Since it's a hot Friday night, Glorilla will act up. Glorilla acts up when it's 7pm Friday and it's 95 degrees. I ain't got no man and no man ain't got me.
Conclusion: Glorilla will act up.
Premises: It's a hot friday night. Glorilla acts up when it's 7pm Friday and it's 95 degrees.
Context: I ain't got no man and no man ain't got me.
Chocolate is Willy's favorite candy, which is why he made a whole factory to produce his chocolate. This year, Willy has sold 500 chocolate bars, and he sold them quickly. Because of the good sales this year, Willy is expecting to sell over 1000 chocolate bars next year.
Context: Chocolate is Willy's favorite candy, which is why he made a whole factory to produce his chocolate.
Premise: This year, Willy has sold 500 chocolate bars, and he sold them quickly. Because of the good sales this year...
Conclusion: ...Willy is expecting to sell over 1000 chocolate bars next year.
I appreciate the lesson but I hope that I find reason why I should focus or read the context in the first place. I understand that I'll need it for the "other people's position" context setting to take a position, however, I find it to be confusing at times and I end up focusing on the context too much and use it as a premise for the questions I'm asked in LSAT.
Has anyone noticed that in the first few videos, when he reviews at the end, he bolds important vocab words but later videos its gone. The bolding of important concepts or vocabulary really help me when jotting down notes and remembering these concepts. :(
Working moms say that stay at home moms don’t have to do that much work. But, that’s not true. Stay at home moms have to cook, clean, deal with the child’s tantrums, entertain all day, set schedules, make sure they’re development is on track, etc.
@BreanaNunez Yeah i think this is a great example as the first sentence is other people's opinion, the second sentence is the conclusion, and the rest of it is the premise.
Most people think lacrosse is a soft sport, which is usually backed by the fact that it gets little to no airtime. However, this is not true. Studies show that rugby, which also receives limited airtime, is perceived to be rougher than mainstream sports and as physically demanding as lacrosse.
In Spain, many residents take a break during the middle of the day which is referred to as a 'siesta'. Taking a siesta leaves those to be re-energized to complete the rest of their tasks. Therefore, it is important to take a siesta.
First sentence is context. The second sentence is the premise. The last sentence is the conclusion.
I've also had this happen to me. I've found that refreshing the page can fix it, but going back to the syllabus and clicking on the lesson from there almost always fixes it.
A study showed that women from America cheat at significantly higher rates than men from America, so a common belief amongst those who’ve seen this study is that American women are more dishonest than American men. However, this can’t be true, because another study observing American women and American men has shown that both groups cheat at similar rates.
as i understand it table setting introduces the topic for us and other peoples position will introduce, well, other peoples positions in order for the author to provide their conclusion
Many people wonder how they can improve their dog's walking behaviour and prevent leash pulling. Prong collars are a commonly used tool to help properly leash train a dog. Prong collars are statistically shown to improve most dogs leash behaviour. Therefore, prong collars are one of the most effective ways to leash train a dog.
Many people have wondered how to defend properly against poison gas. In the First World War, gas attacks killed countless people. I have researched and found has found a possible defense. If there was a way to filter the poison before you breathed it in, the chance of survival is much higher. Gas masks are the solution to the problem of poison gas.
First 2 sentences are context. The next 2 are premises. The last sentence is the conclusion.
@JacksonCarroll Some 7Sage commenters believe that using 7Sage is the only way to do well on the LSAT. However, this thinking is erroneous. Many LSAT takers have scored well into the 170s using other study methods, such as LSAT Demon or The Loophole.
@mutayeb From my experience, the "other people's position" is like a counterargument that strengthens the author's conclusion or claim. Instead of just ignoring it completely.
Dogs are known to wag their tail in an excited manner whenever they come to see a puppy of the same breed. Large groups of people have often wondered why the dogs only do this for dogs of the same breed and if it works for mixed breeds. A group of researchers have found the conclusion, as long as one breed is shared, the dog will wag its tail. When presented in a controlled study, golden doodles wagged their tail when they saw either golden retrievers, poodles, or a mix of both as puppies.
@asanchez According to the video, the context does not support the conclusion in any way. However, I do have a pickle with this example, as the fact that stripes do not serve as camouflage can be support that stripes evolved for a different reason, and in this case for protection against flies. Like, if we were to negate the piece of information in the context: stripes do serve as camouflage, I would argue that it weakens the conclusion that stripes evolved for the protection against flies.
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Since it's a hot Friday night, Glorilla will act up. Glorilla acts up when it's 7pm Friday and it's 95 degrees. I ain't got no man and no man ain't got me.
Conclusion: Glorilla will act up.
Premises: It's a hot friday night. Glorilla acts up when it's 7pm Friday and it's 95 degrees.
Context: I ain't got no man and no man ain't got me.
thank you
I needed to read this. Thank you.
This is how i need all modules to be explained
Me: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN
@almostfamous shakespeare who??
Chocolate is Willy's favorite candy, which is why he made a whole factory to produce his chocolate. This year, Willy has sold 500 chocolate bars, and he sold them quickly. Because of the good sales this year, Willy is expecting to sell over 1000 chocolate bars next year.
Context: Chocolate is Willy's favorite candy, which is why he made a whole factory to produce his chocolate.
Premise: This year, Willy has sold 500 chocolate bars, and he sold them quickly. Because of the good sales this year...
Conclusion: ...Willy is expecting to sell over 1000 chocolate bars next year.
From my understanding, context is a sentence that doesn't support an argument or is supported by a premise.
There are two functions/types of contexts:
table setting: introduces the topic, tells us the "why we care" part of it
other ppl's pov: introduces what scholars, reserachers, etc. think of the topic before the author introduces what they think (concur or not)
I appreciate the lesson but I hope that I find reason why I should focus or read the context in the first place. I understand that I'll need it for the "other people's position" context setting to take a position, however, I find it to be confusing at times and I end up focusing on the context too much and use it as a premise for the questions I'm asked in LSAT.
Has anyone noticed that in the first few videos, when he reviews at the end, he bolds important vocab words but later videos its gone. The bolding of important concepts or vocabulary really help me when jotting down notes and remembering these concepts. :(
Working moms say that stay at home moms don’t have to do that much work. But, that’s not true. Stay at home moms have to cook, clean, deal with the child’s tantrums, entertain all day, set schedules, make sure they’re development is on track, etc.
Was this a correct example?
@BreanaNunez Yeah i think this is a great example as the first sentence is other people's opinion, the second sentence is the conclusion, and the rest of it is the premise.
Most people think lacrosse is a soft sport, which is usually backed by the fact that it gets little to no airtime. However, this is not true. Studies show that rugby, which also receives limited airtime, is perceived to be rougher than mainstream sports and as physically demanding as lacrosse.
@Thesegreydays
Context: What people think.
Conclusion: Not true.
Premise: What the studies show.
In Spain, many residents take a break during the middle of the day which is referred to as a 'siesta'. Taking a siesta leaves those to be re-energized to complete the rest of their tasks. Therefore, it is important to take a siesta.
First sentence is context. The second sentence is the premise. The last sentence is the conclusion.
@AmarAlkhatib As a Spaniard, I am entirely persuaded by your argument :).
The zebra example is diabolical.
Lord have mercy.
@GGG lol
#feedback Only some of the lesson videos seem to allow for full screen and the other video options.
I've also had this happen to me. I've found that refreshing the page can fix it, but going back to the syllabus and clicking on the lesson from there almost always fixes it.
This structure is very similar to papers you'd write throughout your education.
Background/Context → Statement → Support (→ Statement again)
Although I find it difficult when they slather the whole thing in unfamiliar subject matters : /
A study showed that women from America cheat at significantly higher rates than men from America, so a common belief amongst those who’ve seen this study is that American women are more dishonest than American men. However, this can’t be true, because another study observing American women and American men has shown that both groups cheat at similar rates.
here for OPP jokes
@PeterDellaVecchia PP jokes?
@PeterDellaVecchia I'm gettin down wit em
Does anyone know why zebras have stripes
as i understand it table setting introduces the topic for us and other peoples position will introduce, well, other peoples positions in order for the author to provide their conclusion
So an argument has a conclusion if the argument is made by the author? Otherwise, it could be context or a sub-conclusion?
I love the use (and modification) of the classic Socrates Syllogism.
Many people wonder how they can improve their dog's walking behaviour and prevent leash pulling. Prong collars are a commonly used tool to help properly leash train a dog. Prong collars are statistically shown to improve most dogs leash behaviour. Therefore, prong collars are one of the most effective ways to leash train a dog.
Many people have wondered how to defend properly against poison gas. In the First World War, gas attacks killed countless people. I have researched and found has found a possible defense. If there was a way to filter the poison before you breathed it in, the chance of survival is much higher. Gas masks are the solution to the problem of poison gas.
First 2 sentences are context. The next 2 are premises. The last sentence is the conclusion.
nice
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@JacksonCarroll i would say thats a illogical argument
@JacksonCarroll Some 7Sage commenters believe that using 7Sage is the only way to do well on the LSAT. However, this thinking is erroneous. Many LSAT takers have scored well into the 170s using other study methods, such as LSAT Demon or The Loophole.
Grammatical error detected: A group of Britisher researchers BELIEVES — a group is singular.
So basically other people's positions are just a context to pave the way for the author to respond to the other person's POV using their own argument.
@mutayeb From my experience, the "other people's position" is like a counterargument that strengthens the author's conclusion or claim. Instead of just ignoring it completely.
Dogs are known to wag their tail in an excited manner whenever they come to see a puppy of the same breed. Large groups of people have often wondered why the dogs only do this for dogs of the same breed and if it works for mixed breeds. A group of researchers have found the conclusion, as long as one breed is shared, the dog will wag its tail. When presented in a controlled study, golden doodles wagged their tail when they saw either golden retrievers, poodles, or a mix of both as puppies.
what is the difference between a premise and context? what would be the best way to identify the two?
@asanchez According to the video, the context does not support the conclusion in any way. However, I do have a pickle with this example, as the fact that stripes do not serve as camouflage can be support that stripes evolved for a different reason, and in this case for protection against flies. Like, if we were to negate the piece of information in the context: stripes do serve as camouflage, I would argue that it weakens the conclusion that stripes evolved for the protection against flies.