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What does attacking a premise mean exactly?I have been at times confused about the exact meaning of attacking a premise. When a stimulus includes a study that says, for example, most peopl…
... meaning of attacking a premise.
When a stimulus includes a study that ... not attacking the premise.
Is it a correct way of ... understanding the concept of attacking a premise? -
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you ... like they're attacking a premise when they're not ... a case where an answer choice DOES directly attack the premise? ... When answer choices seem to attack a premise, 9 times out of 10 ... -
can someone help me with clarifying the concept of "attacking a premise"Now I'm very confused about "attacking a premise" JY mentioned that LSAT weakening answer choices never provide plausible evidence that is incompati…
... 'm very confused about "attacking a premise"
JY mentioned that LSAT ... the relationship, is actually attacking a premise.
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Flaw Q's from question bank explanationFor some reason I can't seem to find the explanations for how the correct answer was obtained for the Flaw Q's I'm working on from the question bank/…
For some reason I can't seem to find the explanations for how the correct answer was obtained for the Flaw Q's I'm working on from the question bank/prep tests -
When stats are a premiseIn a sufficient assumption question (and also, I could imagine the scenario w/ "which of the following would justify" questions or strengthen questio…
In a sufficient assumption question (and also, ... questions), if the stimulus contains a set of statistics, can the ... it seems that directly affirming a premise (and adding no other info ... -
Is a "premise booster" or "restated premise" answer ever correct?For strengthening questions, we know that we need to defend the argument by: -Strengthening data in stim i.e. survey results, data, and showing that…
... questions that include a premise booster or restate that a premise is in fact ... when I fall for this "premise booster" AC, it's always ... really understand how affirming the premise's truth doesn't strengthen ... -
Does the word "Indeed" always signal a premise?I was looking at a problem set question and pondered on the question as to whether "indeed" signals a premise just like words like "since", "because"…
I was looking at a problem set question and pondered on the question as to whether "indeed" signals a premise just like words like "since", "because", etc.? -
Some tough LR questions WRECK Premise. When does this happen/Cookie cutters for this?Hey all, So i know like 90% of LR weaken and other questions attack relationship btw premise and conclusion. But some actually attack the premi…
... terms of weaken questions that attack the premise. I asked someone else ... attack the premise in a Weaken question or a Flaw question, but you can never attack a premise ... in a ... -
Some tough LR questions WRECK Premise. When does this happen/Cookie cutters for this?Hey all, So i know like 90% of LR weaken and other questions attack relationship btw premise and conclusion. But some actually attack the premi…
... attack the premise in a Weaken question or a Flaw question, but you can never attack a premise ... in a ... correlation that we thought existed (a premise) -- it actually doesn't ... -
Some tough LR questions WRECK Premise. When does this happen/Cookie cutters for this?Hey all, So i know like 90% of LR weaken and other questions attack relationship btw premise and conclusion. But some actually attack the premi…
... attack the premise in a Weaken question or a Flaw question, but you can never attack a premise ... in a ... would even attempt to attack a premise in a strengthen question; seems ... -
Some tough LR questions WRECK Premise. When does this happen/Cookie cutters for this?Hey all, So i know like 90% of LR weaken and other questions attack relationship btw premise and conclusion. But some actually attack the premi…
... attack the premise in a Weaken question or a Flaw question, but you can never attack a premise ... in a ... would even attempt to attack a premise in a strengthen question; seems ... -
PT47.S3.Q14 - main cause of melanomahttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-3-question-14/ I'm very confused with this specific question, one of the few LR that I have eve…
... correct answer doesn't directly attack a premise. Consider the given definition of ... -
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you ... like they're attacking a premise when they're not ... a case where an answer choice DOES directly attack the premise? ... When answer choices seem to attack a premise, 9 times out of 10 ... -
Serious trouble with weaken questionsI'm having serious trouble with weaken questions. I am only averaging about 1/2 correct. Could anyone help? What is your plan of attack for weaken…
... by trap answer choices that attack a premise but not the actual ... attempts to attack that space or gap between the premise and ... the gap is between the premise and the conclusion and ... 't touch the argument a.k.a. the premise/conclusion support structure. -
Some tough LR questions WRECK Premise. When does this happen/Cookie cutters for this?Hey all, So i know like 90% of LR weaken and other questions attack relationship btw premise and conclusion. But some actually attack the premi…
... would they allow you to attack a premise in a weaken except question, but ... from PTB.S1.Q19, a Strengthen question. A premise discusses 1.2-billion ... Except question involving a premise-weakening answer. However, a Strengthen Except question seems ... -
PT24.S2.Q7 - A neighborhood group plans to protestAlright, I'm not sure if I should be worried about this question too much as I hope (and have heard) that the newer tests are much more logically rig…
... /> B,C,D appear to attack a premise (a rare thing too).
A is clearly the best answer ... seems too weak to be a weakener. "Often not being used ... />
PT82.4.20 is a tricky LEAST Strengthen question that ... -
PT8.S1.Q18 - Prehistoric wooden toolsCan someone explain to me why C is wrong and E is correct? I was pretty confident that C is the correct answer.
... That would be attacking the premise. Smith is attacking an ... difference between directly disputing the premise itself by saying: I ... don't think your premise is true. Versus disputing ... . What it means to attack a premise vs. a conclusion vs. an assumption. -
#HELP Weakening vs. StrengtheningI am writing this to make sure I have it right, if not please correct me. When it comes to weakening questions, you are supposed to attack the premis…
You never attack a premise. Always accept them as true. ... two. Remember that it is a comparative selection, meaning the correct ... answer can also be a very bad weaker (or strengthener ... question type that gives you a comparative stem) and still be ... -
PT16.S2.Q10 - A fundamental illusion in roboticsHi everyone, I've been rolling around in this question for a very long time and still have some fundamental questions so would be great if someone ca…
... human labor." Is this a flaw or is this something we ... this is not the flaw because even if he ... is it okay that a weakening answer basically completely ... know we can't attack the premise but not sure where ... format: "PT#.S#.Q# - brief description of question"** -
Cheat sheet for initial "plan of attack" strategies per LR q-type?Hi. My first post and was just wondering if JY has done anything like a concise summary (cheat sheet .pdf) that distills the initial "plan of attack"…
... has done anything like a concise summary (cheat sheet ... the initial "plan of attack" for each of the ... after reading the q-stem and determining q-type, a "go-to ... so many different LR q-types out there, something ... such an "LR q-type attack plan" cheat sheet already ... -
Negation Test for Flaw and other Kinds of Q'sHey all, I know for many question stems, especially flaw Q's, the answer choices begins with "takes for granted." For these type of answer cho…
... for many question stems, especially flaw Q's, the answer choices begins ... ? The question type is not a strict "Necessary Assumption" question, but ... similar to how we treat a necessary assumption answer choice -- and ... -
FLAW not WEAKEN Q#PT #5, S1, Q#2 wrongfully labeled. Should be a Flaw Q.
PT #5, S1, Q#2 wrongfully labeled. Should be a Flaw Q. -
Inferences for Always, Most, SomeQuestion 1: For premise: A --> B Are all of the following valid inferences? A -m-> B A -s- B -B --> -A -B -m-> -A -B -s- -A Quest…
... the premises are true then a valid conclusion is necessarily true ... -B (because the A was 'activated' by true premise 3
> ... only thing left is to attack the premises. At least one ... ’s presumably most expected in a flaw Q prob.
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Will an answer choice in Assumption Questions ever repeat the conclusion or a premise?I suppose the title is self-explanatory, but I ran across a question in particular (LSAT 58, Section 4, Question 21) regarding lottery winners and te…
... explanatory, but I ran across a question in particular (LSAT ... ever feature a restating of the conclusion or premise? Or will ... the seemingly like sentence simply be a ... minute assumption that demands a more detailed ... -
RC Annotation Method and BR (GNP vs. Human Indicators passage)Hey guys after watching Nicole Hopkins' webinar on RC Methods and Jimmy Quicksilver's webinar on RC Question Types and Tips I thought it would be hel…
... passage
• Mark with a Q or a ? In the margins
... you read it as an attack against Per Capita GNP ... labeling fundamentals. This is simply a premise that supports the author’s ... fundamentals. This is simply a premise that supports the author’s ... -
Overlooked possibilities from A->BIt all concerns the basic form of: A->B (if you have a rocket, you can kill a cockroach) Immediately, based on this form, I can think of potenti…
... need a rocket to kill a cockroach, for "A->B; not A-> ... ;not B" = "A-> ... conditions. Conclusions that follow a premise of A->B and concludes in ... and B->A are making the same flaw and that is ... -
PT78.S3.Q23 - a spy fails by being caughtHey everyone, I'm having difficulty determining how the conclusion of the passage is the conclusion. I thought the conclusion was "I was late to m…
... because it's preceded by a reasoning. I thought the hypothetical ... maintenance had been done a different day" is a premise because it's ... noticing that I'm having a hard time identifying conclusions for ... test (I also got S3 Q. 17 "identify the conclusion" ... -
PT37.S2.Q25 - in a car accident, air bags greatly reduceHi, I'm hoping my fellow 7Sagers could help clarify my muddled brain (I'm probably overthinking this). When a stimulus says something is more/les…
... overthinking this).
When a stimulus says something is more ... . I think this is a very reasonable assumption since in ... anymore. However, is this a reasonable flaw to make or should I ... />
Link to the PT Q referenced above: https://7sage.com ... -
How to do flaw q when you can't see the flaw/prephaseI know JY advises against moving onto the ACs without coming up with a prephase for flaw questions, but there are unfortunately usually 2-3 flaw ques…
... without coming up with a prephase for flaw questions, but there are ... unfortunately usually 2-3 flaw questions on PTs that ... Do you have a methodical way of approaching flaw questions? (I try ... time.)
Is drilling flaw questions the best way to ... -
PT10.S4.Q14 - in a learning experimentI really dislike this flaw q and I've historically had trouble with it so I'd love some feedback to see if my understanding of the stimulus and the A…
I really dislike this flaw q and I've historically had ... experiment, researchers ran rats through a maze, some of which were ... .
I had a really hard time understanding the ... process of elimination. Ruled out A because it was descriptively inaccurate ...
