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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. …
... cod fish, that from that correlation, there is some sort of ... to describe it in abstract flaw question language. There are a ... relationship between increased harp seals and decreased cod fish. It weakens ... that the seals didn't cause the decrease in cod because ... -
Most vulnerable to criticismIn approaching those "most vulnerable to criticism" question, do you guys think I can treat it as a weakening question and if the AC is correct, it w…
... prephrasing the flaw of an argument and this type ... that the "cause" is in fact a cause. You would ... would be something with correlation/causation. It may not ... there may be another cause' or some crap like ... how else others approach flaw questions, but I just ... -
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…
... prone to inferring a cause from a correlation alone, without outside information ... infer a cause from a correlation between two things A and B necessitates ... outside force C doesn't cause one or the other, or ... causation, which is why the flaw is so cookie-cutter. -
PT7.S1.Q10 - a large group of hyperactive childrenI'd love an explanation on this one! Thanks in advance
... the conclusion. We observed a correlation and drew a causal conclusion. When ... cookie cutter description of that flaw in the answer choices. Instead ... there wasn’t another cause? An overarching cause. We would know more ... -
PT20.S1.Q10 - premiums for automobileHaving a hard time with this one, Chose E during timed test and struggling to narrow in on an answer choice during BR. I don't get why C is corre…
... I believe understanding flaws and analyzing them goes a long ... there is a correlation in the premise and a causal relationship ... higher accidents (correlation)
-Assumption: Red cars cause these accidents ( ... a flaw question is take a step back and look ... -
Flaw QuestionsDoes anyone have a successful strategies in tackling this difficult question type? I always get them confused by one another and inevitably chose the…
... not always.)
4. Correlation- Causation error.
A ... the possibility that B might cause A. ... or C caused ... the answer choices in flaw question set and categorized them in the ... what I did and I don't find flaw questions so difficult ... -
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…
... a correlation (A ==correlated== B ), which is a phenomenon. And you conclude ... that one thing is causing the other (A ==cause ... />
But that's a flaw because you haven't look ... caused both A and B
3. A and B are merely ... -
June'18 Study Group | Blind Review PT 68 | Tuesday, April 10th | 7:30 pm ESTJune'18 Study Group | Blind Review PT 68 | Tuesday, April 10th | 7:30 pm EST https://media.giphy.com/media/xox9kxPMcM81y/giphy.gif **Thank You …
... is the tears/hormones/stress flaw question.
Here is ...
p: A cause B
c: A cause C ................ my question ... the two modes of reasoning (correlation/causation and conditionality)!
In ... -
PT72.S3.Q7 - In one study hospital patients' immune systemI'm not sure if this is the correct place? Are we allowed to ask questions about individual questions? If it's not allowed (sorry!) let me know and I…
... /> Comic Videos ==correlation== Immune Systems Stronger
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Laughter ==cause==> Recovery ... (although it has a possible correlation-causation flaw). From the context, we ... explained by a different hypothesis, and based on the context, it ... -
I don't understand what I am doing wrong. Is law for me? Am I just too unintelligent?I have taken the LSAT 4 times. I have gone 158 -> 160 -> 164 -> 163, all of which were terrible disappointments for me. Especially the last one from …
... repeat. For example, correlation/causation; phenom/hypo; cause/effect; sufficient/necessity. ... there's a correlation between A and B. The conclusion ... A and /B' and you'll dodge that trap and be ... -cutter analysis, it extends to flaw questions, PSA, SA, etc. ... -
PT1.S4.Q10 - The formation of hurricane that threaten the United States mainland#help Can someone please help me see how C is correct. My thought process was this: P1: high atmospheric winds off the western coast of Af…
... t know if abundant rainfalls cause hurricanes hit the US ... correlation with causation. C is the best match for this flaw ... that simultaneously cause hurricanes in the US: the winds and the ... her carriages across the Atlantic and brings destruction to the ... -
How do you know a question has the correlation-causation flaw?I have been having issues with missing out on these questions lately, and I am not sure why---I used to be able to get them immediately. Do such ques…
... 're talking specifically about the correlation-causation flaw, the argument concludes a ... of x" (probable cause)
"partly responsible" (partial cause)
"....among other ... " (multiple cause)
"a high lsat score is important, and it increases ... -
"presupposing what it seeks to establish" meaningFor the LR sections and flawed question types, I've seen the answer choice "presupposing what it seeks to establish" quite often. My thought process …
... because it sounds convoluted and can trick lots of ... frequency, and among the flaw questions, the flaw is rarely ... cause-correlation fallacy, some oddball version of an ad hominem, an exclusivity flaw ... of evidence fallacy). And when the flaw is circular reasoning ... -
Now why in the lawd’s name would the LSAT people do that?PT81.S2.Q22 Older tests actually tested logic. These new tests just rewards your ability to weed through a pile of sh!t and narrow it down to the …
... more. Classic phenomenon-hypothesis, aka correlation-causation. Conspicuously, there's no ... come close to addressing this flaw, nor do they address any ... herring to cause us to froth at the mouth and completely ignore ... -
PT58.S1.Q11 & PT62.S4.Q19: Come on, where's the 7sage community! My post is getting ignored!I just couldn't anticipate the flaws with either of these questions and would like to know how people who got these correct went about doing them. My…
... show NO connection, and the evidence just shows imperfect correlation - that one ... what I call a "structural flaw;" the terms will match up ... get pain, it couldn't cause pain in other people. Like ... , peanuts can't possible cause allergic reactions in anyone." -
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 …
... could rectify the inductive flaw that the citizen originally ... here we get an alternative cause: Medical services improved, such ... between subsets like murders and supersets like violent crimey? ... third factor, (3) Mere correlation. Here, we get an additional ... -
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…
... ; The statement is: Excessive yelling and/or screeching tends to deteriorate ... a flawed reasoning or parallel flaw statement. I have trouble thinking ... introduce a correlation, or that may have even introduced cause. That may ... -
Flaw QuestionsI took a PT last Saturday and based from the question stem analysis of the test grader (extremely helpful guys), flaw questions gave me the most trou…
I took a PT last Saturday and based from the question stem analysis of the test grader (extremely helpful guys), flaw questions gave me the most trouble. What is the best way to approach them? -
PT49.S2.Q18 - nature evolves organically and nonlinearlyStimulus: New Age philosopher: nature evolves organically and nonlinearly... Flaw question. I am down to B and E B: overlooks the possibili…
... philosopher: nature evolves organically and nonlinearly...
Flaw question.
I am down to B and E ... (Nature) is organic, holistic, nonlinear. And also philosopher recommend we use ... -
some thoughts about Harder logical reasoning questionPlease first take a look at two really tough question PT53 sec1 Q16 and PT55-S1-Q21 For PT55-S1-Q21, it seems to be most supported question, but …
... br /> For most of inference and most supported question, there is ... But for some special inference and most supported question, there ... sometimes with terrible flaw or gap, and then the question ... really tough cause it is counter-intuition and against our ... -
Flaw in Reasoning mistaking a sufficient for being necessary and vice verca.What does this flaw look like? Can someone point me to a certain PT or example?
What does this flaw look like? Can someone point me to a certain PT or example? -
PT68.S2.Q24 - studies have found that human tearsQuestion asks us to identity how the argument's REASONING is most vulnerable. I understand why (E) is a flaw; it's an obvious correlation/causatio…
... (E) is a flaw; it's an obvious correlation/causation problem.
flaw.
Looking at the ... need not be the case and (A) brings this up. It ... -
No idea how to identify an answer in harder flaw questions.SO it seems to be easy to own easy flaw questions but the harder ones...the answers are so vague! And I've been getting everyone of the harder flaws …
... be easy to own easy flaw questions but the harder ones ... ...the answers are so vague! And I've been getting everyone ... -
Good looking lawyers make more money?So there's been a few studies that found that good looking people make more money on average over their lifetime than people who are not good looking…
... correlation between looks and income or can we say that good looks cause ... 've done is establish a correlation, their findings are not as ... -
"Causation implies Correlation" article.Check out this really great NY Times article about women empowerment. What's really neat about the article is how causation theory is used to substan…
... tends to lead to stability, and that’s where educating girls ... in. You educate a boy, and he’ll have fewer children ... effect. You educate a girl, and, on average, she will have ... managed to tease out correlation from causation and found that for each ... -
[Question] Valid inferences for Correlation?Hi guys... Maybe these are obvious and I'm missing something but I couldn't really find an answer online so I was hoping someone can help me out with…
... Maybe these are obvious and I'm missing something but ... with some general questions regarding correlation.
If given ... a statement of positive correlation such as "as A ... />
Also for negative correlation -"as A increases, B decreases ... -
PT68.S2.Q24 - studies have found that human tearshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-24/ i'm having difficulty with the following question: ID THE FLAW: "studies have…
... question:
ID THE FLAW: "studies have found that human ... reduce stress.
assumption: hormones CAUSE stress. this is why the ... idea that there is a correlation, not causation (i.e., if ... -
Flawed pattern of reasoning and parallel flaw question strategyStrategy question - I tend to actually draw out the arrow and the reasoning like the videos explain it when taking the test. It can be a little tedio…
... actually draw out the arrow and the reasoning like the videos ... can be a little tedious and definitely time consuming if the ... -
In the course syllabus, why is flaw AFTER strengthen/weaken and not before?I am having a hard time whether I should follow the schedule. I assume (uh oh) that to be able to strengthen or weaken an answer, you must first be a…
... be able to see a flaw with the argument. That is ... sense to work on the flaw before strengthen/weaken. However, I ... -
Differences between LSAT Starter , Premium and UltimateSo I was about to buy a course, but I have a question. I've noticed for the lessons, some have different amounts of lessons per. I had thought the…
... I start using the Starter and decide to upgrade to Premium ... in Starter something that might cause the following lesson to make ...
