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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…
... can say "If I've got a glass of water, then I'm ... 's nonsense and so the contrapositive would be as well. (Nonsense ... use sentences like "If Trump is intelligent, then I'm a monkey ... of water and you utter, "If I've got a glass of water, then ... -
Conditional LG rule with subset featuresDear All, I am getting confused on what the contrapositive is for conditional rules in LG that have a subset feature. For example, if you a gro…
... saying that the absence of P in group a ... implies the absence of H in group a. Contrapositive of this is ... is that if H is in group a then there better ... in group a. So if you have a scenario in ... you have violated this condition. If you have a scenario where ... -
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? …
... therefore we could get the contrapositive of the bi-conditional by negating ... sufficient assumption: If ann received the offer for fellowship, then the company ... /> I just wanted to know if this thought process was also ... -
Question About Sufficient AssumptionWhen you see a conditional statement in either the stimulus or the answer choice, do you always translate to the contrapositive to check if it matche…
... conditional statement and its contrapositive is arbitrary. Both ... in the contrapositive (especially if the contrapositive has a lot of "nots" ... in it). Having a lot of ... efficient manner, then do that. A lot of the time ... -
Quiz 1 on Complex Conditional Translations to LawgicThis is lesson 6/16 in the Advanced Logic Section. On DeMorgans law. Question 1. Translate the sentence into logic. "Unless the leather is soaked…
... (sufficient or necessary). If it helps, think of "(S and T)" as ... , A->B. Clearly, the contrapositive of A->B is /B ... negating the entire condition and then applying De Morgan's law ... ".
Hope that helps! :) If not, you might try reviewing ... -
PTB.S2.G2 - trees in the foresthttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-b-section-2-game-2/ I have some questions about the proper diagram and meaning of a rule in this in/out g…
... exact thing, just showing the contrapositive of the embedded conditional.
< ... relationship in parantheses.
If you're not comfortable with ... are right, the contrapositive states that if you have both L ... both L and O out then Y has to be in ... -
PT61.S4.Q19 - principle: when none of the fullyI did not like any choices in this question at first...am I only the one who feel PT 61's LR is kind of different/harder?? Anyway, In the principle…
... NOT be hired because the contrapositive of the principle doesn't allow ... application triggers half of our sufficient condition. If we can plug-in ... to fit the rest of the principle, then we can make the ... who would be most productive. If we assume this, we can ... -
PT54.S2.Q18 - columnist: taking a strong position onQuestion 18 talks about the columnist and taking a strong position. I have had several people try to diagram this in conditional statements and I sti…
... well stated. See if this helps. If not we'll ... CEI
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if one has not already considered ... conflicting with that position, then its best not to ... c) this is the contrapositive of what i have. perfect.< ... /> e) no only if one has considered all important ... -
PT32.S4.Q08 - figorian wildlife commissionHey All, So this question is asking for the answer choice that would most strongly support the Development Commissioner's position. I cannot see h…
... would agree to regulation of wetland development only if there was proof ... species, but if there is no proof (negation of the necessary condition ... general, then there should be no regulations (literally the contrapositive of answer choice ... -
PT54.S2.Q25 - to face danger solely becauseWhy is (E) wrong, can't seem to wrap my head around it. It seems to be the contrapositive of the last sentence. https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations…
It isn't actually the contrapositive of the last sentence. The inclusion ... states thats that if there is "real courage" then there is a ... is that if that good samaritan had no fear of that situation ... (that we would all fear) then that ... -
PT54.S2.Q25 - to face danger solely becauseWhy is (E) wrong, can't seem to wrap my head around it. It seems to be the contrapositive of the last sentence. https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations…
... answer choice beyond the scope of the argument. Perhaps a ... person that is not fearful of situations in which other ... inferred that it was the contrapositive of the second sentence. However the ... If they persevered in face of that fear to attain a goal then ... -
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The contrapositive of P ---> ... before figuring out the contrapositive. To do that, ... if I go to the park and do not see Mike, then ... br />
The contrapositive of the last logical statement (our ... with "or" when getting the contrapositive).
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Embedded BioconditionalsHello everyone, how do you draw out the logic for the following statement, and take the contrapositive. Statement: The only way to stop the bab…
... then read this as. If 'Baby stops crying' then 'Cold Medication' or 'Nip of ... contrapositive of this requires the negation of the consequent of conditional 1. The consequent of ... me interpret the contrapositive of this sentence as just 'If we give baby ... -
Diagramming QuestionsQ. When to and not to use formal logic and/or contrapositives How do you diagram this 1. J is selected unless W is selected 2. J is sele…
... it the sufficient indicator and then negate it.
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> 3. If W is not selected then J is not ... do the contrapositive of that statement. Don't worry about if you are ... -
PT53.S1.Q18 - when a salesperson is successfulHi, If you watched the video explanation for this question, could you please help me understand what exactly is it saying? I watch it at least 15…
... by clearly identifying each component of the argument.
of "successful salespeople." For example, if you are successful, then ... S, which is just the contrapositive of the conclusion. So, essentially, ... know if any of this is unclear or if you ... -
PT51.S3.Q18 - the flagellum, which bacteria use to swimHi All, Super confused by this question, mostly because I probably don't understand what the correct answer choice is actually saying. The argu…
... statement; its contrapositive is very telling: "If the bacteria ... help that bacteria swim, then those parts now incorporated ... that the evolutionary ancestor of bacteria that had ... in the sufficient condition of the contrapositive of my translation. Hopefully, ... -
PT31.S3.Q15 - ashley: words like "of" and "upon"<font color=red>Admin edit: Please review the 7Sage forum rules before posting again: https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/15/forum-rules > …
... to something are meaningless.
If we write this in conditional ... to something
If we take a contrapositive of this : don't refer ... question in the morning but then I saw the "Help" -
Inferences That Can Be Made from Valid Argument Form SixHello, all: Just so you don't have to bring up the curriculum or your notes, argument form six is as follows: A → B A → C ___________ …
... if we can take a "most" statement from a conditional relationship, then ... we have to be able to take the contrapositive ... forms because the contrapositive of the original statement ... we can do to its contrapositive. I'd be shocked ... -
PT55.S3.Q24 - it is popularly believed thatCan someone please confirm that I have this chain correct? I became confused with the "cannot" in the first premise. Now I'm presuming "cannot" is mo…
... right. Though the true difficulty of this question, like we discussed ... **never** be the same because if they were, we'd have ... is that if there exists a correct interpretation of the poem, then it ... possible**. Answer D is the contrapositive of this statement. -
I'm not understanding the difference between these two rules X <-> ~Y X -> ~Y Could someone please clear up for me? Thanks!
... 7sage and am still deciding if I want to purchase the ... when I was watching one of his videos and the X ... " in the out slot. and then says the other can be ... just trying to understand visually, if this applies to just one ... -
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…
... to the actual question and then I realized that I actually ... misread your description of answer choice A. I ... talking about a different type of crater. Only B would ... immediately. (which is a contrapositive of my prephrase. If it can cause craters ... -
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…
... to the actual question and then I realized that I actually ... immediately. (which is a contrapositive of my prephrase. If it can cause craters ... choice and a lot of times because of how LSAT stimulus is ... of time at the end then keep doing it. If it doesn't, then ... -
Group 3 Logical Indicators problemsJust started Group 3 Logical Indicators, and I'm confused. I'm not confused about the process (or at least I don't think I am). With Group 3 Indicato…
... 's a point, then we've won.
Contrapositive: If we haven't ... to you the thought process of understanding the concept. I hope ... />
Basically, for the purposes of the LSAT, you're trying ... . The arrow can be thought of as 'then' rather than a copy ... -
PT1.S4.Q21 - a society in which there are many crimesI am Completely stumped on this question. I am not sure if I am correctly negating the statement nor understanding the some relationship here Stim…
... is when two negative elements of a sentence are pushed to ... laws then a society has no crimes. /L -> /C; contrapositive ... contrapositive from the stimulus states that If a society has crimes then ... with answer choice (E) because of the some implying many rule ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsAny advice for breaking down SA questions into valid argument forms like JY does in the videos? The more questions I see, the more challenging it is …
... completely valid. On some of the tougher SA questions, ... able to solve upward of 90% of SA questions. This ... hidden more than the simple "if... then..." format. The LSAT also ...
With prephrasing, know the contrapositive of your prephrase as well. The ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsAny advice for breaking down SA questions into valid argument forms like JY does in the videos? The more questions I see, the more challenging it is …
... different ways (e.g. If X then Y, All X are Y ... correct answer may be the contrapositive of what you are looking for ... -
advanced formal logic some and most inferenceHi guys, I am confused with a logic inference. According to a book, if A, then not B, can be notated like A-->/B or A<-|->B. However, in 7sage, i…
... According to a book, if A, then not B, can be ... replaced first )
> then the inference are,
> ... and F--->/E (contrapositive of the above sentence helps me ... if all of F is G and all of F is /E, then ... G /E)
and if all of F is H and all ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... question 1 if you have G then you have B. Then you need ... to take the contrapositive of G ... question 3 if you have /U then you have /B. Then you need ... to take the contrapositive of /T ... -
Negating an (And/Or in Conditionals) relationshipHi dear 7sagers, and sages, First of all, I am having trouble understanding the difference between negation and contrapositive but I think I am sl…
... your translation
Why, then, do we not cross T ... the case that if Tom doesn't play then something happens to ... would get into the territory of failing the sufficient condition, ... can have /T if we take the contrapositive of the now negated statement ... -
Negating an (And/Or in Conditionals) relationshipHi dear 7sagers, and sages, First of all, I am having trouble understanding the difference between negation and contrapositive but I think I am sl…
... could be the case that if Tom plays, Jerome doesn't ...
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> Why, then, do we not cross T ... 't play.
The contrapositive of [T→(J and S)] is ... helps :) (and I would appreciate if someone could also confirm the ...
