This section makes me feel like an idiot sandwich
I was between A, B, and E. I chose B the first time, then E for blind review. I almost always get the answer choice correct during blind review, but I can't help but still feel defeated. I watch the video explanation and understand JY's reasoning, but I"m still mad at myself for getting it wrong initially. Anyone else relate?
@RyanAlexander And to the wall? Until the sweat drips down-
I got this right but it took me 20 minutes 😵💫
Glad everyone in the comments is improving their SA skills! I, however, thought that the bridge between premises and conclusion needed to be built between calcium helping raise blood pressure. I diagramed the premises correctly, but got the conclusion mixed up. I did older people <-s-> blood pressure goes down w/ milk. I realize now that that's a conditional relationship while the premises were causal.
Does anyone else still struggle even though they feel like they are working very hard and trying their best? Just me?
I created one long chain: good life --> social integrity --> individual freedom --> rule of law.
Is this still correct? I still got the right answer doing this. Did anyone else create this chain?
Is anyone else confused around the 5 minute mark about JY's notes? Specifically when he mentions taking the contrapositive of social circumstances? I did that myself on my scratch paper while working the problem out, however I wish JY could've thoroughly explained or physically drawn the way that the contrapositive builds the bridge we are looking for. Specifically confused about the /UTMsmith part of the conclusion.
Guess who fell for the oldest trick in the book?
(Me). 😭
I see several conditional indicators in this stimulus, why didn't J.Y. translate them into Lawgic? How will I know when it is and is not appropriate to translate conditional relationships into Lawgic? Translating into Lawgic helps me visualize the relationship. Would it have been incorrect or unnecessary to translate these premises into Lawgic?
Right when I thought I was starting to improve, the last few questions have been knocking me down! This is so frustrating!
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For #3, I had recognized "does not" as the conditional indicator, so originally, my Lawgic translation was:
emotional connection --> succeed
After watching the video, I realize that the "no" in "no sales technique" was identified as the conditional indicator.
My question is: should I always defer to the first conditional indicator in a sentence?
@Esha Zaveri Ignore the time it takes you to figure out the answer right now. Once you get the methodology down and you genuinely know how to solve the problems, then start to work on timing. Trying to figure it out in the 1.5 minutes right from the get go is so so hard. I was doing the same, but didn't become successful until I slowed down.