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MBT & SA InquiryHey everyone, just wanted to get clarification on something. I find myself, when confronted with a MBT or SA question, immediately translating to log…
... in my estimation: 1.get substantially better at conditional logic ... I had done the logic quizzes in the curriculum 200 times ... coming together for me with logic. I also made flashcards ... can be done without formal logic.
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Is is necessary to use logic for LR questions?I know Lawgic is incorporated in the CC in order to gain a full understanding of the the LSATs components. However, I find that trying to use conditi…
... love to not use conditional logic in LR. On many questions, ... easy to follow without applying logic, then I don't do ... ingrain the fundamentals of logic that are applied in a very specific ... question that has formal logic in it. This benefits you in the long run ... -
Why Formal Logic?***I love to write, and I also happen to have a little knowledge about the LSAT and law school admissions generally. With JY’s blessing, I have decid…
I see PM:TYD in everything.
And this ... pace is "too slow," when in reality, your pace needs to ... few months. Not approaching the formal logic in the way described here is ... -
Does this sentence contain conditionality despite lacking any universal indicators?"Having an efficient, attractive subway system makes good economic sense." EAS = efficient, attractive subway system GES = Good economic sense …
... maxed out the nested replies in the comment section because it ... that the LSAT uses strict formal logic in some cases. But other times ... we can bend the hard logic rules to visualize our understanding ... -
Does this sentence contain conditionality despite lacking any universal indicators?"Having an efficient, attractive subway system makes good economic sense." EAS = efficient, attractive subway system GES = Good economic sense …
... maxed out the nested replies in the comment section because it ... that the LSAT uses strict formal logic in some cases. But other times ... we can bend the hard logic rules to visualize our understanding ... -
How do you do SA Q's under timed conditions?hey all, i was wondering how top scorers do SA Q's under timed conditions? i've been realizing that SA questions take me WAY too long to do under …
... questions, I do the logic in my head. Often times, ... they often throw it in contrapositive form. So when ... I map out the logic. You get better at ... the luxury of taking formal logic in college, but it's ... understand that formal logic is not regular human logic. It is ... -
Where Do I start?Hello 7sagers! I recently completed Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer and my question is how should I continue preparing for the LSAT? I want to begin drill…
... way. For instance, knowing formal logic in depth and parsing basic grammer. < ... not see a dramatic increase in my score until I started ... -
PT Order & Advice before Aug Test!Hi everyone! I am taking my test on the 29th, and unfortunately did not plan out my CC well enough to spend much time PTing. I have taken PT 37 (June…
... sections. I do think practicing in the 80s can better prepare ... less of an emphasis on formal logic in LR but more of a ... (which recovers) when doing tests in the 80s, so practicing some ... in advance of the test might ... -
PT Order & Advice before Aug Test!Hi everyone! I am taking my test on the 29th, and unfortunately did not plan out my CC well enough to spend much time PTing. I have taken PT 37 (June…
... sections. I do think practicing in the 80s can better prepare ... less of an emphasis on formal logic in LR but more of a ... (which recovers) when doing tests in the 80s, so practicing some ... in advance of the test might ... -
PT21.S2.Q20 - Ann will either take a leave of absence or quit her jobFor Logic games, either or is diagrammed as /A--->B, but what about for logical reasoning? Leave of absence----> /quit or /Leave of absence----> q…
... write out my solution in terms of formal logic.
Assuming that ... side of the conclusion exists in each premise. Let’s connect ... , I would recommend against using formal logic in this question. While it's ... -
Free Group Tutoring Session for LR (Wed 12/2)Hi, I posted on here before talking about free group tutoring, especially in LR (see post linked below!) I wanted to let everyone know (and possibl…
Hi there! Unfortunately I missed this session, but if possible, could you please provide a short summary on the formal logic in the LSAT approach that you went over? Thanks in advance! -
Free Group Tutoring Session for LR (Wed 12/2)Hi, I posted on here before talking about free group tutoring, especially in LR (see post linked below!) I wanted to let everyone know (and possibl…
... a short summary on the formal logic in the LSAT approach that you ... went over? Thanks in advance!
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PT17.S3.Q01 - If a country's manufacturing capacity is fully utilized...Here's the problem and JY's explanation: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-17-section-3-question-01/ My question: is the necessary conditio…
... causality, not formal logic. I use **⤻** to denote causality (or in certain cases ... ") as indications of necessary conditions in formal logic in other stimuli, so please take ... sufficient. There is no timeline in formal logic.
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Difference b/t sufficient and necessary assumption questions (formal logic)It really helps me understand the concepts of assumption questions by looking at it formally. Could someone check my logic? So say we have a premi…
... formally. Could someone check my logic?
So say we ... : Which one of the following assumptions is REQUIRED for the conclusion ... ; (A->C)
so in this case (A->B ... /> where the necessary assumption fills in the blank? Something about this ... -
Sufficient and Necessary AssumptionsI excel at Necessary questions, but fail miserably at Sufficient assumptions. Are there any techniques that'll help me with these? I mostly have a pr…
I excel at Necessary questions, but fail miserably at Sufficient assumptions. Are there any techniques that'll help me with these? I mostly have a problem on the ones that don't require formal logic. -
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…
... . My wife is in graduate school in a very remote part ... read papers on formal logic, do at least 4 logic games a day ... powered, self-sustaining organic farm in New Hampshire. I fully ... hauling firewood, plowing gardens, bringing in the harvest, and much more ... -
advanced formal logic some and most inferenceHi guys, I am confused with a logic inference. According to a book, if A, then not B, can be notated like A-->/B or A<-|->B. However, in 7sage, i…
... /> I am confused with a logic inference.
According to a ... -->/B or AB. However, in 7sage, it is maybe notated ... -
PT20.S1.Q16 - brown dwarfs(P.S., I know this is a long and dense post, but there's an opportunity at the bottom for anyone reading this to get paid, so hopefully that's an inc…
... to destroy lithium."
Formal logic wise, I get CBD ---> ... rules for dangling modifiers in LSAT texts. In this question, a ... to make which particular little assumptions. If I redid this question ... 'd think that the logic leap in choice B is more ... -
Parallel reasoning / flaw + Necessary Assumption HelpHello everyone, I am currently going through the CC, and I am having major difficulties with the parallel questions and the necessary questions. F…
... get more difficult and implement Formal Logic, my brain gives up on ... I’m having GREAT difficulty in translating lawgic to English. And ... tried going back to the logic sections and I understand ... real problems . Also for necessary assumptions, I just don’t know ... -
How many LR questions do top scorers skip in their Round 1?How many LR questions do top scorers completely skip in their Round 1? How many do they circle due to under confidence/uncertainty (but still chose …
... do top scorers completely skip in their Round 1? How ... completely skipped are usually long formal logic questions, long parallel reasoning ... didn't understand and skipped in about 1 minute.
... questions I circled and filled in an answer choice but ... -
LR Difficulty in Newer LSATSHi All. I have two questions: (1) Roughly when did the important distinguishing features of newer logical reasoning questions become the norm? I'm…
... norm? I'm thinking in particular about longer and tougher ... formal logic questions, and generally trickier answer choices?
(2) In ... best for last" approach in my studying thus far, ... seen in #78 and #80---in particular I noticed more formal logic, and ... -
Application of logic in a legal context - Real life exampleI work at a law firm and my current assignment is to draft a protocol to terminate an agreement, and I'm having trouble applying what I've so far le…
... I've so far learned in logic. I'd love to ... about this particular article in the agreement that we' ... has NOT taken place in our case. A senior ... would happen outside this world. In the '/Jedi' instance, you ... → Force.
But in this case, we have an ... -
For those of you who are feeling depressed....WARNING LONG READ Hi yall, it has now been approximately a month since i got my LSAT score and I really wasn't sure how I was feeling and lost wi…
... nor ever had formal training in logic, nor read much in your younger ... , most likely been trained in logic at a young age, ... you never had a formal education in reasoning a lot of ... , negations, sufficient assumption, necessary assumptions, etc. you going to be ... -
PT14.S4.Q25 – Lines in the Peruvian DesertI personally find this the hardest LR question in PT 14; it is (1) bizarre on the level of content, (2) very long and overloads test takers with info…
... exhausted.
In paraphrased form, the stimulus says ... glaring selective attention fallacy in their reasoning (Aliens or ... arguably makes the most sense. In particular, (B) approximates the ... sense on the level of formal logic. Focus on getting a ... -
When to use Formal Logic on LSAT question types??While going over the formal Lawgic section, I was thinking about what questions type do we use formal Lawgic? For example, is it in Sufficient assump…
While going over the formal Lawgic section, I was thinking ... do we use formal Lawgic? For example, is it in Sufficient assumption ... questions and try to use formal Lawgic. -
Tips on how to read the stimulus only once?Hi All!! I am working my way through the Logic Reasoning lessons (I just finished up the first "strengthening" problem sets). I keep finding my…
... relevant, but only relevant in so far as it ... make potentially every word important in a stimulus.
in determining what are the ... formal logic indicators as well as structural indicators that reveal gaps in assumptions, ... -
Great LR tip for improving confidenceHey everyone! I guess we're all kinda freaking out about the june thing. Here's a good, solid, full-proof conclusion that I've come up with after tak…
... , Soft MBT, 50% of sufficient assumptions, Parallel, Parallel flaw, and Principle ... the formal logic helps keep you sharp. Otherwise, you risk getting lost in ... -
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.
... seriously undermines the conclusion drawn in the argument above?
in the newspaper article?
... An argument that makes zero assumptions is valid.
-The ... majority of these questions use formal logic, i.e., they ... -
Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
In propositional logic, the symbols are ... " is a technical term in predicate logics, used to ... />
Moving outside of formal logic, I'm not sure if ... 'd probably show up in necessary assumption questions or ... we have to fill in the gaps with assumptions. -
might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... gt; Question types in LR which commonly use formal logic include: MBT/F ... be tossed in there too but formal logic isn't ... parse through sometimes. Necessary assumptions are more subtle, and ... are referred to in conditional statements elsewhere in the stimulus, ...
