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"lying is often the morally appropriate thing to do"
Is "often" quantifiable?
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"lying is often the morally appropriate thing to do"
Is "often" quantifiable?
28:3:23
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Everyone already covered it, but combining what @branigansatterfield634 and @aisling said above, I think of "often" as "many" because both terms are left to interpretation. For example, three dogs is "many" to me, but maybe not someone who runs a kennel, or eating pizza twice a week is "often" to me but maybe not someone else. I feel like both terms can be easily read in casual conversation as "usually" or "most" so I think of them together rather than comparing them to "some" (though in effect "some" is the same thing, I don't think it's interpreted as "most" or "usually" like the other two terms are).
I agree that "often" is like "some". Another word I see on the LSAT quite a bit that reminds me of it is "many".
"Often" is left up to the interpretation of the writer. If I say, "I often take the train to work," I could mean that once a week I take the train to work and the other four days I walk to work. It could also mean that four times a week I take the train to work, but it doesn't have to mean any more than "sometimes."
Often only means some. For often to mean most it would have to be "more often than not."
That helps. Thanks
I usually categorize it the same way I would for 'most' or 'usually'. It allows for instances where, for example, lying is NOT the morally appropriate thing to do. So an answer choice that says something along the lines of, "it is always the case that" would be a red flag. Hope that helps!