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Causation/correlation and phenomenonHello, everyone. I’ve been drilling strengthening questions and I’m having an issue with causation/correlation and phenomenon type arguments. The lin…
... , S2, Q10. X happened, and author says it's because of ... more simultaneous things happening and the author generalizing a relationship between ... , maybe there's another cause for high blood pressure like ... enough. X and Z and the author states that X cause Z or ... -
Causation/correlation and phenomenonHello, everyone. I’ve been drilling strengthening questions and I’m having an issue with causation/correlation and phenomenon type arguments. The lin…
... , S2, Q10. X happened, and author says it's because of ... more simultaneous things happening and the author generalizing a relationship between ... , maybe there's another cause for high blood pressure like ... enough. X and Z and the author states that X cause Z or ... -
PT61.S4.Q4 - In polluted industrial English citiesHi all, Sorry for not posting this in the question itself. I have premium so I'm not able to access all the explanations. I’m not understanding…
... causal relationship (see "Causation and Phenomenon-Hypothesis Questions"). The ... decreased (no cause) and those diseases came back (no effect), then the ... gt; If the black spot and tar spot returned after the ... in non-urban areas and simply spread back into ... -
SOS: Need any + all help with strengthen + required assumption questionsHey everyone! I've been struggling the last several days with these question types. I'm trying to score 175 on the exam. Right now my logic games…
... , I identify the P and C, and try to understand the gap ... explanation or strengthens covariation (cause + effect, or no cause + no effect). Don't dismiss ... same for identifying the P and C, and trying to understand the ... bridge the gap between P and C (e.g. do ... -
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…
... here the cause is "alarm doesn't work" and effect is "I ... am late for work". So, a "No cause, no effect ... two.
"No cause, effect occurs" definitely doesn't weaken ... late for work" "No cause, effect occurs" translates this sentence ... -
How do you train yourself not to fall to pieces after occasional score drops on PTsI know it's been said many times before but it's really hard when it happens to you several weeks before your test. Based on score data from PT 70 …
... drop like an effect that you are searching the cause of. Try ... did not find the true cause and you have more corrective searching ... skills do not really ebb and flow much (assuming CC competence ... what went wrong, correct it, and build momentum. You got this! -
PT88.S2.Q21 - 30 years of weather pattern recordsI have no idea why the answer is E. I chose C. Can someone please explain why E is right? <strong>Admin note: edited title; please use the format …
... stimulus the context/phenomenon and the second half our ... it doesn't really effect our argument other than ... pattern has a natural cause, it might not be ... can have a natural cause and not a 7-day ... is humans who have an effect. Without that assumption, simply ... -
PT8.S1.Q25 - Great medieval universitiesI tend to struggle with parallel flaw questions.. I was so confused on this question because I was focused on matching up the negatives. Great med…
... the ideal outcome? The author is mistakenly assuming that ... (A) has attribute (B) and also favorable attribute (C), so ... > Assumption: lack of admins cause "and lasted"
AC ... > Novelist used a computer and started getting published
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PT62.S4.Q19: I thought the LSAT only dealt with causal relationships in terms of a singular causeI thought on the LSAT, it was one cause per effect, not multiple causes per effect. Why is the correct answer acceptable in this instance? Shouldn't …
... the idea of 'only one cause per effect' unless the argument is ... that happen to include 'one cause per effect', but I wouldn't ... say this is an absolute rule and ... arguments extremely complex.
And your use of sufficient in ... -
PT58.S1.Q11 & PT62.S4.Q19: Come on, where's the 7sage community! My post is getting ignored!I just couldn't anticipate the flaws with either of these questions and would like to know how people who got these correct went about doing them. My…
... the use of "sufficient" and "necessary" because I wasn ... type question. And so I found A and B incredibly ... know have bulging disks and no pain. If bulging ... contribute to the problem and result in serious pain ... be more than one cause per effect? Because the correct ... -
PT58.S1.Q11 & PT62.S4.Q19: Come on, where's the 7sage community! My post is getting ignored!I just couldn't anticipate the flaws with either of these questions and would like to know how people who got these correct went about doing them. My…
... that it was one cause, one effect. Doesn't the bulging ... be more than one cause per effect? Because the correct answer ... clinched spinal muscle doesn’t cause pain. But maybe the ... tutor claims that if A and B then C. But ... a question has A and not C, so that ... -
PT58.S1.Q11 & PT62.S4.Q19: Come on, where's the 7sage community! My post is getting ignored!I just couldn't anticipate the flaws with either of these questions and would like to know how people who got these correct went about doing them. My…
... that it was one cause, one effect. Doesn't the ... be more than one cause per effect? Because the correct ... br />
Cause: X
Effect: Y
Cause: X (Bulging disks ... + factor A), Effect: Y (Pain)
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Timing Techniques on Reading Comp SectionHi, so I've been having trouble building a consistent timing strategy for the RC section. Sometimes, I think I'm taking too long on certain passages …
... , in exact terms, and what specific points the author is making to ... causes the issue, the author's solution, and what specific evidence does ... of a phenomenon, then track cause and effects. The added stresses are ... -
Strengthening Causal ReasoningWhen it comes to strengthening causal reasoning, I understand that offering other instances where a cause leads to an effect (cause -> effect) will a…
... :
1. Cause without effect
2. Effect without cause
3. A ... reversal
4. An alternative cause
and drill using it on different ... -
Valid Causality - Does it Exist (on LSAT)?Subject says it all. I am hypersensitive to noting that several events occurring together is always correlative (yet often mistakenly construed by au…
... are said to occur, and an author draws a conclusion based on ... , in fact, necessarily causally connected, and so any conclusion that assumes ... -
Ok, I don't feel ready. Should I withdraw from September test?I am taking LSAT this coming Saturday. I have been panicking and stressed out for the past 3 weeks and came to a decision to take another LSAT next …
... /> I have been panicking and stressed out for the past ... 3 weeks and came to a decision ... I decided to go ahead and take September LSAT just to ... admission game" audio book, and the author says not to take ... I am interested in and they said they won' ... -
To those scoring high in RCDo you read for specific details? Or do you just vaguely remember where details they are? I'm trying to cut down on my time in RC, but I'm having a p…
... relationships between the paragraphs, and the author's attitude, but I take ... -
Causation logicI'm looking at PT44-S2-Q20 and the explanation for why A) and D) are wrong raised a question for me. In the explanation, it sounds to me that just be…
... looking at PT44-S2-Q20 and the explanation for why A ... ) and D) are wrong raised a ... a distinction between "tends to cause" and "cause" ?
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Nicole Hopkins RC Webinar NotesShoutouts to @"Nicole Hopkins" for some incredible content here for RC. I know that I've never used an annotation system like this before and look f…
... know the main points and the author’s purpose for writing ... with ascertaining what the author’s purpose for writing this ... The Pivots: Used when the author is switching between different viewpoints ... a. Read through once and notate and then you do your walkthrough ... -
ConcernedI am preparing to take LSAT in few weeks (2017, February 4); while I possess an elevated GPA for undergraduate (3.75 in political science, 3.9 in Soc…
... am worried about the relevance and effect of the LSAT score. If ... -
PT44.S4.Q14 - scientists hypothesize that a particular typeHi all I cannot find any reason why (C) is wrong here. It seems to me that (C) eliminates one alternative cause (genetic cause?) and thereby str…
... (C) eliminates one alternative cause (genetic cause?) and thereby strengthen the argument that ... -
PT10.S1.Q23 - no one knows what purposesPSA are just not clicking for me and I feel very uncomfortable answering them even when I get them right. I'm drilling them this afternoon and I had …
... with the hypothesis' prediction and the argument concludes that that ... in the relevant ways) and the author is using the facts ... different between the prediction and the hypothesis under times ... conditions. And I latched onto A and brought confirmation bias ... -
The Sufficient/Necessary Flaw: an approach to maximize pointsHey everyone, This post is intended to be an overview of how the sufficient/necessary flaw appears on the LSAT and how we can develop a system of att…
... the conditional statement and what the author of that argument ... have a flaw question and our author is using conditional language ... premise of the author’s argument and are given the ... statement. On sufficient and necessary flaws, the author of the argument ... -
PT50.S4.Q5 Mexican American writingI chose AC C and didn't even know I was wrong until I did heavy review on the right AC D. C. I initially thought "Yes the author would agree it is…
... from the passage that the author believes the writers are ... establishment, even if the author thinks this is a bad ... I didn't think the author believed Mexican American writers were ... the Mexican American writers completely and the author would still have to ... -
PT15.S2.Q20 - "A few critics have dismissed my poems..."I really struggle with identifying circular reasoning. The definition of circular reasoning is when the premise and conclusion are the same thing, an…
... the premise and conclusion are the same thing, and the author does not ... -
Trying to understand this logical statementHey guys, I need help understanding this statement. There are two ways I can see it play out. What do you guys think? **Argument 1:** …
... : Resignation, discharge for sufficient and just cause; and absences as a result of ... 1: Resignation, discharge for sufficient and just cause;
(Quitting or being ... : resignation,discharge for sufficient and just cause; and absences as a result of ... -
PT13.S3.Q4: Bird brainI don't understand why D is incorrect. So we are trying to explain why these canaries go through this yearly process of losing their neurons and then…
... replacing them with new ones and the author claims that it's ... to go through this process and can still fly due to ... "better developed muscles?"
And does this whole neuron regenerating ... -
PT7.S4.Q19: Been trying to get a complete answer to this question for months...My understanding of the stimulus is that since 365 isn't exactly divisible by 7, that leaves an "extra" day which causes the calendar to shift forwar…
... by 1 day every year and the author proposes to change that ... by removing that "extra" day and making ... which means that January 1st and any other date will be ... January 1st? If December 30th and 31st still exists, are they ... -
Reading Comp - read questions first or no?Hi all! I'm new to the forum although I have been using the LG videos which I've found very helpful - thank you for providing this free resource! …
... mentally. That, however, takes time and practice.
I ... question asks "What did the author mean by ___________ in paragraph ... question is "What did the author mean by "vocal" in paragraph ... 2 was about cat behavior and the author said that cats are ... -
PT 36.S3.Q26 - four universal forceshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-3-question-26/ Could anyone be kind enough to explain why is the correct answer choice "B". I fai…
... up with the stimulus and what the author's point was. ... the stimulus. But what the author is saying/ trying to ...
By identifying what the author is trying to argue/convince ... definitely convinced it exists. And the author's argument is therefore ...
