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General questions relating to LSAT Logical Reasoning.
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 Oz29xr8
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Hello, I've been having some trouble lately with finding the correct answer choice in Logical Reasoning. When I do a problem I carefully read the stimulus, highlight important details and keywords, and understand what they talk about. I paraphrase after reading the stimulus, but when it comes to the answer choices I have a hard find the the right answer. Sometimes I get stuck between two answer choices and I end up choosing the wrong answer. I try my best reading each answer choice carefully, but ultimately I get many of the questions wrong. It happens because of small details such as words or how strong or weak the answer is. I go back to the stimulus when it is only necessary. What is it that I am doing wrong that I need to improve on? Could it be that I need to work on my paraphrasing? Would I have to read more carefully? What do I need to look for when labeling answer choices as losers and contenders? What do I look out for when stuck between two answer choices? I feel like the answer choices are giving me trouble. Please let me know. Thank you.
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 Dave Killoran
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Hi Oz,

It could actually be any of those things individually, or a combination of them. Or it could be one this time, and a different one the next time. Part of what you should do is track your misses and see if there's a bigger pattern there.

Listening to our podcast on getting down to 2 answers might also help: https://powerscore.com/lsat/resources/p ... at-answers

Don't be too hard on yourself, but track what happens so you can learn where you are most likely to make a mistake, then attack those areas. Good luck!
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 LanceAJ
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I have this same issue. I can get it down to two answers, but end up getting that 50/50 choice wrong too many times. I started focusing on Logical Force. That seemed to help a bit.

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