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... math. If the test does have an amount of wiggle room because ... , multiplicative errors are not. What does make far more sense is ... there is always a strong correlation between unemployment/economic downturn and ... -
NA questions, Blocking or Bridging?Can anyone explain to me when to use a blocking or bridging NA, I always find myself getting easier NA questions wrong bc I'm zeroed in on the conclu…
... you need to ask yourself, "Does this answer choice NEED to ... often is in form of correlation/causation. You need to block ... NA questions is think of an assumption that the argument makes ... -
PT6.S3.Q17 - Samples from the floor of a rock shelter...I picked C initially but I am confused as to why and how A is the correct answer and how that information could be deduced? **Admin Note: Edited …
... Finally (3) there is a correlation ( a relationship) between the depth ... ago). So the skeptics offer an alternative explanation: the old ... So we are looking for an answer that makes the skeptics ... evidence of human activity this does not **weaken** the Skeptics ... -
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…
... of doing a weakening question does not change because it ... conclusion still holds and picking an answer choice that weakens ... answer choices would be correlation/causation, temporal correlation, groups versus sub ... you able to weaken an argument if you cannot ... -
PT29.S1.Q22 Need fresh perspective! Comments so far don't completely answer my questions!So I picked C the first time around and I wanted to know if this would have been the correct answer if the stimulus had concluded that the government…
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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 …
... but we are looking for an increase that makes the majority ... it's problematic to choose an answer choice involving absolute ... s because the assumption that an increase/decrease in number ... a correlation that takes place in between the years 1980-1986...does ... -
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…
The stimulus gives us a correlation (premise) and a conclusion based ... it wants you to find an assumption that the argument needs ... not a necessary assumption. B does not have to be true ... whole argument relies on the correlation that increased TV viewing increases ... -
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…
... The stimulus gives us a correlation (premise) and a conclusion ... it wants you to find an assumption that the argument needs ... not a necessary assumption. B does not have to be true ... whole argument relies on the correlation that increased TV viewing increases ... -
PTF97.S1.Q14 - In jurisdictions where headlight use is optionalAfter reading the stimulus, I was wondering why the overall number of collisions didn't decline even after using headlights was made mandatory and I …
... . This stimulus doesn't contain an argument per se, but it ... , because making headlight use mandatory does nothing to reduce the total ... us an alternative explanation for why there seems to be a correlation ... -
PTF97.S1.Q14 - In jurisdictions where headlight use is optionalAfter reading the stimulus, I was wondering why the overall number of collisions didn't decline even after using headlights was made mandatory and I …
... This stimulus doesn't contain an argument per se, but it ... , because making headlight use mandatory does nothing to reduce the total ... us an alternative explanation for why there seems to be a correlation ... the risk of getting into an accident is still lower for ... -
PTF97.S1.Q14 - In jurisdictions where headlight use is optionalAfter reading the stimulus, I was wondering why the overall number of collisions didn't decline even after using headlights was made mandatory and I …
... This stimulus doesn't contain an argument per se, but it ... , because making headlight use mandatory does nothing to reduce the total ... us an alternative explanation for why there seems to be a correlation ... the risk of getting into an accident is still lower for ... -
PTF97.S1.Q14 - In jurisdictions where headlight use is optionalAfter reading the stimulus, I was wondering why the overall number of collisions didn't decline even after using headlights was made mandatory and I …
... This stimulus doesn't contain an argument per se, but it ... , because making headlight use mandatory does nothing to reduce the total ... us an alternative explanation for why there seems to be a correlation ... the risk of getting into an accident is still lower for ... -
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... lions that are NOT hunting does little to explain that, because ... of camo. It would be an alternative survival mechanism, but not ... /> 15 C has the clear correlation chain. D is definitely much ... -
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…
... seems to be providing an alternative explanation to the ... , maybe not, which provide an alternative explanation. Plus, A ... correlation/causation type answer. But D, for my own review, still does ... providing a quite solid correlation that weakens the premise- ... -
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…
... group of people holding an opinion against the scientists'. ... me that the author does not bring up another ... universal psychological generalization in an attempt to support a ... scientists' claim about the correlation between gesturing and articulating what ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... value?_** Tackle this like an LR question. What the scenario ... species that need protection. Why does she claim that? Because she ... , that doesn’t change the correlation the author has identified in ... argument requires. It shows that an increase in the number of ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... value?_** Tackle this like an LR question. What the scenario ... species that need protection. Why does she claim that? Because she ... , that doesn’t change the correlation the author has identified in ... argument requires. It shows that an increase in the number of ... -
PT1.S4.Q12 - A recent study found that snoringI found this one very tricky. As for AC A, I think I understand that AC A meets the target by introducing a third party, stress, that could be re…
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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…
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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…
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Absolutely it does. It's just a relationship ... There has also been an increase in swimming pool drownings ... is simply saying that an increase in one phenomenon corresponds ... is mistaking correlation for causation. But the correlation is very ... -
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If the stimulus says ... A? In other words, would an AC saying "the author fails ... possibility? If so, what about an AC saying "the author fails ... with "must have the effect." Does "must have the effect" mean ... -
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... preceded. So this conclusion does shut down these other possibilities ... a straight line to the correlation doesn't equal causation ... have to understand that causation does have a temporal component. ... time. So what does it mean for an effect to causally ... -
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 …
... (1) The citizen’s premise does not warrant their conclusion: The ... fact that MURDERS are rising does not also indicate the ... ? What kind of inferences does partial evidence like the one ... factor, (3) Mere correlation. Here, we get an additional third factor that ... -
The word "tends"So last night when I was in bed I randomly thought of a statement and tried to decipher whether or not it could be translated into logic in a traditi…
... way to introduce an implied (probably flawed) correlation, though not definitely ... would lead to an arguer in an LR question coming ... not saying that being an NBA player enough to ... "Tends" also does not, by itself, indicate a correlation. For example,
Does anyone have a strategy sheet for the different types of LR questions?If anyone could share their strategy sheet for Logical Reasoning question types, it would be greatly appreciated. 7Sage has a really helpful one i…
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b. Correlation ≠ Causation: “confusing the coincidence ... “fails to exclude an alternative explanation for the ... refutes a distorted version of an opposing position”, “misdescribing ... damages to equipment than lightning does”!
Seven ...Does the LSAT writing portion matter?How much does the writing portion at the end matter? Does anyone really "study" for it? IS there a way to study for it? Pretty much everyone I kn…
... portion at the end matter? Does anyone really "study" for it ...Retaking an old PT (a good idea?)Hey guys, I have heard from a friend that retaking an old PT (that you have done in the past) under timed condition is a good idea because after all,…
... from a friend that retaking an old PT (that you have ... are scarce and by repeating an old PT, you get to ...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…
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#22. -- (My Problem = where does the C start? with "This ...How to go faster on logic games?Hi, general question about strategy here. I can manage to solve almost every game in practice, but my problem is doing it fast enough to complete an …
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