s…
... pointed out, is one of causation. For a strengthening question, since ... answer choice that makes the causation seem more likely (or even ... ) works. The same goes for weakening questions.
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Weakening questions on Newer LSATsThis might be common knowledge and I have certainly come across this in the core curriculum, but did not quite grasp what is meant. I am realizing th…
... can see analogies, studies, correlation/causation pretty easily.
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PT F97.S3.Q18 - new record has been set for the number of murders committedCould someone help me understand how AC E counters the city officials response? On another note, I have a tendency to want to set off either the …
... not serve as a good weakening answer.
(B) The average ... make this work as a weakening answer.
(C) Murders and ... weaken causal claims: (1) Reverse causation, (2) Additional third factor, (3 ... -
PT1.S4.Q12 - A recent study found that snoring...Hi, I am still confused on how choice D doesn't weaken the argument? Choice A seems like a weak answer choice doesn't it?
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- Correlation is causation.
- There are ... assuming that the correlation is causation.
Premise: ... : "Smoking induces snoring" is a causation.
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Three Ways to Weaken?What are the three ways to weaken an argument again? I only remember alternative hypothesis. I swear there was a lesson that taught this but I don't …
... do not involve causation the way to approach weakening questions is choose ... premise you are not actually weakening the argument, you are rendering ... words you can think of weakening questions as questions that ask ... -
Does anyone have a strategy sheet for the different types of LR questions?If anyone could share their strategy sheet for Logical Reasoning question types, it would be greatly appreciated. 7Sage has a really helpful one i…
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Example Answer: “it confuses weakening an argument in support of ... first”
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PT11.S2.Q18 - television slogans catch phrases* Premise: - TV news watchers have NO expectations of careful discussion of public issues. - newspaper readers have the expectation of…
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PT68.S2.Q24 - studies have found that human tearsQuestion asks us to identity how the argument's REASONING is most vulnerable. I understand why (E) is a flaw; it's an obvious correlation/causatio…
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Weaken Question Cheat SheetAfter finishing both lessons on Weaken Question I finished feeling overwhelmed by the amount of strategies to attack a Weaken question. We have three…
... question. We have three (1) Causation (2) Assumption (3) Problem and ... -
What are the most common question types on LR?What are the most common question types on LR, as in the types such as weakening, principle etc that appear the most often on the test. We know what …
What are the most common question types on LR, as in the types such as weakening, principle etc that appear the most often on the test. We know what the most common LG types are, I'm just wondering if there are also any hard statistics for LR? -
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 …
Currently 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 Strengthen. Weakening questions on the other hand are a 50-50 accuracy. Anyone know how to improve? -
Blind ReviewWhile Blind Reviewing the LR section, how exactly does every one shatter their previous line of reasoning and reinforce the new line of reasoning? I …
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Weaken question - trap answer choice or no?Hi fellow 7sagers, As a review tonight I decided to write down steps I take for weakening questions. I’d appreciate any response to this question I…
... down steps I take for weakening questions. I’d appreciate any ... -
Improving on LR tipsHi guys, June 2014 LSAT test is a month away, and many of us probably still need to improve on all of the three LSAT sections. I have noticed f…
... of experiment. Those are usually Weakening/Strengething/Resolve Paradox questions. So ... -
PT68.S2.Q24 - studies have found that human tearshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-24/ i'm having difficulty with the following question: ID THE FLAW: "studies have…
... there is a correlation, not causation (i.e., if stress is ... a coincidence, not a true causation). could you please help?
PT47.S3.Q14 - main cause of melanomahttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-3-question-14/ I'm very confused with this specific question, one of the few LR that I have eve…
... defy my strategy for attacking weakening questions. Am I missing a ...How to improve on strengthen questions on LRI suck at weaken questions too, but I suck even more at strengthen questions. One of the problems is, I tend to try to focus on the error in the p…
... sometimes I fall for the weakening answers which addresses the error ...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…
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 proper to directly attack premises (assuming that they legitimately attack them and it's not an LSAT trap ...ThoughtsStruggling. I’m writing the exam in December. I am getting through the material mostly ahead of schedule, but I’m not grasping some of the concept…
... of the past concepts (strengthening, weakening, MSS, ect), and to see ...Blocking for Strengthen questions Can someone explain "blocking" the alternative hypothesis? I am doing the strengthen causation questions, I got them right and went back to make …
... ? I am doing the strengthen causation questions, I got them right ...I am terrible at strengthening questions!!!!I don't know how this is possible, but I really suck at answering Strengthening Questions, even though I answer Weakening Questions with ease. I unde…
... Questions, even though I answer Weakening Questions with ease. I understand ...Percentage of Question Types on LR SectionsHas anyone ever completed any research as to the total percentage of LR question types that have appeared throughout the years? For example, what per…
... appeared? Or MSS, Strengthening and Weakening questions, etc. I haven't ...
