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Causation and Phenomenon-Hypothesis QuestionsI just finished the causation and phenomenon portion of the course. For the most part I understand the concepts, but I was only averaging 4/5 correct…
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Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
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**5) Causation confusions**
- PT47S3Q23
... granted that if a correlation has been observed between ... /> "It mistakes a correlation between the type of brain ... infers a cause from a correlation"
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PT14.S4.Q18 - According to a government official involved inHey guys. I’m hoping some of you LSAT masters can help with this question. I’ve been trying to wrap my brain around it for the past few days with no …
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PT64.S1.Q22 - Microbiologist: Because heavy metals are normallyHi all, I was hoping someone might be able to help me with two things here: 1) In my BR I was really torn between A and B and eventually chose …
... like this, with an implied correlation:
[Exposure ... supposed effect strengthens a causation argument. Originally, I ... only thinking about reverse causation and a third ... know about causation theory (briefly skimmed the causation section of ... -
Does "No Cause, No effect" strengthen/weaken causation logic?For causation logic, I know for strengthen questions, there are a few ways to strength an argument 1. eliminate alternative cause 2. when cause h…
For causation logic, I know for strengthen ... clarification or explanation on such causation logic and ways to strengthen ... /weaken causation would be appreciate.d Thank ... -
Correlation indicatorsAnyone have a good list of terms that indication correlation? I have a hard time distinguishing what’s causal and what’s correlated.
Anyone have a good list of terms that indication correlation? I have a hard time distinguishing what’s causal and what’s correlated. -
PT1.S4.Q10 - The formation of hurricane that threaten the United States mainland#help Can someone please help me see how C is correct. My thought process was this: P1: high atmospheric winds off the western coast of Af…
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Very strong correlation and bi-conditionalsHi guys, hope you all are doing well! I'm wondering if a strong correlation like "the more X, the less Y" could be diagrammed as a bi-conditional …
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Differences between Bi-conditionals and correlation?hi guys, i am confused by bi-condition and correlation, are they all the same?
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Phenomenon/Hypothesis Causation HelpHey all! I am really stuck in trying to figure out how this is used in causation questions. Is there a specific lesson dealing with this notion? Or a…
Hey all! I am really stuck in trying to figure out how this is used in causation questions. Is there a specific lesson dealing with this notion? Or are the explanations embedded in the causation explanation videos?
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A Weakening question about the term "manifest"Hi everyone, Here is a question, about weakening a claim, from my error journal: Claim: Organic factors contribute to mental illness. (A) th…
... felt it means "a correlation and possibly a causation".
2. Suppose ... it is a causation claim. I am troubled due ... -
Complex Causation / Assumed Premises QuestionsDoes anyone have any good examples of LR questions (from PTs 1-35 / 36-46 / 72-82...lol) which deploy some complex causation logic and or use some im…
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Subtleties of phenomenon hypothesisI've been going over correlation causation and it's closely related cousin phenomenon hypothesis arguments and I realized a very important distinctio…
I've been going over correlation causation and it's closely related ... with **cause and effect** whereas correlation causation deals with cause and effect ... -
PT66.S4.Q12 - Mail-order salesHey all! I got this question right almost immediately during timed, and during BR I changed it to C because I doubted myself. I used to have a…
... reiterate but just affirmed another correlation. (ie: 'the NUMBER of sales ... answer just affirms that another correlation happens, does this strengthen an ... we are trying to prove causation and what would a bunch ... -
About ideal experiments, control groups, and causationI am doing some of the recent PTs and find myself struggle with the relationship among ideal experiment, control groups and causation. (eg: May2020 L…
... ideal experiment, control groups and causation. (eg: May2020 LR Q11, Q14 ... -
How to improve based on LR wrong answer patterns?Hi, friends!! Hope you are doing well. I have a question regarding LR study methods. I have done about 50+ PT, got the question type basics, and foun…
... PTs. I understand theories like correlation =/ causation flaws, but face problems discerning ... -
PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
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Flaw Types with Example Questions - Redux 2021 Pandemic Cycle VersionReviving this excellent resource so we can add to it and keep it alive. Credit to @alyhobbs and the 3 years ago crew. Hope you all are killing it whe…
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**5) Causation confusions**
- PT47S3Q23 ... granted that if a correlation has been observed between ... /> "It mistakes a correlation between the type of brain ... infers a cause from a correlation"
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PT39.S4.Q4: Why am I so terrible at necessary assumption questions?I thought the argument was a causal conclusion because of “increases.” Since the argument goes from correlation to causation, isn’t one of the assump…
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Causation and Phenomenon Hypothesis Questions ConfusionI am genuinely so lost when it comes to this section, and I don't really want to move on until I am sure I have a better grasp. Can anyone help me wh…
... how do I differentiate a causation question from a basic weakening ... figure out it is a causation question, how do I go ... -
PT5.S1.Q10 - Auto industry executive: Statistics show that cars...Hello, I'm confused on how to approach this weakening question. My understanding of the auto industry executive's argument: The auto industry…
... executive is making a poor correlation-causation argument between building cars smaller ... -
PTC.S3.Q10 - Many people joke about Friday...This mistakes correlation with causation. Just because less people flew that day does not mean it was due to Friday the 13th. I selected C and C is c…
This mistakes correlation with causation. Just because less people flew that day does not mean it was due to Friday the 13th. I selected C and C is correct because the weather could have been a factor in why they did not fly that day. -
PT17 S3 Q12 - ad's effect on cigarette smokersHey! I am having trouble understanding why A is incorrect. I do see how and why D works but I can't understand why A doesn't. Here, we are given …
... /> Here, we are given a correlation between the ad, price increase ... smoking. From the correlation, we get a causation that the ad is ... -
Causation ,condition, premise and conclusionAfter going through all the courses in 7sage, I found myself still confused about causation and conditional logical, especially how to know the relat…
... types are correlation-causation, and phenomenon-hypothesis (although I think correlation-causation types fall ... -
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…
... always flawed due to correlation -> causation (A corr B, therefore A ... -
Defining a causal relationshipPrior to the LSAT I've never really considered why A causes B. I'm very unsure of my definition of a causal relationship and would like to put it out…
... that there exists a causation relationship between two things ... correlation between the two things, but essentially, there is no causation ... on http://7sage.com/lesson/causation/
Also ... is a possible correlation. But no, causation proved. An ... -
Defining a causal relationshipPrior to the LSAT I've never really considered why A causes B. I'm very unsure of my definition of a causal relationship and would like to put it out…
... causation. But there is evidence of a very high correlation ... HARD it is to prove causation.
For ... time you increase the correlation, your argument of causation strengthens.
correlation, the stronger your claim of causation becomes. ... -
Most vulnerable to criticism, in need of solidifyingThis is one of the last LR type im having issues with and need some guidance. I see this stem, read the stimulus and see five answer choices that sa…
... categories (for instance, inferring causation from correlation, or inferring B->A ... -
Help With "Making Assumptions" For Weakening/StrengtheningSo JY always predicts a assumption that closes the gap between the premises and conclusion, and its magically in the answer choices. For those of us …
... in the argument is that correlation ----> causation, the correct answer can ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... /> 1) Causation implies correlation: if you have no correlation then you ... have no causation
2) Causation ... given a correlation you cannot assume causation, but causation DOES imply correlation
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