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Contrapositives needed?I’m getting into the weeds of the curriculum. Earlier on in conditional and sufficient reasoning, I see the use of diagramming. However, this creates…
... the curriculum. Earlier on in conditional and sufficient reasoning, I see the ... without using the extreme details conditional reasoning? It’s easy in ... one string is time consuming and confusing. I’m not trying ... -
Why is everything translated into conditionals?Hello Everybody, I am currently working my way through the Logic Games section. I've taken multiple symbolic logic courses in University and learn…
... symbolic logic courses in University and learned all about logical operators ... (conjunctions), wedge (disjunction), horseshoe/arrow (conditional) and triple bar (biconditional).
What to skip if taking the NEW August 2024 LSATSince there is no Logic Game for the new LSAT, what fundamental concepts can we skip? Many lessons on the "Conditional and Set Logic" chapter seem to…
... skip? Many lessons on the "Conditional and Set Logic" chapter seem to ...Chaining Conditionals Further Help?Hey everyone, The chaining conditionals portion of the 7sage V2 curriculum (lessons 26 and 27 of Conditional and Set Logic) is quite complicated w…
... V2 curriculum (lessons 26 and 27 of Conditional and Set Logic) is quite ... focuses a lot on LG and I plan to take the ...Do causal relationships/comparative statements require contrapositives?I'm going through the "Skill Builder - Group 2 Translations" unit of the Conditional and Set Logic section in the Core Curriculum and I'm having some…
... Translations" unit of the Conditional and Set Logic section in the ... being used because the conditional language was used to ... those statements are conditional with comparative and causal elements (at ... for those statements and how I and others interpreted them ...Using Foundations For August 2024 LSATI'm debating whether or not I go through the foundations section to study for the August 2024 LSAT. It seems like a lot of the information would only…
... ?? Like for example the "Conditional and Set Logic" and "Logic of intersecting sets ...Sufficiency Necessity confusionok I know this is dumb, but is there sufficiency necessity confusion with mind on the money and money on the mind? or is it the same relationship?
... def easier as a bi-conditional and the components are def confusing ... form, if J->F, and the lsat does the common ... the components being so similiar, and of course I havent seen ...Closing the BR GapI know I am not the only one who is having this problem, but it's kind of bugging me given its persistence. So there is roughly a 10-15 point gap bet…
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1. Get fluent with conditional and formal logic. If you have ... common invalid argument forms, and there are many many many ... to recognize difficult questions and skip them without hesitation only ...
Numbers 1 and 2 are critical the better ...Weekly Goal-Setting & Accountability ThreadHi everyone, I'm taking somewhat of an LSAT hiatus for March (school, it happens) but I'm going to start a goal-setting/accountability thread here…
Last week I took and BRed preptests 43, 48 and 49 (did not ... the Science RC Cambridge packet, and got through some (but not ... 's goals:
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-Complete Weakening/Assumption and Causation lessonsWeekly Goal-Setting & Accountability ThreadHi everyone, I'm taking somewhat of an LSAT hiatus for March (school, it happens) but I'm going to start a goal-setting/accountability thread here…
... LG drills -Completed Weakening/Assumption and Causation lessons but did not get ... br /> -Retake PT 47 Friday and group BR Saturday
- ... PT 52--take Sunday and group BR Monday
-Next ... br /> -Next 4 hard LGs and watch JY's video explanations ...PT64.S1.Q22 - microbiologist: because heavy metalshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-22/ I completely understand the argument core and the correct answer. However, upon …
... the relationship between correlation and causation, just not this LR ... While correlation can never prove causation, it can "strengthen the ... criminals in the area and one matched all six ... This effectively weakens the causation, and it makes sense because ...PT62 S4 Q18 If there are sentient beings...OKAY WHAT IS THIS QUESTION????? I've looked it up on Manhattan's forum, cause they have most of the questions already written out, but I STILL don't …
... to send spacecraft to them AND any sentient being on ... />
Taking the contrapositive and applying DeMorgan’s Law makes ... on either side of the conditional statement to fill the ... planet.” This is ANOTHER embedded conditional and it translates to /CC + ...Conditional languageTake the statement (drawn from an actual stimulus) that says "the habit of volunteering cannot be said to have been fostered in a person who has not …
... should know whether it's conditional and, if so, how it ... your understanding of that sentence and its relationship with the other ... an excuse for complacency, and intuition is built from your ... -> No Habit Fostered, and the contrapositive is what you ...PT74.S1.Q24 - any driver involved in an accidentSomeone please help... https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-1-question-24/
... Maybe he only speaks Aramaic and nobody at the police station ... the lesson about negating complex conditional
A or B ... an example of an embedded conditional, and JY does a fantastic ... go from the embedded conditional to a simple conditional.
https ...[Webinar] RC Mini Course in Three SessionsHey 7Sagers, I'm teaching a live RC webinar mini course! Seriously, it's going to be me but live. <b>What is it? </b> We'll start with RC th…
... on the material conditional in philosophy of logic and philosophy of language ... , and alternatives to the material conditional go ... working understanding of the material conditional and answer all the relevant LSAT ...PT70.S1.Q24 - many homeowners regularly add commercial fertilizershttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-70-section-1-question-24/ I ran into some issues with a LR question on PT 70 S1 and would love some inputs …
... consequent of your proposed conditional, and depending on how we ... your consequent, the conditional is either unsupported or ... depleted forever", then the conditional is simply unsupported. The ... depleted and then get replenished, so the conditional here ...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? …
Hi @blah170blah, I thought that the sentence that contains the condition in which the company allows Ann to leave was a bi-conditional and therefore we could get the contrapositive of the bi-conditional by negating both terms.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? …
... to leave was a bi-conditional and therefore we could get the ... contrapositive of the bi-conditional by negating both terms. < ... thought process was also correct and that there are other ... assuming (P → (P → Q)). And so would assuming (P → (P ...LR Question Justify the conclusionAn argument states that: Maria won this year's sailboat race by beating Sue, who has in each of the four last years. We can conclude from this that M…
... a necessary assumption in a conditional and then affirm the sufficient. ... that’s a really meta conditional statement, lol), so we ... make the sufficient in our conditional. In this case, all ... if" introduces a sufficient assumption and “only if” introduces a ...Contrapositive of SomeThe user and all related content has been deleted.
Contrapositives only apply to conditional statements. An existential statement like " ... criminals are politicians" has no conditional, and thus no contrapositive.
Relative Support: An Observation/Potential New TrendProps to the BR Group on this, I really kinda just stole this observation from those guys! So there are two questions in PT 78 where it really fee…
... very wary of hasty generalizations and causation/correlation flaws. Because of ... is support for a causation and a single example is ... correlation does support a causation and a single positive example ... weakly, but still supported) and would be the right answer ...Conditional ReasoningThis might be something really basic to be discussing at this time for someone looking to sit for the LSATs in December, but I gotta ask How would…
... is a conjunction in the conditional.
This is a ... group 3 conditional. It can be solved by ... the two parts of the conditional and making that particular part the ... sufficient condition or negate L and make that the sufficient condition ...Embedded ConditionalsThe user and all related content has been deleted.
... going through more convoluted steps and ending up with an unnatural ... unclear whether "unless" expresses a conditional or a biconditional. For LSAT ... towards interpreting "unless" as a conditional and explaining instances that appear to ...Lawyers, law schools, and tattoosAlright, so a fun topic here but do any of you guys have tattoos? A self promise I made was that I would get my first the moment I made it to law sch…
... Maybe I'm confusing correlation and causation, but it doesn't seem ... came across as accusatory and somewhat acrimonious. And clearly it was ... /company you work for, and it's tacitly understood that ... something benign like "Hope") and that doesn't seem to ...Does causation equal correlation?So I know that on the LSAT correlation can never, ever, ever equal causation. I know that correlation being there can strengthen causation and a lack…
... always thought that by definition, causation necessarily implies correlation. A correlation ... mutual relationship among independent variables, and causation gives order to that relationship.Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... nature and the premises are correlation. We know we have correlation-causation ... that this argument is correlation and causation and we jus stay open to ... reading the answer choices and seeing how it could ... phrase but pre-phrase correctly and know how far you ...Strategies for Parallel Reasoning QuestionsDoes anyone have any strategies for answering parallel reasoning/flaw questions more quickly? These questions consistently take, in my opinion, far m…
... a negative idea and the conclusion includes a conditional, and D just doesn ...PT7.S1.Q10 - a large group of hyperactive childrenI'd love an explanation on this one! Thanks in advance
... have correlation in the premise and causation in the conclusion. We ... observed a correlation and drew a causal conclusion. ... correlation in the premise to causation in the conclusion. Now, ... hyperactive behavior by offering toys and video games (bribes) ...WEAKENI just wanted to make sure my idea on weaken is correct. Let's say we are given A-->B.... . Can I Say "A(O) B(X) = Even when A was present, B did …
Ah. the correlation and causation lessons.... I need to revisit them!LR QuestionsHey everyone, I feel sometimes the lsat throws in indicator that aren't building conditional relationship. how can you tell when the conditional stat…
... it's not establishing a conditional relationship:
> ... you tell **when** the conditional statements are important in a ...
"When" here is not conditional, and to use it properly, you ... mistake it for a conditional statement when you read ...
