LSAT Logic Games Pt. 1 (Sequencing)

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The fourth lesson of the FREE LSAT prep course offered by Insight LSAT. This is a comprehensive course for LSAT preparation, taught by an instructor who scored 179 on the LSAT. We go through every section, providing expert advice, strategies, illustrations of methods, and more!
In this lesson, we introduce you to the famous logic games section! We present general strategies for the section and also get into details for the first of two major game types - sequencing games - and some variations on that model. Examples of each game type variation are presented with diagrams and sample questions. There's also homework listed for more practice.
Topics include:
4:50 Game Types
7:36 Question Types
18:03 Diagramming and Rules
1:23:17 Variations on Sequencing Games
1:25:41 Sequencing w/ Extra Dimensions
1:40:47 Relative Sequencing
1:53:04 Mismatched Sequencing

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[@sukik8234]

Question Timestamps: Basic: @1:20:20 Extra Dimension: @1:40:40 Relative Sequencing: @1:51:49 Mismatched Sequence: @2:17:21

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[@teeguerazo]

Firstly, I cannot thank you enough for all of your efforts putting this course together. On mismatched sequences, (21), I reached the right answer quickly by reading that answer (e) is not the right contra-positive to the rule A -- C.

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I would like to thank you for sharing this information. At first the logic games seemed intimidating now I actually enjoy them

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i appreciate this video so much. I like the pace of the course and it was really helpful in teaching the basics of logic games. I am a senior in college and I am getting ready to take the LSAT. Thank you so much for taking the time out to make this video, it was great!

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[@tmac6473]

This is the most helpful lesson on logical games lesson I’ve EVER seen (and I’ve seen a lot). I’m starting to get perfect scores on sequencing games!

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[@lydiajm7075]

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[@Pr4sEoDyMiUm]

At 44:40 I believe you misinterpreted the rule. C being two spaces in front of Q would mean that there is actually only one element in between them, not two.

[@brookewanser8011]

That's what I was thinking, too!

[@salmamansour9196]

Also it said in front, so shouldn't it be Q _ C?

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[@AShea-cu6vn]

Good morning :) thank you for these great accessible lessons. I have enjoyed the first three a lot and have been working through this lesson. I am fairly new in my LSAT studying and there is one particular rule during the lessons that confused me slightly. I have been taught from my Powerscore LG Bible that if a rule states Person X must sit two seats behind Person Y that it should be diagramed X_Y. You lesson teaches that this would be X_ _Y. I am just making sure I am studying correctly one way or the other. The two spots that I was confused about this was at 45:09 and 47:51. I am currently at 1:20:22, so have not finished the video yet as I need to get some sleep for the night, but I just wanted to reach out and get clarification. Again, thank you so much for the lessons on here. They have been helpful.

[@insightlsat]

Hey good catch - thanks for that. At those two times you pointed out, it really should be X_Y. If X is one space to the left of Y, it would be XY, and if it is two spaces to the left, it is X_Y. At least two spaces to the left would be expressed as X[1+]Y.

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[@dando2841]

I'm shocked that in all these logic games the elements start with different letters... I would expect the creators of the test to make them all start with the same letters to keep making things more confusing for the test-taker. 🙄 Thanks for these awesome videos! I'm feeling pumped to take the LSAT soon! You rock

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How did you do?

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Howd you do

[@KaiserSoze679]

Not to brag here but I'm actually pretty proud cause I got to the same conclusion you eventually found for the Mismatched Sequencing question, but back at the beginning. When you wrote C ---> E and E ----> C, I just saw that as the same kind of rule as your G/F ---> F/G. What I saw was two pairs of "either/or"s, and only 2 "out" slots, so the other 3 were guanreteed in, in some order - so when E said "Artie is not" I didn't need to look any further, that was obviously impossible. Then I not only saw A brings in C, and knocks E out, but amended my "A is in last 3" rule, to "A-C" chunk in last 3. So by the time I unpaused to start your work through, even though I followed slightly different reasoning, I'd already jumped a few minutes of troubleshooting ahead. Damn man, just watching a couple of your videos and I think I'm already starting to intuit a fair bit of this stuff. I'm suddenly feeling A LOT less scared of the LSAT. Thanks!

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Thanks

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idk just watched this whole for no reason, didnt even realize it was 2 hours, weird, good video!

[@keirstynelliott9521]

Having trouble building a diagram for G4 in S2 prep test 38. Any suggestions or tips for this one?

[@andrewd3525]

Another inference you could make from the mismatch diagram Is that C must either be in the 4th or 5th position because it comes after A and A must either be in the 3rd or 4th position

[@julie2318]

God bless you.