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| causation | 675 | 1.1K |
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PT21.S2.Q25 - statistician: changes in the sun's luminocityI got this wrong because while I did see the author was appealing to authority, I thought it was reasonable to assume that if the author says what an…
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How is this correlation a counterexample as defined by ... does not deal with the correlation/causation issue at all, simply ... about this nearly perfect correlation i.e. the evidence ... does not consider the correlation outlined by the statistician, ... -
Causation in Relation to Weaken/StrengthenSo I’m really struggling with these causation questions, not because I'm getting the wrong answer, but because I’m confused about Causation strategy,…
... don't see it as correlation/causation. I don't try to ... -
LR failureI have grown disheartened in the past few weeks as my PT scores but particularly my LR scores have fallen. I feel like every question has two right a…
... similar pattern of correlation in the premise to causation in the conclusion ... -
How do I increase my speed?It's not that I don't understand the questions or that I can't get the correct answer; I can. I'm just really slow. For example, I find that for LR a…
... , the same flaws, the same causation/correlation tricks, and it will just ... -
Advice on timing and learning from BR...?The difference between my actual timed score and my blind review score is a very big gap. Even from 157 to 165-8 (respectively). Timing is my main we…
... specific features trip you up (correlation, causation, embedded clauses, referential phrasing, numbers ... -
PT40.S3.Q11 - historian: one traditional childrearing practiceThis question is strange -- the correct answer is not properly inferrable. Many child psychologists believe that the childrearing practice leads t…
... it doesn't point any causation. It's simply an observation ... most, it points to a correlation.
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PT52.S1.Q14 - for one academic yearThis resolve the paradox... just not understanding it in the least. Any help will be much appreciated. https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-52-s…
... grade. Nevertheless, the overall correlation that the researchers thought would ... doesn't care about me vs another student. It's ... don't care about student vs student comparisons.
... or her grade [implicitly, vs had that student not studied ... -
Identify the answer before looking at answer choices?Should we identify the answer before looking at the answer choices?
... possibilities the moment you see correlation/causation, looking for aspects that could ... -
After reading LSAT Trainer, RC went way downOkay so I bought The LSAT Trainer book and read just the RC section and did the practice drills. Well, I took my first full length timed RC section (…
Correlation doesn't prove causation :wink: . Like btsao650 said, employing new strategies takes time, and it was only one section. I wouldn't read into too much. -
After reading LSAT Trainer, RC went way downOkay so I bought The LSAT Trainer book and read just the RC section and did the practice drills. Well, I took my first full length timed RC section (…
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> Correlation doesn't prove causation :wink: . Like btsao650 said ... -
After reading LSAT Trainer, RC went way downOkay so I bought The LSAT Trainer book and read just the RC section and did the practice drills. Well, I took my first full length timed RC section (…
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> Correlation doesn't prove causation :wink: . Like btsao650 said ... -
PT75.S1.Q15 - astronomer: in most casesHello. I have some trouble in nailing this question. (C) How could this strengthen the conclusion? The conclusion is about a causation between ov…
Correlation can never prove causation, so concluding causation on the basis of correlation is a logical flaw, but correlation can strengthen the case, sometimes a little bit, sometimes a lot. -
Most vulnerable to criticismIn approaching those "most vulnerable to criticism" question, do you guys think I can treat it as a weakening question and if the AC is correct, it w…
... it would be something with correlation/causation. It may not always say ... -
PT44.S2.Q20 - research indicatesSo i see why AC (B) demolishes the argument and is clearly the correct AC. But does AC (A) weaken it as well? https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/l…
... that you can't conclude causation because the behavior it is ... 't impact the relationship between correlation of the gene to the ... -
PT65.S1.Q19 - last winter was mild enough to allow birdshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-1-question-19/ Help. That's all I can say. I do not see how answer choice C does anything to the…
... we have above: “unusual weather” vs. “mild winter.”
Let’s ... ? (A) is just a weak correlation: read weakly we have “one ... -
Tips!I'm planning on taking the test in September. I already did all the core curriculum. I have also gone back and review sections where I need help. But…
... 's flawed. It's a correlation/causation flaw. So I am learning ... -
The Pencil Thread (7Sage style)My research indicates that the favorite LSAT pencil is between these three contenders: 1) The Black Ticonderogas, ~$6 for 24 (http://www.amazon.co…
I might be making a correlation/causation error, but I think my link to the pencil sampler a day ago might have caused them to go out of stock. Did anyone (besides for me) end up ordering one? -
The Pencil Thread (7Sage style)My research indicates that the favorite LSAT pencil is between these three contenders: 1) The Black Ticonderogas, ~$6 for 24 (http://www.amazon.co…
... ; I might be making a correlation/causation error, but I think my ... -
Question on Parallel flaw questionsWhen answering these types of questions, should we pay attention to the content or substance of the answers, or only to the form?
... a simple whole to part, causation/correlation, then you just keep the ... -
How to get the most out of every question.Was wondering how people go about squeezing every question for all that it can teach.
Cookie cutter questions are questions that conform to a specific pattern that is seen over and over again a bunch of times.
for example, the correlation/causation flaw, whole to part flaw, etc. are all cookie cutter flaws -
How to get the most out of every question.Was wondering how people go about squeezing every question for all that it can teach.
... the basis of this correlation there is causation as a conclusion. When ... -
Uh oh, serious coffee issueSo im one of those perpetual starbucks dwellers. I cannot study anywhere else. I just started tracking how much coffee i drink a day....its insane. …
although that may just be a correlation and not a causation ;)
or I may be failing to consider alternative possibilities such as it being all in my head that the lack of coffee caused me to have a headache ;) -
When can someone "elicit a cause from a correlation"?So im going deeper and deeper into concepts and working on cookie cutters. Is there any situation where it would be appropriate to assume a cause fro…
... this but the only way correlation can correctly turn into cause ... a cause and effect from correlation but it's always blatantly ... where you deal with actual causation in an argument , you wont ... to make that jump from correlation to causation. -
When can someone "elicit a cause from a correlation"?So im going deeper and deeper into concepts and working on cookie cutters. Is there any situation where it would be appropriate to assume a cause fro…
... inferring a cause from a correlation alone, without outside information. ... infer a cause from a correlation between two things A ... environment if there is actual causation
It is ... an arguer has correctly assumed causation, which is why the flaw ... -
Hit 173 four times. Latest test:164. How can I keep from freaking out?Pretty much what the title says. It feels like everything I learned went down the drain. I'm trying very hard not to panic for the test in less than …
... lower than usual. Not that correlation is causation, but there maybe a ... -
PT7.S1.Q10 - a large group of hyperactive childrenI'd love an explanation on this one! Thanks in advance
... 4 we have correlation in the premise and causation in the ... conclusion. We observed a correlation and ... argument moved from correlation in the premise to causation in the ... component used to avoid the correlation/causal error in reasoning: ... -
Strengthen v. WeakenHey, guys! Does anyone find strengthen questions harder than weaken questions? I'm not really sure if you should find one easier than the other but f…
... 've been trying to keep causation/correlation, hypothesis/phenomena and analogy in ... -
WEAKENI just wanted to make sure my idea on weaken is correct. Let's say we are given A-->B.... . Can I Say "A(O) B(X) = Even when A was present, B did …
Ah. the correlation and causation lessons.... I need to revisit them! -
PT20.S1.Q10 - premiums for automobileHaving a hard time with this one, Chose E during timed test and struggling to narrow in on an answer choice during BR. I don't get why C is corre…
... there is a correlation in the premise ... conclusion that **_assumes_** causation. The basic framework for ... correlation)
-Assumption: Red cars cause these accidents (assumption of causation ... not catch the correlation/causation framework in this problem ... -
PT61.S4.Q24 - one is likely to feel comfortableCan i get anyones take on this one, i dont really understand the argument, or the flaw https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-61-section-4-quest…
Hello! This is a correlation/causation issue. They are saying that ... there is just a spurious correlation between age and approaching others ...
