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by LSATN100
Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:04 am
 
Forum: Passage #2 - Kin Recognition
Topic: Q14
Replies: 4
Views: 2327
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Re: Q14

I was initially confused by D. The key to understanding what D is talking about is to understand the relationship between the following terms: "the traditional view of evolution:" natural selection favors individual "inclusive fitness theory:" natural selection favors individual+...
by LSATN100
Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:01 pm
 
Forum: Section #2
Topic: Q23 - Ethicist: Only when we know
Replies: 20
Views: 6094
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Re: Q23 - Ethicist: Only when we know

The key is that:
NOT [A ->B] cannot be rewritten as [A -> Not B]
NOT [A ->B] should be rewritten as [A ---some--- not B]
by LSATN100
Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:36 am
 
Forum: Passage #4 - Raw Food
Topic: Q23
Replies: 5
Views: 204
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Re: Q23

(B) is wrong because it uses a conditional statement, whereas the passage is describing a causal relation. What the passage says is [cooking ---(cause)---> evolution] (B) says [cooking -> evolution] We cannot equate a causal relationship with a conditional relationship, even if they look the s...
by LSATN100
Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:19 am
 
Forum: Section #4
Topic: Q18 - Leadership depends as much on
Replies: 6
Views: 4177
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Re: Q18 - Leadership depends as much on

first sentence: leader -> aware importance + collective goal second sentence: follow leader -> necessary for accomplishing the goal + actually achieve It is important to realize that: leader = follow leader aware importance = necessary for accomplishing the goal collective goal = actually achi...
by LSATN100
Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:19 pm
 
Forum: Section #2
Topic: Q8 - The fishing industry cannot currently
Replies: 5
Views: 1896
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Re: Q8 - The fishing industry cannot currently

I stared at this question for hours and finally figured out what the argument was talking about. The government's intention is to count the seabirds killed by net fishing, but they disguised this intention by claiming that they want to determine the toxin level. Contrary to their claim, the governme...
by LSATN100
Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:19 am
 
Forum: Passage #1 - Authoritarian Rulers
Topic: Q5
Replies: 9
Views: 3197
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Re: Q5

The key is to correctly understand the meaning of "pressured to do so." I incorrectly interpreted it as "forced to do something against their will," so I thought if they foresee the changes and make precautions voluntarily, they are not pressured to do so. I thought "pressur...
by LSATN100
Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:07 am
 
Forum: Section #3
Topic: Q17 - Zoologist: Animals can certainly
Replies: 17
Views: 6461
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Re: Q17 - Zoologist: Animals can certainly

P: the fact that animals can signal each other with sound and gestures doesn't prove that animals process the ability to use sounds or gestures to refer to concrete objects or abstract ideas. C: the fact that animals can signal each other with sound and gestures doesn't confirm that animals possess ...
by LSATN100
Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:45 am
 
Forum: Section #3
Topic: Q14 - People's political behavior frequently does not
Replies: 14
Views: 5233
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Re: Q14 - People's political behavior frequently does not

This argument is very convoluted because it uses different phrases to express the same idea (complain = resent; "government intervention = affect voter's lives"). The sentence that "people tend not to reelect inactive politicians" uses double negation, so it is hard to see that i...
by LSATN100
Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:29 am
 
Forum: Section #3
Topic: Q14 - Many movies starring top actors
Replies: 7
Views: 3545
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Re: Q14 - Many movies starring top actors

D is incorrect for the following reasons: 1. visual aids CAN be very useful vs. top actors WILL do well. CAN implies ability, so it will or will not be useful. but WILL is a statement of fact. 2. teaching math skills might sometimes be MORE DIFFICULT vs. unknown actors are unlikely to DO WELL. MORE ...
by LSATN100
Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:48 pm
 
Forum: Section #2
Topic: Q22 - In a recent study, one group of participants
Replies: 8
Views: 913
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Re: Q22 - In a recent study, one group of participants

I missed this question twice. In both of my attempts, I crossed out all the answers. I failed to bring in the "common sense" assumption that identical twins look the same and it's hard to distinguish between them even for the twins themselves. So if a person watches the video recording of ...
by LSATN100
Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:40 am
 
Forum: Passage #2 - Kin Recognition
Topic: Q12
Replies: 10
Views: 3202
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Re: Q12

The difficulty to recognize A as the correct answer is that the term "visual cues" never appears in the passage. So it is easy to treat A as an out-of-scope answer. I was hesitant to select A because I think "visual cuse" is out of scope. It is important to realize that this type...
by LSATN100
Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:03 pm
 
Forum: Section #3
Topic: Q10 - Concert promoter: Some critics claim
Replies: 13
Views: 7677
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Re: Q10 - Concert promoter: Some critics claim

I chose B during timed PT and chose D during the blind review. After review, I find that there are two flaws in this argument: 1) takes for granted that income from sales of memorabilia is one indicator of popular appeal. 2) relativity flaw. The first flaw is apparent: the sales of memorabilia has n...
by LSATN100
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:56 am
 
Forum: Passage #2 - English Common Law
Topic: Q9
Replies: 2
Views: 1023
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Re: Q9

I did this question wrong. After review, I realize that the key is to understand the meaning of "contemporary" correctly. The word "contemporary" has two meanings: 1. belonging to the same time. 2. belonging to the present time. In the sentence, it employs the second meaning. So ...
by LSATN100
Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:57 am
 
Forum: Passage #3 - Isamu Noguchi
Topic: Q16
Replies: 19
Views: 5938
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Re: Q16

The key to approaching this question is to use outside knowledge: the meaning of "oxidization." I didn't know that the reflective property of a metal CAN change over time because of oxidization. I was looking for an answer that distinguish between reflective vs. non-reflective metals, and ...
by LSATN100
Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:03 am
 
Forum: Passage #2 - Statutory Law
Topic: Q15
Replies: 14
Views: 13333
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Re: Q15

I incorrectly chose (C), because I misunderstood the meaning of "formulation." In the dictionary, it has two meanings: 1) to create or prepare something carefully, giving particular attention to the details. 2) to express your ideas in carefully chosen words. The word "formulate"...
by LSATN100
Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:59 pm
 
Forum: Passage #1 - Parallel Computing
Topic: Q2
Replies: 8
Views: 2941
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Re: Q2

I incorrectly chose A in the question. In review, I find that the key to solving this question is to understand the question stem correctly. "The large-scale climate trends discussed in passage A" is NOT equal to the whole paragraph of discussion about the large-scale climate trends (which...
by LSATN100
Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:41 pm
 
Forum: Section #3
Topic: Q20 - The ability of mammals to control
Replies: 9
Views: 6429
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Re: Q20 - The ability of mammals to control

The problem with (C) lies in its wording. The conclusion is about "the development of their brains and intelligence." Brain and intelligence are parallel terms. But answer choice (C) states "the brain cannot support intelligence," which distorts the relationship between brain and...