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PT72.S1.Q24-26: Current responses don't help; more feedback please!So for 24, I was confused by the question stem. When it says support the position of Passage B over that of Passage A, does that mean we are trying t…
... was confused by the question stem. When it says support the position of ... Passage B over that of Passage A, does that mean ... we are trying to strengthen B and ... how D strengthens B but what does it do to A? And why is ... -
"priority"What does "priority"mean in the results section? For example, when you review your drill answers, there is a column that says priority. What does it …
What does "priority"mean in the results section? For example, when you review your drill answers, there is a column that says priority. What does it refer to? -
Can the contrapositive be the correct answer to a parallel reasoning question?For example if in the stimulus the conditional statement is A->B can the right answer be /B->/A? or does it need to take the original form?
For example if in the stimulus the conditional statement is A->B can the right answer be /B->/A? or does it need to take the original form? -
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…
... lessons that you rarely gets to attack the premise or the conclusion, your only focus ... premise.
Premise 2.) The dinosaurs died in contorted positions. But how does ... of this plant, then it is not the case that dying in ... -
PT30.S2.Q20 - justified public fundinghttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-20/ I found this question especially tricky because of what I perceive to be a logic…
... support..." The tricky part is remembering that the "this" refers back to our ... public support, the critic's conditional statement is false. What does it mean when a ... . This is the inference the question wants us to make, and it is represented ... -
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…
... cases where it is okay to attack the premise, but thats not the case on the LSAT ... B.
What can we add to weaken this argument? We ... need to weaken the support. So for instance if we say, but what ... -
September CurveSpeculators... come one come all. What do we think, hope, pray that the curve (170) will be? For historical purposes... and because I find myself…
... a really dumb question. What does it mean for a curve to have -10 or ... the experimental a few days after the test so we know how to ... -
Videos of Sages doing LSATsI just saw that there was a new video that showed a very good student working through an LSAT logic game in real time, with JY providing color commen…
... on 11/25 questions. Does it mean that for the rest you simply circled ... to be wrong (topdown?) What level of confidence one needs to feel in the ... nothing I can do to prove any of what I just said ... -
PT58.S1.Q25 - if a wig has any handmadeI have a question on negation. On prep test 58 section 1 question 25. the line Handmade foundations are never found on wigs that do not use human h…
... ask you this: what does it mean if I said "it's never not raining ... 't have to apply any conscious rules to understand it. Use the same approach ... on the "never...not ... -
Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... says not to attack the premise on a Weaken question, this is exactly what that ... you don’t know what that means, it doesn’t help you ... your understanding of how exactly it plays into LR, just know ... -
PT65.S4.Q26 - because our club recruited the best volleyball playersHello, I'm having trouble understanding why B is incorrect, and why E is the correct answer. So originally when going over the stimulus I only…
... 's does not mean you are guaranteed to win, nor does it mean you are the most ... in and upsetting the favored team. What if half the team contracts food ... but no team chemistry? What if the league is fierce with competition ... -
Tell Us About Your InterviewHi 7Sagers, If you’ve done an an interview this cycle, help out your fellow applicants and tell us what you remember. What was the format? What we…
... over Skype, and it was exactly what we anticipated. The assistant admission's ... demonstrate your leadership ability the best? What does leadership mean to you?
5. Anything ... cycle?
2. What factors matter the most to you when you decide ... -
More Fool Proof Method QuestionsHi everyone! Sorry if this is redundant. I have been going at the fool proof method for about 2.5 weeks now and here is what I'm finding and where I …
... already. It has been my experience that this set does not lie ... a daunting number to deter anyone, so it should be noted ... wasn't carrying the inferences with me. What does that mean? To "carry" an ... which 3 elements come **_after_** it: you have a piece that ... -
Struggling with Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I am almost done with the NA portion of the CC and I am lost. I am hit and miss on the "assumption" made in each question. While understanding…
... /> What does the conclusion state? why does it state this from the premise(s)? What is the gap between the ... this gap, what is absolutely necessary for the conclusion to follow from the premise(s)? -
PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsI understand why answer choice C is correct, but I can't seem to be able to rule answer choice B out. Can someone explain why answer choice B isn't t…
... writers. It is pretending to attack the premise but actually failing to do so ... . For me this was enough to ... scratch it and move on.
Answer choice B does ... cast doubt on the argument above by ... -
PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsI understand why answer choice C is correct, but I can't seem to be able to rule answer choice B out. Can someone explain why answer choice B isn't t…
... writers. It is pretending to attack the premise but actually failing to do ... so. For me this was enough to ... scratch it and move on ... .
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> Answer choice B does ... -
Draws a conclusion based on an "ambiguous notion" of knowledge?Without giving too much away as I'm still BR-ing LSAT C2, can someone please elaborate what such a flaw is? I don't think I've seen this type of flaw…
... found it really helpful to review the “19 argument flaws” lesson in the CC ... gives the example of the term “public interest”.
What does it mean?
Is it representing what the ... -
Weaken questionsHi guys, One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions. I understand that you have to identify the prem…
... but the idea to attack the premise is terrible advice . Per the curriculum attacking the premise literally does nothing to the ... it is rare to find questions that attack the premise. This is why being able to ... -
In need of help with this exampleI would say I am at the point where indicators and making diagrams has become second nature for me. But, this particular problem has my mind going in…
... and keep cannot as the negation. So the two ideas become: < ...
Now we have the second statement, "unless F is ... again, we apply the "unless" to [F--G] and negate it:
< ... - G
Now...what's exactly does it mean to say that /F - G ... -
2020-2021 LSAT Dates Released!Hi all, Just wanted to share that the 2020-2021 LSAT dates are released! See link below :) https://www.lsac.org/lsat/lsat-dates-deadlines-score…
What does it mean if it states "yes" or "no" to whether or not there is a disclosed test form? Is the disclosed test form indicating whether the LSAT is administered online or by paper? -
PT33.S1.Q20 - I thought we weren't allowed to attack the premises for strengthen/weaken questionsSo this particular question has about 8 years worth of comments and about as much time's worth of confusion regarding why D weakens the argument beca…
... is wrong. We are free to attack the argument, and D offers a ... ” to the seafood thing.
Even if I am incorrectly identifying the premise ... appears to attack the premise, but JY has a great explanation on why it actually does ... -
PT33.S1.Q20 - I thought we weren't allowed to attack the premises for strengthen/weaken questionsSo this particular question has about 8 years worth of comments and about as much time's worth of confusion regarding why D weakens the argument beca…
... . The premise is the fact that the journey is long, and the conclusion is that the ... is wrong. We are free to attack the argument, and D offers a ... appears to attack the premise, but JY has a great explanation on why it actually does ... -
PT33.S1.Q20 - I thought we weren't allowed to attack the premises for strengthen/weaken questionsSo this particular question has about 8 years worth of comments and about as much time's worth of confusion regarding why D weakens the argument beca…
... right AC, it **is** allowed to attack the premise of an argument. It's just that ... in 99.9% of the ... 't do it because then the question would be too easy. What they ... -
PT8.S1.Q18 - Prehistoric wooden toolsCan someone explain to me why C is wrong and E is correct? I was pretty confident that C is the correct answer.
... question to remember. It's really important to understand what attacking different parts of the ... argument look like. What it means to attack a premise ... -
PTB.S4.Q14 - Our legislators need to act quickly to counter...Can someone explain this necessary assumption problem to me? I got the question wrong the first time and during blind review (I answered B, then E). …
... of assumptions that come with it. The author is making a proposal ... /> Why?
Premise: (Because) We need to counter the level of unemployment ... .
So what? Does is have to be the worst recession for the citizen's ... -
Modifying the wrong thing for PT64 S3 Q26I seem to be negating the wrong thing and was wondering if someone could clear up my confusion for PT64 S3 Q26. :( The sentence that reads “It is …
... the benefit to outweigh the cost
What does it mean for it to NOT be "rational not to ... IF one does NOT expect the benefit to outweigh the cost --> It is rational ... not to acquire ... -
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" …
... way to interpret the correct AC in a way that it didn't attack the premise ... .
I don't think that accepting the ... "recorded history," that doesn't mean it's the largest apple ever. Just ... -
Do we need to use other prep tests to supplement the LSAT Ultimate?In other words, is going through the whole course and the 35 prep tests enough to realize one's maximum potential? Is it necessary to do other earlie…
In other words, is going through the whole course and the 35 prep tests enough to realize one's maximum potential? Is it necessary to do other earlier prep tests under timed condition? Also, after blind review, is it necessary to do the tests repeatedly? -
PT28.S1.Q25 - mckinley: a double-blind studyI really don't understand why C can't be an answer. McKinley said the drug will have various effects on the patients' bodies. But he also said it wi…
... answer.
McKinley said the drug will have various ... getting the drugs or a placebo" (Does it mean McKinley thought the placebo ... said Mckinley assumed what the outcome of the study will be ... of the drug AND whether the patients are getting the drugs ... -
LSAT Prep Test 53 (December 2007) - S1 - Question 08Hey guys, In this weakening situation I heard JY say that answer choice D is a rare one that attacks the premise (5:04). Just wanted to know when…
Hey guys,
In this weakening situation I heard JY say that answer choice D is a rare one that attacks the premise (5:04). Just wanted to know when is it ok or acceptable in a weakening situation to attack the premise.
Thanks
