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Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
... To elaborate further, with any argument taking the A --> B ... consider all of those abstract forms concretely with a concise ... sufficiency switch is when an argument tries to draw a ... are wrong, given our original argument. What's cool about conditional ... -
PT24.S3.Q09 - the play mankind must have been writtenHey, guys! I'm just drilling a few weaken questions on my lunch break and I have a question about AC C. I eliminated it but I haven't found my reason…
... it didn't affect the argument. You mentioned being cautious of ... prior to 1468 was a valid reason as well to eliminate ... -
Need some adviceSo I recently finished the curriculum and took my first PT last Friday. I improved from my diagnostic but not by a considerable margin. I definitely …
... tough time with weaken the argument or necessary assumption questions on ... careful blind reviewing and focused drilling, 5 fully-timed practice tests ... -
What were some of your recent LSAT victories?Let's keep our heads in the game by taking a moment to acknowledge our LSAT victories (small or large)! I'll get the ball rolling: 1) I've gott…
... I completely demolished my own argument! I was like, "Yeah, so ... what? Your argument aint gonna fly with that ... then strengthened my own argument! I've been drilling weaken questions like ... -
Panda's guide to answer all SA, PSA, Strengthen and WeakenHi Guys, I think I have spent a lot of effort in coming this up and I want to share with you my hypothesis to see what you guys think about this …
@"Giant Panda" a few of your terms seem to be a bit off for steps 2 and 3. The stimulus is actually where we read about the stuff that forms the argument or fact set. The question stem is what asks us to perform a certain task. -
Panda's guide to answer all SA, PSA, Strengthen and WeakenHi Guys, I think I have spent a lot of effort in coming this up and I want to share with you my hypothesis to see what you guys think about this …
... assumptions that makes the statement valid, then look at the answer ... that you will move the argument extremely close to validity.
So the conclusion of the argument is that "mistake"-not rose ... presume that you have a argument that is almost to the ... -
FINALLY broke an LSAT barrier!I know it may not be much, but I finally broke an LSAT barrier and scored in the 150's <b>150</b> and <b>BR 157</b>! Again, I know it's nothing amazi…
... sure your parsing of the argument parts is spot on.
valid arguments.
Make sure you ... /> Make sure you can recognize argument types (analogy, phenomenon/hypothesis etc ... -
PT59.S2.Q13 - psychologists have discoveredHey All, So this is a PSA question. I selected answer E when timed and I didn't even circle this question to BR because I was so confident in my a…
... are trying to make the argument valid. (The argument won't be 100 ... % valid bc it is a PSA). < ... -
Typing out your thought process. When?Hi guys! Just a quick question regarding typing out your thought process for LR. I recently developed the habit of typing out my thought process a…
... started today doing some untimed drilling of 10 questions of weaken ... and just breaking down the argument first, figuring out the premise ... -
PT20.S4.Q25 - marianne is a professional chess playerDespite reviewing JY's explanation (https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-4-question-25/), I don't understand why answer choice (C) is …
... both stimulus have different forms or argument. So the answer choice ... .4.25 has a different argument form:
Premise: Unaware ... comes from the officials' argument: She is now aware ... going after that time inconsistency argument form. Moreover take a ... -
PT28.S1.Q05 - the number of codfishhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-05/ Here is the LSAT question from the problem set I am currently on in the course. …
... to weaken the argument. Lets consider an analogous argument in the form ... case. All of these are valid assumptions, but simply leaving the ... for you to weaken my argument.
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How long did it take you to get through the Core Curriculum?All, I'm new to 7SAGE. I haven't started PT'ing yet. I am going through the course curriculum first. How long did it take you to get through the c…
... the test. Conditional Logic/Valid & Invalid argument structures, etc. and just ... -
Summary of Argument FormsIs there a summary PDF of the valid and invalid argument forms? Thank You!
... that match up with each argument form. In other words, for ... a summary PDF of the valid and invalid arguments. -
PT63.S1.Q10 - ms. sandstrom's newspaper columnHi all, Blind reviewing the aforementioned Prep Test and having trouble with PT.63.S.1.Q.10. I almost never have these kinds of very basic questio…
... doesn't make our argument above 100% valid. We need to conclude ... -
PT40.S3.Q14 - the only clue I haveGot this one right by POE but had a tough time being OK with A. It is definitely something I considered as a flaw in the reasoning. However, the use …
... . I think you have a valid point that when studying for ... flaw is. So in this argument we have:
On ... of thinking, Franklin's whole argument might be rotten. Does the ... a huge gap in the argument's logic: because it is ... -
More Fool Proof Method QuestionsHi everyone! Sorry if this is redundant. I have been going at the fool proof method for about 2.5 weeks now and here is what I'm finding and where I …
... , blind review, and RC drilling. I'm drilling RC because it is ... and argument analysis, returning to core curriculum if need be, drilling problem ... -
PT17.S3.Q20 - in order to succeedHi all, I am quite puzzled by the answer to this question altogether. The answer to this is answer choice A (circular reasoning of the first sente…
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So we predicate our argument on a premise – subconclusion – main ... premise and subconclusion is borderline valid and/or super strong. The ... -
PT45.S1.Q12 - biologists have noted reproductive abnormalitiesI am having a problem seeing how a/c C WEAKENS. To me it looks like it is strengthening the argument. Maybe I am just misunderstanding how the ar…
... people’s hypothesis is not valid. In other words, our author ... how our author constructs the argument: our author says dioxin probably ... whole second leg of your argument is not applicable to the ... -
Have I Reached my Score Potential??Hey guys, To give some background info for my prep, I had a 140 diagnostic and I studied full-time for about 2.5 years. I went through Tesmasters,…
... that if I know the valid arguments?? Or so I thought ... issues. I've done more drilling than anything. I think this ... -
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... wondering if I should start drilling by focusing on doing ... some question specific types of drilling first to learn what ... >How should I begin drilling? Any Advice would be appreciated ... on learning by argument type rather than only drilling by question type ... -
Beliefs v. FactsI've only come across this type of flaw a few times, but I'd like to understand the structure behind it. The explanation and example offered in the c…
... extensional formulae. Here's a valid example:
_BA_(P ... , □/◊) is the big one. A valid example:
□(P -> ... the logical conclusion of an argument, which is okay. Indeed, the ... -
Struggling with Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I am almost done with the NA portion of the CC and I am lost. I am hit and miss on the "assumption" made in each question. While understanding…
... on the conclusion of the argument and how it connects to ... should be doing for all argument based LR questions anyways). These ... to go.
When drilling, ask yourself these questions:
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... 't figure out what the argument is talking about. Maybe you ... a lot of points. Simply drilling problem sets isn't enough ...Stuck in the mid 160's... again. RC help needed!So I've been studying for the LSAT for a year and some change now. Finally decided to sign-up for 7Sage in December. I was averaging around 165…
... helped me is quite simply drilling RC passages and watching J ... personalized notation strategy. So, through drilling I noticed (just naturally developed ... "main point, author's tone, argument structure" before each passage. I ...Descriptive premises with normative conclusions in sufficient assumption questionsIs it always the case that if an argument for a sufficient assumption question has descriptive premises with a normative conclusion (saying one shoul…
... : It really depends on the argument. For example, on the question ... from PT 22, the argument just isn’t strong enough ... still have to make the argument valid. The question from PT 22 ... can’t be made valid if you say something like ...Descriptive premises with normative conclusions in sufficient assumption questionsIs it always the case that if an argument for a sufficient assumption question has descriptive premises with a normative conclusion (saying one shoul…
... be properly drawn in an argument that doesn't have premises ... it's not necessarily logically valid unless you assume something like ...Descriptive premises with normative conclusions in sufficient assumption questionsIs it always the case that if an argument for a sufficient assumption question has descriptive premises with a normative conclusion (saying one shoul…
... choice will ever make an argument valid. Prescriptive answer choices usually pertain ...PT21.S2.Q25 - statistician: changes in the sun's luminocityI got this wrong because while I did see the author was appealing to authority, I thought it was reasonable to assume that if the author says what an…
... whether that makes the argument more or less valid. Furthermore, the meteorologist ...Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... start you could formalise this argument like so.
... We've successfully weakened the argument - he employed a false ... , we'd have a valid, sound argument. By defeating P2 we ... and that the argument is unsound. The argument is still valid.
The key difference btw recent lsats and the older onesMy PT scores took a hit when I initially moved onto recent PTs (60s and up) from the older PTs. I wondered why. Below is my theory and I was wonderi…
... "short-sighted." What is the valid range of the meaning of ... -sighted?" What cannot? Larissa's argument nowhere uses the word "short ... -sighted" and how Larissa's argument relates to it) is the ...
