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sadbeans99
4 days ago

my brain immediately screamed circular reasoning

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sadbeans99
5 days ago

hey a point is a point :smile:

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sadbeans99
Saturday, Aug 15

7:42 but got it right !

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sadbeans99
Saturday, Aug 15

Claude told me this for this questions

Mechanical test:

  • Premise: column led people to damage farm

  • + AC

  • = "IF reasonably expected → should pay" must be undeniable

Answer A:

  • Premise: column led people to damage farm

  • + AC: any action where one could reasonably expect it would lead others to cause damage → one should pay for that damage

  • = "IF Sandstrom reasonably expected → she should pay"

  • Result: undeniable. Her case is just one instance of A's general rule. If she reasonably expected it (the conclusion's "if"), rule A forces "she should pay." Conclusion cannot be false while premise + A are true. ✓

Answer D:

  • Premise: column led people to damage farm

  • + AC: Sandstrom knew her column could incite trespassing/damage

  • = "IF reasonably expected → should pay" still deniable

  • Result: fails. Premise + D tell us she knew — but nothing anywhere says knowing/expecting creates an obligation to pay. You can accept both and still say "sure, she knew, but that doesn't mean she owes money." The if→then link never gets built. ✗

But yea I guess D fails to show the 'should pay' part of the conditional conclusion. Knowing that the damage was caused doesn't equate the obligation of payment.

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Edited Saturday, Aug 15

sadbeans99

Academic Dishonesty (D) + Failed class (F)

Hi all, I graduated in 2022 from a stem major and have been working at a big 4 company as a consultant. I'm planning to apply for the 2027-2028 cycle so I have a bit of time, but I just wanted to see if these academic failures (?) will hurt my application a lot. I don't know what my LSAC GPA is but i remember having around 3.6 when I graduated.

Academic Dishonesty:

I took a Statistics course in the summer of soph->junior year that I got caught cheating. I shared answers with a classmate and he copied the same wrong answer I got. Our school policy was that the first violation is a warning, won't leave any record (I think) but your grade will be lowered which I ended with a D. I was so ashamed of myself so I retook the class the following semester with the same professor in person and got an A even though I couldn't do grade replacement (you can't do grade replacement if you have an academic dishonesty for that class).

Failed Class:

I failed a class my senior year first semester but it was just a hard course. I took a different class in the following semester that gives the same credit and got a A, but turns out I didn't need to take these classes at all for my graduation; the academic advisory professor just messed up and gave me the wrong advice.

Back then, these things didn't really matter to me too much and I was just relieved I got to graduate, but looking at it now when I'm trying to apply for law school, I realized these things hurt my GPA calculation too much. If I write addendums and explain it, would I be okay as long as I have a good LSAT score and personal essay? How bad are these 'fuck ups' in my undergrad years?

I guess I do have a speeding ticket in 2023 or 2024 that I got which isn't on my record per say since I took the online driving course lol. Does this matter a lot too?

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sadbeans99
Friday, Aug 14

2/5 -> 5/5 BR!!

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sadbeans99
Sunday, Aug 9

I chose B because i was fixated on "derive a reasonable financial reward from their works". But I guess the keyword is from the first sentence "Copyright was originally the grant of a temporary government-support monopoly on copying a work" and the AC needs to expand that you need to "go beyond" this first sentence in the stimuli...?

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sadbeans99
Sunday, Aug 9

how many of these type of questions are on the LR section? im scared that im going to get a bunch of these questions on the exams and get it wrong lol

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sadbeans99
Friday, Jul 31

how is the timing for this a minute lool im taking 5 minutes but i hey i got it right :)

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sadbeans99
Wednesday, Jul 22

1/5 this is hard :(

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sadbeans99
Tuesday, Jul 21

it took me 15 minutes LOL but i guess i got it right

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sadbeans99
Tuesday, Jul 21

i got it wrong but got it right during BR

what do we do when there the stimulus gives two types of conditional indicators like this?

First sentence I saw cannot so I mapped

People with serious financials problem -> /Happy

Happy -> / People with serious financials problem

Last sentence I saw only if so I mapped

Happy -> Financials problem are solved

contrapositive is

/Financial problems are solved -> /Happy

So to me it looked like first sentence talks about happiness regarding having financials problem and last sentence talks happiness regarding solving financial problems.

A: /Happy -> Have serious problems

From having lawgics, I just figured serious problems are not financial problems so removed

B: Solve serious financial problem -> Happy

From solving lawgics, it is not in any of the ones identified so removed

C: /Have serious financial problem -> Happy

From having lawgics, it is not in any of the ones identified so removed

D: /Happy -> have serious financial problems

From having lawgics, it is not in any of the ones identified so removed

E: Happy -> /serious financial problems

which is one I identified.

Can I approach it this way? or do I need to combine the two lawgics i found from two different sentences since they are very similar?

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sadbeans99
Saturday, Jul 18

dang 3980 pts 19/20 :cry

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sadbeans99
Saturday, Jul 18

@Nishitha which premise can support your conclusion?

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