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Confusing necessary and sufficient conditionsHello all, I believe I understand the concept of sufficient and necessary conditions and their relationship, however, I am confused when in a flaw qu…
... sufficient and necessary conditions and their relationship, however, I am confused when in a flaw ... question the author or speaker confuses a necessary and sufficient condition and ... the individual confuses sufficient and necessary conditions (it is the ... -
Necessary and sufficientI understand that this is probably a dumb question but I keep having difficulties with flaw questions that have answers that "confuse necessary and s…
... difficulties with flaw questions that have answers that "confuse necessary and sufficient conditions."
confusing necessary for sufficient / sufficient for necessary)?
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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…
... the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e ... . 101 that a flaw that mistakes sufficient for necessary is one type of ... this is the 'mirror flaw' of mistaking necessary for sufficient, which we discussed ... -
Is Confusing Necessary for Sufficient the Contrapositive for Confusing Sufficient for Necessary?Hey everybody! I've been thinking about this for a while, and I just re-watched the video on Contrapositive Mistakes, which has cemented my feelin…
... answer choices in Flaw questions really trip me up, and one thing ... the difference between confusing sufficient for necessary as opposed to confusing necessary for sufficient? I read ... of B---->A? And therefore, in Flaw questions that use this ... -
Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
... them up with the flaw types and could use some ... to the type of flaw and others I am not. ... "
**7) Confusing necessary and sufficient conditions**
- PT63 S1 Q25
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Flaw Types with Example Questions - Redux 2021 Pandemic Cycle VersionReviving this excellent resource so we can add to it and keep it alive. Credit to @alyhobbs and the 3 years ago crew. Hope you all are killing it whe…
... up with the flaw types and could use some ... to the type of flaw and others I am not. ... @"Granger Danger"
Parallel flaw with classic appeal fallacy.
**7) Confusing necessary and sufficient conditions**
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Necessary and Sufficient Answer Choices in the Same QuestionCan someone point me to LSAT LR q's that are either necessary or sufficient questions types that list BOTH a necessary and sufficient answer choice? …
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confused with groups for necessary and sufficiency and more qualifiersHey guys, sorry for asking but does anyone have a spreadsheet or any advice on the group 1, 2 and 3 groups for the necessary and sufficient condition…
... group 1, 2 and 3 groups for the necessary and sufficient conditions. I often get ... confused and as a result ... -
LR Cheat Sheet Part 1Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite a while ago. I hope it helps some of you out there. Best of luck to all! LR Question Type Cheat Sheet …
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Flaw in the Reasoning Questions
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Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
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7) Confusing necessary and sufficient conditions (PT22, S2, Q25; PT17, S2 ... , S4, Q26)
9) Confusing probability for certainty
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Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
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PT53.S1.Q18 - when a salesperson is successfulHi, If you watched the video explanation for this question, could you please help me understand what exactly is it saying? I watch it at least 15…
... that the necessary and sufficient conditions have been flipped (assuming this is the flaw). However ... necessarily pointing to confusion in necessary and sufficient condition? In my head, ... /> Answer choices A and C is equally confusing. Are we supposed to ... -
Sufficient or Necessary? Translating from English (Weird cases)Hello, I was going over the concepts of necessary and sufficient conditions. Here are some terms I'm not sure how to interpret. Help would be appr…
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What's the difference between "All because..." and "Only because..."?In terms of necessary and sufficient conditions for the LSAT, I'm wondering what the difference is between "All because..." and "Only because...". Fo…
In terms of necessary and sufficient conditions for the LSAT, I'm ... "All" introduces a sufficient condition, whereas "Only" introduces a necessary condition. But ... antecedent), but does "because" introduce necessary or sufficient conditions, as well?
How did you improve in Flaw questions?Looking at all my practice test, this is where I have the most trouble at.
... to whole, ad hominum attack, confusing necessary and sufficient... one you go thru a ... , the categories will start repeating and your ability to detect them ... a talk with Jonathan Wang and he said that one better ... that answer choice becomes the flaw.Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... think explicitly in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions unless you also understand the ... what it means to be necessary or sufficient.
For bravery ... potentially confusing, but to apply indicator rules to think 'beauty' is necessary ...Rant: The LSAT is, in some respects, ridiculous.In another thread, about Logical Games, which I didn't want to hijack: <blockquote>@BinghamtonDave<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/58838/#Comment…
... the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions.
And somewhat separately, but ... do understand the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions.
Checkmate.
flaw: It assumes that the ...Parallel FlawFor parallel flaw questions, how do we go about finding the correct answer choice? Are we looking for invalid arguments? Are we looking for answers t…
... the stimulus thoroughly and know what the flaw is. Then, ... (wrong!)
3) Same flaw as stimulus (bingo!)
< ... identify the flaw (if there is one), and look for the ... A) Not flawed
B ) Confusing necessary and sufficient
C) Too small of ...PT1.S3.Q04 - The theory of military deterrence...I picked C for both during the timed run and blind review. I read from another post that C is wrong because it's mixing up the sufficiency and nec…
... the phrasing isn't as confusing, the conditional relationship becomes ... made me confuse the necessary and sufficient conditions, and I wrongly thought that ... what answer C says and makes C an attractive ... power known to others and make them believe that ...Rant: The LSAT is, in some respects, ridiculous.In another thread, about Logical Games, which I didn't want to hijack: <blockquote>@BinghamtonDave<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/58838/#Comment…
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Right? ... Right?
And to anyone, including the LSAC ... understand the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions.
And somewhat separately, but still ... 's title: it's 2016 and not only are we taking ...Mistaking sufficiency for necessity vs mistaking necessity for sufficiencyI'm a bit confused about the technical differences between the errors of (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for suffi…
... (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for sufficiency ... different (i.e. mistaken negation and mistaken reversal, respectively), but ... you were to switch the necessary and sufficient conditions of a conditional statement (mistaken ...Confusing necessary and sufficient conditionsHello all, I believe I understand the concept of sufficient and necessary conditions and their relationship, however, I am confused when in a flaw qu…
... a proposition P is a necessary condition for a proposition Q ... a proposition P is a sufficient condition for a proposition Q ... ).
To mix up necessary and sufficient conditions is to mix up the ... propositions (viz., (Q-->P) and (P-->Q)).Analytical Reasoning (quicky)How would you guys translate this stimulus from words into symbolic logic? Barf (SpaceBalls movie character) only goes to the ocean on clear night…
... with your designation of necessary and sufficient conditions for this statement. The ... with CN as the sufficient condition, leaves open the ... deny the sufficient and still have the necessary. That is ... only" that designates the necessary condition idea is not ...Parallel Blueshello all. I am consistently finding myself struggling with parallel/parallel flaw questions. My initial move was to just go slower on them. But …
... really involved with multiple necessary and sufficient conditions, or multiple some and most statements combining ...Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... it essential to learn about necessary and sufficient conditions so then I could ... a logic heavy stimulus here and there.)
... support) from one another, and how the argument is intended ... give up.
And always ask questions on here ...Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... the correct ordering of the necessary and sufficient conditions, regardless of always. ... us in determining the necessary sufficient conditions in sentences with "always ... in grammar and language that flag possible necessary/sufficient conditions, but some ...PT53.S1.Q18 - when a salesperson is successfulHello- Hoping for some insight on question 18. When I first began my LSAT studying journey, I found flaw questions to be very straight forward. Th…
... sufficient for success in sales with what is necessary ... for success in sales. (Confuses necessary and sufficient conditions)
... way. B is merely sufficient for C (i.e. ... necessary for success, we don't care about what may be sufficient ...With a month left....not sure what to doWell folks it's just over a month until the September 2017 test. Of course that feels like the test is tomorrow. I'm not really sure what to do. …
... to get over the hump and improve?
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... to tell the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions, know how the various question ... types are "generally" solved, and go from there. Once you ... low-mid 160's, and from there it is all ...LSAT useful for Law school?I was recently spoke with my 3L friend and he told how skills tested by the Logic Games carry over to law school. He said that law is really a measu…
... apprehension of such a contact, and
(b) A harmful contact ... should! Because it's basically necessary and sufficient conditions!
IF we say ... liable = A; intent = B; and offensive contact = C, then this ...Sufficient condition vs necessary conditionI understand that necessary condition has to be 100% true while sufficient is more of a "good enough" explanation for if something else is true. But …
Your way of thinking that Necessary is 100% true, and Sufficient as "good enough ... on what these things are. Necessary and sufficient conditions are merely characteristics that exist ... other. If you have a sufficient/necessary relationship, when you meet the ...
