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If I said that, I was mistaken--to hit 175+, we're talking more natural talent than consistent practice. Practice is the sort of thing that can bring you from a 172 to a 176--but you'd have to be at a pretty high level to begin with.
Studying helps, don't get me wrong. The LSAT is all about doing things right, quickly. Read as much as you can--the Economist is a good place to start--but don't skim; your goal is to break down reading comprehension passages well. What was the purpose of this paragraph? What is the author trying to communicate? A good set exercises in formal logic will help. No need to take a class in it or anything like that; that's massive overkill. But spend some time learning to, say, diagram a contrapositive. And then when the time comes, if you need it, sign up for a prep class.
Those are tips to get your score higher, but even with a very good practice regimen most people won't be able to score 170+, much less 175+. There are some people -- the vast majority of the population distribution, in fact -- who just won't be able to take standardized tests at the speed necessary to hit 175+. And that's not an indictment of their general intelligence, it's just the way these tests are designed.
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