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Hello,
Is anyone aware of LSAC having an infrequent tendency to introduce a question stem in double negatives?
Example: Instead of stating, "Which one of the following, if true, would weaken the argument?" They otherwise state, "Each of the following, if true, does not weaken the argument EXCEPT?"
Thank you.
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Out of the 60+ tests that I have been exposed to, I don't think I have ever seen a double-negative in a question stem. That said, don't assume that there won't be one or a few on your test.
The closest thing I've seen to an annoying, not-so-straightforward question stem are the "Except" questions (e.g "Each of the following weakens the argument, EXCEPT").
@msami1010493 Thank you for taking the time and effort to diligently answer my question. No, I am not aware of such construction. It was a curiosity that struck me all of the sudden as I was studying. I can imagine such a construction would cause unwarranted agitation during a stressful test, and hence just wanted to hit all pointers.
I just read the stems of all 29 weaken except question through 7Sage's question bank filter from PT 1-79. I did not find a construction like the second one you referenced.
I am not aware of an example of your second construction appearing on the exam, therefore as it stands now, I would have to say that the frequency is near zero. Do you have a PrepTest in mind where that construction was used?> @ayadmathews4. Mathews said:
Example: Instead of stating, "Which one of the following, if true, would weaken the argument?" They otherwise state, "Each of the following, if true, does not weaken the argument EXCEPT?"
Thank you.
Did you read the second question in the example closely? I did not mean a standard weaken except question. I wrote "does not weaken EXCEPT"?
Both of those question types are used frequently on the LSAT.