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Strengthening questions - how often do they actually add premises?Hi guys! General question about strengthening questions. I know from reviewing the core curriculum that, in theory, you can strengthen an argument on…
... relevance of an existing premise to a conclusion
However, the ... really adds an independent extra premise. It always relates back to ... an existing premise, and makes it more relevant ... that do add an extra premise that in no way has ... -
PT3.S2.Q25 - the public in the united statesI can't see why E is a better AC that D. Any thoughts? Flaw Argument Summary: Context: The presence of X has conditioned the US to support a …
... budget.
Premise 1: X is gone.
Conclusion: Doubtful that the ... -
PT75.S1.Q15 - astronomer: in most casesHello. I have some trouble in nailing this question. (C) How could this strengthen the conclusion? The conclusion is about a causation between ov…
... could this strengthen the conclusion? The conclusion is about a causation between ... . But this answer choice is correlation; that is, it says that ... learned that generally a mere correlation does not strengthen a causation ... -
Correlation - causationHere's a funny story that illustrates a ridiculous usage of correlation (or really, coincidence in this case) proves causation: http://www.india.…
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Method for tackling LRSo I've compiled a very thorough list of all of the LR problems that I've missed or struggled mightily with on previous PTs, and have gone over them …
... by identifying the structure and conclusion of the argument if there ... subject (e.g. premise discusses mammals but conclusion mentions marine reptiles).
Small things to improve your score?What are some simple/fundamental stuff that someone can work on to improve their chances of getting a good score (or a better one than usual)? I've b…
... bunch of LR questions, like premise SC, MC, etc. to help ... passage asks for the main conclusion of a passage... for some ...PT 34.S2.Q11 - some psychologists claim thatFlaw Question-- calling all folks who are a beast at LR:) HELP? I understand that the answer is C but I want to make sure that I'm breaking down …
... 's not even the main conclusion...
*Understand ("One can understand ... way to understand (my modified premise-- "But there is a best ... case, is the argument's conclusion valid? It's TRUE that ...When can someone "elicit a cause from a correlation"?So im going deeper and deeper into concepts and working on cookie cutters. Is there any situation where it would be appropriate to assume a cause fro…
So im going deeper and deeper into concepts and working on cookie cutters. Is there any situation where it would be appropriate to assume a cause from a correlation?Irritated and frustratedHi guys, I have been with 7SAGE for a few months now. I am only on the MSS section of the course. I find myself irritated and frustrated every time…
... able to identify the Premise and the Conclusion. I even went back ...PT10.S1.Q23 - no one knows what purposesPSA are just not clicking for me and I feel very uncomfortable answering them even when I get them right. I'm drilling them this afternoon and I had …
... 's size.
Conclusion:
This fact (ant- ... hypothesis above.
Premise:
The hypothesis predicts that ... zone in on the conclusion and premise, not to mention it ... need to connect the premise to the conclusion. The ant-eater' ...PT73.S2.Q12 - the chairperson should notI am trying to find a good explanation for answer choice A (correct) over answer choice D (incorrect) on PT.73 LR #1 , Q12. The stimulus states t…
... .
Conclusion: Shouldn't have been released
Premise: Didn't ...Conditional Reasoning; Relation to Premises and Conclusions?Hello Folks, I posted this in the powerscore forum as well, but it looks a little dead over there. I was hoping I might be able to pick someone's …
... suggests that because:
Premise 1: /NEOR --------> SVG (I ... as noted above)
Premise 2: /SVG
Conclusion: NEOR
premise=sufficient condition and that a conclusion=necessary condition ...PT22.S4.Q19 - contemporary business firmsI could not find anything to prove the conclusion > few people understand current events> and did not see the flaw the LSAT makers identified. He…
... find anything to prove the conclusion > few people understand current ... a premise I took it to be true. The conclusion jumped and ... nothing sufficient to prove the conclusion. Wasn't that the flaw ...PT73.4.19 and PT34.2.2 (please help)Hi guys, I am having trouble understanding JY's reasoning behind choosing correct answers in the above problems. PT73.4.19 is a necessary assump…
... sufficient assumption question, and their premise - conclusion reasoning is essentially identical:
Curvebreaker PSA Question ExplanationHello fellow December test-takers! I'm brushing up on PSA questions for this Saturday, and I came across a question that I think is an excellent lear…
... points the precise premise to the precise conclusion in a pretty ... when figuring out what the conclusion of the argument is, ... connecting the premises to THAT conclusion, and not just repeating ... clearer understanding of what the conclusion of the argument is, ...Inference Vs ConclusionHi, I am facing difficulty in a particular type of Logical Reasoning question which asks to identify the correct inference of a passage and where one…
... the answer choices is a conclusion.I have a confusion to ... identify which one is a conclusion and which one is an ... the difference between Inference and Conclusion?When does "As are B" = "All As are B" and when does it mean "As generally are B"Is there any rule of the English language that allows us to tell when the claim "As are B" means every single A is a B, and when "As are B" is a gene…
... conclusion says that "criminal organizations will try...."
But the premise ... become involved. But the conclusion here is "criminal organizations ... organizations. So the conclusion technically is still not ... is by reading the conclusion as giving us ...Question about NA questionsSo for necessary assumptions, the assumptions can be about the context, premise and conclusion? If the negation a statement attacks, say, the context…
So for necessary assumptions, the assumptions can be about the context, premise and conclusion? If the negation a statement attacks, say, the context of an argument, would this statement be a necessary assumption? Am I understanding this right??Getting confused with "furthermore".I can't recall if further more was one of our indicator words. I am getting confused, does furthermore introduced the main conclusion and follow the …
I can't recall if further more was one of our indicator words. I am getting confused, does furthermore introduced the main conclusion and follow the main premise?Please help me with sufficient assumption and necessary assumption questionsI went through JY's courses and have a question I just can't seem to solve by myself. JY explained that sufficient assumption questions are someth…
... are something like:
Premise: A
Conclusion: B
Answer: A ... necessary to get to the conclusion B.
So, my ...PT12.S1.Q24 - Until recently it was thought that ink usedI am having trouble understanding why A is the right answer. P: Ink from Bible by Gutenberg contains titanium. Ink of another bible from 15th Cen…
... Century)
Conclusion: This finding supports (1) ... /> In arriving the first conclusion, the author is making ... conclusion follows well. The second conclusion is based on the premise ... restricted) from this conclusion? The premise is talking about one ...I’m redoing the CC, is there any point in taking another diagnostic after a year+ break from studyinI quickly went thru the CC last year over the summer before my senior year of undergrad and did an awful job at it. Didnt take it seriously, didn’t r…
... like of course I know premise/conclusion.
I stopped studying ... there are in just identifying premise/conclusion.
I think my ...Causation/correlation and phenomenonHello, everyone. I’ve been drilling strengthening questions and I’m having an issue with causation/correlation and phenomenon type arguments. The lin…
... having an issue with causation/correlation and phenomenon type arguments. The ... “probably” caused something in causation/correlation type arguments. Either it did ... ’s a phenomenon or causation/correlation type argument. I haven’t ...PT15.S3.Q19 - The club president had no right to disallow Jeffrey's vote.According to the stimulus, the club president has disallowed Jeffrey to vote. Thomas is arguing that that was in violation of club rules. <Struct…
... club rules.
Premise 1: Rule: Vote --> Good ...
Premise 2: Jeffrey is a good standing member
Conclusion: The ... flaw. Because in reaching the conclusion, Thomas mistakenly assumed the club ...Finding the right answer.I can process premise and conclusion and even anticipate the answer correctly. However, some answers are just so weirdly written and I end up picking…
I can process premise and conclusion and even anticipate the answer ...PT2.S2.Q14 - the "suicide wave"**PT2 S2 Q14** Type of question: WEAKEN Correct me if I am wrong in any part of my explanation. **Premise(s)** Oct. 1929 suicides due …
... of my explanation.
**Premise(s)**
Oct. 1929 ... Stock market flourishing
**Conclusion**
Stock market crash ... /> **Answer B** NO. This strengthens conclusion.
**Answer C** YES ...Are MSS Qs Basically About Finding A Conclusion In The Answer Choices?So I was doing a MSS Question, specifically: LSAT Preptest 20, Section 1, Question 1 After reading the stimulus, I went to the answer choices. …
... I felt made a reasonable conclusion, given the set of premises ...LR Conclusion Question.For Lr Questions such as this in which the conclusion has a conditional statement. <font color="red">**Admin edit: do not post the actual LSAT qu…
... as this in which the conclusion has a conditional statement.
