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Advice on “negation” technique in solving LR necessary assumption (NA) questionsHi everyone! You all may be aware of the negation strategy for required assumption questions in logical reasoning—basically the idea that if you nega…
... the negation strategy for required assumption questions in logical reasoning—basically ... statements (ie. unless, only if, at least, etc.).
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Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
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- When looking at the answer choices consider answer ... Note, arguments are good and bad. An argument is considered “ ... a similar flaw
16. Necessary Assumption Questions
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PT score range & consistencyHi all, first time poster here! I've done quite a few practice tests and while there is (happily) a general upward trend between all of them, my l…
... around 3 points or less at this point. The reason ... either real good or real bad and never in between...
at the small easy things. Things ... It was because I sucked at MBT, Necessary assumption, and parallel reasoning questions ... -
PT17.S2.Q21 - nuclear reactors are sometimes builtHi All, I could use some help with this necessary assumption question. I definitely see why C is a necessary assumption, but I'm having a hard tim…
... that don't produce earthquakes at all. If that is the ... that don't produce earthquakes at all' is relevant to this ... 's more than one possible necessary assumption. We can only go for ... negation of your necessary assumption that we wanted. My bad on not being ... -
LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... get curve breaking and tough Necessary assumption and flaw question that ... I can score great or bad, depends on the toughness ... think not timing yourself at this point is going ... we need to get good at taking timed. It's ... flaws they can throw at you and it's ... -
LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... get curve breaking and tough Necessary assumption and flaw question that ... I can score great or bad, depends on the toughness ... think not timing yourself at this point is going ... we need to get good at taking timed. It's ... flaws they can throw at you and it's ... -
LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... get curve breaking and tough Necessary assumption and flaw question that ... I can score great or bad, depends on the toughness ... think not timing yourself at this point is going ... we need to get good at taking timed. It's ... flaws they can throw at you and it's ... -
LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... curve breaking and tough Necessary assumption and flaw question that ... I can score great or bad, depends on the toughness ... I have gotten so frustrated at some points, I'm ... the test. That's at least what I'm ... 'm quickly getting better at it after having studied ... -
153 and 174 BR averageMy diagnostic was 143. Out of 4 tests in the past 4 weeks, my actual scores range from 149 to 159. I finished the CC several months ago. Ever sin…
... read, going fast can build bad habits. My first reaction reading ... was done, but not stopping. At this stage I wasn't ... my missed questions down to at least -3 on average. ... weaken question masquerading as a necessary assumption). There are several exercises you ... -
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…
... a miracle (so your necessary assumption needs to be a ... still be a sufficient assumption). I've seen more ... strong' to be a necessary assumption or 'too weak' to ... corner cases, but I can at least understand that).
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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…
... need a miracle (so your necessary assumption needs to be a huge ... too strong' to be a necessary assumption or 'too weak' to be ... corner cases, but I can at least understand that).
... taking the shortcut, further reinforcing bad habits.
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Learning Wrong QuestionsHow do you commit how to solve a question that you got wrong to memory. For example, I always feel that I sometimes forget what I learned from blind…
... the reasoning. So I look at it like this:
Reads ... because my LR was so bad. Take 62-2-5, ... flaws here? What is a necessary assumption? What are the premise and ... me to get sharp enough at these operations that I can ... do them all at once in 1 or 2 ... -
PT85.S3.Q22 - Insurers and doctors are well awareCompletely lost on this question. Any explanations would be much appreciated. **Admin note: edited title**
... who spend all day sitting at their desk (i.e. investment ... a necessary assumption. Implicitly, we are assuming that doing coal mining is bad ... for your back (at least, worse than ... will assume A is bad (i.e. sitting at desk) as opposed ... -
✏️ Official January 2019 LSAT Discussion Thread ✏️Hey 7Sagers, Here's the official January 2019 LSAT Discussion Thread. <center><font color="red">**Please keep all discussions of the January 2…
... > LR was not too bad, but I was thrown off ... first section. Overall gave me bad footing for the rest of ... was harder overall--more necessary assumption, more sufficient assumption, principle, and pseudo-sufficient ... I wouldn't be surprised at all if I went -5 ... -
LR - Meeting your blind review scores (advice needed)Hi everyone, Just not sure if you have any tips, advice, personal experiences that you could share with respect to how you met your blind review s…
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For example, sometimes a necessary assumption question wont click and I ... IT! Also, don't feel bad about skipping the earlier questions ... -
PT33.S1.Q18-- the use of space-based satellites PART 2#help So here was my reasoning for this question, but I still couldn't quite fully understand why A is right and C and E are wrong: A-- right bec…
... that to mean that at least 51% of people ... getting back to the question at hand, that would be ... many people who ignore bad aspects of things that ... on the grounds of a necessary assumption. To be clear, as ... as a whole. C, at its most charitable reading, is ... -
NA QuestionsCan someone please explain these to me. I don't understand them at all and I have reviewed the lesson over and over again. I always end up picking th…
... stronger than necessary assumption answers, and rightly so as the task at hand ... to follow, where as most necessary assumption questions are merely helping the ... this assumption to the argument, its suddenly no longer a bad argument ... -
Feeling DiscouragedHey everyone - I started studying for the LSAT in January and have been putting in 10-20 hours a week. I first began with Mike Kim's LSAT trainer and…
... can execute the right skills at the right time in unfavourable ... difference between a sufficient assumption and a necessary assumption, you need to be ... together by memory, one line at a time. Once the " ... cancelling ear plugs, on a bad piano, with my eyes closed ... -
Necessary AssumptionsHi guys, I went through the curriculum for necessary assumption questions and I am still not showing improvement in any of the PTs I am taking. I was…
... an answer before looking at the choices or presuppose ... I get to looking at answer choices I am ... questions.** Think of Necessary Assumptions as things we ... right answer because the necessary assumption must be true if ... simple, that's a bad reason to eliminate it ... -
Getting 1 of each question type wrong on PTs. Any advice?Hi all, Instead of getting a bunch of 1 question type wrong on my PTs, I've been getting 1 of 6-7 question types wrong. For example, I'll get 1 N…
... that I did particularly bad at, I was getting clusters ... a Necessary Assumption question in there. However, just looking at it ... was being perfectly honest, Necessary Assumption questions make me uncomfortable. ... types that you are bad with? For instance, ... -
some thoughts about Harder logical reasoning questionPlease first take a look at two really tough question PT53 sec1 Q16 and PT55-S1-Q21 For PT55-S1-Q21, it seems to be most supported question, but …
Please first take a look at two really tough question ... turns out to be sufficient assumption question, which the correct ... change the question type to necessary assumption this one will become ... turn inference question to be assumption question.
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Necessary assumptionsgood morning all , hope your Easter was fun!! NA-they are kicking my butt! negating the right answer usually will get me only a few correct but f…
... /> when approaching necessary assumptions my mind reverts to Sufficient assumption techniques because ... understanding of how to attack necessary assumptions.
what approach ... , or how did you overcome necessary assumption questions?
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Using "most" to eliminate in NA questions - reliable rule?So I know the LSAT doesn't really have 'guaranteed' rules that you can use (other than negation, etc), but has anyone come across a correct LR answer…
... LR answer choice for a necessary assumption question that used the word ... the 50% mark for a necessary assumption (unless the stimulus is based ... issue). I just looked at a necessary assumption LR question in PT70, S1 ... -
NA questionsNECESSARY ASSUMPTION QUESTIONS HOW TO FIND NECESSARY ASSUMPTIONS Lesson 1 of 23 “I play basketball. Therefore, I am one of the best basketball pla…
... /> Argument (valid) –> Necessary Assumption (true)
/Necessary Assumption –> /Argument
... necessary assumption, the argument falls apart. No necessary assumption, no argument.
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Sufficient and Necessary AssumptionsI excel at Necessary questions, but fail miserably at Sufficient assumptions. Are there any techniques that'll help me with these? I mostly have a pr…
I excel at Necessary questions, but fail miserably at Sufficient assumptions. Are there any techniques that'll help me with these? I mostly have a problem on the ones that don't require formal logic. -
LSAT Study Guide -- PrimerHey guys! I made a study guide on Quizlet with LR question types (like Mike suggested) that I wanted to share/ get feedback on (particularly with res…
... same premise to arrive at different conclusions? POA: ... use different premises to arrive at different conclusions? POA: ... different premises to arrive at different conclusions? POD: ... strong.
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To All Those Who Are Disappointed...You are not alone. I wish I didn't need to write this thread to release some catharsis and I wish other people wouldn't need to find company in miser…
... I have been mentally defeated at this point? Except I ... trying to answer a tough necessary assumption problem. This was the ... even count? Of course at the time I couldn't ... d watch TV or be at the gym and think, ... ugly truth. I was at my absolute worst physical, ... -
How do you guys use the analytics on the site?I'm starting to build a large enough sample of PTs (just took my 7th today) that using the analytics to inform my prep seems like a sensible option. …
... me that I'm bad at pseudo-sufficient assumption, so I should work ... -
Necessary assumption woes.I currently suck at this question type. I mean I do not have a clue on what I am doing even when applying the negation test. what is a good strategy …
I currently suck at this question type. I mean I do not have a clue on what I am doing even when applying the negation test. what is a good strategy to get over these woes? -
PT20.S1.Q20 - some people have been promoting a new herbal mixturehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-20/ I got this question correct since C was obviously not relevant to the argument, bu…
... or E. Why are these necessary assumptions? Here is my breakdown ... is a necessary assumption EXCEPT question. Specifically, we are looking at the skeptic ... an answer that is a necessary assumption.
Answer A: This ...
