Hi all, I made another flashcard set. This time for memorizing Quantifiers. Flashcards are what really helped me in undergrad and so I decided to make them to companion my 7sage studies. Thought I'd share to help others who would benefit :) made a folder that I will most likely add more sets to as I go. Much Love and happy studying! https://quizlet.com/user/ehoffmanwallace/folders/lsat-7sage-flashcards
I'm a bit confused by the context can make some excludes all... If we think reading is a challenge therefore all can be excluded, for a class of 20, we should also reasonably exclude those numbers that are close enough to all like 18 or 19, but I don't think we should do that since we are not drawing the line.
Okay I get how some but not all, and only indicate that "all" is being excluded. I'm still a little stuck on how the previous lesson shows that some can include all.
Is the quantifier "some" being used in the same way as "sum" where its just adding up since it is ambiguous?
Some can include all BUT MUST INCLUDE at least one. So it's not a given that "some" will always include "all" and we will likely have to rely on explicit or implicit indicators with context to figure out what the author is saying. This is annoying because we don't have conversations where we use "some" and "some" could include all. We would say all.
I guess its because only indicates a specific number. So I kind of put an example in my head. "You can only have some chips" versus "you can have some chips".One has a boundary and the other doesn't. (must exclude something)
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Hi all, I made another flashcard set. This time for memorizing Quantifiers. Flashcards are what really helped me in undergrad and so I decided to make them to companion my 7sage studies. Thought I'd share to help others who would benefit :) made a folder that I will most likely add more sets to as I go. Much Love and happy studying! https://quizlet.com/user/ehoffmanwallace/folders/lsat-7sage-flashcards
I'm a bit confused by the context can make some excludes all... If we think reading is a challenge therefore all can be excluded, for a class of 20, we should also reasonably exclude those numbers that are close enough to all like 18 or 19, but I don't think we should do that since we are not drawing the line.
Idk how some could ever mean all. I have never heard some be used in a way to describe a whole group.
Okay I get how some but not all, and only indicate that "all" is being excluded. I'm still a little stuck on how the previous lesson shows that some can include all.
Is the quantifier "some" being used in the same way as "sum" where its just adding up since it is ambiguous?
Also can we get an example of this with context?
Ok I think I understand it a bit
When we say "Some apples are red," we mean:
There is at least one red apple
If all apples are red, does it still meet the condition of at least one red apple?
Yes! Because if every apple is red, then at least one apple is red.
Since "some" means at least one, and "all" includes "at least one," the statement remains true.
Imagine a basket of apples:
Case 1: 3 out of 10 apples are red → "Some apples are red" is true.
Case 2: 10 out of 10 apples are red → "Some apples are red" is still true because "some" only requires at least one.
Some can include all BUT MUST INCLUDE at least one. So it's not a given that "some" will always include "all" and we will likely have to rely on explicit or implicit indicators with context to figure out what the author is saying. This is annoying because we don't have conversations where we use "some" and "some" could include all. We would say all.
This is the LSAT being the LSAT.
@susanatovar THIS!! Such a good explanation.
The title of this lesson literally contradicts the previous lesson. Would make more sense to say Exception or Implicit Exclusion
Can someone further clarify why "only some" would indicate some but not all?
I guess its because only indicates a specific number. So I kind of put an example in my head. "You can only have some chips" versus "you can have some chips".One has a boundary and the other doesn't. (must exclude something)
Its weird because ive seen definitions that some implicitly means "not all", but I guess for the LSAT, some can mean all. I think that's very funny
yes i agree, its confusing.