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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?
... or not. The original fact pattern talked about a hypothetical: IF understanding a ... word involves knowing a definition, then ... Answer B: Any number of ... a conclusion about all people?
Answer C: This also sort of ... -
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?
... babies utter words or imitate any sounds they do not understand?) Therefore ... A: B -s-> ~UW
Ans C: UW -s-> KD then B -s ... />
Still not sure but eliminated Answer A because of no reference to ... assume if Some X are Y, and some Y are Z, then ... -
PT63.S3.Q18 - the probability of avoiding heart diseaseThis question just doesn't seem to click for me any which way I look at it... I don't see how answer choice (A) is the correct answer. If someone has…
... If you don't eat dairy foods, then your chances of not ... ).
Answer B: So what? Our argument is ... Answer C: The argument never states that something "should" or "should not" ... be done. The argument only describes a set of facts ... -
PT35.S4.Q11 - one approach to the questionI'm not sure about this one, and I'm having a very tough time seeing why the correct answer is correct. Link: http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/…
... that if something is posited by one of the ... (in terms of explaining things) then the objects posited ...
C - Like A, this says absolutely nothing about ... things or not, the author claims that most of them ... will let us. B clearly helps us with ... -
PT77.S4.Q20 - selena claims to have psychic powersI don't understand this question. Help please someone. <font color=red>Admin note: Video explanation is here!</font> https://7sage.com/lsat_expl…
... argument consists of no premises and a single conclusion: if we find out ... have psychic powers, then Selena has them. So if we determine that ... contrapositive of (B) (alternatively, modus tollens) allows us to conclude that it's not ... -
PT33.S1.Q22 - lawyer: did congleton assign the best available graphic artist to the project?https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-33-section-1-question-22/ Can anyone help me restate option B to better understand what it really says? I …
... have many questions presented as a dialogue.
of the crop people to the project. The lawyer then ... />
Answer B: This is the answer ... What if C knew the best of the best of the ... but not believe in the consequence or inference of the belief ... -
Demorgan Law: HelpJust some Confusion on statement with both "and" and "or" in the stimulus. For example how would I draw a conditional statement with a stimulus like …
... true that 'P or Q'. If that's so, then how could it ... /> Contrapositive:
(/C or /D) implies (/A and /B)
Negation:
(A or B) and (/C or /D ... )
Note: The "negation" of the conditional ... -
Strengthen/Weaken Q-typeI have a question regarding strengthen and weaken questions: If I am stuck between two AC's, could I simply try to put both of them into the argument…
... strengthen or opposing premises not part of the original argument for weaken).
If ... have A, therefore B", and the AC says "we also have C therefore B ... these engineers didn't measure? Then it would be possible that ... -
Strengthen/Weaken Q-typeI have a question regarding strengthen and weaken questions: If I am stuck between two AC's, could I simply try to put both of them into the argument…
... /> @runiggyrun said:
"what if the human ear can distinguish ... didn't measure? Then it would be possible ... am not an engineer or expert on the science of sounds ... AC's B and C, I did not choose B because ... do not include a human ear as a type of apparatus ... -
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.…
... B's, All A's are often B's or All A's are sometimes B ... as the necessary condition, but then again, that is usually going ... adjective. The meaning of the sentence would change if we used " ... the necessary condition? I hope not.
So, overall ... -
PT32.S4.Q03 - Traffic AccidentHi all, Link to the lesson: https://7sage.com/lesson/traffic-accident-principle-question?ss_completed_lesson=1135 First of all, C can be eliminat…
... already shown, C is really about a consequence of inaction! If we use English ... if John does NOT(eat), then we cannot conclude that he is hungry or NOT ... (hungry). The failure of the sufficient applies in simply A->B ... -
PT6.S2.Q05 - the museum's night security guardThe question is as follows: <font color=red>Admin edit: Please do not post full questions on the discussion forums! Removed the question.</font> …
... motive. That’s a very natural and not unlikely scenario. Like ... of knowledge. So if we say:
Susan knows that if X then ... with the guard. If we either add or subtract that “the ... a lot stronger.
So, same thing with Answer choice B ... -
When to Use a Chart Versus Regular Grouping Game Set Up. PLEASE HELPI have a question about when to use the chart versus the regular grouping game set up. I’ve come up with a few indicators, please clarify the 3rd.…
... committee" or something similar OR will be implicit through the laws of nature ... up grouping game, not a grouping game with a supplemental "out" category. It ... common. If C has power windows, then D has leather seats; A, B, C and another ... -
When to Use a Chart Versus Regular Grouping Game Set Up. PLEASE HELPI have a question about when to use the chart versus the regular grouping game set up. I’ve come up with a few indicators, please clarify the 3rd.…
... , even if you have one odd rule that is not strictly a numbers ... , the maximum number of each option is 3 (A or B, C or D and E ... a "one group rule" (If A has x then it has y; if A has z then ... faster to copy, and a chart is not typically necessary (you just ... -
RC PassagesTypically, it takes me 5/6 minutes to read an entire passage without ignoring anything. How in the world can one read some of these lengthy and b…
... or memorize all the details, or you're not ... A series of examples? A consequence? A rebuttal? Evidence? Counterevidence?
B ... If ... Then he moves on to poststructuralism/deconstruction and he's apparently not a ... C. (A was close, but it's not really a ... -
Do Contrapositives Require Assumptions???I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they seem like bunk. Specifically, it seems like they require unsupported assum…
... "~C->~B," so let's say, "If you are not in Canada, then you ... feel about the contrapositive? "If you ARE in British Columbia, then you ARE ... that sound like a far-fetched assumption, or does it seem inarguably ... -
Do Contrapositives Require Assumptions???I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they seem like bunk. Specifically, it seems like they require unsupported assum…
... not inherently true. I can say "If I've got a glass of water, then ... 's nonsense and so the contrapositive would be as well. (Nonsense ... assume that either the stimulus or the answer choices are true ... it is true, then yeah, if I'm not a spaceman living in orbit ... -
The "Some People Say" Principle [title has been changed!]I have been studying logical reasoning stimuli that include a sentence about what someone OTHER than the author says, usually near the start of the p…
... not theoretically sound. We can use the contrapositive rule, or DeMorgan's law, or ... when I see some version of "some people say" is ... in an overwhelming majority of the LSAT questions I ... and if a single example exists, if a single example could exist, then it ... -
The "Some People Say" Principle [title has been changed!]I have been studying logical reasoning stimuli that include a sentence about what someone OTHER than the author says, usually near the start of the p…
... distinguish between the "laws of logic," which are necessarily ... of an exception. It's more of a "rule of thumb" than a ... a conditional ("All dogs are mammals," or "if it rains, it pours") then ... is "A and /B." This means that not only can you spot a " ... -
What is the negation of "not many"?How do you negate "not many"? To me, you can't just dropped the "not". Here's my thought process: "Not many" seems to be the same as "some not…
... of "some". But this is not true. "Not some" is equivalent to "all not". If ... "many" were equivalent to "some", then when I say "not many ... if there is only one A&B thing or a million A&B things. "Many A ... -
Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
... involving a universal claim, usually of the form "All A's are B's ... and not LSAT logic, "If P, then Q" and "All A's are B's ... , in propositional logic, "All A's are B's" would be represented ... or they're not true. If the axioms of naive set theory are true, then ... -
bi-conditional with third element in diagramLooking to confirm my thinking on the below. Thanks! https://7sage.com/lesson/or-but-not-both/ From this lesson: Alan or Chris go to the par…
... If Alan then he goes to the park, therefore alan does not go or ... did not go. This gives us our bi-conditional relationship of A/C< ... park. So if you run the contrapositive back, then whoever isn’t ... from existence. If Alan does not go to the park, then not Alan. -
CBT questions with A as correct answer choiceHey guys I am almost done with bundle but I notice for CBT questions when the correct answer is A I cannot choose it and move on I have to check at l…
If you HAVE to check B and C, shouldn't you then be ... questions, if you're aiming to complete all of the ... the correct answer is A, circle A, earmark the question ... your setup or you've churned out A's possible ... 're not through the bundle yet, but even if you do ... -
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? …
... was a bi-conditional and therefore we could get the contrapositive of the ... fellowship, then the company will not allow her to take a leave of absence ... I just wanted to know if this thought process was also ... could also assume (~P or Q), (P ↔ (~P or Q)), (P ↔ ... -
Should I take the Sept exam and cancel the score or pospone the date/get a refund?Unfortunately, I have ALREADY registered for my Sept exam but I won't be able to get the score I want by Sept. Things didn't work out according to pl…
... low self esteem for not taking enough PTs. Everyone ... to score a 160+. If that's not the case then by all ... a time) have this notion of "It's ok if I'm not ... PTs 9AM on a Saturday in a library or something. So what ... thank God) so even if you think you scored poorly ... -
When can I find video of David's webinar about PS?I missed that webinar, unfortunately, but I really want to see the recording.
... not a good writer thought....)
-Tells your life story, or a thin slice of ... in this story? If you're not active then the topic probably ... ? Did it change you? If not then it will feel like blah ... in one sentence or less? If you can't then you probably ... -
PT Review MethodSo as some of you may know from my previous post, I've started taking full-timed PT's. Typically, when I drilled sections of the LSAT, I'd use th…
... answer you make and then cross referencing those notes ... />
But that's not necessary true is it! By ... and I chose B and B is wrong." I ...
Because if I BR something, sure I ... wrong head-space or because of a careless error and ... -
PT73.S2.Q21 - most of the students who took spanishhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-73-section-2-question-21/ Hi, I was wondering whether anyone could explain why E is correct. I was not sur…
... . 2. If you were a student who received a C+ or lower then you were a student ... who did not attend every ... most of the students attended every class then most also received grades of B- or ... -
PT69.S1.Q22 - company president: most of ourhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-69-section-1-question-22/ Hi, I have a question... I eliminated B because of the word "most." If this says…
... degree of not having one.
Answer B: This ... of a deal. If most of the reps hired fall under into this group, then ... br /> Answer C: Who cares about the credentials of the customers? ... people have engineering degrees or not? Since the answer to ... -
Relative OrderingI would like to ask this question. For relative ordering. Q - R- P - L l G - F Given the above, who is, could, should …
... 's intuitive, but not always.
Example:
if 1 is shortest ... , then
A--B--C--D means D taller than C taller than B taller than A OR A ... are connected WITHOUT a change of direction.
A--B--C--D
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