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PT83.S1.Q18 - Contesting Standard committee lawgicI'm disagreeing with how JY did this because we can't use common sense in MBT nor make up assumptions because we think it makes sense to us. MSS is f…
... because we can't use common sense in MBT nor ... 5% wiggle room for some common sense.
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argument. We can't negate ... the same time. Not common sense but still valid.
Most Undermines the Conclusion vs. Most Strengthens the ArgumentHey everyone, I had a question about undermining the conclusion of an argument. Does it have to help undermine a premise that is stated because that…
... undermining the conclusion of an argument. Does it have to help ...Infographic of the 7-11 flaws to learn out of the 21 most common flaws. 1-6 posted on LR forum.https://www.canva.com/design/DAEtBunbgIc/av9yHWZPj4q6_miGTu9FoQ/view?utm_content=DAEtBunbgIc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publ…
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Please let me know any advice for improvement!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…
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The argument fails to consider something.
Flaws I can ... Answer Choices: The doctor's argument fails to consider the possibility ... **C)** . This AC has the argument flipped and is assuming the ... error in the argument- that is the fact ...November LSAT -- any advice would be appreciated!Hello, I'm taking the November LSAT which is just over two weeks away -- at what point did this section *click* and what advice would you give to get…
... have similar patterns in their flaws (if argument-based). During BR I ...PT71.S1.Q12: What do you do if you don't see anything wrong with the argument?As the header states, I didn't see any blatantly wrong with the argument. It was just a causal chain (Global warming causes temperatures to increase …
... any blatantly wrong with the argument. It was just a causal ...A ---> B --SOME--> C; therefore A ----> C, is that a valid argument?A ---> B --SOME--> C; therefore A ----> C, is that a valid argument? I know A ---Some--> C is an invalid argument, but I am unsure about the not so…
A ---> B --SOME--> C; therefore A ----> C, is that a valid argument?
I know A ---Some--> C is an invalid argument, but I am unsure about the not some situation.PT7.S4.Q11 - weapons researchHaving a bit of trouble understanding why A is correct (I originally chose C). Could someone clarify? Thank you! **Stim:** Ctx: Foundation didn…
... mean it's a short argument, I'm sure they could ... wondering if that's a common theme of "direct" vs "indirect ...Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... impose on the argument, not ones that the argument **actually makes**. ... Sometimes the assumption the argument makes happens to also be ...
Are there times an argument actually makes an assumption that ... within a stimulus or argument that’s unrelated or ...Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: How to identify the main conclusion in an argument?**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]** Are there any tricks to iden…
**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]**
Are there any tricks to identify main conclusion in an argument other than the indicators?PT1.S3.Q04 - Inference (Deterrence topic) explanationThis question is a little complicated to parse because their are two agents in the discussion, the nation who may attack (Potential Aggressor [PA]) a…
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Now we apply valid argument form 3 - Transitive:
PAThinksTargetHasGreatRetaliatoryPwr ... always attack unless deterred, which common sense indicates is probably false ...PT1.S3.Q6 The logical structure of the argumentI'm having so much difficulty with these types of problems (which argument is most similar to the structure of the paragraph), does anyone have any a…
I'm having so much difficulty with these types of problems (which argument is most similar to the structure of the paragraph), does anyone have any advice for these?Cheatsheet For Valid Argument Forms 1-9After learning all of the Valid Argument Forms and then later hear J.Y. say that these have to become a part of my intuition (causing me to freak out…
... learning all of the Valid Argument Forms and then later hear ...Weakening questions on Newer LSATsThis might be common knowledge and I have certainly come across this in the core curriculum, but did not quite grasp what is meant. I am realizing th…
This might be common knowledge and I have ... analogous case, argument that appeals to science, argument by equivocation, ... sufficiently analogous. If the argument is scientific in nature, ... is imperative (i.e., argument that ignores multiple sufficient conditions ...October LSAT, 176 PTJust want to hop on here and discuss some methods to get me to a 176 PT. You've got to have a concrete approach to the questions. Here's how I br…
... , I have this approach to flaws. I see that it's ... on, or I summate the argument. By summate, I mean, "ok ...PT1.S3.Q08 - The common procedure for determining whether a food additive...Flaw Type: Equivocation flaw Premise: P. Comparing health benefits with potential risk. P. Benefits of "enjoyment" of drinking outweighs alle…
... "enjoyment" = "health related benefits". This argument is flawed because they mischaracterized ...Logical Reasoning, provable/powerful questionSo I am learning Logical reasoning through the book "The Loophole". So it says that "Your loophole and resolution have to be powerful" and "Your infe…
... stems-- conclusion, NA, Method, Argument part, The flaws-- all used loophole. Can ...Advice on “negation” technique in solving LR necessary assumption (NA) questionsHi everyone! You all may be aware of the negation strategy for required assumption questions in logical reasoning—basically the idea that if you nega…
... the negation weakens the overall argument made, then it is probably ... since these questions are so common and there are so many ...Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: Circular Reasoning Argument**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]** What is an example of a circ…
... example of a circular reasoning argument? Additionally, I typically have started ...Flaw QuestionsHello! I'm having some trouble with Flaw questions, and am wondering if anyone has any advice/resource recommendations? I'm pretty well versed with…
... is in what the author/argument said/did. If, ... is something the author/argument didn't say/do.< ... choices that best describe different flaws in the reasoning? I ... by this wording that the argument did this _____, but ... the argument did this ____, so ...Confusion on "Presuppose" in Argument Part QuestionsWhat does "presuppose" ACTUALLY mean in an AP question's answer choice? I understand that presupposing something is similar to assuming something.…
... myself into believing that the argument has presupposed something!
argument really did presuppose something? Are ...Stimulus Comprehension StrategyHi everyone, I wanted to share a strategy that has worked very well for me in improving my performance on LR questions. I've been coming to the reali…
... summary of what the overall argument was and how it was ... help is imagining that every argument you come across on the ... you to more readily see flaws in the reasoning.)How to do flawsI'm having so much trouble with finding flaws in LR. I feel like my NA and Flaw questions are suffering because of it. Can anyone explain to me their…
I'm having so much trouble with finding flaws in LR. I feel like my NA and Flaw questions are suffering because of it. Can anyone explain to me their process when trying to find flaws?Identifying flawsI'm trying to identify flaws. is PT 56 S3 Q10 an equivocation flaw; can you use more than a word but a concept in this type of flaw? Is PT 52 S3 Q4 …
I'm trying to identify flaws. is PT 56 S3 Q10 an equivocation flaw; can you use more than a word but a concept in this type of flaw?
Is PT 52 S3 Q4 a false appeal flaw?
Is PT 54 S4 Q16 an implication flaw ?
thanksPT74.S1.Q17 - How the pigment known as Han purpleI understand that A is right because it counters a possible objection that Han purple and white glass were produced independently of each other, in d…
... white glass have become so common, like the stimulus says? I ... both were probably not very common. So this shows that an ... fact that white glass was common. Doesn't C, like A ... doesn't clearly weaken the argument?
Any further clarification ...Argument Part - Answer Choices w/ AssumptionsIn the new version of the core curriculum, the way JY teaches Argument Part questions, he tells us to beware of answer choices that use language like…
... curriculum, the way JY teaches Argument Part questions, he tells us ... an "assumption" role in the argument if it is explicitly stated ... to ever have a correct Argument Part answer choice reference an ...PT94.S4.Q16 FlawI choose A, I thought it was a Sufficente/ Necessity error confusion, but I can understand that the suttle part is when the argument give us an examp…
... suttle part is when the argument give us an example of ... than tighten groups if a common purpose is shared, but what ... we don't have an argument.How to Understand "most" questions that the curriculum FAILS to teach how to solve?I feel like I'm getting burned by questions that don't use the exhaustive formal logic to solve them. For example, PT 126 Section 3 Question 14…
... -- here, validity of invalid/valid argument forms involving 'most' are basically ... uses the phrase 'the most common response' to indicate 'the #1 ...Resources to improve in logic generally?In the new LR curriculum, JY mentions the importance of thinking about the mode of reasoning before going into the answer choices. I know the basic m…
... the harder questions with less common modes of logic, I find ... makes it harder to see flaws/analogous arguments, so does anyone ...Flaw Questions HelpDoes anyone have a good way to explain flaw/descriptive weakening questions and how to approach them? I am still confused after reviewing all the les…
... the flaw made in the argument and end up getting the ... there are diff types of flaws, so can anyone share some ... understand the flaw in the argument?? thank you!
