#Feedback: It would be useful if explanation videos showed JY or the tutor solving the question in real time and thinking out loud and then go into a more in depth analysis. If someone got the question right, it may not be useful to spend 20 minutes watching this video, but if they struggled with timing, they may want to see an actual attempt under time constraints.
was the diagramming even necessary to get this question correct? feel like its a waste of time, however if its just for learning purposes I understand but no way id be doing that in a timed section.
Need clarification on how "political structures is brought about only by certain ecological or climactic factors..." is hinting at biconditionality. Would expect the arrow to go one way given the relationship indicator of "brought about". (Ecological and Climactic > Political Structure). I would assume "only" just means there is not a world where another cause would result in a political structure, and not indicate an "if and only if" scenario.
@BoluwatiwiAlabi I also got put off by the 'one kind', but to be honest that's why I actually ended up choosing (e) because it's not referring to general causal-effect, but the causal-effect of cultural phenomena specifically
@LiviaLSAT Yes I agree. The word "only" should indicate a necessary condition. One is a lawyer only if one has passed the bar exam. A biconditional means necessary and sufficient: One is a lawyer if and only if one has passed the bar exam. If you are a lawyer, you have passed the bar exam, and if you have passed the bar exam then you are a lawyer. But a biconditional doesn't work for that because passing the bar exam doesn't automatically mean you practice law.
this question was easy for me based on poe. to me, the given excerpt clearly reads as the conclusion. not a premise, or hypothesis, but definitely some sort of claim, either B or E. Following this I reaffirm it as a conclusion and not a premise, therefore E
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anyone got an idea of how to approach these questions?
#Feedback: It would be useful if explanation videos showed JY or the tutor solving the question in real time and thinking out loud and then go into a more in depth analysis. If someone got the question right, it may not be useful to spend 20 minutes watching this video, but if they struggled with timing, they may want to see an actual attempt under time constraints.
This is probably not the best one to go off of but I got it in less than a minute and probably sooner if I didn't second guess myself.
The stem directly calls it a "Claim"
There's only one answer that refers to it as a "Claim", E.
revisit
was the diagramming even necessary to get this question correct? feel like its a waste of time, however if its just for learning purposes I understand but no way id be doing that in a timed section.
I hope these are all the questions I get on the lsat lmaoo its HITTING.
Need clarification on how "political structures is brought about only by certain ecological or climactic factors..." is hinting at biconditionality. Would expect the arrow to go one way given the relationship indicator of "brought about". (Ecological and Climactic > Political Structure). I would assume "only" just means there is not a world where another cause would result in a political structure, and not indicate an "if and only if" scenario.
Why is the video almost 20 minutes :(((((((
I picked E but was thrown off by the 'One kind' of causal relationship. What is the one kind ?
@BoluwatiwiAlabi I also got put off by the 'one kind', but to be honest that's why I actually ended up choosing (e) because it's not referring to general causal-effect, but the causal-effect of cultural phenomena specifically
yayayay!!!!!
i am still confused why you know that its a bi-conditional relationship, maybe need to find that lesson to review.... but anyone else lost here?
@LiviaLSAT like political structures don't bring about ecological or climate factors so why would the arrows go both ways
@LiviaLSAT Yes I agree. The word "only" should indicate a necessary condition. One is a lawyer only if one has passed the bar exam. A biconditional means necessary and sufficient: One is a lawyer if and only if one has passed the bar exam. If you are a lawyer, you have passed the bar exam, and if you have passed the bar exam then you are a lawyer. But a biconditional doesn't work for that because passing the bar exam doesn't automatically mean you practice law.
i'm up
IT's A CONCLUSION THEREFORE A CLAIM
Ngl this one really got me..
not gonna lie this fried my brain
Note to self, do not second guess
the way the only reason i picked E is bc it was the only answer choice to mention the philosopher 😭
I don't think I need any "more practice being confused" lol
How do we know the claim in the square box is biconditional? I thought only indicated group 2 necessary
got this right after blind review but still feeling defeated.
"Nope, didn’t make sense." - God, did that make me feel validated.
this question was easy for me based on poe. to me, the given excerpt clearly reads as the conclusion. not a premise, or hypothesis, but definitely some sort of claim, either B or E. Following this I reaffirm it as a conclusion and not a premise, therefore E
I don't remember seeing anything about "bi conditionals"=very confused
@WesleyNix It's back in the Foundation section. Under the Conditional and Set Logic module.
https://7sage.com/lessons/foundations/conditional-and-set-logic/bi-conditionals
I was getting them all right until nowl, im literally a nurse why do I wanna go to law school... lollll
@Alexxreyeess I am a scientist but here we are.
#feedback let me filter by likes so that I can laugh and then see the best student explanation!