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| existential | 164 | 242 |
| quantifiers | 147 | 224 |
| contrapositives | 183 | 223 |
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Do Contrapositives Require Assumptions???I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they seem like bunk. Specifically, it seems like they require unsupported assum…
I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they ... not selected. That being said, contrapositives are a proven concept and ... to make the concept of contrapositives useful on the LSAT? Thanks -
My 18-points-in-six-months increase story (and how you can do it while working full-time too!)Hey everybody! I wanted to share my 18-point increase story with you all and outline how I did it while working full time. I started studying for…
... 1, 2, 3 and 4 quantifiers for memory.
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Existential vs Universal QuantifiersI should clarify I am confused about the negations! How does it result that from a statement such as "All cats are black" to Neg Some cats /black O…
I should clarify I am confused about the negations! How does it result that from a statement such as "All cats are black" to Neg Some cats /black OR (this is the one I'm confused about)... cats and /black. I don't understand the "and"? -
Compound contrapositivesHello, I am struggling with compound contrapositives. I know that when negating, you also have to switch the and/or. However, what about the use or…
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Conditional Logic/Universal Quantifiers Chart!Hi everyone-I noticed that many of us have desperately wanted a print out or a chart version of the Universal Quantifiers lesson ( https://7sage.com/…
... chart version of the Universal Quantifiers lesson ( https://7sage.com/lesson ... /universal-quantifiers-overview/?ss_completed_lesson=972 ). I spent ... -
Contrapositives for Sufficient Assumption questionsFor sufficient assumption questions I am a bit confused of whether or not we are allowed to use the contrapositives of the argument for the answer. F…
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Conditional Sequencing Rules and their contrapositives in LGI'm getting confused on how to write contrapositives with conditional sequencing rules on a one dimensional game board. ex) if H before M then L b…
... confused on how to write contrapositives with conditional sequencing rules on ... -
PTA S4 Q. 14 ---- Use of Many as Existential Quantifier?How do we represent "Many," when we come across it in a passage or AC that uses other quantifiers like Most and Some. Do we write it out like Some? I…
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LR Exisential Quantifiers. Should I skip this section?Feeling quiet overwhelmed. I am preparing for the January and Feb LSAT and I cannot for the life of me understand exisential quantifiers and sections…
... life of me understand exisential quantifiers and sections after that. I ... -
Parallel Arguments Containing ContrapositivesCan two arguments that are contrapositives of one another be considered parallel in a parallel argument question? #help
Can two arguments that are contrapositives of one another be considered parallel in a parallel argument question? #help -
Valid Conclusions - contrapositivesI need help to understand when to switch & negate a valid conclusions on contrapositives. The videos from Invalid Argument Forms are confusing and a…
... ; negate a valid conclusions on contrapositives. The videos from Invalid Argument ... -
Do causal relationships/comparative statements require contrapositives?I'm going through the "Skill Builder - Group 2 Translations" unit of the Conditional and Set Logic section in the Core Curriculum and I'm having some…
... some trouble understanding why contrapositives were not used for ... much that explained why contrapositives weren't being used ... a comment that mentioned contrapositives not being used because ... _**not**_ require contrapositives, especially if the statements ... -
PT30.S2.Q21 - agriculture bill pass leadersThis is a pseudo-sufficient assumption question. P:All leaders in major parities oppose the bill C:The bill will most likely fail to pass. Target …
From my memory, I think the correct answer is A.
As for your question regarding contrapositive, watch out for quantifiers such as some and most.
Remember what the lessons taught you: there are NO contrapositives for quantified statements. -
LR Study Guides ThreadI was wondering if we could upload our study guides in this post for those taking the June and upcoming LSATs can always come back to this.
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• Conditional Logic/Universal Quantifiers are very useful for many ... logic
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Translation Question: Not All X are YNot all X are Y. Is this translated as X some (not)Y? Also, is Not all X are Y equivalent to X some Y? For the latter question, I know in English in…
... because of something called the existential fallacy, but I've ... because propositional logic has no quantifiers. I think you have predicate ... logic and is not an existential fallacy. "Not all" is ... -- no fallacy involved. The existential fallacy is moving from "All ... -
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Contrapositives only apply to conditional statements. An existential statement like "some criminals ... changing the way you diagram existential statements. The "" symbol commonly ... The conjunction is appropriate because existential statements are symmetric, i.e ... -
Help with a simple translationI'm working on translations to help with my SA understanding and am using the "find the missing link" exercises by taking the logic and translating t…
... an existential quantifier whereas the translation groups are under universal quantifiers, in ... can't really apply universal quantifiers translation rules under such situations ... -
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... /> The issue here is called existential import: referring to some non ... said you MUST not CHANGE quantifiers without justification. You start with ... is a fallacy called the existential fallacy: going from an all ... -
Structure of arguments.Hey everyone, I was looking for some guidance from the "more experienced" users of the website. Is it worth learning the logical structures of argume…
... with contra-positives, validity, existential and universal quantifiers, etc. will not only ... -
PT68.S3.Q24 - In the Riverview Building, every apartmentSo this question is easy enough when I take a moment to write out the logic. Even so, I'd like some advice on how to attempt this without enough time…
... . Then I go to existential vs universal quantifiers. For example, the argument ... contains no 'some' or 'many' existential ... -
PT68.S3.Q24 - In the Riverview Building, every apartmentSo this question is easy enough when I take a moment to write out the logic. Even so, I'd like some advice on how to attempt this without enough time…
... . Then I go to existential vs universal quantifiers. For example, the argument ... contains no 'some' or 'many' existential ... -
Thank you 7Sage!!Hi guys, I’ve mostly been a lurker on the forum, but now that my cycle is officially over, I wanted to share a little bit about my LSAT journey and m…
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> @Bamboosprout Ah, sorry that note was more meant for the LR and LG sections. Should have been more specific. Hope that clears things up!
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Thank you 7Sage!!Hi guys, I’ve mostly been a lurker on the forum, but now that my cycle is officially over, I wanted to share a little bit about my LSAT journey and m…
... ; Ahhh, so you meant the existential and universal quantifiers?
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High 160's Brick WallTo start, I have been studying approximately 4 months. I started with a 154 diagnostic last August but only studied the month of December 2020 and si…
... strength, prescriptive/descriptive mismatches and existential/universal quantifiers, comfort with comparative answer ... -
Logic Chain (ish) questionHello, I've got a common question about linking up a logic chain. I just re-watched the video lesson but it's not precisely the answer to my questio…
... one works, along with their contrapositives) OR would it be correct ... -
LG Rule with 'otherwise'Hello! Simple question + looking for confirmation. If a rule says: If Sarah is cool, she will go to the party with her sister; otherwise, she w…
... someone comment?
Their contrapositives:
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Need a Video Explaining Inferences and Contrapositive [LOGIC GAMES]Hello friends, The way I've decided to study for the lsat is by reading the Powerscore books then going through the online tutorial. I was wonderi…
... comes to logic games: identifying contrapositives and making inferences.
Valid Argument Forms 6-8Okay so i was watching the video where JY tells us how to distinguish between Valid and Invalid argument forms and at the end he gave us a little tri…
... /> In the valid forms, the existential statements appear first and then ... appear first and then the existential statements.
So an ... with universal statements rather than existential statements. So can someone tell ...Please refresh my memoryOn what kinds of questions are those invalid existential conclusions relevant? Like, A-->B some C And we can't conclude A some C. Are these in mu…
... of questions are those invalid existential conclusions relevant?
Like, A ...General Games discussion about notating rulesWhen notating rules in a game, is it advisable to NOT write down the contrapositive, but simply understand how it would work for a particular rule? O…
... /> I noticed that writing down contrapositives for each rule becomes time ... noticed JY writes down the contrapositives for some rules and not ...
