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Term: “Although”When JY says that we can disregard a statement that is preceded with the word “although”, can we literally just skip right over the statement that fo…
... they said is unwarranted, the argument above is mistaken, etc." are ... mention the other people's claim and slap the negation on ... other people's claim/argument to the author's claim, you then can ... supported by the author's argument. -
Claim vs ArgumentOn the LSAT is there a difference? I heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if there is a major diff…
... a claim, should it be treated the same way as an argument ... -
Argument by Analogy v. Argument by CounterexampleHey all, I seem to have found an issue in my thought process which needs addressing. I cannot distinguish between an <i>analogy</i> in an argument…
... between an analogy in an argument and counterexample.
... choices, one describing the argument as using an analogy and ... is not an entirely invalid argument. Anakin Skywalker--Luke's ... opposes the initial claim made by the argument. If I say ... -
PT24.S2.Q08 - sociologist: she claim thatHi So, it seems that these circular reasoning questions are killing me... okay so I have a question on answer choice B. I am not quite sure why th…
... br /> 4. Main Conclusion: The claim that there is a large ... and the main conclusion (The claim that there is a large ... of additional premises circumvents the argument from circular reasoning.
< ... that simply **restates** a claim given in support of that ... -
PT 34.S2.Q11 - some psychologists claim thatFlaw Question-- calling all folks who are a beast at LR:) HELP? I understand that the answer is C but I want to make sure that I'm breaking down …
... I'm breaking down the argument correctly:
*Best way ... all to understand"-- would the argument be valid then??
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**THUS, the psychologists' claim is wrong-- it's wrong ... argument's conclusion valid? It's TRUE that the psychologists' claim ... -
Argument by AnalogyCan someone explain this theory? These are the notes that I have taken based off the webinar video Strengthen: Answer choices introduce the addition…
... /> University Administrator: Graduate students incorrectly claim that teaching assistants should be ... does this answer weaken the argument. I think that I am ... -
Rare argument form: the "Tether" assumptionHey everyone, Across my studies, one thing that I have tried to do with LR is to look at arguments as repetitions of older forms of arguments. Tryi…
... sufficient/necessary confusion, the valid argument forms etc. Some are ... some specific (albeit rare) argument forms I have come across ... , I have **_tethered_** the claim in my conclusion to an ... Carrying an understanding of a argument form forward is an important ... -
PT60.S1.Q13 - Many economists claim that financial rewardsHi all! So long story short, I constantly find myself vacillating between answer choice b and answer choice c. I know what the right answer is _supp…
... this stimulus: “Many economists claim…” This is a common ... argument with which the author will disagree. Here the economists claim ... To weaken the author’s argument, we need to strengthen ... the economists’ argument*"
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PT94.S4.Q09 - Journalists often claim that their investigation...> Journalists often claim that their investigation of the private lives of political leaders is an effort to improve society by forcing the powerful …
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>The claim that journalistic investigation of the ... ) It is a claim that the argument attempts to refute.** However ... a practice that, the argument concludes, has undesirable consequences ... one side states a claim that justifies investigating the ... -
Hypothesis on Harder Argument Part and Main Point QuestionsWe all know what AP and MP questions are, but I have ran into many harder AP and MP questions where the stimuli does not actually explicitly state th…
... by the structure of the argument. Since I have ran into ... -
Comprehensive Strategy for RC - response to KS in 3 partsHi KS, Perhaps you are taking the Feb LSAT, but given that the Dec test is only 3 weeks away, let me share my RC strategy. Not sure if you have t…
... a) states an Overarching Claim or Thesis To Be Supported ... CIRCLE or BOX around the claim, problem or important viewpoint, ... then scribble "claim" or "prob" or "view" ... grand teleogical justification for the argument's thesis. Just remember ... -
PT56.S3.Q20 - newspaper article about vitamin chttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-56-section-3-question-20/ The argument first states a general claim about people taking Vitamin C is, on ave…
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The argument first states a general claim about people taking ... argument in the newspaper article?"
I felt (D), the claim ... but does not weaken the argument---one that derives the ... because it weakens the argument rather than the premise ... -
Role Played QuestionsI stumbled upon a role played question and came up with an unanswered question. Here it is: Assumptions are always known as "implicitly" implied. So…
... whenever an actual claim's role within the argument is being asked ... the argument depends"?
I figured that if some claim is ... -
Prehistoric Chimpanzee Argument, prep test 23I am awesome at this portion of the test and usually score really well, but for some reason cannot understand why the correct answer choice on this q…
... it is.
The argument is #6 of Section 2 ... . I won't type the argument out unless y'all need ... -
PT.56.S2.Q25 - counterproductive for farmers to use insecticidesPrest Test 56 - section 2 - Q25. <font color=red>Question removed. Please see video for question:</font> http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-…
... as direct support for the argument's only conclusion.
C ... the argument's only conclusion.
D.) It is a claim that ... as direct support for the argument's main conclusion.
E ... this "claim" is used as direct support for the argument's ONLY ... -
How to remember the 6 Advanced Valid Argument Forms?I went through 4-9 Forms today and I feel overwhelmed. How did you guys remember all these? Do I just need to watch the Invalid Argument Forms vide…
I went through 4-9 Forms today and I feel overwhelmed.
How did you guys remember all these? Do I just need to watch the Invalid Argument Forms videos to understand? Mind blown. -
Valid Argument Forms 6-8Okay so i was watching the video where JY tells us how to distinguish between Valid and Invalid argument forms and at the end he gave us a little tri…
... distinguish between Valid and Invalid argument forms and at the end ... -
Valid Argument FormsI'm just going through the lesson on Valid Argument Forms now and I was wondering for which questions are the existential quantifiers relevant? I gu…
... through the lesson on Valid Argument Forms now and I was ... -
A Monty Python Explanation for What an Argument is?Hi All, I run across this video and thought I should share it, despite it only explaining part of what an argument is, it also shows what an argum…
Hi All,
I run across this video and thought I should share it, despite it only explaining part of what an argument is, it also shows what an argument is not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y -
Valid vs Invalid Argument formsI was wondering what's the purpose in memorizing all 9 valid argument form and all 7 invalid argument forms? Is it mainly for Parallel and Parallel F…
I was wondering what's the purpose in memorizing all 9 valid argument form and all 7 invalid argument forms? Is it mainly for Parallel and Parallel Flaw question types? -
Invalid Argument Lessons HELPI just finished the invalid/valid argument form lessons. I just trying to put the pieces together but it is not working for me. How does this tie t…
... just finished the invalid/valid argument form lessons. I just trying ... -
June 2007.S2.Q17 - hospital executive: at a recent conferencehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-june-2007-section-2-question-17/ The correct answer choice is B: "[t]he argument relies on the testimony of …
... choice is B: "[t]he argument relies on the testimony of ... broad to support THEIR general claim."
I think this choice ... , is changed to "its," the argument being the referent, because it ... executive who's making a claim beyond the scope of the ... -
PT25.S2.Q19 - in all mammalian specieshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-2-question-19/ This is the first one I have missed on the 7 practice sets I have done so far for …
... looking for: This is an argument, and there is a flaw ... is NO evidence supporting this claim.
Answer C: This ... -
Valid Argument FormsHi Everyone! I am currently working on memorizing the valid argument forms and I was just wondering if there were any study methods yall used to …
... working on memorizing the valid argument forms and I was just ... -
PT64.S1.Q22 - microbiologist: because heavy metalshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-22/ The following is my reasoning for why the answer to PT64S1Q22 is D, and is not B. …
... , and thus strengthen, the argument. D is therfore the correct ... answer.
Argument in Question Stem, presented in ... in no way strengthens the claim that (C --> Ra) ... renders the reasoning in the argument much stronger. Correct answer.< ... -
valid argument formsIf one has learned all of the valid argument forms, does it make sense to learn the invalid forms? Of course, I could be incorrect, but it seems to b…
If one has learned all of the valid argument forms, does it make sense to learn the invalid forms? Of course, I could be incorrect, but it seems to be redundant to learn both. Please assist. Thank you. -
54.2.22 The publicationsI don't see how D is incorrect. E is obviously correct, but how is D wrong? Professor V's book is getting people riled up over the origins of gla…
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Answer B: The argument isn't circular.
argument do this? Isn't what "most historians" claim (line ... definitely the flaw of the argument, but I can't figure ... -
25.2.20 (Flaw Questions Problem Set 18)I had a really hard time understanding the answer choices, which is why I missed this one. I don't understand how D is the flaw. Determinism is t…
... t the flaw since the argument isn't saying "since we ... the flaw. Where does the argument claim that there is "no complete ... state of the universe?" The argument only says "it's impossible ... particles. The point of the argument is that determinism is incorrect ... -
56.2.14 Psychologist: We asked 100I really didn’t like any of the answer choices, so I pretty much guessed on this one. These psychologists surveyed 100 entrepreneurs and 100 busin…
... makes too broad a claim; it should have limited ... in general. Lastly, the argument assumes that overconfidence and gauging ... anything, might weaken the argument. We want to strengthen ... would most assuredly strengthen the argument. Nevertheless, we don’ ... -
What does the phrase "what's more" mean?I am doing the Miscellaneous Questions Problem Set 5, and 18.4.21 has me really confused. I googled the meaning and got this: http://ell.stackexchan…
... ? Wouldn't starting your response argument with "furthermore..." mean that you ... same premises as the previous argument?
Independently, I don ... of sound (Jane's argument), Mark's claim about "tonal quality" conflicts ...
