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LR Cheat Sheet Part 1Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite a while ago. I hope it helps some of you out there. Best of luck to all! LR Question Type Cheat Sheet …
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Necessary Assumption Questions (Assumption)
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How to Negate Conditional Statements when approaching Necessary Assumption Answer Choices?Hi! I am really struggling with how to negate conditional statements when they appear in the answer choices of necessary assumption questions. …
... to negate conditional statements when they appear in the answer choices of necessary assumption ... Reasoning Bible says to add a "not" to negate, but I ... unless they have been able to survive in that habitat ... I am unsure of how to negate them.
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When to be wary of conditional statements in ACs?Hi guys, This is something I've sort of noticed with BR'ing a lot of logical reasoning - it seems that depending on the question type, an answer c…
... instance, sufficient assumption answer choices are usually phrased as conditional statements because, well ... doesn't really seem to apply with necessary assumption, because you're ... argument.)
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Necessary Assumption Questions - Be Wary of Conditional Statements?Hey all. I've noticed the more recent exams have a lot of difficult necessary assumption questions. Another thing I noticed was that these questi…
... these questions frequently have conditional statements as wrong answer choices ... to me that the conditional statements are very often sufficient assumption ... answer choices, while the direct statements ... -
Negation of a statement with "most" and "conditional statements"I am having a difficult time figuring out how to negate a sentence that is comprised of both "most" and "conditional statements." For example, if …
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How to solve MBT w/o conditional statementsHey guys! Does anyone have any advice on how to solve/approach Inference questions that do not have conditional statements?
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Conditional StatementsHello! I really want to improve on my conditionality. Especially when it comes to looking at the stimulus and, although it's not worded in tradition…
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I really want to improve on my conditionality. Especially ... when it comes to looking at the stimulus and ... traditional "if...then" statements, be able to get a sense of ... questions and write out the conditional statements, but has anyone done ... -
Main Conclusion and Conditional Statements in LRWould it be safe to almost immediately disregard conditional statements as a correct AC in MC questions? I haven't come across a conclusion that is a…
Would it be safe to almost immediately disregard conditional statements as a correct AC ... a conclusion that is a conditional statement since those would always ... be premises leading to some conclusion? Does anyone have ... -
Chaining Conditional Statements TogetherI have been struggling to chain up conditional statements together, and am looking for extra practice on this particular skill. I went back to the CC…
I have been struggling to chain up conditional statements together, and am looking for ... particular skill. I went back to the CC and found a ... /chaining-conditional-statements-together-exercise/
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Chaining Conditional Statements Help#help! Greetings all! I've gotten really good at identifying and parsing conditional statements... I can quickly identify the indicator group and…
... good at identifying and parsing conditional statements... I can quickly identify ... really struggling with chaining the statements together. On the syllabus ... material that I'm missing to better explain and practice ... chaining? Do I need to just do more and more ... -
Quick Question about Conditional StatementsHi all, I had a few quick questions about conditional statements. Say we have A --> B. 1) I know that if A is not met (sufficient) or B i…
... a few quick questions about conditional statements.
Say ... that the conditional statement falls away (without needing to know ... away mean that the conditional statement is INVALID or ... other ways for the conditional statement to be false other ... -
Linking Conditional StatementsI've recently been working on Parallel Flaw questions and have realized that I am struggling with linking up conditional statements. When I am given …
... am struggling with linking up conditional statements. When I am given a ... /> The presence of conditional indicators allows me to recognize that the statement ... JY seemingly seamlessly uses logic to link together the two premises ... -
Contrapositive of combined conditional statementsis there a lesson on taking the contrapositive for combined conditional statements where "and" is in the sufficient condition/"or" is in the necessar…
is there a lesson on taking the contrapositive for combined conditional statements where "and" is in the sufficient condition/"or" is in the necessary condition. Trying to work on my conditional chains. Thanks! -
Logical conditional statements -- confusion about the word "only"Hi all, Helpful insight would be appreciated; I am practicing my "translating" my Sufficient & Necessary conditional statements. "Only" is a "gro…
... "translating" my Sufficient & Necessary conditional statements.
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Necessary Assumption - Negation Tests for Strengthen/Sufficient Answer ChoicesCan we reliably use the negation test to rule out answer choices that strengthen/are sufficient for the argument? e.g. https://7sage.com/lsat_expl…
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Contrapositive in conditional statements that include "probably" or possibilityHi, jsut wondering... If conditional statements include "probably" or prediction, can we make it contrapositive? Eg...A→B, prob not A→Prob not B, …
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Negation test for certain RC Questions?hey all, has anyone had experiences/thoughts on applying the negation test to certain RC questions? So, I feel that for certain "infer" Q's, th…
... had experiences/thoughts on applying the negation test to certain RC questions?
Using negation test for Strengthen Q AC's?I've realized for some tough strengthen NA Q's, the right AC also kinda functions like a NA, and by applying the negation test, it actually weakens t…
... like a NA, and by applying the negation test, it actually weakens ... some people also considered applying the negation test to strengthen AC's?
to do this for ALL strengthen ... , and pulling out the negation test from the toolbox may ...Chaining Conditional Statements PracticeI need a bit more explanation and practice of chaining conditional statements. Are there additional resources here or has anyone found a good resourc…
I need a bit more explanation and practice of chaining conditional statements. Are there additional resources here or has anyone found a good resource for that? Thanks!Embedded conditional statementsWhat LGs, preferably in/out games, are good for practicing embedded conditional statements and dealing with them when they pop up?
What LGs, preferably in/out games, are good for practicing embedded conditional statements and dealing with them when they pop up?PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... you mean by Sufficient Assumption. There’s not really ... intersection, not a new conditional statement. Here’s the ... 7sage.com/lesson/how-to-negate-statements-in-english/. The trickiness ... denying the sufficient) refers to conditional statements, but as you can ...Necessary AssumptionsI am really struggling with these questions. As soon as I hit the medium level questions I have hit a wall. Any tips?
> @goingfor99th said:
> Assumption negation technique is king! (I'm not ... 's specific term for the technique is.)
This; when ... I have the answer to a Necessary Assumption question, I negate the ...Tips and tricks for Necessary Assumption questions?I'm at the NA section of the core curriculum (almost done the problem sets) and so far these are the hardest question type for me. What are some …
... to sufficient assumption questions in that you are trying to link the premise to ... at the beginning about the assumption being only what is ... ." A correct answer choice to this might read along the ... and I find the negation technique to be especially helpful.Is the word "then" an indicator word introducing a necessary condition and/or a conclusion?I am wondering if the word "then" introduces a necessary condition and/or the conclusion to premise(s); and if "then" is only pertinent to conditiona…
... " is only pertinent to conditional statements, or to cause and effect statements, as well. Of ... the word "then" seems to function similarly to words that I know ...Or, Not Both (LR And In-Out Games)Can someone please be so kind to read my notes from the particular lessons listed below? I do not know which definitions are correct. Different lesso…
... , JY is explaining what happens to or/not both when placed ... these ambiguous words are applied to conditional statements. Could this be the difference ...NA totally wrecks meWhat is everyone doing to conquer NA? I have a really difficult time on these questions...I'm thinking maybe I need to go back to the curriculum, bu…
oh and also once you are down to your two answers, or even if you have eliminated all of them, I make it a habit to use the negation technique to make sure that I have the correct answer. This has helped me sometimes realize I have the wrong answer.PT66.S2.Q04 - traditional "talk" therapyAre "pharmacological intervention in the brain's neurochemistry" and"chemical changes in the brain" meaning the same thing? They are interchangeable?…
... and true method of applying the negation test to ac (B) should help ... . The negation of (B) states: It ...Contrapositive of SomeThe user and all related content has been deleted.
Contrapositives only apply to conditional statements. An existential statement like "some ... criminals are politicians" has no conditional, and thus no contrapositive.
statements are symmetric, i.e. "some ...Necessary AssumptionsI am really struggling with these questions. As soon as I hit the medium level questions I have hit a wall. Any tips?
Assumption negation technique is king! (I'm not sure what 7sage's specific term for the technique is.)Necessary Assumption-Bridging and BlockingIs there a way to identify whether the question requires a bridging or blocking assumption from the question stem or stimulus? i.e. is there a way t…
The Assumption negation technique but only use for contenders. otherwise, you are wasting a lot of time.
