Does "tend to" mean most on the LSAT?

sassasissy

I know usually means most but I am not sure about "tends to."

WinningHere

Can you share the context in which you are using it or referring to?

GoatAdvocate_0L_SLS

Yes, context is paramount, as the previous poster indicated.

But here's my take. I think I'd hesitate to say that "tends to" = "most". In LR, I've often seen "tends" used to indicate a weak correlation between two variables. For example: "A tends to increase as B decreases". What this means is that "A does not always increase as B decreases". We can go further and say that there is not necessarily a causal connection between A and B.

Absent sufficient context/evidence, it is better to depend upon the weakest interpretation of a vague word than it is to assume it refers to the strongest interpretation. In closing, I'm more comfortable with "tends" meaning "not always".

DontPay4LawSchool

My understanding is that "tends to" would be nearly equivalent to "more likely than not," which also translates to "most."So, I think you would be correct.