Stupid Errors

adrian.mikoadrian.miko Alum Member
edited January 2015 in Logical Reasoning 191 karma
Anyone else find they are making stupid mistakes on Logical Reasoning...?
I usually score between -6 to -8 on these sections when I do them timed.

Once I complete a Logical Reasoning section I re-print the section and do all the questions un-timed as Blind Review, without looking at the answer choices I circled before. (I still do the questions fairly quickly)

I find that when I go over them a second time, I only get 3-4 wrong... Does anyone else have this problem?
Any steps I can take to get these right on the first attempt? There seems to be no pattern as to the questions types that I am missing.

Comments

  • ddakjikingddakjiking Inactive ⭐
    2116 karma
    Have you done a lot of drilling?
  • harrismeganharrismegan Member
    2074 karma
    I haven't done a prep test since December, but this was the case for me as well. What I can suggest is to drill question types. I know you say that there is no pattern, but the best way to enhance your score, I think, would be to try and identify which ones are not the best questions for you and to drill Cambridge packages. Even if it means shaving a little time off of those questions so you can get to others, I think it would help!
  • blah170blahblah170blah Alum Inactive ⭐
    3550 karma
    I'm kind of in the same boat as you are. The thing is that there might be a pattern to the questions that you're missing that you're not seeing. For instance, I don't miss main conclusion questions often but I did realize that I miss main conclusion questions when the structure of the stimulus goes: premise - main conclusion - intermediary premise - intermediary conclusion.

    My point is there might be an underlying structural reason that makes it so that you trip up on certain stimuli, regardless of question stem.

    Otherwise, I would recommend what others are saying and drill packets. Perhaps it's an exposure problem.
  • adrian.mikoadrian.miko Alum Member
    191 karma
    Well the problem is now that I pretty much depleted all the LSATs.
    I've done all the drills on here, as well as the drills in LR Encyclopedia by Nathan Fox
  • blah170blahblah170blah Alum Inactive ⭐
    3550 karma
    In that case, go back through and revisit material you've seen before or complete earlier tests. Also, I would time your blind review (stopwatch, not alarm). If you notice that the blind review takes you an additional 10+ minutes, that might mean you have to find a technique that ensures your accuracy like on BR but is more time-efficient.
  • adrian.mikoadrian.miko Alum Member
    191 karma
    Thanks for the advice everyone!
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