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Do you guys do low-res summaries and premise/conclusion identifications during PTs/real tests?For respectively the RC sections and the LR sections. For me they take up a lot of time but do help. I was wondering if people actually strictly foll…
... lLR questions without identifying the premise/conclusion. And with RC, low -res summaries ... -res summaries and follow your own method. But identifying premise/conclusion are an ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsHello all, I am having a VERY difficult time with Sufficient Assumptions. JY says use logic for these questions, but every time I TRY to use it, i…
... on the premises and conclusion and follow repeated and established argument structures ... of an assumption (unstated premise) that when added ... premise is added to the argument, it forces the conclusion ... assumption.
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Sufficient AssumptionI am coming to terms that I have serious difficulty with sufficient assumption questions. IS there anyone that can help? I’ve gone back over my not…
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**Premise:** _Socrates is a man_
**Conclusion:** _Therefore, Socrates is ... individual possessing all the characteristics and markers of manhood_" should ... logic. Just identify the right conclusion, and summarize or rephrase the premises ... -
PT89.S4.Q10 - Jumping SpiderI'm frustrated that B was the correct answer Reasoning: We have to create an assumption that if something makes an appearance, then it strongly h…
... 't need to prove the conclusion, just help it more than ... are utterly useless to the conclusion, and, if its true that there ... strengthened (veeeeerry slightly) by a premise "the reduction happened after I ... the necessary assumptions to your conclusion. -
Tips for flaw questions?Hey all! I've been working really hard on LR and am seeing a lot of improvement so far, however one area that I am still having a lot of difficul…
... are intentionally very confusing and complicated. Take some time ... all the common flaws and make example arguments for ... concluding (conclusion), is (premise). When I plug in the premise and conclusion in those ... flaws in your thinking and they do it well. ... -
PT91.S2.Q18: What is the conclusion?Is the first sentence the conclusion? And what is the "contrast'' mentioned in the answer choices? Is it between modern and ancient languages? …
... the first sentence is the conclusion. And yes it is the contrast ... between ancient and modern languages. I got this ... /> Because there is no premise supporting it to be a sub conclusion. -
PT91.S2.Q12: could I get a fresh perspective?So I’ve posted once before and would like to get a new perspective on this question. I thought the second sentence was supported by the first and so …
... its conclusion, and doesn't use the second as a major premise or ... a sub conclusion in order to ... -
PT92.S1.Q17 - Plumbing gradsCan someone please give a breakdown of this question? I am having trouble understanding what the flaw is. P: Tech institute has been using new ex…
... of below-average quality - premise stated and conclusion is accurately represented - correct ... the assumption that bridges premises and conclusion is completely unsupported.
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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 …
... with the conclusion AND the connection between premises and conclusion. As maxjab00 ... explained, AC A may help with the premise ... not necessarily connect more rain and melting snow -- how ... well?)
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PT63.S3.Q11 - Web Medical Info5 star NA question. Is this a triple conclusion passage? Looking for another opinion on this question regarding the stimulus. This passage str…
... 3 is supported by 1 and 2. This is a ... C relationship, where A and B collectively support C. ... a conclusion (Internet info will harm people) supported by premise ... at distinguishing true and false info and premise 2 that false ... us with just B C and E.
Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
... the support between the original premise and the conclusion.
This ... relationship between the premise and conclusion is now weakened, and we no longer ... comment.
1) Identify premise(s) and conclusion and simplify the argument. To check ...LR MC/MSSSo, I just finished the MC/MSS section of the program. It seems I am still struggling with it here and there. With it being complete, I am reviewin…
... , because: these a premise indicators. Whatever that premise is supporting: that's your conclusion.PT1.S3.Q5 - to the editor ,in 1960, an astronomer..I was stuck between C and E for this question and chose the latter because the stimulus seemed to be more focused on extraterrestrial life. E can als…
... solar system. Based on this premise, Clay makes the assumption that ... the assumption between the premises and the conclusion that we are trying ... assumption between Clay's premises and conclusion, and (C) does. Hope this helps ...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 …
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> Conclusion ... could justify the conclusion and necessary for ...LR Diagramming TipsBest advice for LR diagramming? I still find it a bit difficult to do to get the right answer.
... able to identify the premises+conclusion and represent them symbolically.
premise is the negated consequent of the conclusion, and the consequent ... of the second premise is the ...Disagreement questionFor disagreement questions, are the disagreement tends to be the conclusion or premise? Or it could be both?
... can really disagree about anything, and this is often times where ... on a small premise, but agree on the overall conclusion, and vice versa ...PT10.S4.Q02 - Physician ThoroughnessI chose answer choice E for this question, but I don't understand why B is the correct answer.
... sick. If we remember that conclusion and then look at E we ... passage any better support the conclusion. If as E says, ... /> B provides the support for conclusion based on the passage by ... to remember what the premise(s) and the conclusion are. From there you ...PT2.S2.Q10 - Advertisers are often criticized...Can someone explain why C is correct and why E is incorrect
... look at our conclusion and supporting premise. The stimulus tells ... advertisers are motivated by moral and financial reasons, *because*< ... find the "gap" between premise and conclusion and bring those pieces together. ... assumption in the argument and see how that ...Any tips for LR - Weakening questions?I've tried time and again, but I'm just not grasping this weakening concept. Especially if the stem is asking me to find the correct answer, "if true…
... . Try focusing on the conclusion if nothing else, and ask " how can ... weaken the support between the premise and conclusion, and typically an alternate explanation is ...PT93.S2.Q21 - Essayist: Commitment to relationships or careers is commonly held to be virtuous.This question was tough for me. I thought I didn't need the third sentence. Picked D but wasn't confident with it. Not sure how E is correct. Ple…
... sentence until the semicolon: Premise. The sentence starts with ... premise. So remember that this premise is in support of the main conclusion ... argument because it exemplifies the premise.
... already know our main conclusion and so we can jump ...PT23.S3.Q13 - "Baltic Seals". Why is the official correct AC correct????Hi everyone, So bewildered by this question that I have to post on the discussion forum. Why is answer choice E correct??? After analyzing all the …
... on the argument, and not just the conclusion. One premise does include something ... /> E doesn't prove the conclusion, but it certainly does strengthen ...premis indicator vs. context indicatorHi, What is the difference between premise indicator vs. context? The way I understood was that context are just additional info to lead up to the…
... the authors argument.
**Premise indicators** are the series **words whose ... the grounds that
**Premise Indicators** which are usually followed by ... the premise(s), but also contain the conclusion in the ...Necessary AssumptionsHi guys, I went through the curriculum for necessary assumption questions and I am still not showing improvement in any of the PTs I am taking. I was…
... through every answer choice and ask yourself "does ... conclusion and the premises supporting it. "Every person likes pie" is my premise and ... "Johnny must like pie" is my conclusion. Before ... its conclusion? Sometimes, you'll anticipate the gap and ...(so confused -- please help!) PTC.S2.Q22Hello! Could someone please help me figure this AP question out? There's no explanation video for it. The median score of someone who got it right…
... argument establishes the conclusion that being at ... relation between the conclusion (C) and premise (P1)? Note ... conclusion (C) just reformulates (P2).
Long story short, (P2) and ... the conclusion (C) are logically equivalent ...To Assume or Not to Assume?There are two reasons I get hard LR questions wrong. One, I don't connect a statement in the stimulus with a different phrasing in the correct answer…
... on the main conclusion and the major premise then you will ... isolate the assumption and if ... down, spot the assumption and then, and only then, should you ... difference between "all", "some", and "most"; always vs probably, specific ...THANK YOU! 150 --> 171A big fat sincere Thank You to everybody who makes discussion posts and comments on JY's lessons. I swear I've read hundreds of them that made me lau…
... being used to justify the conclusion? (Causal, conditional, analogous, correlational, ...
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- Misread LG rule and/or Question Stem ... down to its essence (premises and conclusion). Eliminate all the fodder. Once ...Always between two ACs in LRI am always down to two ACs while doing LR, especially weakening. I always second-guess myself, then my first answer ends up being correct. How do I …
... the relationship between the premise/support and the conclusion. So first identify each ... why even if the premise was true the conclusion doesn't follow ... about another fruit, but the conclusion and its support are about apples ...Struggling to make the connection between the premises and the conclusion. Please help!So, I can identify the conclusion and the support for the argument, but I'm having a hard time understanding the relationship between them. For some …
... intends for the premise to help their conclusion?_**
... directly address the conclusion that more and snow and ice will ... connection between the conclusion and why ocean water and land were ... comparison between snow and ice and ocean water and land meant ...How to distinguish between context and premise?Just as the title says, I was wondering if anyone has any tips in regards to noting what you would categorize as context and what you would categoriz…
... is the main conclusion and which is the sub-conclusion, try the question ... that same conclusion as the premise. Read it both ways and see which ... “because” will be the sub-conclusion and whatever offers proof for believing ...How to distinguish between context and premise?Just as the title says, I was wondering if anyone has any tips in regards to noting what you would categorize as context and what you would categoriz…
... not a premise (because it doesn’t support a conclusion) and is not ... a conclusion. That means it ... if it elaborates on a premise or conclusion, or not (i.e ...
