One of the RC videos that I watched mentioned that when something (call it X) happens more & more frequently, it does not mean that X happens most of the time. But I read it from one of the PowerScore posts that "more often than not" means MOST. They sound quite similar to me, so I'm not sure how to make a distinction between them. If I change it to "X happens more & more frequently THAN NOT" would it equate to most?
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More and more frequently just means something is happening more often than before. Maybe in the past it happened 1% of the time, then recently it increased to 2% of the time. More often than not means more than 50% of the time, which means it happens most of the time.
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Yeah this is all about what you are comparing the past performance to. Are you comparing current frequency of an event with past frequency (the amount of time a particular thing used to happen)? If so, this tells you nothing about overall occurrences of any kind, it's only a comparison within a particular category.
Does "more often than not" mean most?
Yes, in terms of frequency: "More often than not" = "Most of the time" or "Usually"
To clarify your confusion: "More and more frequently" refers to a change in frequency, while "Most of the time" refers to just frequency - like comparing velocity vs. distance.
They sound quite similar to me, so I'm not sure how to make a distinction between them.
Instead of focusing on specific terms, first become familiar with general LSAT qualifiers (on a scale of 0 to 100):
- All/Always (100)
- Most/Usually (51-100)
- Some/Sometimes (1-100)
- Not All/Not Always (0-99)
- None/Never (0)
You can then interpret specific terms by applying them to this framework.