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PTC2-S3-Q18 Education critics' contention thatHi, I have trouble understanding answer choice B. What is it like to be ambiguous in an LR stimulus? When I was doing this question under timed, I…
... understandable. B says "draws a conclusion based on an ambiguous notion ... explaining the relevance of the correlation. What would written language's ... we qualify the initial stated premise.
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PT62.S4.Q22 - Allergies in childrenWhy is A incorrect? Wouldn't this reinforce that connection between exposure to germs and a higher number of family members as being the reason why t…
... the conclusion.
As the conclusion says that ... less germs,' with the conclusion then that 'more germs ...
'E' links the correlation of germ exposure to allergy ... causal relationship between the premise and conclusion. This answer choice ... -
148 to 169-170 PTs - 20 point increase is not Impossible/some adviceI just got 169 and 170 back to back after plateauing for a while after my previous 169. Do not give up folks, you got this. When I started in January…
... I know that reading one premise by another and then flipping ... which one is the main conclusion. I believe LR becomes more ... />
Try to understand the correlation of paragraphs to each other ... -
LR pattern of getting 2nd half of section wrong...Please help me understand why?!I've noticed that when I practice questions on LR I consistently get the harder half wrong and the easier half right. Does any one have advice for ho…
... finding the assumption between the premise and conclusion still holds and picking ... answer choices would be correlation/causation, temporal correlation, groups versus sub group ... a mastery over identifying the premise and conclusion, how are you able ... -
PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
... occurrences that coincide. The conclusion states that the republic ... doesn't weaken the premise-conclusion link for two reasons. ... the recruits, which weakens the premise-conclusion link above.
correlation that takes place in ... -
PT39.S4.Q4: Why am I so terrible at necessary assumption questions?I thought the argument was a causal conclusion because of “increases.” Since the argument goes from correlation to causation, isn’t one of the assump…
... us a correlation (premise) and a conclusion based on that correlation. I ... B reinforces the premise by providing another correlation to back up ... be true when the conclusion is true. Interactive TV ... argument relies on the correlation that increased TV viewing ... -
PT39.S4.Q4: Why am I so terrible at necessary assumption questions?I thought the argument was a causal conclusion because of “increases.” Since the argument goes from correlation to causation, isn’t one of the assump…
... us a correlation (premise) and a conclusion based on that correlation. I ... reinforces the premise by providing another correlation to back up ... argument relies on the correlation that increased TV ... So the conclusion...is not causal, but a correlation? what's ... -
PT39.S4.Q4: Why am I so terrible at necessary assumption questions?I thought the argument was a causal conclusion because of “increases.” Since the argument goes from correlation to causation, isn’t one of the assump…
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**Premise 1:** There is a strong positive correlation between obesity ... and the amount of TV watched
**Conclusion ... /> We know from the first premise that there is a relationship ... -
PT39.S4.Q4: Why am I so terrible at necessary assumption questions?I thought the argument was a causal conclusion because of “increases.” Since the argument goes from correlation to causation, isn’t one of the assump…
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> **Premise 1:** There is a strong positive correlation between obesity ... and the amount of TV watched
> **Conclusion ... ; We know from the first premise that there is a relationship ... -
Has anyone gotten PT92-LR Q10, 17, 19 right?I’ve attempted each of these questions twice and chose the same answers each time around, B/B/A respectively. Can someone explain to me why these ans…
... more relevant to attack the premise conclusion: You mentioned industries and nations ... . And also, D is another correlation/causation type answer. But D ... providing a quite solid correlation that weakens the premise-conclusion relationship.
PT91.S2.Q22 - Need helpHi, I am having trouble understanding which part does "a generalization with apparently disconfirming evidence" refer to in the stimulus. And that…
... out that such a correlation is far from universal" ... " as a premise/evidence to support a conclusion "about the ... says something like the correlation happens to everyone with ... the conclusion will be like "the scientists' claim about the correlation ...135 to 162!Hey Team, I just wanted to share that after receiving and opening the February LSAT Score today morning, the relief and joy of seeing the hard wo…
... jumps (assumptions) from premises to conclusion. Hopefully that helps.
2) Correlation/Causations: know how to strengthen ... that affirm the premise in the conclusion or affirms the ... opposite of the conclusion.
5) ...Inferrences based on "the more Xs, the more Ys"Hi All, My question is: from "the more Xs, the more Ys", could I infer "the less Xs, the less Ys"? This inference seems neither a valid nor a…
... break this argument down, the premise is implying that the more ... ’s further inferring in the conclusion that the less ice cream ... the conclusion doesn’t follow because it’s making a correlation-causation ...Inferrences based on "the more Xs, the more Ys"Hi All, My question is: from "the more Xs, the more Ys", could I infer "the less Xs, the less Ys"? This inference seems neither a valid nor a…
... flaw is mistaking correlation for causation. But the correlation is very much ... is making a leap from correlation to causation. You're absolutely ... the argument is just a premise, so we need to accept ... it's given as a conclusion, of course, then that's ...Inferrences based on "the more Xs, the more Ys"Hi All, My question is: from "the more Xs, the more Ys", could I infer "the less Xs, the less Ys"? This inference seems neither a valid nor a…
... it's given as a conclusion, of course, then that's ... /> Both arguments are making a correlation-causation error, right?
conclusion. Whereas in (2), the “less ... , less B” is in the premise, so that observation/statement is ...PT23.S3.Q13 - "Baltic Seals". Why is the official correct AC correct????Hi everyone, So bewildered by this question that I have to post on the discussion forum. Why is answer choice E correct??? After analyzing all the …
... 't connect the turn the correlation of pollutant levels into them ... , and not just the conclusion. One premise does include something relevant: that ... /> E doesn't prove the conclusion, but it certainly does strengthen ...PT F97.S3.Q18 - new record has been set for the number of murders committedCould someone help me understand how AC E counters the city officials response? On another note, I have a tendency to want to set off either the …
... citizen uses this premise to establish the conclusion that the ... The citizen’s premise does not warrant their conclusion: The mere ... original argument targeted in its conclusion.
(A) ... third factor, (3) Mere correlation. Here, we get an additional ...Hypothesis v. StatementHi, I come across this problem in argument part questions: is a hypothesis the same thing as a statement? I usually eliminate the wrong answer ch…
... a premise " because I id'ed the statement as a conclusion). But ...PT June 2007.S2.Q5, 11, 18, 20, 22, 24Not quite sure if this is the appropriate category to ask this question, but here goes... I just finished the "Intro to Arguments" lesson and want…
... how to parse out the Premise (P), Conclusion (C), or Context. As ...Difference b/t sufficient and necessary assumption questions (formal logic)It really helps me understand the concepts of assumption questions by looking at it formally. Could someone check my logic? So say we have a premi…
... have a premise (B->C) and we have the conclusion (A ... following, if assumed, ALLOWS the conclusion to be properly drawn?
conclusion to be properly drawn?
PT11.S2.Q18 - television slogans catch phrases* Premise: - TV news watchers have NO expectations of careful discussion of public issues. - newspaper readers have the expectation of…
* Premise:
- TV news watchers have ... discussion of public issues.
* Conclusion: In contrast to regular newspaper ... watchers), but can't the conclusion still stand? Even if the ... itself(=the subject of the conclusion) can still have its impact ...PT39.S4.Q23 - law of supply and demand My problem on this Q is that I can exclude the other four wrong answer choices, but I can't find the right answer choice right either. Here is m…
... my thought:
The premise: no free market economy -> ... not assured;
The conclusion: a country is not trying ... get to the argument's conclusion, which is the negation of ...PT59.S3.Q13 - study of automobile accidentsHey guys, first of all here is the link to this question. http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-59-section-3-question-13/ I seem to be having a…
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So the premise is about the relative difference ... percentage).
And the conclusion is about the general likelihood ... by saying that the conclusion is about ABSOLUTE numbers, ... flawed).
BUT, the conclusion explicitly states "one is less ...Funny parallel between working with children and studying LSAT (taking a study break)As is well know, and is often characterized humorously, adults who spend considerable hours working with small children may then speak to other adult…
... most parallel to the above premise's INFORMAL logic:
conclusion to an inference question.Is the correct answer choice incorrect? WeakenOk, on weaken questions the correct answer does NOT weaken a premise, right? From PT30, 4, 24 The conclusion is that since voice mail is more (…
... premise, right?
From PT30, 4, 24
The conclusion ... D not attack the a premise and D seems to attack ... the premise that voice mail is more ...PT56.S3.Q20 - newspaper article about vitamin chttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-56-section-3-question-20/ The argument first states a general claim about people taking Vitamin C is, on ave…
... how he arrived at that conclusion by citing a study about ... common infectious diseases weakens the conclusion but does not weaken the ... argument rather than the premise or the conclusion by implying that Vitamin ...Main Point = Conclusion?For Main Point questions, are they asking us to kind of mechanically pick out the conclusion of the argument, as indicated by words such as "thus", "…
... of mechanically pick out the conclusion of the argument, as indicated ... prove? Basically is main point = conclusion or does it mean the ...PT.56.S2.Q25 - counterproductive for farmers to use insecticidesPrest Test 56 - section 2 - Q25. <font color=red>Question removed. Please see video for question:</font> http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-…
... insect pests." --> Sub Conclusion / Conclusion to the Above premise.
That ... stems, does it mean Conclusion and Premise or are these two phenomenon ...Most vulnerable to criticism, in need of solidifyingThis is one of the last LR type im having issues with and need some guidance. I see this stem, read the stimulus and see five answer choices that sa…
... the core, where there is premise&conclusion, and just like the ...A confusion relates to Lawgic and Sufficent Assumption QuestionsI am very confused with a specific relationship between universal quantifiers and existential quantifiers. This confusion becomes annoying in Assumpt…
... we should have the same conclusion for "B some C". ... to school."
The conclusion of the argument follows ... Premise: Walks to schools-->Goes home for lunch.
Conclusion: ... Take the contrapositive of the premise, we have "Do not ...
