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LR Question Stem Cheat SheetsHi everyone, I'm wondering if there is a cheat sheat that details all of the different question stems in LR and how to approach them (i.e., weaken…
... ., weakening questions = attack the support, necessary assumption = take the contrapositive of the ... -
PT89.S2.Q7 - Dire Wolf FossilsThe question itself is rather easy - (D) is pretty clearly something the argument is assuming, and necessarily so. Negating it makes a mockery of the…
... are virtually never correct on necessary assumption questions, because negating a "most ... less), so negating a "most" assumption does virtually nothing to the ... guidance on "most" statements on necessary assumption questions. Thanks in advance! -
PT2.S4.Q09 - Clark Brand name partsThis is a necessary assumption question. The correct answer : "parts that satisfy our govt standards are not the same poor quality as cheap foreign p…
This is a necessary assumption question. The correct answer : "parts ... want to understand that this assumption is not contradicting the premise ... -
PT16.S2.Q14 - GDP and Standard of LivingDoes someone mind explaining why the correct AC is D? Why would this answer be the necessary assumption that the argument depends upon?
Does someone mind explaining why the correct AC is D? Why would this answer be the necessary assumption that the argument depends upon? -
Powerful vs Provable is the Key to LRI think I have learned the key to LR. Overall you can classify most LR questions by the type of answer they are looking for. 1. Powerful: AKA ans…
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NA questionsIs the answer choice of a NA question supposed to be a necessary assumption only between premises and conclusion or it can also be a necessary assump…
Is the answer choice of a NA question supposed to be a necessary assumption only between premises and conclusion or it can also be a necessary assumption between premises? -
Mental Game / Reading Skills / Pressure QuestionWanted to see if anyone has advice for improving one's mental game on the LSAT. I'm working through the back end of the curriculum now and have consi…
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What is the best way to understand Necessary Assumption Questions?I am barely getting these questions correct and i am about to give up. Could someone please tell me your methods for approaching these questions caus…
I am barely getting these questions correct and i am about to give up. Could someone please tell me your methods for approaching these questions cause negating isnt working for me. -
PT16.S3.Q12 - Retina ScannersPT16.S3.12 – Retina Scanners This argument deals with retina scanners, machines that scan the blood vessel patterns in people’s eyes and stores th…
... are supposed to identify a necessary assumption for this argument, i.e ... . an assumption that must be true for ... scanned?”). To make (B) a necessary condition, the conclusion would have ... .” However, (B) is not necessary for the way the conclusion ... -
PT30.S2.Q22 - The Rattlesnake Question and Perceived RelevanceI learned a subtle but crucial characteristic of necessary assumptions today, and am excited to share it with you: Be careful when dismissing a Ne…
... subtle but crucial characteristic of necessary assumptions today, and am excited ... /> Be careful when dismissing a Necessary Assumption answer on the basis of ... domain of Sufficient Assumptions. With Necessary Assumptions, the correct answer is ... -
PT12.S4.Q6 - Chronic Fatigue SyndromeThis necessary assumption question discusses the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) with a newly developed drug. CFS is associated with thre…
This necessary assumption question discusses the treatment of ... / anticipation: We need an assumption to the effect of ‘If ... the consequent in the anticipated assumption but leaves out its ... of being a sufficient assumption. But is (B) necessary? If negated, (B ... -
PTA.S1.Q11 - Building a space station...I was wondering if anyone could explain why the correct answer is A, considering that there is no mention of robots in the stimulus. How was that a n…
I was wondering if anyone could explain why the correct answer is A, considering that there is no mention of robots in the stimulus. How was that a necessary assumption, if it wasn't mentioned? Thanks! -
PT6.S3.Q7 - Head injury is the most serious type of injury...Say you swapped "fatalities" to "head injuries" in AC D, would this constitute a necessary assumption? My feeling is probably no because it was never…
... D, would this constitute a necessary assumption? My feeling is probably no ... -
PTB.S4.Q14 - Our legislators need to act quickly to counter...Can someone explain this necessary assumption problem to me? I got the question wrong the first time and during blind review (I answered B, then E). …
Can someone explain this necessary assumption problem to me? I got the question wrong the first time and during blind review (I answered B, then E). The answer doesn't seem to be A or C, so it must be D. But why? -
What The Author Is Likely To BelieveI write to share an observation. Sometimes I struggle with the author's belief type question type in RC even when I have a pretty good grasp of the p…
... correct answer goes further than necessary. The wrong way to approach ... as if it were a Necessary Assumption type in LR. The right ... -
Logical Reasoning Studying TechniqueI have been studying on and off for 3 months, I am not sure how to go about studying more seriously. This week I have been working on Necessary Assum…
... I have been working on Necessary Assumption questions (not doing too hot ... -
Does the negation method for necessary assumption questions not work in certain questions?I have realized that for certain NA questions, when I try to negate the answer choices, the answer choice gets even more confusing to understand. An…
I have realized that for certain NA questions, when I try to negate the answer choices, the answer choice gets even more confusing to understand. And I don't believe it is because I am negating it incorrectly, it just that when I negate the answer choice ... -
Timing with Logical ReasoningHi All, I was wondering if anyone had on advice of how to best practice logical reasoning with a mix of questions? I'm fine on accuracy and timin…
... (" What's the question stem? Necessary assumption: look for the bridge or ... -
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…
... stem 2, the necessary assumption question stem. Necessary assumptions are assumptions that ... gt; (A-->C)] --> necessary assumption answer choice
As ... sometimes, the sufficient assumption is also the necessary assumption. Often, that happens ... -
Old LSAT QuestionsHi! Is anyone else looking at 10 Actual, Official LSAT Preptests, even though they are less relevant? Let's talk about them here!
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This is a necessary assumption question, I think. The question ... it takes time, it's necessary because the public might otherwise ... reiterates that peer research is necessary but can occur without publication ... -
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…
... formal argument where the necessary assumption isn't also a ... deep into what is "really necessary."
... are superfluous premises, neither necessary nor sufficient. Your ...
Most Necessary Assumption questions are not formal, I ... -
For October test just 100 days left really panicI feel great pressure and can't even sleep well at night. My aim is above 170 and now I am around actual 155, BR 165. Can I really reach my goal on t…
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Sufficient Assumption & Pseudo Sufficient Assumption Questions 28 lessons, 3 ... 11 lessons, 2.1h
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I am terrible at LR...I just took PT 50 after going through the syllabus and I did TERRIBLY on the LR. I just blanked out while taking the test because some of the LR que…
... am having tremendous difficulty with necessary assumption questions and I am going ... -
anyone who is good at LR willing to give me some tips? I'm kinda sucking to be honestAnyone willing to help, through PM's or something?
... having a hard time with necessary assumption questions so I reviewed JY ... 2 hours doing as many necessary assumption questions as I could from ... -
How do I train myself to eliminate the wrong ANSWERS for LRI am having trouble figuring out the hard LR questions. I want to be able to eliminate all the answers that I know are wrong, so I can leave the corr…
In the harder sufficient assumption questions the test writers like to add a answer choices that are necessary assumptions for the argument (vice versa for necessary assumption). -
Question Regarding the Blind Review MethodTo clarify regarding the Blind Review Method. As you take a timed section/test, what have you, you're going through picking the right answers and eli…
... questions, such as sufficient or necessary assumption questions, Must be Trues, and ... -
am i kinda screwed for october?basically atm my last pt a few weeks ago was 149 starting from a 140. Kinda thinking i am screwed for october, might have to push back to december. i…
... all the same type... Sufficient, necessary assumption, Reasoning, parralel questions, inference and ... -
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 …
... a flaw with the assumption made in the ... the presumption that a necessary assumption of the argument is ... necessary assumption. Second, through the lack of consideration that the necessary assumption ... treat them like a necessary assumption question. In doing so ... -
LR Question- Eyewitness identification (Sorry abt the title..forget it comes from which PT..)Hi guys, sorry about the title..I did the question several days ago..so I forget it comes from which PT..As soon as I find out i will change the disc…
... interpreted into ' What is the necessary assumption underlying the advice' ? -
PT30.S2.Q22 - rattlesnake's ageI do not understand why the answer is E...can anyone explain? Much appreciated! http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-22/
... is correct. Its under the necessary assumption lessons in the main syllabus ... a feel for what a necessary assumption really is and then come ... understanding of what a sufficient assumption is as well, which will ...
