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LSAT · How to diagram a double negative
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Friday, Aug 24 2018

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Thursday, Aug 23 2018

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How to diagram a double negative

I get confused when there's a double negative in a sentence. For example, "No duck doesn't like water."

Normally, I would diagram this:

/D --> W

Because I would negate the second term ("doesn't like water" becomes "does like water") and the sufficient condition would remain the same (no duck).

But when I think about it in English, I realize that the double negative cancels each other out so it's like saying, "All ducks like water" which would be diagrammed:

D --> W

Any suggestions on getting past this hiccup?

Thanks!

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PT117.S4.Q8
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Thursday, Aug 23 2018

For this question, I picked B but am having a hard time totally dismissing C. C says that the victorious party will not always promulgate a new ideology. This seems to make sense based on what the stimulus says... the stimulus says that insurgent parties always produce factions whose views are fractured. With so many different factions, it makes sense that the victorious political party wouldn't be able to agree on a new ideology.

The only reason that I might dismiss C is because C says that the victorious party establishes new policies. If they were truly divided, I imagine they wouldn't be able to agree on new policies.

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LSAT · PT44.S4.Q8 - Insurgent political parties that are profoundly
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cam860382
Thursday, Aug 23 2018

For this question, I picked B but am having a hard time totally dismissing C. C says that the victorious party will not always promulgate a new ideology. This seems to make sense based on what the stimulus says... the stimulus says that insurgent parties always produce factions whose views are fractured. With so many different factions, it makes sense that the victorious political party wouldn't be able to agree on a new ideology.

The only reason that I might dismiss C is because C says that the victorious party establishes new policies. If they were truly divided, I imagine they wouldn't be able to agree on new policies.

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Hi everyone,

I'm confused about the difference between Sufficient Assumptions vs. Necessary Assumptions that act as a "bridge."

I understand that sometimes answer choices can be both sufficient and necessary.

And I know that sometimes the LSAT writers include a sufficient assumption answer choice as a trap when the question stem asks for a necessary assumption.

Would anyone be able to shed some light on the difference between Sufficient Assumptions and Necessary Assumptions that act as a "bridge"?

As an example, PT 44, Section 4, question 7 is relevant. https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-44-section-4-question-07/

Thank you!

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PT116.S3.Q1
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Tuesday, Aug 21 2018

Would answer choice A be BOTH a necessary assumption and a sufficient assumption?

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PT127.S1.Q16
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cam860382
Saturday, Aug 11 2018

I selected E but hesitated because I began to overthink it... E says "It is the conclusion that the argument is intended to support." An argument = premise(s) + conclusion. So it's like it's saying, "It is the conclusion that the premises and conclusion are intended to support." How can a conclusion support itself??

I ended up choosing E because none of the other answer choices seemed right. But I wasted time trying to talk myself into E because I was hung up on the use of the word "argument." Any advice?

#help

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PT127.S1.Q7
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Saturday, Aug 11 2018

For answer choice D, JY says there's no evidence that the cold-adapted beetles died out. But the stimulus says the cold beetles were REPLACED by the warm beetles. Doesn't that mean they died out? How can I prevent myself from falling for this kind of answer choice in the future?

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PT126.S4.Q8
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Friday, Aug 10 2018

For questions like this---where they are wordy and each answer choice is relatively long---is it wise to stop reading the answer choices after you've found one that you think is correct? I feel like I get bogged down in the wordiness and then begin to doubt myself about the answer choice that I've already selected. But I've read that we should always read all 5 answer choices.

#help

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General · Do I have to wear my watch during Saturday's test?
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Thursday, Sep 06 2018

Thanks so much everyone!

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I've been practicing with a watch so I can track my time. I don't wear the watch---instead, I lay it on my desktop. Am I allowed to do that on test day? In other words, can I just keep it on my desk and not wear it? Or do I have to actually wear the watch since we're only allowed to have pencil, pencil sharpener, eraser, and highlighter on our desk?

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General · RC Ordering Strategy
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Tuesday, Sep 04 2018

I usually do comparative passages last because those often require me to go back to the text more than I do for other passages.

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PT115.S3.P2.Q11
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Saturday, Aug 04 2018

I narrowed question 11 down to B and C and I went with C, but I'm struggling to understand why B is incorrect. I feel like B refers to lines 40-45. #help

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