Only if is a necessary condition, so whatever comes after only if is necessary and the sentence before it is sufficient.
so for E it would be like this:
if not rely on quackery instead of S valid info — > more harm than good.
but in this context and for this answer choice, I didn't diagram E, I just read it how it was and when it said relying on quackery is where I decided to eliminate it. because that's not the only way people can do harm to themselves.
and whenever you see the word unless, just replace it with "if not".
example
Tisha likes to go to the movies, unless she is sick.
if not sick ---> likes to go to movies.
the remaining first part of the sentence before unless moves to the necessary condition without changing anything. LMK if that helped lol.
@meepmeep same here. after I read the stimulus I try and find the gap in my head before I look at the answers. A was the assumption I came up with IN MY HEAD before I even looked at it. Ugh.
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I really thought I ate on clocking A as different
Me, when I get a Very Hard one Wrong: Guess I won't be a lawyer
Me, when I get a Very Hard one Right: like this one just now: I AM A FUTURE SCOTUS APPOINTMENT.
I originally picked B but ended up picking E in BR. Thank you for drilling into me lol. I unfortunately keep falling for the OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK.
SAME
This 137 I'm about to drop in the November LSAT is going to hit different
Don’t say that! We got this!
r u kidding me
you have got to be kidding me
what the helly
thinking of this as "which of these answers would completely destroy the argument if not true"
YES, that hows my brain works lol
f my fing chungus life
i guess the lesson is, when in doubt always stay grounded in the conclusion
The old reliable. Sufficient vs Necessary confusion. Got me here for sure.
Had B at first then changed in in BR because A seemed weaker and broader. Great explanation as to why A is incorrect.
Remember when I said Sufficient Assumption was difficult? Yeah no, Necessary is way worse...
OHH NOOO, this one got me :( I fell for E and then A
Very proud of myself for this one, finally got a 5/5 difficulty and a high priority question correct!
me toooo LETS GOOOO!!!!
Cooked during blind review!
Ah yes, if it ain't the good ole' OLDEST MISTAKE IN THE BOOK.
I got tripped up between the "Unless" in B and "Only if" in E. How could I have distinguished then based on their conditional meaning? #Help
Only if is a necessary condition, so whatever comes after only if is necessary and the sentence before it is sufficient.
so for E it would be like this:
if not rely on quackery instead of S valid info — > more harm than good.
but in this context and for this answer choice, I didn't diagram E, I just read it how it was and when it said relying on quackery is where I decided to eliminate it. because that's not the only way people can do harm to themselves.
and whenever you see the word unless, just replace it with "if not".
example
Tisha likes to go to the movies, unless she is sick.
if not sick ---> likes to go to movies.
the remaining first part of the sentence before unless moves to the necessary condition without changing anything. LMK if that helped lol.
Hey bestie!!!
This comment was super helpful in understanding the conditionals. Definitely saving this for future use in similar kinds of ACs!! You are awesome :)
bro these question types are wrecking me. It is not clicking at all and I can't get it to click at all!!!!
nvm
I really fell for A and feel like I would choose that answer choice again still even after explanation :/
@meepmeep same here. after I read the stimulus I try and find the gap in my head before I look at the answers. A was the assumption I came up with IN MY HEAD before I even looked at it. Ugh.
I’m so proud of myself for getting this right after being absolutely demolished by the SA section
this after SA is starting to feel personal...
Answered B the first time and then switched to E on blind review cause of the "only if" sufficient/necessity confusion smh
I did the same thing! I started overthinking B and talked myself out of it during the BR
how do they justify jumping from a level 2 to a level 5 question so early on /: they really know how to break my fleeting confidence