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From 170 to 180For anyone who is trying to get to where I am, I'm happy to provide any insights. For anyone far beyond where I am, I'm reaching out for help. I'…
... a school's 75th percentile vs. falling between 50-75th percentile ... what the authors of this argument most likely agree about, it ... -
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 ... -
What is the negation of "not many"?How do you negate "not many"? To me, you can't just dropped the "not". Here's my thought process: "Not many" seems to be the same as "some not…
... 't dependent on the Some vs Many, as it talks about ... to be preserved, destroying the argument.
@BackoftheEnvelope said:
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 ...PT10.S1.Q18 - people cannot be morally responsibleCan someone help me with this one? I don't understand why B is not right. The stimulus I thought was saying that if it's something you don't have …
... caught up in everyone vs adult vs people vs children.
We ... true component
The argument goes off in a bit ...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 ...NA totally wrecks meWhat is everyone doing to conquer NA? I have a really difficult time on these questions...I'm thinking maybe I need to go back to the curriculum, bu…
... answer choice which makes the argument completely valid (no loose ... missing premise to strengthen the argument greatly (conclusion will be satisfied ... missing premise to make the argument valid (without this, the ... ).
This SA vs NA helps a lot on ...Logical ReasoningI used to be great at LR getting anywhere from 3-4 questions wrong per section. Now I have actually been getting worse at it and improved drastically…
... . Be able to differentiate NA vs. SA question types. Once you ... BE TRUE to make the argument VALID (hence negation tests), the ... BE TRUE to make the argument VERY STRONG to the point ... premise that is NEEDED/REQUIRED vs. a premise that is TOO ...RC Thesis Vs. Hypothesis and org. of passageHey Guys, I am doing reading comp, and I keep seeing questions on the organization of the passage. I see two things that say the passage is descri…
... might have towards a hypothesis vs. a thesis.
... context. For example, consider the claim that gun restrictions reduce gun ... and crime statistics, then the claim is acting as the author ... something like that, then the claim is acting as the author ...Logical ReasoningCan anybody tell me what logical reasoning questions that you must be wary of extreme language (only, whenever, all, etc) when approaching? I know in…
... the terms of the argument. If the argument is A —> B ... our minds. So if an argument is about Google, for example ... existential quantifiers; some search engines VS all search engines, that kind ...PT70.S1.Q13 - the television network's advertisementhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-70-section-1-question-13/ I thought A is the correct answer because it sounds if most viewers started to wa…
... the test!
The argument is claiming that the network ... does this do for the claim that these viewers won't ... sticking around. Nothing of the argument is destroyed here, especially the ...PT4.S4.Q16 - conchetta: franchot was a great writerThis is a method of reasoning questions. If someone can explain to me why B and D are incorrect and C is correct I would really appreciate it. Thi…
... the actual truth of that claim: people already understood the social ... (F is a great writer vs. F isn't a great ...PT12.S1.Q14 - Morris High School has introducedIf someone could help me out on this one I am completely lost. I know you can eliminate A and B and they both talk about what proportion of part t…
... is asking what is the argument failing to rule out: like ... time teachers were hired, 100 vs only 10 full time teachers ... that the guy in the argument is assuming that higher percentage ...PT73.S2.Q15 - marketing consultant: last year I predictedHello, I have a question about these two choices 1. the argument takes for granted that the higher sales of established products are due to effecti…
... stimulus does not support any claim about "established products" and ... .
E. The argument does not "confuse a necessary ... it stipulates that the argument is flawed in asserting that ... this question mainly because the argument is not stated in ...When do we know "in other cases" can be helpful or not?Hi, I thought "other cases" are alwas irrelevant to the case discussed in the stimulus... I thought "yes, maybe that happens in this case, but ma…
... can't weaken the original argument. The two types may ... statement not weakening the original argument. Of course the second ... that is purportedly weakening the argument in the stimulus would ... finding a practical fact or claim which attacks the inherent ...For those who score within -5 in RC...+RC general questionHow do you read passages? Do you just scan the structure and not remember the details? And go back to the passage for each question? (or just questi…
... reaction may figure in the argument as a foreshadower or what ... a paragraph is an important claim/conclusion made by the author ...PT37.S4.Q22 - druid stones in irelandHey All, I've watched JY's explanation of this video and I'm beginning to see why E could be a correct answer...but I do not understand why it is …
... on the statement, the argument concludes that the stones ...
Consider an analogous argument: The New York Mets are ... argument did. Second it extrapolates from that most statement with the claim ... have great defense. Our argument is actually saying something ...PT32.S4.Q08 - figorian wildlife commissionHey All, So this question is asking for the answer choice that would most strongly support the Development Commissioner's position. I cannot see h…
... misunderstanding of what DC's argument was aiming for. I knew ... was giving to support his claim. He talked a lot about ...PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... questions. Meaning, that the argument is so simple that the ... how that negation effects the argument.
(D) ultimately ... tells us something that the argument concedes. That is to ... an effect on the wiseness claim in the conclusion? No, ...PT63.S1.Q19 - anthropologist: it was formerly believed thatHi, So I'm not sure about the correct answer C... Why do we have to assume or compare the ancestors to Neanderthals? Why it's required? Even thoug…
... humans to back up a claim about people who lived thousands ... to Neanderthal DNA, then our argument falls apart. In that case ...PT36.S3.Q20 - critic: although some people complainHere's the link to the question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-3-question-20/ Okay. I'm confused why (A) is incorrect. Isn't…
... 't think it changes the argument much. "Evaluating legislation" almost implies ... considering the consequences of passing vs. the consequences of not passing ...
