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Quick De Morgan's Law QuestionI was wondering if anyone could help me out here. Always had trouble understanding this concept. 1. Say I am negating [<b>A and B</b>]. I know thi…
... the only time that "or" is not inclusive is when they specifically ... where "or" is not inclusive is when either laws of nature or other rules ... .
A is in Paris or London (definitely not both)
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Help with Diagramming LawgicHey Guys, Needed some help with diagramming a couple of sentences into lawgic and their contraceptives. 1. If Aliens or Ghosts are in the hous…
... /B)' is just a statement of exclusive-or, which, as noted above ... you see that the consequent of the contrapositive, '~T → ~((~J&B ... &~B)' by one application of De Morgan's. Applying De ... -
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…
... circumstance in which either (1) or (2) could be false given ... has some laws" is the contrapositive of "A society that has no ... . Two crimes could be instances of breaking one law.
of greater than one. They also ... -
An intuitive way to think about "Unless" "Until"?I'm curious if anyone has a good way to handle group 3 indicators "unless" or "until." In English these are often used to heavily imply an EXCLUSIVE …
... a weak sense of "unless", which uses the inclusive-or, and there ... 's a strong sense of "unless", ... which uses the exclusive-or. For ... weak sense (inclusive-or).
But outside of the LSAT, ... -
Must be trueI need help o Must be true questions. I have noo idea where to begin
... have a good knowledge of advanced conditional logic. Here ... half). Example: "Majority of people in Canada like hockey ... ." Negation: "Less than half of Canadians like hockey".
... split. For the contrapositive, AND becomes OR and OR becomes AND.
PT35.S1.Q05 - proponent: irradiation of food from gamma raysI know why the credited response (E) is correct. However i'm having a tough time seeing how (B) and (C) are incorrect. I initially picked (B) My…
... think your interpretation of "either one of" as being inclusive is correct and ... reject irradiation on the grounds of health or safety is self-contradictory ... reject irradation on the basis of health or safety.
Opponent ...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…
... is saying that the absence of P in group a implies ... the absence of H in group a. Contrapositive of this is H ... can either go into a or go somewhere else (assuming no ...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? …
... we could get the contrapositive of the bi-conditional by ... her to take a leave of absence.
or Q), (P ↔ (~P or Q)), (P ↔ ... (P ↔ (~P or Q))), and so ... also also assume (R or ~R) → Q, ((R or ~R) → Q) ...PT46.S3.Q24 - editorialist: despite the importancehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-46-section-3-question-24/ This sufficient assumption question really has me thrown. I've read the Manhattan…
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universal loss of belief --> money disappears
of mere beliefs of investors"
contrapositive:
money ... "A regardless of B" or "A whether or not B". This ...How to diagram UNLESS conditional logicHow do you diagram unless, except, only if, and if but only if? Especially unless, I'm super confused. I have been told to negate the left stateme…
So it kind of depends on who you ask, ... matter whether you make A or B the sufficient. By throwing ... —> A, which is of course the contrapositive of the first statement.
of the same thing.
PT68.S3.Q16 - political scientist: people become unenthusiastichttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-3-question-16/ So I was not sure about the term switching..."the most important problems" in the…
... about this being true of every case, or not being true. It ... about that shift, so whether or not it's important to ... correct, A is the negation/ contrapositive of the premise ("problems can generally ...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…
... to (/S or /T)->BS
and the contrapositive is /BS ... ->/(/S or /T) and further ... contrapositive of A->B is /B->/A and thus /(S or ... by the negation of the entire condition containing "and" or "or".
< ...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.
And you are right, the contrapositive states that if you have ... both L and O in or both L and O out ... one of the instances where it's worth writing down the contrapositive ...orHow is the group 3 <u>or</u> inclusive?? Doesn't negating one element make it exclusive? For example Jon or Tommy will go to lunch is translated …
No. Think of it like this:
... can float in or out, which makes this "or" statement inclusive since it ... in (since this is an "or" after all).
If ... this option for J an inclusive "or."
Finally, if T ...PT61.S2.Q24 - historian: it is unlikely that someoneIntuitively I thought what said in the argument is contradicting...I thought people usually learn from history and as they increase knowledge about h…
... you understand an argument better or to even challenge what's ... to somehow connect to the contrapositive of the sufficient condition in P1 ... themes.
The rest of the question runs like a ... to match P2 to the contrapositive of P1:
increase in ...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…
... makes one likely to misinterpret or ignore additional evidence that conflicts ... .
c) this is the contrapositive of what i have. perfect.
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…
... on wetlands depends on whether or not wetland development would ... hurt any endangered species, or even wildlife in general, ... be no regulations (literally the contrapositive of answer choice C).
... . How has the nation of WC or DC been "imprudent" in ...Fee WaiversI took the September lsat and now my inbox is exploding with law schools waiving their application fees. Do they do this for everyone or are they act…
... I'm not saying any of you are just numbers only ... fee waiver. This is the inclusive "or" by the way. I got ... last time. A lot of schools are struggling with application ... rates up. And on top of that, fewer legal jobs. ... For a lot of us though, I don' ...BiconditionalsHey guys quick question, is /J <-> L the same thing as J <-> /L? Could you explain why they are/are not the same please! Thanks
I think one is the contrapositive of the other. As described in ... = /L ------> J (2) (either or)
(3) J ------> ... two separate statements or a statement with "either or.... not both" in ...PT77.S2.Q20 - critic: it is common to argueHi All, So the stimulus in #20 reads, "If one does not criticize a form of behavior in oneself or vow to stop it, then one should not criticize…
... believe that this is an inclusive or. Here's why:
of behavior in oneself (let ... should not criticize that form of behavior in another.
of behavior in oneself or vow to ... c because of (1) and (2)
or c because of (3) ...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 ... , because of the inclusion of the words "...prompted by one or more dangers ... on the 75th floor of a skyscraper or disarm a bomb. The ...Embedded ConditionalsThe user and all related content has been deleted.
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The contrapositive of your schema:
(~M ... of the other.
In that case, the contrapositive ... :
[(M & B) or (~M & ... which has a long form of the negated biconditional:
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... contrapositive of P --->(~M--->B) is ~B---> M or ... by step application of the arrow to or translation rule. ...
The contrapositive of the last logical statement (our ... switch "and" with "or" when getting the contrapositive).
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... 's a lot of confusion in this thread. The contrapositive of 'P -> ... don't see the point of going through more convoluted ...
I think a lot of the confusion here stems from ... whether "unless" expresses a conditional or a biconditional. For LSAT purposes ...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…
... ; (cold med nip of whiskey)
Negation of the necessary condition ... nip of whiskey) or (cold med nip of whiskey); i.e., both or neither ... this as NotNC.
Contrapositive of the whole thing: NotNC --> ...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…
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1. StopCrying --> ((ColdMed or NipWhisk) & ~(ColdMed & NipWhisk ... contrapositive of this requires the negation of the consequent of conditional 1. The consequent of ...PT19.S1.G3 - each of two boatsWith regards to the second rule, does anyone know why we can't simply place both F&G in out group? JY's explanation suggests placing G (Out) in one …
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Now lets take the contrapositive of this:
G in ... , G can be out or in. This is because ... (But our contrapositive already gives us one of the possibilities when ... so F can be in or out. Our original rule ... stayed with the world of both F out and ...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…
... to use formal logic and/or contrapositives
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> 4. Either J or W must be selected
*"Or" means one of the variables has to ... you can just do the contrapositive of that statement. Don't worry ...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 ... /S, which is just the contrapositive of the conclusion. So, essentially, ... know if any of this is unclear or if you ...Contrapositive of embedded conditionals?The user and all related content has been deleted.
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What is the contrapositive of the "logically equivalent" statement above ... ; ~SB or ~D?
Would that be a valid contrapositive, considering ... equal to #2, and the contrapositive of #2 is #3?
