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LR Study Guides ThreadI was wondering if we could upload our study guides in this post for those taking the June and upcoming LSATs can always come back to this.
... Logic is that of the sufficient condition and the necessary condition
ENGLISH ... specific. What we mean is the contradiction. The logical opposite. What we mean ... IF, ONLY WHEN, ONLY WHERE, ALWAYS, REQUIRES, MUST
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General Logical Indicator QuestionThis might seem a bit silly, but in after doing the translations into lawgic exercise...do we always diagram logic whenever we see it in any LSAT que…
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PT51 S3 Q11I still don't understand why D is wrong. Is it ("a band signed with a major label ~~"part from the stimulus) the phenomenon to support the main conc…
... the conclusion indicator “Hence” is a dead giveaway that the statement to follow ... previously been supported. But the question is whether or ... large portion of the profits from the record sales of ... it sits right in the middle of the logical line of reasoning… ... -
Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
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“Beauty is always in the eyes of the beholder”
... says C is D. The word always is likely included to ... be potentially confusing, but to apply indicator ... appears as part of the necessary condition (like above). -
translating a complex-conditional into lawgic"Without strength or endurance, the fight is all but lost." This is #5 on the quiz on complex conditional translations to lawgic. We are to tra…
... . In this sentence, the without is your only logical indicator (depending on whether ... use "not" as such in the necessary condition).
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"The only" as a sufficient conditional indicatorCan anyone give me a good example of "the only" as a sufficient conditional indicator? Possibly differentiating it from the 5 "only" (only, only if, …
... !) the word "only" ALWAYS modifies the necessary condition, but "the only" works as sufficient condition indicator because ... sufficient condition indicator for "become rich"). But the (actual) technical explanation is "The only ... -
Test 7 questions & observationSO I just took Section 1 LR of the Feb 1993 LSAT to help me drill and practice studying. I am going to blind review it this evening and then score i…
... can always just post the question here if all else fails. Just follow the ... correct format when posting so the question can be ... ://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/forums/logical-reasoning-f4.html -
If only "only" stops giving me so much trouble...Hey guys, I am currently reading thru the Trainer to enhance 7sage CC, while I find the vast majority of the content are extremely consistent to our …
... through the sentence structure. Just because an indicator word precedes a condition doesn ... 't mean it applies to that condition ... that is not always the case. Here, it is the washing of hands ... -
Weakening questionsThese are by far the hardest and most difficult type of LR questions for me. As soon as they turn into 3/5 stars in difficulty or greater I start mis…
... break down the argument. Look for certain logical structures like ... not have to follow the cause, thus, the argument is weakened ... an alternate cause which causes the effect.
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PT38.S2.G4 - musicians perform each of exactly five piecesHey, guys. Has anyone noticed any funky games such as this one in recent PT? JY said don't worry but there seems to be a trend of the older style gam…
... to reproduce that logical brilliance during timed condition at the first attempt, so ... just freaking rigorously follow the rules lol watch the shared elements among instruments ... if you just intensely, rigorously follow the rules, and you'll do ... -
PT21.S2.Q25 - statistician: changes in the sun's luminocityI got this wrong because while I did see the author was appealing to authority, I thought it was reasonable to assume that if the author says what an…
... getting back, Dave. You're always on the ball.
> ... understanding is that examples usually follow from a premise or a ... a complete abdication of logical responsibility by the meteorologist via that appeal ... -
What is a necessary vs. a sufficient condition in logic?I'm just starting the intro to logic section and I'm a bit confused. What is a sufficient condition? What is a necessary condition?
... ? because our sufficient condition guarantees the necessary. But what if ... the sufficient follows. But, if the sufficient condition is met, our necessary condition must follow ... .
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Pattern of Reasoning QsDoes anyone have an attack strategy for these questions? I get bogged down every single time. So irritating!
... then move on to comparing the logical structure after that.
3. - 'Since' is not always a sufficiency indicator, it could be used ... simply as a premise indicator.
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For those who have received accommodated testing- Practice tests/study strategyAfter being notified of your testing accommodation- Did you start practicing with your new time? I am interested in learning about how people with an…
... and it will condition you to always use the most efficient problem ... solving methods instinctively. The ... and follow my game plan with discipline, I'll always have ... time to spare. The equivalent time ... -
PT73.4.19 and PT34.2.2 (please help)Hi guys, I am having trouble understanding JY's reasoning behind choosing correct answers in the above problems. PT73.4.19 is a necessary assump…
... like when the word "do" appears after the logical indicators like always and must ... />
In PT 34, the indicator was always, and in PT 73, it ... "do" alone is not a logical indicator.
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PT73.4.19 and PT34.2.2 (please help)Hi guys, I am having trouble understanding JY's reasoning behind choosing correct answers in the above problems. PT73.4.19 is a necessary assump…
... like when the word "do" appears after the logical indicators like always and must ... /> > In PT 34, the indicator was always, and in PT 73, it ... "do" alone is not a logical indicator.
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Sufficient & Necessary Conditions. Groups 1-4Do we need to memorize which logical operators belong to which group #? Is that the idea? Or is it more to grasp the concept of the language and be…
... determine to which group the logical operator belongs. Am I ... to negate the necessary condition. When you memorize the operators and ... and understanding before speed, always. Take some time this ... and understanding the 4 groups and the logical operators in each ... -
Clarification on negation vs contrapositiveI am in the Some and Most Relationships category of the curriculum and I am finding myself a little confused about negation vs the contrapositive. On…
The contrapositive is the logical equivalent of the original statement. I find it ... helpful with the ... mean that the sufficient condition would also fail.
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Method for translating "without" into lawgic seems to run into problems in some situationsWe all know that for "without" "unless" "except" and "until", we're supposed to negate one of the ideas and make that the sufficient. "I will not …
... meant always. We probably actually mean sometimes. Thankfully, language on the actual ... not actually change the meaning. The sentence "I do not always sleep without ... not follow the ordinary rule for "without" (where without introduces a necessary condition ... -
Method for translating "without" into lawgic seems to run into problems in some situationsWe all know that for "without" "unless" "except" and "until", we're supposed to negate one of the ideas and make that the sufficient. "I will not …
... meant always. We probably actually mean sometimes. Thankfully, language on the actual ... not actually change the meaning. The sentence "I do not always sleep without ... not follow the ordinary rule for "without" (where without introduces a necessary condition ... -
Necessary Assumption Question - are we supposed to throw conditional logic negation out the windowI just want to confirm that when you do the "negation" technique for NA answer choices, you take the common sense version of negation (as in pretty m…
... there is conditional element ("always") in the first sentence (I will ... br /> > The negation of "I always go to the store" is "I ... ).
I would think the logical negation of “birds of different ... we are supposed to follow logical negation or just throw ... -
Necessary Assumption Question - are we supposed to throw conditional logic negation out the windowI just want to confirm that when you do the "negation" technique for NA answer choices, you take the common sense version of negation (as in pretty m…
... don't know "I" **always** "go to the store."
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> I would think the logical negation of “birds of different ... if we are supposed to follow logical negation or just throw in ... Y at all.
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ABA accreditation committee drops standardized testingI just saw on Spivey twitter feed that the ABA is formally dropping requirement for standardized tests for admissions. They say more this cycle will …
... silly, imo. LSAT will always have more weight than GRE ... and the legal field. Logical ability is not always the best indicator of ... success in law school, nor in the ... have performed extraordinarily well on the LSAT.
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Diagramming "Might"Should I diagram a "might" statement as an existential quantifier? Like "If Jack is smart, he might eat healthy." But, it doesn't have to be the case…
... /> Will the LSAT test these differences? Or is "generally" equivalent to "always ... "?
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PT10.S1.Q18 - People cannot be morally responsible for thingsI been drilling the question types. Right now I am at MSS/MBT. However, I came across an error that was reoccuring with me in logic. What do you do w…
... you have control; or the logical equivalent that if you don ... control is a necessary condition for being morally responsible. ... randomly pick something and follow the rules suggested, I don ... since C is just the necessary condition for moral responsibility. Again ... -
Two Logical IndicatorsQuestion: in the sentence, "If you’re not greedy, you’re not a business school student" the two different conditional indicators confuse me: if I use…
... a negation and not a logical indicator?**
This is ... more than one logical indicator just pick one and ignore the other. I ... part in the curriculum I always ended up picking the one not ... picked in the videos ... -
"Provided" necessary or sufficient condition?Hi, I was wondering if "provided that" is a necessary or sufficient assumption indicator? (Please see below) You will appreciate cultural differ…
... assumed to always be a group 1, sufficient assumption indicator just because ... a license to drive the car irl, the statement can still be ... ), because you've fulfilled the sufficient condition - you have the license.
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THE ONLYHow would you diagram “the only thing you need for A is B ” and “the only way to have C is through D”? Are these two the same statements? I’m sta…
... prefixed anytime with "the only" it will always introduce the sufficient condition.
It will happen on tougher LR questions that the ... writers will sneak in conditionality without using our ingrained indicator ... -
How to figure out Sufficient & Necessary without usual indicators?Hi, I've been trying really hard to understand Sufficient and necessary but for some reason always get stuck with diagramming when the usual indi…
... think of the subject as the sufficient condition and the predicate as the necessary condition.
follow the general rule I described above ... like I did with the necessary and sufficient indicator words could you ... -
How to figure out Sufficient & Necessary without usual indicators?Hi, I've been trying really hard to understand Sufficient and necessary but for some reason always get stuck with diagramming when the usual indi…
... think of the subject as the sufficient condition and the predicate as the necessary condition.
follow the general rule I described above ... like I did with the necessary and sufficient indicator words could you ...
