Of all the candidates who do not already work for Arvue, Delacruz would be the most productive in the new position.
Watch out for bolded words such as of and who. These two words create a superset for all the candidates who do not work for Arvue.
It is saying, out of a superset of all the candidates who don't work for Arvue, Delacruz is the most productive...this doesn't match the stimulus.
The stimulus is that, out of a superset of candidates who don't work for Arvue, Delacruz is in the subset of the most productive. The most productive is the subset of candidates who are not working for the company.
Honestly, had trouble reading this question. Had to fall back on highlighting each clause.
In the Principle:
Clause 1: When none of the fully qualified candidates for a new position at Arvue Corporation currently works for that company.
Clause 2: It should hire the candidate who would be most productive in that position.
Simplified: None of the qualified candidates for a new position, work at Arvue Corporation currently.
In the Application:
Clause 1: Arvue should not hire Krall for a new position.
Reason: Arvue if fully qualified, but not the most productive.
Clause 2: Delacruz is a candidate and is fully qualified.
Reason: Delacruz is the most productive.
Highlighting and breaking down these principles and application make it easier to digest.
Crossed out all answer choices other than B and E. Then I chose E when comparing both answer choices. Took me 3 minutes and 33 seconds, but I got it right.
Breaking down each stimulus into its singular clauses HELPS TREMENDOUSLY.
Crossed out B but not for the reason stated in this video. Didnt even see that reason. I crossed it out for lacking specificity.
Heres the thing B is a perfect example of why we need some english comp sections. As JY has said alot of the test is about english comprehension we need lessons on that using things like B as an example.
I gotta sharpen those english skills!!! I didnt even think that "of all the candidates who do not already work for Arvue" meant some work for Arvue and some dont.
I diagrammed as fully qualified working for arvu -->/hire most productive and the contrapositive being: hire most productive --> /fully qualified working for arvue.
Therefore if Delacruz should be hired, then there are no fully qualified candidates working for arvue and by implication, he must be the most productve. Does this make sense? I still got the right answer
@lagata btw i got it --shout out to that person who mentioned thinking of it as sets... the problem basically said all people fully qualified people dont work at arvue. E is better than B because it more explicitly said out of what group is delacruz is the most productive
How did you know that none of the candidates currently work for Arvue? That wasn't stated or implied - it just says "WHEN none of the fully qualified candidates currently works for that company..." But how do we know we're meeting that condition?? If we're looking at the APPLICATION to the Principle, when should/shouldn't we assume that we're falling under the conditions of that principle?
@AriannaAlamo I think we're under the conditions of the principle at all times. As you note, the principle doesn't state no one works at Arvue. But AC (E) makes that condition true by declaring it so. (In the question stem we're told to take each AC as true.)
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not bad honestly I was in between E and B though
I'm getting them right, just taking too long to answer. Something about the LSAT Writing makes me slow down when I'm reading to truly understand.
This is the only question in this section so far that has made sense to me I fear
I have gotten the questions in this section wrong on the first try but all correct on BR - I'm taking it as a win lol
I almost got this wrong. It seemed so easy, I thought they were throwing me a curve ball. I almost wrote C. Glad I went with my gut.
Explanation for why B is wrong:
Of all the candidates who do not already work for Arvue, Delacruz would be the most productive in the new position.
Watch out for bolded words such as of and who. These two words create a superset for all the candidates who do not work for Arvue.
It is saying, out of a superset of all the candidates who don't work for Arvue, Delacruz is the most productive...this doesn't match the stimulus.
The stimulus is that, out of a superset of candidates who don't work for Arvue, Delacruz is in the subset of the most productive. The most productive is the subset of candidates who are not working for the company.
Honestly, had trouble reading this question. Had to fall back on highlighting each clause.
In the Principle:
Clause 1: When none of the fully qualified candidates for a new position at Arvue Corporation currently works for that company.
Clause 2: It should hire the candidate who would be most productive in that position.
Simplified: None of the qualified candidates for a new position, work at Arvue Corporation currently.
In the Application:
Clause 1: Arvue should not hire Krall for a new position.
Reason: Arvue if fully qualified, but not the most productive.
Clause 2: Delacruz is a candidate and is fully qualified.
Reason: Delacruz is the most productive.
Highlighting and breaking down these principles and application make it easier to digest.
Crossed out all answer choices other than B and E. Then I chose E when comparing both answer choices. Took me 3 minutes and 33 seconds, but I got it right.
Breaking down each stimulus into its singular clauses HELPS TREMENDOUSLY.
want to cry
Oh dear its getting worse as I go thru this section
9 mins im so cooked :(
im either loosing steam or im getting lost in the stimulus n need to review foundations
im cooked
6 minutes but a win is a win :/
Damn, didn't read B carefully enough. They got me
i cry
Crossed out B but not for the reason stated in this video. Didnt even see that reason. I crossed it out for lacking specificity.
Heres the thing B is a perfect example of why we need some english comp sections. As JY has said alot of the test is about english comprehension we need lessons on that using things like B as an example.
I gotta sharpen those english skills!!! I didnt even think that "of all the candidates who do not already work for Arvue" meant some work for Arvue and some dont.
I've gotten the first 3 questions incorrect for this chapter. I'm going crazy
@jansenbienmbelarmino its okay me too ;(
I diagrammed as fully qualified working for arvu -->/hire most productive and the contrapositive being: hire most productive --> /fully qualified working for arvue.
Therefore if Delacruz should be hired, then there are no fully qualified candidates working for arvue and by implication, he must be the most productve. Does this make sense? I still got the right answer
this question lowkey sucks
Why do i feel like I’m reading a foreign language
why did this take me 10 years to solve
why is this not a level 5 question 💀 easiest the worst ive seen and ive read some diabolical level 5 NA Qs
@lagata btw i got it --shout out to that person who mentioned thinking of it as sets... the problem basically said all people fully qualified people dont work at arvue. E is better than B because it more explicitly said out of what group is delacruz is the most productive
How did you know that none of the candidates currently work for Arvue? That wasn't stated or implied - it just says "WHEN none of the fully qualified candidates currently works for that company..." But how do we know we're meeting that condition?? If we're looking at the APPLICATION to the Principle, when should/shouldn't we assume that we're falling under the conditions of that principle?
@AriannaAlamo I think we're under the conditions of the principle at all times. As you note, the principle doesn't state no one works at Arvue. But AC (E) makes that condition true by declaring it so. (In the question stem we're told to take each AC as true.)
@JoelKeenan Ahhh yes good point. Thank you so much!!
Scared that I’m being delulu cuz I’ve gotten the last few SA questions right
what the hell was this
nearly had a brain aneurysm trying to read this