I feel like these answer explanations could be better. Often times, it sounds like he's coming from the perspective of someone who already knows what the right answer is and every explanation is in relevance to the correct answer. Instead, I'd appreciate if he came from the pov of why someone would find that answer attractive and explain why that is flawed. For example, Answer choice C could be attractive to someone who had accurately predicted the correct answer to be about how planting trees leads to less native grasses. At a quick read, if you're looking for that answer, it seems like the LSAC team knows that and is trying to trick you. You're likely thinking "deforested" as in cleared out of grasses to plant the tree. Yes that is a dumb conclusion if you really think about what deforested means, but likely at a quick read you may find yourself overlooking that word because you know what you're looking for. The brain has been proven to see faces in trees and cars and shadows when we're looking for them, shapes in clouds or ink blots, etc. When you're looking for something, your brain naturally fills in the gaps, and that is something LSAC seems to try to play off of here.
Not sure why it is A and not D. When they say some, what if the amount is not significant? Versus D, we don't know that trees emit less than they absorb hence it could hasten global warming.
How would planting the trees hasten global warming if not that it somehow speeds up the process? Wouldn't the trees just be less effective in absorbing carbon rather than outright harmful?
kinda putting what I learned from this lesson and D being the right answer in two takeaways:
1. a choice strengthening the argument is necessary for it to be the right answer in NA but not sufficient for it to be so. (this is the logic attractive trap answer choices play on)
right answer --> strengthens argument
NOT strengthens argument --> NOT right answer
this means that the right answer will make the argument better. what's problematic is that the degree of strength can be anything, and thus fulfilling the necessary condition doesn't really tell us anything since we're looking for a result that would guarantee the right answer. a choice strengthening the argument doesn't tell us anything about it being the right answer, as there could be several other choices that also strengthen the argument in different ways.
2. a choice that is necessary for the argument is sufficient for it to be the right answer but not necessary for it to be so.
MBT if argument true --> right answer
NOT right answer --> NOT MBT if argument true
this means that if the choice presents an assumption that absolutely must be true for the argument to be valid, then it's the right answer. this is why choice with weak language like "some" etc. are attractive, as the burden of proof must be as low as possible b/c we want the lowest floor.
this sounds kinda confusing but it makes sense to me. :-)
D is definitely the best answer, I'll grant it that, and I know the right answer just has to be the best answer and not the perfect one. But this pisses me off because I don't think it's actually necessary.
Go ahead and negate D. Then we're left with the fact that no trees have been planted where native grasses would otherwise be growing. That leaves plenty of room, however, for the trees to harm native grasses in other ways. These could be trees with wide canopies that don't leave enough sunlight for the native grasses to survive. That means you could plant a row of trees NEXT to native grasses without displacing native grasses and those grasses could still die because the canopies stretch over where they do grow, block sunlight, and kill the grasses.
It would be helpful after going through all the answers to see all 5 AC's. JY was talking about answer choice A at the end, or how one AC was like another, but without seeing them all together it can be hard to remember the wording of the answer choices. It would help to see them to compare and process the recurring defects of ACs
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I would have gotten this wrong because I didn't know what hasten meant lol
I feel like these answer explanations could be better. Often times, it sounds like he's coming from the perspective of someone who already knows what the right answer is and every explanation is in relevance to the correct answer. Instead, I'd appreciate if he came from the pov of why someone would find that answer attractive and explain why that is flawed. For example, Answer choice C could be attractive to someone who had accurately predicted the correct answer to be about how planting trees leads to less native grasses. At a quick read, if you're looking for that answer, it seems like the LSAC team knows that and is trying to trick you. You're likely thinking "deforested" as in cleared out of grasses to plant the tree. Yes that is a dumb conclusion if you really think about what deforested means, but likely at a quick read you may find yourself overlooking that word because you know what you're looking for. The brain has been proven to see faces in trees and cars and shadows when we're looking for them, shapes in clouds or ink blots, etc. When you're looking for something, your brain naturally fills in the gaps, and that is something LSAC seems to try to play off of here.
me when i get this wrong because i thought the word hasten meant the opposite (and also this section is eliminating me lol)
I wish he would have mentioned the negation test on A because I think that's also a significant reason why A is not the correct answer.
"It's not true that trees not only absorb carbon dioxide but also emit it."
It doesn't impact the argument at all when you negate it, the argument is still just as valid as it was before.
(PS if I'm wrong, please let me know, I'm by no means an expert)
If there is a new term in the argument like in SA can we assume that the answer would have that new term in it?
I prefer when JY goes through the answers in the order they appear than when he goes straight to the correct answer.
Am I correct in assuming that answer choice D would still be the right answer choice if it said few instead of some?
Not sure why it is A and not D. When they say some, what if the amount is not significant? Versus D, we don't know that trees emit less than they absorb hence it could hasten global warming.
should I just be focusing on the argument itself rather than also paying attention to context?
Would it also be a necessary assumption if there was an answer choice that said: Trees and native grasses absorb the same amount of carbon dioxide?
How would planting the trees hasten global warming if not that it somehow speeds up the process? Wouldn't the trees just be less effective in absorbing carbon rather than outright harmful?
been feeling good this whole time and now NA is so royally kicking my ass
why is this one optional?
can someone tell me how the negating trick would work here
kinda putting what I learned from this lesson and D being the right answer in two takeaways:
1. a choice strengthening the argument is necessary for it to be the right answer in NA but not sufficient for it to be so. (this is the logic attractive trap answer choices play on)
right answer --> strengthens argument
NOT strengthens argument --> NOT right answer
this means that the right answer will make the argument better. what's problematic is that the degree of strength can be anything, and thus fulfilling the necessary condition doesn't really tell us anything since we're looking for a result that would guarantee the right answer. a choice strengthening the argument doesn't tell us anything about it being the right answer, as there could be several other choices that also strengthen the argument in different ways.
2. a choice that is necessary for the argument is sufficient for it to be the right answer but not necessary for it to be so.
MBT if argument true --> right answer
NOT right answer --> NOT MBT if argument true
this means that if the choice presents an assumption that absolutely must be true for the argument to be valid, then it's the right answer. this is why choice with weak language like "some" etc. are attractive, as the burden of proof must be as low as possible b/c we want the lowest floor.
this sounds kinda confusing but it makes sense to me. :-)
finally got one right HAHA
I didn't understand this for the longest time because I had forgotten what hasten meant lol
#feedback It would be great to be able to see the difficulty level of the questions being used during the lesson.
love JY's voice in my head saying "Who cares?!"
"Okay? Who cares?" - J.Y's Greatest Hits
correct answer: shows up
me: ahhh...here is the correct answer
J.Y.: ookayyy.....
me: maybe not? proceeds to religiously second-guess
J.Y.: at minimum you should pay attention to this answer....but that doesn't make it right
me: accepting the fact that i will never be a lawyer
J.Y.: however.....it is right :)
me: ....
Feel like this is one that you get by POE, not any good answers but D is by far the most relevant answer out of the five.
This would mess with me because I assume hastened meant to make cease.
D is definitely the best answer, I'll grant it that, and I know the right answer just has to be the best answer and not the perfect one. But this pisses me off because I don't think it's actually necessary.
Go ahead and negate D. Then we're left with the fact that no trees have been planted where native grasses would otherwise be growing. That leaves plenty of room, however, for the trees to harm native grasses in other ways. These could be trees with wide canopies that don't leave enough sunlight for the native grasses to survive. That means you could plant a row of trees NEXT to native grasses without displacing native grasses and those grasses could still die because the canopies stretch over where they do grow, block sunlight, and kill the grasses.
#feedback
It would be helpful after going through all the answers to see all 5 AC's. JY was talking about answer choice A at the end, or how one AC was like another, but without seeing them all together it can be hard to remember the wording of the answer choices. It would help to see them to compare and process the recurring defects of ACs