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Attacking the premise is right?Hey y'all It's rare for an answer to attack the premise and be right, but how rare is it after PT75. On question 75.3.13: https://7sage.com/lsa…
... rare for an answer to attack the premise and be right, but ... answer choice contradicts a premise in the argument, now as this ... is against the learned approach of never attack the premises. How ... often is it seen in the rest of the ... -
Is the correct answer choice incorrect? WeakenOk, on weaken questions the correct answer does NOT weaken a premise, right? From PT30, 4, 24 The conclusion is that since voice mail is more (…
... questions the correct answer does NOT weaken a premise, right ... ?
From PT30, 4, 24
The ... obsolete.
The correct answer choice is D ... D not attack the a premise and D seems to attack the premise that ... -
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…
... directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away from the premise ... an answer choice DOES directly attack the premise? And if so, is it ... /> So, if it does actually attack the premise, it would be right, but ... -
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…
... br /> But some actually attack the premise. I just did PT 48 ... of the weaken answer choices just wrecked the premise. the question ... questions where they go after the premise.
... of questions/arguments/stimuluses where the premise is attacked?
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PT1.S3.Q18 - In the United States proven oil reserves...Doesn't answer E attack the premise? Since in the passage it says that extractable known field remains the same and answer choice E says the lands th…
Doesn't answer E attack the premise? Since in the passage it says that extractable known field remains the same and answer choice E says the lands that are unextractable are considered extractable now. -
PT33.S1.Q20 - I thought we weren't allowed to attack the premises for strengthen/weaken questionsSo this particular question has about 8 years worth of comments and about as much time's worth of confusion regarding why D weakens the argument beca…
... seems to be attacking a premise, namely the one stating that these ... D not just going after the premise of the argument? I thought we ... make is that the premise isn't stating that the cave painters actually ... a premise, so I'm still stuck. And the way the stimulus ... -
Weaken question - trap answer choice or no?Hi fellow 7sagers, As a review tonight I decided to write down steps I take for weakening questions. I’d appreciate any response to this question I…
... taught to attack the premise-conclusion relationship; that is, the support for ... :
If the Premise/Conclusion is: TV sales increase ... a contradiction, but our premise about Survey A still ... premise is about Survey Y saying whatever to support the ... -
LSAT Prep Test 53 (December 2007) - S1 - Question 08Hey guys, In this weakening situation I heard JY say that answer choice D is a rare one that attacks the premise (5:04). Just wanted to know when…
Hey guys,
In this weakening situation I heard JY say that answer choice D is a rare one that attacks the premise (5:04). Just wanted to know when is it ok or acceptable in a weakening situation to attack the premise.
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How to solve WEAKEN questionsOne effective way that I discovered for myself to solve WEAKEN questions is the following: you have to set your mind in a way that can come to the ar…
... the conclusion provided in the argument. This way you basically do not attack the premise ... nor do you attack the conclusion. You agree ... does not requiter premise or you have the premise(s) but the conclusion may ... -
Weaken questionsHi guys, One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions. I understand that you have to identify the prem…
... have to identify the premise (s) and conclusion of the stimulus, but from ... as soon as I see the answer choices. Any advices ? ... says that we should not attack the premise and conclusion of a stimulus ... the book said to weaken an argument by attacking a premise ... -
PT52.S3.Q17 - Philosopher: Graham argues that since a personIn this question why do we "attack" the premise. I thought we don't really try to attack the premise but in this question it does. How often does thi…
... we "attack" the premise. I thought we don't really try to attack the premise but ... of question show up on the LSAT? I understand this question ... but I am unsure why the answer choice is what it ... -
Question on Course Progression in Logical ReasoningHello! So I’m doing the Premium course and I just completed the weakening and strengthen question types. I got the majority of questions wrong during…
... course and I just completed the weakening and strengthen question ... do the timed questions at the end of the chapter to complete the ... use a different method to attack these question types? I ... method where you don’t attack the premise or conclusion and you try ... -
PT33.S1.Q20 - Recently discovered prehistoric rock paintings...To attack the premise or not to attack the premise I keep hearing over and over again that I'm not supposed to attack the premise but this questio…
To attack the premise or not to attack the premise
I keep hearing ... not supposed to attack the premise but this question from the weakening portion of ... attack the premise? If the argument concludes that it couldn't be the case that the ... -
#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…
... supposed to attack the premise. For strengthening, you are supposed to attack the support. Right ... ? I was going through one of the lessons ... strengthening and got confused from the lesson on weakening questions. -
PT3.S4.Q05 : Corporate Opera FundingDoes anyone else feel like the correct answer on this one, C, attacks the premise directly? The Stem says that if we lower opera production costs so …
... this one, C, attacks the premise directly? The Stem says that if ... corporate sponsorships which only play the most famous operas. AC ... operas cannot be funded without the help of large corporate ... where we do in fact attack the premise or am I misunderstanding ... -
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…
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**Stimulus breakdown:**
P: The robots that are being designed ... hazardous and demeaning work" is the same as "least expensive, ... if he hits on the sentiments of the engineer, it doesn' ... I know we can't attack the premise but not sure where that ... -
My progress for weakening questions and its success is going downhill. Helppp.Tips?Hi all! I have been doing well with the concepts behind how to weaken an argument. Don't attack the premise or conclusion, rather thin out and weaken…
... weaken an argument. Don't attack the premise or conclusion, rather thin out ... and weaken the support structure. However, I seem ... to get it on the first round but in my ... I end up falling for the trap answers and just changing ... -
The secret to do tough Weaken/strengthen questionToday I have a big progress in weaken/strengthen question. I find in most weaken/strengthen question, there exists a presumption and the only thing…
... to evaluate the argument, and assumptions, the crucial link between the premise and ... conclusion, determines the strength of ... you rarely gets to attack the premise or the conclusion, your only focus ... -
Weaken Question Cheat SheetAfter finishing both lessons on Weaken Question I finished feeling overwhelmed by the amount of strategies to attack a Weaken question. We have three…
... hypothesis that explains away the observation. An important thing ... is that the alternative hypothesis must explain the phenomenon FULLY, ... /> 2. Show that the proposed hypothesis is incomplete. ... choices that SEEM to attack the premise but are actually not ... -
Weakening Questions (Attack what?)There's been several posts about this, but I haven't found any consensus. I understand that we should attack the support relationship, but is it also…
1) Never attack the conclusion
2) There ... is okay to attack the premise, but thats not the case on the LSAT.
the support relationship between premise and conclusion. Super ... proof... That proof is the weakener we need to weaken ... -
Weakening QuestionsHey guys, I’m in the middle of the Weakening section of the curriculum and its kicking my ass. I’s getting all the questions wrong. Can someone pleas…
... they weaken the argument.
DO NOT ATTACK THE PREMISE OR CONCLUSION; ATTACK THE SUPPORT! ... YOU ARE TO ACCEPT ALL OF THE ... is on the SUPPORT not the premise or conclusion---ATTACK the SUPPORT not the P ... -
LR Study Guides ThreadI was wondering if we could upload our study guides in this post for those taking the June and upcoming LSATs can always come back to this.
... they weaken the argument.
DO NOT ATTACK THE PREMISE OR CONCLUSION; ATTACK THE SUPPORT! ... YOU ARE TO ACCEPT ALL OF THE ... is on the SUPPORT not the premise or conclusion---ATTACK the SUPPORT not the P ... -
PT7.S1.Q24 - many major scientific discoveries of the pastHey Everyone, Got this question right when I did this initially, but having a tough time ruling out answer (D). I know at first glance it seems out …
... relationships. I also "attack" the premise vs the relationship between the support and conclusion.
the prevailing circumstances". I think those ... some people get grants because the premise tells us it's true ... -
PT57.S3.Q12 - editorial: to qualify as an effective lawhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-3-question-12/ I got confused by A because if you negate it, the argument falls apart. If you neg…
... compel obedience
The fact that SOME people might ... scope. So what? The argument has already said (premise 1) that effective ... laws need enforcement. Don't attack the premise, that's not what you ... -
Could really use some guidance.I am getting really flustered to be completely honest. I am not getting much better at this test due to the fact that I just tend to overthink every …
... 99.9% of the time what are the premises and the conclusion. I ... to, not attack the Premise, not attack the conclusion, but wreck the relationship between the Premise and conclusion ... my weakness varies on the difficulty of the questions to be honest ... -
Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... When JY says not to attack the premise on a Weaken question, this ... Necessary Assumption. That would be the equivalent of giving you “ ... being asked for the principle that allows the conclusion to be ... in play.
The other major issue with negation ... -
Weaken Question Cheat SheetAfter finishing both lessons on Weaken Question I finished feeling overwhelmed by the amount of strategies to attack a Weaken question. We have three…
... choices that SEEM to attack the premise but are actually not ... incorrect in believing that the task of weakening is ... than to attack the explicit premise(s)? Or maybe by "the premise" @"CJ ... Shin" meant an assumption (an unstated 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…
... directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away from the premise ... an answer choice DOES directly attack the premise? And if so, is it ... ; So, if it does actually attack the premise, it would be right, but ... -
Weakening questionsWhat is the difference between making the premises less supportive of the conclusion and attacking the premises? Wouldn’t attacking the premises redu…
... of 2020 Olympic, but the premise of "training hard" has ... bit.
To attack the premise would be saying: no, you ... for sure "weakens" the argument bc the premise is no longer true ... the premise to be true and say: even if we hold the premise true, the ... -
PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsI understand why answer choice C is correct, but I can't seem to be able to rule answer choice B out. Can someone explain why answer choice B isn't t…
... writers. It is pretending to attack the premise but actually failing to do ... very subtly cast doubt on the argument above by showing that ...
