Hey, Connor.connordalto wrote:Hi all,
I am taking the Dec lsat and am currently working my way through the ps bibles and the lsat trainer. I am aiming for -2/3 on my lr sections, but I am consistently missing around -5/6 a section at the moment, whether I am doing a timed section or not. I am especially bad with assumption/str/wkn questions (I know, trainer should have taught me better lol). Any advice on how you beat these question types and got more time efficient? Any advice appreciated! Thanks
I recommend drilling a couple of each of those weaknesses, as that got me a bit more familiar with how they function.
I used to suck at SA, but I realized they always have conditionality,
so I'd either draw it out or, if it's easy enough, keep it in my head,
then scan the ACs for something that matches the outcome/conclusion.
For example, the stimulus would read something like...
"All Saiyans can enhance their power levels; thus, Vegeta can enhance his power level."
What's missing? Well, if I map this out, it'd turn out to be S -> EPL.
It must be that Vegeta is a Saiyan! That satifies the sufficient condition.
For NA, it is slightly different;
you wanna look for choices that aren't too extreme, something that passes a negation test.
A simple example...
"With two Z-Fighters left, Yamcha has a higher chance than Krillin of physically beating Frieza."
What HAS to be the case? In other words, what NEEDS to be assumed?
Does one have to assume that Yamcha is faster than Krillin? Not really.
Does one have to assume that Frieza will go down with just one more blow? Nope.
Does one have to assume that Yamcha can land a hit on the enemy? Absolutely.
Try negating it; if he cannot even touch Frieza, how in the world would he begin to defeat him physically?
Strengthen and weaken questions are two sides of the same coin.
J.Y. says it best... "You don't ever attack Goku."
Confused? You should be, but it's fun looking at it from that angle.
Think of Goku as the PREMISE, his Kamehameha as the SUPPORT, and whatever he is directing the beam towards is the CONCLUSION.
If the beam is huge, that means there is a lot of support that Goku, the premise, is giving the conclusion, strengthening it.
The smaller it is, the weaker the support. In these question types, you wanna look for something that expands or reduces the beam.
Do not ever pick a choice that goes after a premise or conclusion.
Example...
Piccolo is charging his ultimate move while Goku distracts the foe; therefore, Piccolo must be trying to kill Raditz.
An AC that says "Piccolo never resorts to his strongest ability" or "Piccolo is not a murderer" is WRONG.
An AC that says "Piccolo despises Raditz" strengthens, even by just a little, because that hatred gives him a motive to kill.
An AC that says "Piccolo has no problem with Raditz and loathes Goku" gives doubt that Piccolo wishes to kill Raditz; maybe he's after his partner!
HTH.
PS. If you don't get any of these references, I'm sorry about your childhood.
