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| contrapositive | 818 | 1.2K |
| of | 106.7K | 279.2K |
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| or | 56.9K | 91.2K |
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PT156.S2.Q15 - People would not follow a leader...I previously chose B and got it wrong. I now see why A is the correct answer. The question stated "People would not follow a leader if they felt t…
... those leaders who are incompetent or evil bring some good to ... those leaders who are incompetent or evil bring some good to ... So /GA-->/FL. The contrapositive of this is FL-->GA ... gain).
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PT8.S01.Q20 - Which one of the answer choices...I'd like to discuss this question, as it seems there's no explanation available on 7sage. That should be rectified, as this is a very tricky and unco…
... Which one of the answer choices will fully justify (or make ... must be true) one of the two ... will make EITHER ONE OF A or B must be ... whilst simultanouesly making either B or A must be false -- ... does this with that level of certainty. It says that ... -
PT59.S2.Q19 - If anyone could clarify where I’m misunderstandingHello! If anyone could clarify where I’m misunderstanding, I would be so grateful! So the diagram for this is: (B - banker, A - athlete, L - lawyer…
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L—> /B (the contrapositive would be B —> /L ... answer.)
Taking the contrapositive of the first statement is where ... (some non-athletes are lawyers or some lawyers are non- athletes ... -
PT46.S2.Q23 - whoever is kind is loved by somebodyI diagrammed it and got K-->LS,O----> H Then for conclusion K--->H when doing all this how do I get to D? I ended up picking E because I knew it co…
... kind is loved by somebody or other (K->loveD)
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How has the LSAT affected you?http://imgur.com/nw7Z1pa The first thing I thought when I read this was: IT'S AN ASSUMPTION QUESTION
... . I"ll think in terms of (inclusive/exclusive) "or" or "and".
... 'm also either getting blueberries or raspberries".
"I ... 'm either getting blueberries or raspberries"
"I have ... to get either blueberries or raspberries for my cereal ... -
PT55.S1.Q15 - zack's coffeehousehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-55-section-1-question-15/ I cannot understand why Answer E) is wrong! Can someone please look at this questi…
... , is you making the mistake of thinking that free poetry is ... the case.
The contrapositive of the stimulus is:
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Where am I thinking wrong in the "only if" part of "If and only if" statements?So, "H will go before J if and only if it is after M." is a biconditional statement... and is broken down into two different conditions, rig…
... our sufficient condition has kicked or our necessary condition has been ... : Either A and B obtain, or ~A and ~B obtain. ... whether the sufficient condition kicks, or whether the necessary condition fails ... in the same slot. The contrapositive of A-B is the negation ... -
PT69.S4.Q08 - to qualify as a medical specialisthttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-69-section-4-question-08/ I picked D, which is wrong, and I kind of knew it would. I could not pick C beca…
... constitute a binary cut of competent, since the 'in ... to 'incredible' versus 'credible', or 'inconceivable' versus 'conceivable'.
... of sour can just as reasonably include bland, spicy, or ... a whole other range of tastes, so a proper contrapositive of ... -
LG Rule with 'otherwise'Hello! Simple question + looking for confirmation. If a rule says: If Sarah is cool, she will go to the party with her sister; otherwise, she w…
... out like this: X Y (or the contrapositive, ~X ~Y)
If you take the contrapositive of 2, it turns into this ... *and* going to the party OR it is the case that ... ; X). Statement 2 is the contrapositive of the second statement from the ... -
Pattern RecognitionI’ve heard so many times that the LSAT is a test of pattern recognition. Some people define pattern recognition as anticipating or pre-phrasing answe…
... correct answer that combines two or more sentences/phrases in ... whether it involves formal logic or not. And incorrect answers to ... answer will be a contrapositive of a part of the stimulus, and an ... be like a mistaken negation or something).
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PT57.S1.Q05 (G1) - on a particular saturdayhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-1-game-1/ I am confused about #5 on prep test 57 logic game #1. It is a substitution question typ…
... states, the exact same set of possibilities). It's likely that ... be identical (the contrapositive of the first rule) or have the exact same ... -
Logic Game Helphttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-15-section-4-game-3/ Rule 4 throw me off. It says J drives on Wednesdays or Saturday or both, and he…
... it is written implies an INCLUSIVE "or." The big hint that enables ... to infer this the inclusion of the word "BOTH" at the ... drive AT LEAST on Wednesday or on Saturday.
Thus:
or if the game setup itself ... -
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…
... 've just sort of arbitrarily called "expected state of affairs"
... then there would not be...or one would expect to find ... this very simple form of the contrapositive of IF A then B ... possible choices to the exclusion of other possibilities.
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Question: if-then conditional statementsUsing a kaplan book in conjunction with these videos and can use some help! Can anyone explain Kaplan's answer for the part B? I could have sworn it …
Answer B is the contrapositive of the statement:
If Megan ... buys kale or mangos.
When you take the contrapositive, you ... negate and switch "or" to "and". So ... -
No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
... ," we never have a way of knowing for sure that it ... tells us 100% is "all" (or every, etc.).
Does ... about this idea:
Contrapositive of "some" would get you "some ... we know anything about the contrapositive. -
No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
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The contrapositive would be /7SageUsers none /LSATstudents or /7SageUsers some /LSATstudents ... /> So as @nicole.hopkins the contrapositive of "some" gives you absolutely nothing ... -
No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the contrapositive of some is none, just like the contrapositive of most is half or less. -
No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
... you should probably think of contraceptives in terms of "all" as in ... "none" being the contrapositives of "some". This is perhaps ... is the Schrodinger's cat of existential quantifiers. Without peering ... will know whether its contrapositive is valid or not. -
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?
... confidence balanced with small amounts of consumer scepticism).
or we can conclude CCBS. ... because it kicks the contrapositive of the conditional statement and ... balanced with small amounts of consumer scepticism. To focus ... -
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?
... actually my favorite type of question because it is so ... CCBS. Alternatively, by the contrapositive we could prove that there ... the application of the principle is the existence of CCBS or /EEG.
contrapositive, and it checks out:< ... -
pt 58 section 4 #17Premise ~Nobility -----> ~ Tragedy (~ = negative) Conclusion ~Fate -------> ~ Tragedy It is obvious we must link the concept of Nobili…
... just ignore this or look at the contrapositive, but I' ... questions where the contrapositive usage of it was considered ... br /> This isn't the contrapositive of what you said, it's ... the incorrect reversal. The contrapositive of a conditional relationship will ... -
54.4.9 The JacksonsI have spent about 30 minutes on this one, and I just don't see how A is correct or how C is incorrect. Context: lines were crossed between the Ja…
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This is basically the contrapositive of stimulus: Jackson's didn't ... />
I eliminated C because of the very last part, "not ... to the stimulus in terms of whether or not Jackson's led ... part of the sentence is not sufficient to say whether or not ... -
How do you convert these sentences into logic? Are these valid or invalid arguments and why?Hello, What logic form are these? ? And how would you translate this into logic as well as obtain its contrapositive? I will run for office o…
... the LSAT means for an "or" statement to exclusive, it will ... appear as "either x or y, but not both" which ... you a logical conversion of x /y. The contrapositive of course is y ... then you know either x or y must be in, without ... -
Can someone help with critiquing and offering aid/suggestions on my schedule until the Dec test?I typically BR LG to -0 or close to it, but sometimes screw up an entire game or sometimes a couple more questions on timed tests... I BR above 16…
SM + C --> S
State of mind and Confidence = Score
No score = No state of mind or Confidence
But screw that contrapositive. State of mind + Confidence!!!!! -
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 …
... ve never heard of before, or maybe some characteristic of a rare ... decision based on your understanding of that sentence and its ... given, not a product of laziness or confusion. Complexity is not ... No Habit Fostered, and the contrapositive is what you state. -
translating a complex-conditional into lawgic"Without strength or endurance, the fight is all but lost." This is #5 on the quiz on complex conditional translations to lawgic. We are to tra…
... to the lecture, or understanding the text, or both, you will ... UT
the contrapositive of which is ~UT or ~PAL—> ~UH ... the lecture, or understanding the text, or both”
The “or both” ... seems to leave open both of ... -
translating a complex-conditional into lawgic"Without strength or endurance, the fight is all but lost." This is #5 on the quiz on complex conditional translations to lawgic. We are to tra…
... 'or' is inclusive.
This means that if both sides of ... a disjunction (a statement containing 'or') are ... the logical force of "Steve had eggs or ham or both."
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Thus is the power of the inclusive 'or' !
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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 …
... contrapositive.
The contrapositive (flip and negate) of (A or ... contrapositive have the exact same meaning; both are restatements of ... br /> The negation of a conditional statement denies ... the truth of the conditional relationship. ... -
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 …
Rule of thumb: With and or, or in a conditional statement, ... of the conditional chain will cause confusion.
Contrapositive:< ... br /> (not) C OR (not) D ---> ( ... the arrows coming off of A/B and leading ... -
PT13.S4.Q14 - some of the world's most beautiful catsDear 7sage community, Could someone please explain to me why answer E is correct? I can justify eliminating answers A,B,C,D, but not picking E. Mos…
... either must be false or it isn't provable.< ... , so we have a ton of SOME inferences.
or it could be false; ... the sufficient condition makes all of the "arrow" conditional ... you can't take the contrapositive of a SOME statement, the ...
