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LSAT · Question about NA questions
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Sunday, Jan 21 2018

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I agree with @. Focus on the argument being made. I struggled a lot with NA but a break through moment for me was when I really started focusing on the argument mainly, and only bringing in the context when necessary. Not saying to completely forget the context; be aware of it as you are reading the passage, but most of the time the NA will come from the argument portion.

Thanks for the advice! This definitely helps!

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LSAT · Please help me with sufficient assumption and necessary assumption questions
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Sunday, Jan 21 2018

You guys are the best! Thanks so much :)

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LSAT · Question about NA questions
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Saturday, Jan 20 2018

@ said:

@ said:

So for necessary assumptions, the assumptions can be about the context, premise and conclusion? If the negation a statement attacks, say, the context of an argument, would this statement be a necessary assumption? Am I understanding this right??

Depends -was the context necessary for the argument?

When the context is negated in a answer choice will the conclusion no longer follow from the premises?

The right way to think about NA is just to read the stimulus and understand how is the author supporting this argument and is the support enough?

Most of the time there is a gap between the support and the conclusion and that's where the LSAT writers draw their right answer choice from.

Some times the gap is not apparent and you have to use the answer choices to see if each answer choice is necessary for the conclusion.

It really does depend on the way the author structures his argument. Sometimes the way the context is phrased can provide us clues about the noun of the conclusion etc. So I wouldn't discount context. But a better approach to NA questions would be to treat NA like a flaw question, where you just read and analyze the support and conclusion and think critically - do the premises actually support the conclusion? I would then use that knowledge to determine what answer choice would be necessary.

Thanks for the explanation! It helped a lot. :)

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I went through JY's courses and have a question I just can't seem to solve by myself.

JY explained that sufficient assumption questions are something like:

Premise: A

Conclusion: B

Answer: A->B

But I keep thinking that this type of question could also be a necessary assumption question.

Obviously, A->B is necessary to get to the conclusion B.

So, my question is, are these "fill the gap" kind of questions both sufficient assumption and necessary assumption questions at the same time??

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Thursday, Jan 18 2018

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Question about NA questions

So for necessary assumptions, the assumptions can be about the context, premise and conclusion? If the negation a statement attacks, say, the context of an argument, would this statement be a necessary assumption? Am I understanding this right??

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Admissions · Applications, the sooner the better?
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Thursday, Aug 16 2018

Thanks for the comments! It helped make up my mind :)

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Thursday, Aug 16 2018

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Applications, the sooner the better?

Hello, I'm applying for the upcoming cycle and I'm concerned with when I should apply.

There are some application websites that explicitly state that it's better if I apply as early as possible.

I was initially planning to apply between late September-early October.

But I'm starting to wonder if I should aim for early September.

Do you think this could make a difference on my admission results?

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General · How can I get from a 170+ to a 175+?
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Monday, Jan 15 2018

I'm actually getting most questions wrong on the LR section. Thanks for the comments! I'm getting an idea of how I should improve my LR score. :)

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Sunday, Jan 14 2018

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How can I get from a 170+ to a 175+?

I am generally getting PT scores of 171~173. I really want to get a 175+ but I have no idea how I can get another 4~5 more questions right. Looking at what other people say, it seems like it might be up to sheer luck or being a super genius from the start. Should I just stop getting so stressed out and hope for good luck? Or does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve my score?

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Wednesday, Feb 07 2018

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PT80.S4.Q24 - a contract between two parties

I understand why the other answer choices are wrong.

But I have a problem with confirming that answer choice E is correct.

E: The only offer that Sal made to Veronica was not a legitimate one. Thus, regardless of whether Sal made the offer in jest, there is no valid contract between them.

My problem with E is the open possibility that Veronica made an offer to Sal. If that's the case, even though the offer Sal made to Veronica is invalid, you can't be certain that there is no valid contract between them, because an offer made by Veronica to Sal would still be a contract between them.

Am I supposed to ignore this possibility because this is a "most" helps to justify question? Can anyone help me out here?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-80-section-4-question-24/

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