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Assumption is the worst.I can't seem to get a grasp on necessary and sufficient assumption. It is consistently the worse category for me. I re-read and studied all the secti…
... to get a grasp on necessary and sufficient assumption. It is consistently the ... for me. I re-read and studied all the sections, paying ... tried doing a test untimed, and yet again, assumption was the ... . I can do logic games and reading comprehension just fine, I ... -
Rant: The LSAT is, in some respects, ridiculous.In another thread, about Logical Games, which I didn't want to hijack: <blockquote>@BinghamtonDave<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/58838/#Comment…
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And to anyone, including the LSAC ... understand the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions.
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starting over?Hey guys! I recently pushed back my intended LSAT date to September (I was registered for the June test) after talking to a pre-law advisor. I purch…
... started studying (early March) and the LSAT Trainer. I plan ... any of that anyway. Memorize necessary and sufficient terms? Nope. Not useful. ... proctored practice test and BOMBED IT. And so here I ... 'm doing problem sets and getting an embarrassing majority ... -
Mistaking sufficiency for necessity vs mistaking necessity for sufficiencyI'm a bit confused about the technical differences between the errors of (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for suffi…
... (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for sufficiency ... different (i.e. mistaken negation and mistaken reversal, respectively), but aren ... you were to switch the necessary and sufficient conditions of a conditional statement ... -
PT64.S3.Q26 - acquiring complete detailed informationhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-3-question-26/ I got this question right during the PT by POE (A-B reverses necessary and suff…
... by POE (A-B reverses necessary and sufficient terms, ACD all use most ... which is nested within the necessary condition. Because of the odd ... -
Case Study: What I did wrong on test dayHey all, I just went over the September 2017 exam and realized how many silly mistakes I made. Out of the 11 LR questions I missed, I really shoul…
... the September 2017 exam and realized how many silly ... . This left me jittery and nervous through the exam, ... especially at the beginning, and compounded the effect of #6 ... I forgot the distinction between necessary and sufficient assumptions. I wasn't ... -
How to Go About a Retake: should I take a 7sage course?I’m retaking in March and have full time available to study. I took the test in November and received a 155 with a PT average of 157-160. I’ve tried …
... m retaking in March and have full time available ... whole, timing in LG, necessary and sufficient assumptions in LR, LR ... ve started blind reviewing and keep a log of ... question I got wrong and right and why I got ... have every PT available and PDFs of question/game ... -
One Year LSAT Tangent/ReflectionThis was my third time taking the LSAT. I have been studying for this beast for the last 12 months - eight of those months working a full-time job, t…
... man deserves more attention and every prospective law student ... looked past my scores and admitted me. Through this ... bombarded with absurd conditionals, and nearly threw up when ... lot beyond differentiating between necessary and sufficient assumptions. I read more ... -
How much can you improve your diagnostic?So I rescheduled from October to December. I am currently in the 150's. With two months left. I have been re-going over the course, re-going over the…
... (For Flaw, Necessary and Sufficient assumption, weaken, strengthen, and evaluation questions, your ... , identify with precision and with thought the reason ... will choose one answer, and write down that reasoning ... against the key, and you can intelligently assess ... -
Turning the necessary condition into words, How should I say it??I have a problem turning the necessary condition into words sometimes. For example, the sufficient condition reads well: Zombies attacking the c…
... are looking for words like necessary and sufficient as indicators in the sentence ... the words necessary/sufficient to make the relationship
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Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... read in the stimulus and what do you know ... information from the stimulus and then stretch that information ...
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Sufficient assumption questions contain an argument ... what is both a necessary and sufficient assumption for the conclusion ... -
Confusing necessary and sufficient conditionsHello all, I believe I understand the concept of sufficient and necessary conditions and their relationship, however, I am confused when in a flaw qu…
... a proposition P is a necessary condition for a proposition Q ... a proposition P is a sufficient condition for a proposition Q ... ).
To mix up necessary and sufficient conditions is to mix up ... propositions (viz., (Q-->P) and (P-->Q)). -
strengthen questionsI am really confused on strengthen LR questions (assumption family). So I learned that if you attack strengthen questions fhe same way as "must be tr…
Necessary and Sufficient assumptions all fall in the Strengthening question types. The deleted user is my friend who I studied with and we both were tutored by Testmasters. Every company teaches it differently. FYI -
Analytical Reasoning (quicky)How would you guys translate this stimulus from words into symbolic logic? Barf (SpaceBalls movie character) only goes to the ocean on clear night…
... with your designation of necessary and sufficient conditions for this statement. ... with CN as the sufficient condition, leaves open the ... can deny the sufficient and still have the necessary. That is ... only" that designates the necessary condition idea is not ... -
I just can't find the flawHello All, I finished 7Sage's curriculum and now working on The Trainer. I see how they complement each other. I have an essential question and ve…
... the overview of flaws and it was easiest for ... focusing on one "piece" and failing to consider other options ... not (apples not oranges and usually the case in 1 ... mistaking correlation for causation, switching necessary and sufficient terms etc. In each of ... -
PT28.S1.Q10 - it is a principle of economicshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-10/ I don't understand how this is not A?
I feel like it may have something to do with switching the necessary and sufficient? -
Little trouble with Fundamentals|Hey there, so I just started this program and have been going over the fundamentals since it seems like a good point to start at. Without a doubt the…
... like you're flipping the necessary and sufficient and maybe issues with negating ... are necessary or sufficient you can then move on and determine ... where you can see them and memorize. Defeat groups 1 ... many times as necessary. If you don't and move on, ... -
Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
... of the changes was harder necessary and sufficient assumption questions. I was ... with this question type and putting them in scientific ... test is still standardized and still testing the same ... diligent about your BRs and your reviews, and everything will be ... -
Parallel Blueshello all. I am consistently finding myself struggling with parallel/parallel flaw questions. My initial move was to just go slower on them. But …
... involved with multiple necessary and sufficient conditions, or multiple some and most statements combining ... -
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.…
... it essential to learn about necessary and sufficient conditions so then I ... a logic heavy stimulus here and there.)
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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. …
... about while taking the test and reviewing those. If there ... but you weren't and those need to be ... just negating both the Necessary and Sufficient is the proper way ... fact you need to negate and switch).
For ... For the ones you circle and get wrong in BR, ... -
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.…
... the correct ordering of the necessary and sufficient conditions, regardless of always. ... guides us in determining the necessary sufficient conditions in sentences with ... guideposts in grammar and language that flag possible necessary/sufficient conditions, but ... -
Key words for biconditionersCan anyone please tell me if there are key words that indicate the rule is a biconditional rule? for some reason I thought it was only "if and only …
Keywords include: "if and only if", "necessary and sufficient", "just in case", "just". Some other connectives can also be expressed equivalently in terms of biconditionals, such as the exclusive-or ("one, but not both"). -
PT70.S1.Q21 - consumer magazine: because front-loading washersThis is a Necessary Assumption question. Could someone explain how Answer B is incorrect and Answer D is correct? Answer B speaks to the gap (Det…
Just remember that the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question can be both necessary and sufficient so don't let that trip you up by discounting an answer that is both. -
Conditional Logic Help!!Hey Everyone, Needed some help with this conditional statement. "Deep empathy is required for full understanding of an individual's actions. I…
@Daniel.Sieradzki : awesome explanation! Especially how you reconciled both the instructor's and @"Cant Get Right" 's diagrams by explaining how Open Minded functions as both a necessary and sufficient condition. Brilliant. -
How much can I imporve my LSAT?I know this is a common topic, however I'm new to this forum sooooo I figured I might as well share my diagnostic and see if anyone has any advice or…
... of validity, the differences between necessary and sufficient assumptions, the differences between " ... most strongly supported" and "must be true," basic ... , existential quantifiers, logical indicators and their respective groups, negation, ... -
PT55.S1.Q12 - Example of NA answer choice that is also SufficientJon's conditional breakdown shows an example of how the answer choice has to be sufficient based on the argument... https://7sage.com/lsat_explanati…
... is another example of a necessary and sufficient condition within a single answer ... disjointed support between premise and conclusion that the necessary bridge that must ... of training.
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Embedded ConditionalsThe user and all related content has been deleted.
... the abscence of one is necessary and sufficient for the abscence of the ... -
Rant: The LSAT is, in some respects, ridiculous.In another thread, about Logical Games, which I didn't want to hijack: <blockquote>@BinghamtonDave<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/58838/#Comment…
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Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
... tell the difference between a necessary and sufficient assumption?
My question ... that mistakes sufficient for necessary, versus a FLAW that mistakes necessary for sufficient?
