Sufficient Assumption Q's

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  LSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐

  November 2017 edited November 2017 13286 karma

  This might sound counter intuitive but stop using lawgic unless the stim is EXTREMELY heavy with conditional statements.

  For SA questions my mindset always goes right to, "where is the gap in this chain?" and I do it without going to lawgic unless I have to.

  Example:

  If I go to the store, then I will buy milk. I conclude that since I went to the store I will buy cereal.

  What....how does cereal link into this? At all?

  In order for me to have a valid argument here I need another statement that links cereal in. The correct answer choice will do exactly that.

  • If I buy milk, then I also buy cereal.

  You do not need to break that down into complex logic in order to see that the conclusion is talking about something that the premises don't support. Your job is to make that argument VALID. To make something valid you need an answer choice that links all pieces of the argument together in an air tight way. We need something that FORCES the conclusion to be absolutely true. It's such a strong bond we need that it makes the right answer stand out.

  Start trying to find gaps in subject matter where things don't seem to link instead of resorting straight to logic and see if it helps a bit.
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  samantha.ashley92 Alum Member

  November 2017 1777 karma

  Just wanted to say that I am right there with you! SA questions are the hardest for me.
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  annadale Alum Member

  November 2017 31 karma

  Thanks for advice @LSATcantwin! I like the idea of practicing my logic intuition in my brain instead of just going straight to lawgic to work out the answer. Maybe that will also help me see the correct translations?
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  annadale Alum Member

  November 2017 31 karma

  @"samantha.ashley92" thanks for the support. let's stay strong!!