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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:** …
... **, **2:discharge for sufficient and just cause**; And **3: absences as a ... condition.
My buddy and I were reviewing the logic ... was a member of 7sage and passed the LSAT, I ... brother is a practicing attorney and had confirmed that the entirety ... -
What is this stimulus even trying to say?Proposals for extending the United States school year to bring it more in line with its European and Japanese counterparts are often met with the obj…
... the argument.
The author states that the proposal to ... is being opposed - the author reveals to us what is ...
BUT then the author states that this opposition is ... point. (sentence in bold). And the author qualifies why it is missing ... -
Assessing RC Passage DifficultySo I am currently in the process of fine tuning some of my strategies and doing some last minute drilling before the June exam and was wondering if t…
... find the structure and the tone of the author. Often times you ... that a Phenomenon is apparent and the author gives his own hypo ... for that phenom or the author lays out other hypo's ... different viewpoints of different hypos and differentiate them.
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... br /> 2. Nunavut + Inuits and Government (moderate-easy)
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4. Carnivorous Starfish and Effect on Ecology (medium - difficult)
and about how they were ... of poetry, 1800s houses and buildings in certain districts, ... -
PT39.3.19 - "Which can be inferred..." (Passage 3 - Blackbody objects)Link to video expl/quick view: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-39-section-3-passage-3-questions/ My question is about the correct A/C, (A…
... can actually be quite strongly and clearly inferred!
... coming from a blackbody object and be confident that they ... /emitted = thermal radiation _alone_, and not any others that exist ... other kinds of radiation, and the author choosing to let us know ... -
PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
... is an unstated premise, and the author seems to explicitly link engineer ... 's work and low energy work ... an assumption because the author didn't go and state "an engineer ... -
PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
... is an unstated premise, and the author seems to explicitly link engineer ... an assumption because the author didn't go and state "an engineer ... if the author does make an equivocation between "least skilled" and "demeaning ... -
PT16.S2.Q10: What does "eliminate" mean?In the last sentence of the stimulus, does "eliminate" mean completely removing ALL demeaning work, or only reducing the sum total of demeaning work?…
... is an unstated premise, and the author seems to explicitly link engineer ... an assumption because the author didn't go and state "an engineer ... if the author does make an equivocation between "least skilled" and "demeaning ... -
PT19.S4.Q4 - Working under flextime scheduleshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-4-question-04/ I ran into something that kind of tripped me up and I wanted to hear from someo…
... but it isn't the author's conclusion. Imagine ABC having ... discuss how to increase productivity and this author is arguing that we ... -
PT64.S1.Q17 - The mosaics removed from Zeugma?I didn't understand the explanation for the right/wrong answer choices on this one at all. Can anyone help? I initially chose (C) on my PT and I stil…
... left there" is general, and the author provides only archeological considerations. So ... the author's method of reasoning is ... eliminates other considerations (aesthetic, recreational, and so on). So that's ... -
Questions that feel like they require prior knowledgeI was doing some LR drills, and Q26 on PT 6 S3 felt like I just needed prior knowledge to answer the question successfully. I feel like this is what …
... violate American tradition. And our author states that this objection ... ) is incorrect because the author does not “call into question ... industrialized world.” All the author counterclaimed was that the ... identify the author’s argument and premises and figure out ... -
P11.S2.Q20 - The basic position taken...I am just so confused about the answer choices provided and why A is the correct answer. Nowhere did the paragraph say that it is premature to talk a…
... clear that the report's author agrees with the critic that ... program must maintain government funding and to get that funding the ... "do A instead of B" and the author is responding that " if ... to regain reputation for competence and thus allow continued gov funding ... -
Reading Comprehension #helpHi guys! What is the best way to approach RC? I tried the low resolution method which helped tremendously and I was able to raise my score from -12 t…
... resolution method which helped tremendously and I was able to ... thinking about RC (structure and content) and try to find a middle ... main point of the passage and the author's perspective if there ...
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Reading Comprehension #helpHi guys! What is the best way to approach RC? I tried the low resolution method which helped tremendously and I was able to raise my score from -12 t…
... resolution method which helped tremendously and I was able to raise ... thinking about RC (structure and content) and try to find a middle ... main point of the passage and the author's perspective if there ... more time on this section and bring my incorrect questions ... -
"This is Wrong" Type ConclusionFor conclusions that are along the lines of "this theory/explanation is wrong", I have a tough time keeping the entire idea in my head. For most ques…
... on the language that the author uses, but you don’ ... guitar, eventually develops arthritis”, and our author says something like “they only ... we know is that the author thinks the theory lacks ... person and the part talking about lacking evidence is our author’s ... -
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 …
... between the ad, price increase and drop in smoking. From the ... flaw here is that the author overlooks all other alternate causes ... 't be the cause will be the correct AC. And any AC ... smokers. (Cause: people switched to other forms of tobacco; effect: drop in ... -
RC meaning/synonym and author's attitude question strategyHey all, I've been gradually improving on RC over the last 10 PTs (-6 to -8) to (-3 to -5) by spending more time upfront understanding the passage…
... content/structure/emphasis and less time wastefully ... for harder meaning/synonym and author's attitude questions, ... (~30 sec). For author's attitude questions, I ... author's opinion as I read the passage and ... write an A next to the longer parts of the author ... -
Sufficient-->Necessary, Cause --> Effect, Before-->AfterI am really confused about the relationship between these three things. Sufficient-->Necessary, Cause --> Effect, Before-->After Is it okay to und…
I am really confused about the relationship between these three things.
Sufficient-->Necessary, Cause --> Effect, Before-->After
Is it okay to understand like this?
All are in same logic? -
PT62.S4.Q19- Herniated disks and back pain. Looking for feedback on my question breakdown (pls).**_Hi everyone! I am trying to do a big u-haul of how I approach LR questions. I am trying to have a heightened focus on accuracy and process over sp…
... Herniated disks and bulging disks could not be the cause of serious ... of a certain effect (HD or BG and no pain) may ... nonetheless be sufficient for a different effect ... a third factor and herniated disks and bulging disks all cause serious back ... -
Strengthening and weakening causation argumentsFor arguments that falsely conclude causation from correlation, can you strengthen the argument through an answer choice that demonstrates that the s…
... demonstrates that the same cause has the same effect? For instance, if ... dairy in the ice cream, and an answer choice said that ... -
What is the inherent difference between Author's Opinion/View and Main Point(s)?LSAT Trainer by Mike Kim (pg. 320) talks about how the opinions of the author of a reading comprehension does not need to be a main point. How c…
... how the opinions of the author of a reading comprehension does ... between understanding "Why the author wrote the passage?" and "Why the passage ... -
PT12.S4.Q6 - Chronic Fatigue SyndromeThis necessary assumption question discusses the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) with a newly developed drug. CFS is associated with thre…
... all what the author is trying to argue and thus would seem ... evidence to the effect that CFS has a single cause, but (D ... triggers two of its symptoms and another virus that triggers the ... to simplicity behind the author's reasoning. The author seems to assume ... -
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…
... since, If introduces sufficient, and only if, the necessary ... are identical genetically and physically from each ... cause, due to D being present in the environment and ... Cause ---------- Effect
To weaken this relationship, the author ... -
PT47.S1.Q22 - columnist: there are certain pesticidesThis LR section killed me. I spent all day BRing questions 22, 24, and 26 in this section. This is another one that I am just lost on. I eliminate…
... strength of the conclusion. The author states that the U.S ... back into the U.S. And these criticisms are of the ... that when the cause isn't there the effect also isn't ... health. But what if X and Y were in a room ... U.S. Stopped, the effect would still remain which is ... -
PT73 S2 LR - I really need some help with explanations on a couple questionsPT73 S2 LR - I *really* need some help with explanations on a couple LR questions on this test Question 9 (weaken) - Answer is C, i picked A Qu…
... impact smoking habits; the author is arguing that a causal ... why the effect took place independent of the purported cause. C ... lack thereof being the cause of the fall, maybe ... a bad argument. The author is denying a conclusion ... to be a weapon, and it's size/open ... -
Doubt in causationHey, I was wondering that when we say that A causes B, do we understand it to mean that whenever A will happen B shall follow or does such a causal r…
... B. Kids playing with matches cause fires, but not every ... damage" some people show the effect and some don't. So THERE ... where the effect can happen without that specific cause.
... causation arguments - however, out author is clearly stating that "there ... -
PT27.S4.Q15 - it is often said that beauty is subjective.Hey All, Can anyone help me with this question (PT27 S4 Q15). This one is confusing and bothering me at the same time. https://7sage.com/lsat_ex…
... suggesting the author is reversing a cause/effect relationship. So the author says that ... because 1) Bach is inherently and objectively beautiful, or because 2 ... -
PT3.S2.Q25 - The public in the United StatesFor this question, I was able to see that the flaw was a equivocation between a substantial budget and an adequate one. Answer choice E seemed to ref…
... nature a contextual word. The author, in his conclusion, originally thought ... context, the author would need to reevaluate his assumption and his definition ... the cause doesn't exist (soviet threat dissovlving) and therefore the effect doesn ... -
PT28.S1.Q05 - the number of codfishhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-05/ Here is the LSAT question from the problem set I am currently on in the course. …
... population.
*Analysis: the author here is only considering one ... could affect this relationship and could cause an increase in seal ... increase in seal population would effect cod's population. But ... its something that the author hasn't considered that ... -
PT5.S3.Q20 - a certain viral infectionI think I understand why B is right, since middle ear infections are not defined as being bacterial infections in the stimulus. Probably just assumed…
... think of the word side-effect, I think it relates more ... antibiotics clear up the infection, and we know that antibiotics aren ... there must be a different cause for the infection. If the ... the information provided by the author.
Hope this helps ...
