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PT20.S4.Q20 - the report released by the interior ministryIs it possible to ask for an explanation for this question. I do not understand why the answer is E and not C. Thanks! <font color=red>admin note: e…
The original flaw in the argument is appealing to authority in ... not helpful.
The original argument has to do with the ... to conclude that someone's claim about holding their breath for ... -
Grow-Again ConfusionCan anybody help me understand question 15 from PT9, S4 included in the Strengthening Questions Problem Set 8? I felt completely blindsided by how an…
... of an out-of-nowhere claim/variable that appears for the ... weakness, which would strengthen the argument in a sort of addition ... a potential weakness of the argument.
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PT26.S2.Q09 - early pencil leads were made of solid graphitehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-09/ Can someone explain why the correct answer is B? Thank you!
... /> The stimulus is not an argument, but a set of facts ... is no support for the claim that the only source of ... fact, the stimulus contradicts this claim because the French manufactured pencils ... -
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 …
... hospital executives' "general claim", i.e. the argument as a whole is ... is based on computer experts' claim and there is no evidence ... -
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 …
... attacking a premise of the argument. Isn't that suspect? Should ... ' expertise doesn't support their claim on "the most significant threat ... -
PT18.S2.Q04 - marianna: the problem of drunk drivinghttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-04/ I got this question right, but not perfectly clear why (D) is correct. Could you…
... be more direct if the argument he was responding to was ... make this claim or anything close to it. Her argument is that ... -
PT20.S1.Q02 - a director of the rexx pharmaceutical companyhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-02/ Ok, I am pretty pissed I missed this because I felt like I got it right when I did…
... fact ("in support of this claim") that vaccines are only administered ... , and it really hurts the argument. With this new information, we ... -
Reasoning for LSAC ban on PDFs?I was wondering about the reasoning why they did this. Do they really make more money by not licensing out PDF versions of the exam? Were websites …
... see how I flipped my argument (I was lazy with some ... by successfully getting a copyright claim, and it is their right ... deciding to actually enforce a claim (from a firm perspective), is ... -
60.1.6 After an oil spillI cannot make heads are tails of this argument/figure out what it is talking about. I had no idea what any of the answer choices were doing since I …
... /> The last line of the argument says that this18% success rate ... is it. So the whole argument assumed that only 1/5th ... can question that claim and in effect, weaken the argument.
prep test 30 section 2 question 22Can someone explain to me why the answer isn't A
... assumption question.
The claim that the age of a ... it, nothing happens to the argument. If rattlesnakes don't ... Answer C: This weakens the argument, which is not what we ... cares about the brittleness? The argument assumes away this problem in ...Causation strengthening, Causation weakeningWhen it comes to CAUSATION strengthening and CAUSATION weakening questions, I know how to do them, but I have a hard time determining if causation is…
... the exam. For instance, the argument will begin with a correlation ... that the argument is going to make a causal claim are "correlation ...PT35.S4.Q11 - one approach to the questionI'm not sure about this one, and I'm having a very tough time seeing why the correct answer is correct. Link: http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/…
... 't justify the stim.'s claim that the approach is flawed ... 't have to make the argument foolproof, just get it on ...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…
... is why it's an argument by analogy. The film ... it *undermines* a claim or conclusion or argument. While that's true ... that *directly* undermines the claim or conclusion or argument.
On ... or validate a claim or conclusion or argument. But this is ...PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsWhy is B incorrect? How does C weaken the argument? Thanks! https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-1-question-13
... it does not weaken the argument.
... claim something like "most" in order to weaken an argument. ... still conceivably weaken an argument even though it does ... claim that financial rewards provide the STRONGEST incentive (thus weakening the argument ...PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsWhy is B incorrect? How does C weaken the argument? Thanks! https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-1-question-13
... when choosing a job (they claim financial rewards are THE STONGEST ... fair comparison to the original argument.The "Some People Say" Principle [title has been changed!]I have been studying logical reasoning stimuli that include a sentence about what someone OTHER than the author says, usually near the start of the p…
... /> PT 68.S3Q5 "Some musicians claim they are robbed of royalties ... the actual conclusion in the argument is that "the sites are ...The "Some People Say" Principle [title has been changed!]I have been studying logical reasoning stimuli that include a sentence about what someone OTHER than the author says, usually near the start of the p…
... examples. The "some people say" claim has been an ANTITHESIS in ... negative outcome: the "modus tolens" argument (A->B, ~B, therefore ... be able to analyze the argument that much faster.What to do with an LR question stem that has a lot of contextual information?JY is recommending reading the LR question stem first and figure out what question type it is before moving on the the stimulus, which I fully agree …
... have said “the opponents’ counter argument” or something like that. So ... principle upon which Zimbabwe’s argument rests, but I don’t ... : “What role does Zimbabwe’s claim that the problem lies not ... other countries play in the argument,” then you need to be ...Answer choices with the word "SOME" for weakening questionsI am currently working on the weakening questions of this course. I ran into a lot of situation where the ACs have the word "SOME" in them. Sometimes…
... "some" does NOT weaken an argument, even if that group of ... />
For example, if an argument claims that most skiers in ... the original argument. In fact, the individual making the claim that most ...Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
... on to the more controversial claim--I can't think of ... write a conditional or categorical argument in which an atomic proposition ...Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
... to the more controversial claim--I can't think ... a conditional or categorical argument in which an atomic ... by "conditional argument", you mean an argument involving a wide ... "categorical argument", you mean an argument involving a universal claim, usually ...Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
... s false for this argument to be valid, though ... out. For example, consider this argument: (P1) A. (P2 ... and more assumptions for this argument, such as (P3) ... you don't, your claim is trivial -- we make ... assumptions in every valid argument, and each proposition will ...I believe one of the flaw drills is mis-categorized. Pls correct me if I'm wrong.I feel that this question categorizes more as a MoR, or MISC, than a Flaw/Descriptive. https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-35-section-4-quest…
... question stem states the "attorneys argument is fallacious because it reasons ... basically says: Why is the argument the attorney using flawed? The ... is ultimately the flaw the argument is making, by basically ... Smith didn't refute the claim that means he must have ...PT72.S2.Q10 - council chair: the traditional codehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-72-section-2-question-10/ I have a quick question regarding #10 from PT72, S2 (the Parliamentary Procedure …
... specific argument, but is actually making a rather broad, vacuous claim. There ... weakening answer choice if the argument relied on the assumption that ... is always important, but the argument doesn't rely on this.PT18.S2.Q21 - it is very difficult to proveHi there, I am so confused about this problem and have no idea about whats it talking about. What does "This fact gives the traditional attribution…
... made the painting. The argument of the stimulus is that ...
Answer (A) challenges this argument (i.e. supports the opposite ... they just chose to claim that the paintings were made ... />
This supports the argument that these traditional assumptions of ...need help with negating sentences for necessary assumptionHello everyone, I seem to be having some issues with negating sentences, some things are very obvious, but others are not. for example 1)The Fine…
... to be true for this claim to be correct?" The ... S1: In order for this claim to be true, there has ... sure how this is an argument with an assumption without ... S4: In order for this claim to be true, nothing else ... S5: In order for this claim to be true, nothing else ...PT35.S1.Q05 - proponent: irradiation of food from gamma raysI know why the credited response (E) is correct. However i'm having a tough time seeing how (B) and (C) are incorrect. I initially picked (B) My…
... the claims that compose said argument. That said, in this ... appears that by raising the claim irradiation does not prevent botulism ... The opponent could raise a claim that would show the self ... nature of the proponent's argument no?
Proponent' ...PT19.S4.Q18 - politician: a government that taxeshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-4-question-18/ I'm posing this question primarily because of answer choice A on PT19 S4 Q18. Ans…
... a broad rule, belief, or claim and (on the LSAT) often ... to attack the politician's argument, the economist simply applies the ...PT35.S4.Q11 - one approach to the questionI'm not sure about this one, and I'm having a very tough time seeing why the correct answer is correct. Link: http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/…
... to make that assumption. To claim that the approach is false ... to justify the author's argument in this case and seems ...PT21.S2.Q20 - ann will either take a leave of absenseFor this particular question, could someone run me through the process of why whether or not the Ann was offered the fellowship is irrelevant? …
... saying). Fundamentally, the argument is making the claim that if Ann can ...
