prephasing Forum

[NigeranOU]

Which logical reasoning questions should I absolutely, hands down be formulating a possible answer before I look at the answer choices? If I could get a list of logical reasoning question types I would really appreciate it, thanks!

[Barack O'Drama]

I find myself pre phrasing most questions on the LR sections of the LSAT. They aren't always 100%, but it helps not to go in blind. I can usually always pre phrase inference type/flaw questions. Those seem to be the most predicable as far as answer choice.

Actually now that I think about it, with the exception of some oddballs, the only ones I find impossible to pre phrase are necessary assumption questions.

[ThatOneAfrican]

Which logical reasoning questions should I absolutely, hands down be formulating a possible answer before I look at the answer choices? If I could get a list of logical reasoning question types I would really appreciate it, thanks!

No clue to the first question, but I do know where you can get a list of LR classified by type: http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 6&t=108425
It's right here on the site. Also: a fellow Nigerian! Yay! (ignore that if I'm wrong pls)

[Rupert Pupkin]

Yeah- as Barack said, even if when you do it, it doesn't immediately take you to a matching correct AC, it gives you a nice cushion entering the question and you are more likely thinking logically on the correct path and will figure out the correct answer with much more ease.

[Barack O'Drama]

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I thought about this for a while this morning as I was prepping, and yeah, the only questions I don't find myself paraphrasing or at least trying are N.A. questions. 50% of the time they aren't 100% right, but it is WAYYYY better than going in blind. That is how you get tricked with highly attractive wrong answer choices.

[Mikey]

It takes practice but just like Barack said, it's not always 100% but it's better to think of something instead of going in blind. You won't always be able to match your pre-phrase to the correct answer, mostly with the harder questions, but it's still good to do. If you don't pre-phrase for a question, at the very least you should be going into the answer choices with a good understanding of the stimulus and having the conclusion in your mind, as well as why that conclusion seems to be supported by the premises.

[mukol]

https://7sage.com/webinar/jimmy-anticipating/


Here is a helpful webinar....


I thought about this for a while this morning as I was prepping, and yeah, the only questions I don't find myself paraphrasing or at least trying are N.A. questions. 50% of the time they aren't 100% right, but it is WAYYYY better than going in blind. That is how you get tricked with highly attractive wrong answer choices.

NA is one of the easiest answers to prephrase. Read the stim, at the end of the conclusion say "because something something something." Same goes for SA but sub if for because.

[Barack O'Drama]

https://7sage.com/webinar/jimmy-anticipating/


Here is a helpful webinar....


I thought about this for a while this morning as I was prepping, and yeah, the only questions I don't find myself paraphrasing or at least trying are N.A. questions. 50% of the time they aren't 100% right, but it is WAYYYY better than going in blind. That is how you get tricked with highly attractive wrong answer choices.

NA is one of the easiest answers to prephrase. Read the stim, at the end of the conclusion say "because something something something." Same goes for SA but sub if for because.

For N.A. it is quicker to use the negation test and be done. N.A. answers choices tend to be a myriad of things that have content that is near impossible to predict.

[mukol]

https://7sage.com/webinar/jimmy-anticipating/


Here is a helpful webinar....


I thought about this for a while this morning as I was prepping, and yeah, the only questions I don't find myself paraphrasing or at least trying are N.A. questions. 50% of the time they aren't 100% right, but it is WAYYYY better than going in blind. That is how you get tricked with highly attractive wrong answer choices.

NA is one of the easiest answers to prephrase. Read the stim, at the end of the conclusion say "because something something something." Same goes for SA but sub if for because.

For N.A. it is quicker to use the negation test and be done. N.A. answers choices tend to be a myriad of things that have content that is near impossible to predict.

You know at the end of the day, the important thing is for everyone to do what works best for them. For some people that means negation test, for others that means analternative heuristic.