Thoughts on writing on explanations for incorrect LR questions? Forum

[PhiladelphiaCollins]

Studying right now for October and I saw a few people mention that writing out the whole LR question and how/why it was wrong was helpful for them. Wrote a PT on Saturday and in the process of BR right now and using that strategy, so obviously I won't know if this approach pays off or not yet, but I was just wondering what others thoughts/experiences were with this.

[pkraft1]

I never wrote out the whole question; I did write out the core of the argument, which I feel is much more valuable that simply copying the question down. Yes, you should write explanations for the questions you missed or had trouble with.

[npt2901]

No, I do not write down the whole question. You automatically know what the question is asking by question type. The important part is to write down the conclusion and the support to the conclusion to really understand the reasoning. I write down ABCDE and explain why each answer choice is right and why each one is wrong. I also write down notes for the question type. For example, if its a necessary assump, then I would write notes like "remember NA questions have small language" or if its a flaw, I write down the type of flaw it is.

[MrBalloons]

I write down ABCDE and explain why each answer choice is right and why each one is wrong. I also write down notes for the question type. For example, if its a necessary assump, then I would write notes like "remember NA questions have small language" or if its a flaw, I write down the type of flaw it is.

Do this exactly.

[Op_Diom]

Yes, do that. Yet, you might just want to type up the questions you get wrong only into a word document, or maybe just premise and conclusion of the wrong questions so you can look over it later.

When I'm reviewing, I always grab a pencil and write out little notes beside each answer choice so I get straight the WRONG mental approach, so I don't do it ever again. Then I clarify why the RIGHT approach is right and why the wrong is wrong, and why the RIGHT AC fits the right approach to this particular question. Then, at the end of each section I scribble some general notes about the section as a whole, and see what I can take away from each part of the test. Basically, by the end, the whole test is scribbled up but it helps straighten things out, for sure.