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PT18.S2.Q23 - teachers are effective only whenhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-23/ Here is my conditional reasoning: teachers are effective ------> when they hel…
... applying the "until" group three negation and then seeing the NOT as applying to ... the whole conditional statement ... (which I believe is the grammatically correct way to ... -
PT18.S2.Q23 - teachers are effective only whenhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-23/ Here is my conditional reasoning: teachers are effective ------> when they hel…
... about some and all statements above as well as ... and /ESMOD. However, some statements can be switched, so we ... and then attempted to apply the negation to the resulting conditional. Clearly, that ... of the embedded conditional lessons, thinking the negation of the ... -
need help with negating sentences for necessary assumptionHello everyone, I seem to be having some issues with negating sentences, some things are very obvious, but others are not. for example 1)The Fine…
... LSAT Trainer says that the negation test means taking the "exact ... of the statement to negate in If/Then statements. By "exact opposite ... statement is a necessary/required assumption.
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need help with negating sentences for necessary assumptionHello everyone, I seem to be having some issues with negating sentences, some things are very obvious, but others are not. for example 1)The Fine…
@cal6005 Your negation statements seem to make sense and if it ... answer choices of later necessary assumption questions will prey on that ... -
LR Question Justify the conclusionAn argument states that: Maria won this year's sailboat race by beating Sue, who has in each of the four last years. We can conclude from this that M…
... to do that is to make the conclusion a necessary assumption in a conditional ... really meta conditional statement, lol), so we just need to look for ... a necessary assumption. That’s why those two statements are reversals of ... -
Question About Sufficient AssumptionWhen you see a conditional statement in either the stimulus or the answer choice, do you always translate to the contrapositive to check if it matche…
... the distinction between a conditional statement and its contrapositive ... though) done about hiding statements in the contrapositive (especially ... pretty simple way to add difficulty to a question.
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PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... a "bridging" necessary assumption our job here is to find something that ... would normally consider a sufficient assumption. What is interesting here and ... is to negate a conditional statement and then understand how that negation effects ... -
I'm not understanding the difference between these two rules X <-> ~Y X -> ~Y Could someone please clear up for me? Thanks!
... still deciding if I want to purchase the course so at ... I don't have access to those lessons. I've ... now he's been stressing to look for all the ... JY's inferences he's applying to in out games. he puts ... well. I'm just trying to understand visually, if this applies ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsAny advice for breaking down SA questions into valid argument forms like JY does in the videos? The more questions I see, the more challenging it is …
... would really encourage trying to view sufficient assumption questions like JY does ... grammar. For these questions, the conditional logic indicators will be hidden ... with a flip and a negation to make things just a bit ... -
I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
... much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption questions. I ... the curriculum and been utilizing negation tests, conditional logic, etc. But I ... -
"Since" necessary or sufficient condition?I know this is probably a rookie question, but I require an expert answer. So how do we diagram since? I don't recall it in the lessons. I have reaso…
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For combination statements, because would signify the start ... the conclusion - mainly one conditional statement, X--->Y, ... its a necessary/sufficient assumption or strengthening question the ... -
Simplified study sheet for studying Formal Logic?Hey guys! So I really struggle with really grasping formal logic. It's just one of those things that I just can't seem to understand. I'll underst…
... still struggle when it comes to applying formal logic in a question ... a hard time identifying which statements require conditional reasoning. I am on ... a long way to go but I want to start as early ... -
Simplified study sheet for studying Formal Logic?Hey guys! So I really struggle with really grasping formal logic. It's just one of those things that I just can't seem to understand. I'll underst…
... still struggle when it comes to applying formal logic in a question ... a hard time identifying which statements require conditional reasoning. I am on ... , you still have a lot to learn. I wouldn't sweat ... too much, just pay attention to how JY applies the logic ... -
PT61.S4.Q25 - there can be no individual freedomWould anyone be willing to walk me through this one? I just can't step back enough to see it clearly and feel certain I understand (and I don't have …
... have an **_over-encompassing_** sufficient assumption. Something like: if an NBA ... key skill is to take stock fo the conditional indicators and arrange ... social integrity." Again, we are applying our translation and then taking ... -
Any success stories on LR and what you're study method was like?Hello 7sage club! I'm wondering if there are any success stories out there about LR and what that person did to overcome their weaknesses. Current…
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Negating using "not"Can anyone help me with this negation? The sentence is: “The highest point of any volcanic ash cloud will eventually exceed an altitude of 5 km” …
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These two statements are equivalent, but when you ... "Some..." statement to an "If, Then..." statement (conditional statement), you have ... of it as a negation of the relationship between ... consequent), not necessarily a negation of either term on its ... -
Negating using "not"Can anyone help me with this negation? The sentence is: “The highest point of any volcanic ash cloud will eventually exceed an altitude of 5 km” …
... if you take it to be a conditional statement, you just throw ... in "some not" into it to ... />
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What's your go-to strategy for Necessary Assumption questions?So, I've just finished the instructional videos for the Necessary Assumption lesson. This is the first time since starting JY's lessons that I feel s…
... miracle (so your necessary assumption needs to be a huge statement ... a necessary assumption or 'too weak' to be a sufficient assumption, and ... for - negation testing is the only foolproof way to figure out ... s not ("conditional MBT" is just another way to frame the ... -
PT56.S2.Q11 - Lance: If experience teaches us nothing else#Help Hey guys, I'm having difficulty understanding this question. It states: ><b><font color="red">Admin note: Please review the <a href="htt…
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Frank: Your conditional statement is itself a general ... be at least one exception to your conditional statement.
An exception ... for "at least one". Logical negation of "some" is "none".)
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PT60.S1.Q7 - Psychologist: Research has shown that a weakenedCan someone please help me comprehend why "reducing stress can help weakened immune system" is same as "stress can weaken the immune system" ? It see…
... immune system increases vulnerability to cancer. The assumption required by this ... perfect type of question to use the negation test. Answer (C) ... a conditional: a --> b, and illegally negate it to ~a ... doesn't need to depend on the assumption that all dogs ... -
PT44.S4.Q22 - Research shows that when dogsThe question is linked below: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-44-section-4-question-22/ I'm looking for advice because upon first read…
... " and "mistaken negation" right? Just want to be clear because ...
Given a conditional statement S: if A then ... meaning they're logically equivalent statements. They each imply the ... inherently "mistaken" about those statements. They're fine, leave ... -
Improving comprehension of LR stimuliI'm finding that a lot of the time, I have to read the stimulus twice before I fully comprehend what has been written, no matter how slowly I read th…
... grammar and/or conditional logic, I try to map it out ... either mapping out the conditional logic statements or just making the ... By shifting my focus to look for these reasoning structures ...
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Compound contrapositivesHello, I am struggling with compound contrapositives. I know that when negating, you also have to switch the and/or. However, what about the use or…
The current conditional in the original doesn' ... in this abstract way to make the written rules ... you do to the visual rule communicates to you the ... the second rule. The negation of and is or.
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PT88.S2.Q21 - 30 years of weather pattern recordsI have no idea why the answer is E. I chose C. Can someone please explain why E is right? <strong>Admin note: edited title; please use the format …
... Negating a conditional statement for the purposes of the negation test means ... organisms make appreciable changes to weather patterns without having ... vs Non Natural (assumed to be human) causes of ... then it must be humans (assumption non natural = human) that ... -
PT7.S1.Q14 - marine biologists had hypothesizedI am having hard time to see the relevance of the answer E. And I have no idea why B is wrong. :( Can anyone explain me why E is right and B is wro…
... is a Necessary Assumption question. Therefore, we need to evaluate which ... it helpful to present the hypothesis as psuedo-conditional statement: H ... and conclusion have nothing to do with length of ... EOA) to remain true. Now, let's take the negation of AC ... -
Easiest way to increase Logical Reasoning Score for JanHi, I’m currently at -10 in LR and want to get to at least -5 before the Jan exam to reach my goal. What would be the easiest and quickest metho…
... - Sufficient Assumption & Supporting Principle (Argument based)**
*require conditional logic.
**Logical Reasoning - Inference (Stimulus to Answer, not argument based)**
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Easiest way to increase Logical Reasoning Score for JanHi, I’m currently at -10 in LR and want to get to at least -5 before the Jan exam to reach my goal. What would be the easiest and quickest metho…
... - Sufficient Assumption & Supporting Principle (Argument based)**
> *require conditional logic ... > **Logical Reasoning - Inference (Stimulus to Answer, not argument based)**
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Stuck Between 155-157 - LSAT is Next TuesdayMy scores in each section have been: LG: -3 LR: -12 - (-8) (-10 average) RC: -12 - (-8) (-10 average) Consistently my performance in LG has bee…
... Sufficient Assumption is conditional heavy, and it is somewhat similar to the ... if the conclusion is the conditional statement, the contrapositive of ... so requires you to be fluent in conditional logic first. < ... reverse some of the statements so make them more ... -
Absolute vs. Relative phrases in LSATHi, Could someone please explain the importance of the distincion of the relative and absolute phrases in LR,LG and RC. Thank you
... , Necessary assumption, Sufficient assumption. What we would have to do in ... measure in absolute statements. With absolute statements we know ... In LR the comparative statements are normally in the form ... have a spot relative/ conditional on another piece
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. …
... argument with the new negation. if I cannot then ... probably not. We need to assume that using less insecticide ... not have a conditional conclusion, skeptical of the conditional assumption, however, this ... as compared to insecticide spray is likely to cause less ...
