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PT 61.S2.Q3 - political administrationI did not understand the explanation in the video. I diagrammed the following based on my understanding. ES and PIL ---> OS PIL ---> OS/e …
... begins with a pretty standard conditional statement:
(Economic ... we are given a quasi-conditional statement: We can't diagram ... we only have one true conditional statement (and one of ... must be true given our conditional statement and what we ... -
PT62.S2.Q6 - although some nutritional factsI did not understand how and why he figured out which parts of the sentences he could use to make conditional statements from the video. He did not u…
The first sentence is just context and does not have a place in our conditional chain. You are correct that the quantifier ELCI should "some" over to LCI. So replace ELCI --> LCI with ELCI -some-> LCI. Still ac(A) is correct. Nice spot! -
PT52.S1.Q10 - reduce traffic congestionSo where is the key piece of evidence that I should really focus on in this question? The conditional is throwing me off. http://7sage.com/lsat_ex…
Ok, so you can think of it in terms of conditional reasoning? (a little) -
Negating/denying Universal quantifiersHey, I know that there were lessons on denying existential quantifiers, but I couldn't find one for the universal quantifiers... Can you please…
@tanes256. Thanks, but I was asking for denying the conditional statements (group 1~4). Should I just place "It's not the case that" in front of the conditional statements to deny them? -
Negating/denying Universal quantifiersHey, I know that there were lessons on denying existential quantifiers, but I couldn't find one for the universal quantifiers... Can you please…
@"mc_meatt" said:
Should I just place "It's not the case that" in front of the conditional statements to deny them?
Yes. This is true. But you must come to know what the conditional looks like if it's "not the case." -
PT62.S2.Q6 - although some nutritional factsI did not understand how and why he figured out which parts of the sentences he could use to make conditional statements from the video. He did not u…
... definitely review all lessons on conditional logic to polish your skills ... -
PT62.S2.Q15 - contemporary criticsI'm confused how to write the conditional logic for this. Can somebody please explain this? When I see how the video skipped over labeling the first …
... correct (which means that his conditional statement is useful,and that ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... . This only occurs when the conditional is a false statement, or ... disproving a general rule. A conditional is false when the sufficient ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... sense to me. If the conditional says IF F + I, then ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... an intersection, not a new conditional statement. Here’s the lesson ... denying the sufficient) refers to conditional statements, but as you can ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
The original statement is a conditional, when negated yields /u then / ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... The original statement is a conditional, when negated yields /u ... . When you negate a conditional, you end up with ... again. It’s for negating conditional statements. It literally says " ... Negating the Conditional Sentence” in bold.
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PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... false truth-value to a conditional statement: the sufficient occurs without ... be a way for the conditional statement to be false/ the ... -
PT62.S2.Q11 - scientist: to study the comparativehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-62-section-2-question-11/ When writing out the conditional logic for the reporter, I initially got /C--> /…
... . (unless it is a bi-conditional, which we don't have ... -
How long did it take to master the fundamentals?Been going through the curriculum now for roughly 4 weeks. A lot of people want to know how long does it take to improve their score by X amount. S…
... all the suggested memory stuff (conditional translations, common valid and invalid ... -
PT63.S1.Q21 - on the discount phonelineI'm confused when, where and how the word "not" is used sometimes. For example, in this question answer choice E's conclusion is translated to if a…
... are looking at a bi-conditional. So either A is the ... -
PT59.S3.Q19 - if understanding a wordhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-59-section-3-question-19/ Can anyone explain this question and how the correct answer logically follows?
... , you must assume that the conditional statement actually is true. That ... that's the case, the conditional hypothetical cannot be true since ... -
Need advice for Feb. LSAT!Hey, everyone! So I took the LSAT in December and scored a 151 in spite of consistently scoring 155-160 in my PTs. I'm taking the test again in Fe…
... unnecessarily cumbersome (e.g., for conditional logic chains I prefer 7sage ... -
Must be true (MBT)Hi: When the stimulus is conditional oriented, I do well on this question type. However, when there are no conditional statements, I am totally lo…
@Martin01 Do you have an example of a question that gives you trouble? Most MBT questions are based on conditional reasoning but it's sometimes a little hard to see it as such -
Translation confusionsFor the following statement "I only work on Tuesday," i translated it as Tuesday -> Work.. but I guess it's Work -> Tuesday. Not sure why. "Only" is…
... a bit before applying the conditional indicators, so you're not ... -
What to do when there are no more new PT'sHello! I am seeking some advice from the 7Sage community on how to best prepare for a retake when I used up all the new practice tests. I recently…
... like getting an ice cold bucket of water thrown over your ... -
IF-Then with a qualifier?What's up with people that use If-then statement with a qualifier like "could". If X, then Y must follow. It's necessary. What's the point/impact o…
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The conditional you've learned is called ... the material conditional. It's the easiest formal ... on problems with the material conditional, see
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Does "Pre-phrase" = Prediction? And is it actually wise to do so?Hi, all. I was on a wonderful webinar the other night led by the friendly and knowledgeable sage, @c.janson35. He mentioned that he often formulate…
... stimulus is so convoluted with conditional reasoning, and pre-phashing I ... than having to map out conditional reasoning statements within a minute ... -
PT74.S1.Q24 - any driver involved in an accidentSomeone please help... https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-1-question-24/
... 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.
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PT44.S2.Q13 - the solution to anyThis is a hard SA question, and I don't see what I am missing. How is answer choice A a sufficient assumption? My diagram: (Solution to environm…
... first sentence is an embedded conditional. I translated that first sentence ... -
Question About a LSAT ProblemI am looking at the LSAT Prep book distributed by Kaplan and I am already confused about the material. (I have not purchased a 7Sage course yet as I'…
... The "could be true" bucket completely encloses the smaller, "must ... be true" bucket, plus the "we don' ... t know" bucket.
The "could be ... smaller, "must be false" bucket, plus the "we don' ... t know bucket"
The big buckets ... -
Question About a LSAT ProblemI am looking at the LSAT Prep book distributed by Kaplan and I am already confused about the material. (I have not purchased a 7Sage course yet as I'…
@runiggyrun Thank you for your explanation! I actually drew it out on a piece of paper. One question I have is why doesn't the "must be true" bucket and "must be false" bucket encompass the "could be true" bucket and "could be false" bucket? -
Neither nor is a biconditional?PT16-S1-G1, trying to setup the rules with conditionals and having a bit of an issue trying to figure out why Rule 3 " Neither S nor W can be added t…
... . I agree with your single conditional translation. The way I came ... -
Efficient Blind ReviewHello again I have another question. Ever since I began my prep I've been able to raise my PT scores by ~9 points from the low 140s to the low 150s. …
... proper way to negate a conditional when in fact you need ...
