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PTA.S4.Q16 - Scientists have recently discovered thatI was going to ask if anyone could help me out with answer choice A and B, but I think I figured it out. (A) You don't know that cell death OFTEN …
... ask if anyone could help me out with answer choice A and B, but ... /> (A) You don't know that cell death OFTEN does not occur ... test animals. The stimulus does not support this answer choice.
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Difference between "if and only if" and "but not otherwise"?From a logic perspective (see below) I can't work out any meaningful differences, but I noticed that JY splits these off in his map of bi-conditional…
From a logic perspective (see below) I can't work out any meaningful differences, but I noticed that JY splits these off in his map of bi-conditional statements. Am I missing something?
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Conditional Logic, valid & invalid argumentsEven though conditional logic seemed easy when I went through the CC, it continues to trip me up on harder questions, so I'm reviewing some basics: …
... , then B some C.
If A->B and A some C, then B some C.
If A ... property does NOT apply to MOST statements)
A some B, A some C ... it means at least one, but could be limited to one ... talking about 3 or 4, but we can think of the ... -
Does A correlated with B = /A correlated with /B?I’m led to this question because of these steps (below) that I took lol. Correct me at any point if there is a flaw in how I went about it! In 72…
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OK SO, IF /A ← correlated→ /B strengthens A -cause-> B (what we have ... /> A -cause-> B, which implies **A ← correlated→ B, implies /A ← correlated → /B?**
And if ... -72-section-2-question-25/, but this idea has also come ... -
Without A or B means?Hi I was reviewing PT65.4.5. There is a sentence that says "The plaintiff has applied to the court for an order permitting her to question each defen…
... it as without (A or B ), or (without A or without B ). The former ... should mean [no A and ... />
And what about without A AND B?
I came ... sugar, I am still fine. But if the sentence says "I can ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... /> 2) Causation implies chronology: If A--> Then A must have come first
not mean (A) fire fighters causes (B) fires.
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PT65.S4.Q23 - dogs are the descendants of domesticated wolveshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-4-question-23/ This question has had me stumped for like 3 days! I have done everything I can t…
... 's most definitely not a Most strongly supported question, but regardless of which ... of issue to discuss with B.
Firstly, you say ... "if A, then A." Well, duh. D literally says nothing, and therefore is not only ... -
Wrecking Argument vs Wrecking a ConclusionCan someone clarify this to me? What is the difference between a position and a conclusion? If someone could just sum up what JY is mentioning, tha…
... the conclusion. If the argument says all A are B, but you know that ... tells you to weaken it, then instead of saying something really ... that it's not the case that all A are B....but you totally ... , Batman must be Bruce Wayne. Then you come in to wreck ... -
Either/Or ElseHi, Can someone please explain either A or B or else is this the same as saying either A or B but not both?
... , but I could be wrong?
If it's "not both"
Then it ... is A --> /B
or B --> /A ... could be 1 - either A or B, but both of them cannot be ... /> Or else... sound like A, or B, or C.... which would be ... -
embedded conditionalsOk question on this. Lets say we have "if A then no B unless C". According to JY we can diagram as follows: A-->(B-->C) we pull the first term in…
"if A then no B unless C"
... (taken Kaplan prep course, but not nearly as helpful as JY ... But I think the contrapositive would then be
Not C-> Not B ... ->not A ?
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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.
... A causes B: implies that there is correlation, if a does NOT cause b, then ... NOT cause A and B. C isn’t necessary to establish that A causes B, but if ... it exists and its clear that it doesn’t cause B then ... co-incidence ... but not the every other way ... -
Splitting GameboardsI often have a difficult time determining when I should split gameboards. Are there any indicators you guys rely on? Sometimes JY does it and other t…
... to do so or to not. But as far as more ... no-brainers. If you have two or more "if X, then Y" statements ... not have otherwise been an issue. I cannot think of a specific example, but ... game boards that offer a near-complete but not entirely complete representation ... -
Does "A causes B" equal to A -->B?Hi, guys, I am confused with the relationship between "causation" and conditional logic. Could anyone give me some help? According to the lessons, it…
If A causes B, A always lead B. If you don't see B, then you don't see ... A. Situations such as A causes B in one scenario but not the ... other entail there being joint factors causing B. For ... -
Logic Games Attack StrategySo I've got three weeks left in the Army before I start terminal leave and I've finally reached the end of the learning curriculum and the only thing…
... never seen before, even if you did every single ... for a while.
The Fool Proof is not about ... how do I represent "if A or B are in C is ... intuitively know that if A is before B then A can't be ... single musical piece available, but you have to have ... -
PT74.S1.Q24 - any driver involved in an accidentSomeone please help... https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-1-question-24/
... . If Ted is incapable to report the accident (maybe he died) then ... . If his car was damaged, and it was >$500, then he ... the accident, but the premises don't support this. If he's ... conditional
A or B-->C Not C--->not A and not B. Injury or ... -
Strengthen/Weaken Q-typeI have a question regarding strengthen and weaken questions: If I am stuck between two AC's, could I simply try to put both of them into the argument…
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If your argument is "we have A, therefore B", and the ... you're not strengthening the link between A and B, but rather supporting B by ... immediately go to "what if the human ear can distinguish ... engineers didn't measure? Then it would be possible that ... -
When to Use a Chart Versus Regular Grouping Game Set Up. PLEASE HELPI have a question about when to use the chart versus the regular grouping game set up. I’ve come up with a few indicators, please clarify the 3rd.…
... what you explained in B. So basically, if the rules speak to ... , but in regards to A, is it safe to then assume that if the ... a park, if City 4 and 5 have a museum"
PS "but not ... in each CELL (a cell of a chart), then you shouldn't use ... -
PT63.S3.Q22 - a police officer is eligibleHey guys I'm having a hard time with this one For anyone who is willing to try it out can you show me how you diagrammed it and came to choosing A o…
... says "Eligible if you have an exemplary record" (sufficiency) and "But not otherwise" (necessity ... me that "but not otherwise" explicitly means "Not exemplary record --> Not Eligible" . Then, with regard ... idea that a person can't win an award if he/she ... -
RC: Infer questionHi, I found I miss points especially on this question. Sometimes we have to find info from sentences located in different place in passages...and…
... since those are semantic and not logical concepts. The formal ... between a premise and a conclusion.
mm-But I ... context and they want simple "if A, then do B" instructions. Obviously, I ... can tell you a process if you need a process. Just throwing ... -
Embedded ConditionalsThe user and all related content has been deleted.
... up to infer '~(A -> B)' from '(A and ~B)', but never the other way ... ) It's not true that if Jones is arrested then he'll confess ... .
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PT36.S3.Q20 - critic: although some people complainHere's the link to the question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-3-question-20/ Okay. I'm confused why (A) is incorrect. Isn't…
... not (1) A --> B, (2) A, (3) B but rather (1) A --> B, (2) A', (3) B or B ... what I strive to choose (if it's available)
if it is consistent with the reasoning in the stimulus, then we ... 're tempted to choose it even if it isn ... -
As related to the LSAT, what is modality?Hello all, I've seen the word modality thrown around a lot in discussions. As related to the LSAT, and in everyday English, what is modality? Exam…
... substitutive identity. Logically, if a and b refer to the ... if Jesse James is Mr. Howard, and someone shot Mr. Howard, then ... />
Generally (not always), moving between modal and ... />
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Flaw confusion, please help!!!Hi guys, I have some confusion going on here between the difference of the following question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-se…
... you had said.
But let's consider the following ... A, or C and A, is ignored.
If most A cause B, then B, therefore A,then ... , some B is not A is ignored,
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…
... to a book, if A, then not B, can be notated like A-->/B or ... , it is maybe notated like A/B.
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> But, if we use E-->/F ... first )
> then the inference are,
> ... F is /E, then we know there is ...is that if A, then not B, and A or B, but not both the same thing?is that if A, then not B, and A or B, but not both the same thing?
Edit: Just saw the but not both. They are not the same thing.
A) then, B must be chosen
If we don't choose (/B) then A must ... in if A not B (A->/B CP: B->/A)
If A is chosen B cannot be
is that if A, then not B, and A or B, but not both the same thing?is that if A, then not B, and A or B, but not both the same thing?
... : Just saw the but not both. They are not the same thing.
A) then, B must be chosen
> If we don't choose (/B) then A must ... possibilities in if A not B (A->/B CP: B->/A)
> If A is chosen B cannot ..…Law school...or nah?Hey guys! I was hoping to get some opinions on this..... I put up a post a while back about HOW I should undertake studying for the LSAT. I purc…
... I was also a student of the Arts--- B.A. in English Language ... , would not appreciate students not all giving a 1,000%. Then from my ... could have been if they chose a different path. A lot of ... Sure, some lawyers make a high salary, but not all, and for some .....
... /> /C -->/A
/C -->/B
If all /Cs are ... /Bs, but as long as more than one /A is a /B, then some /As ... your example:
If you are smart (A), you pass the LSAT ... />
Some people who are not smart (/A) are also not nice (/B)..
... -->/A
> /C -->/B
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> If all ... /Bs, but as long as more than one /A is a /B, then some /As ... example:
> If you are smart (A), you pass the LSAT ... people who are not smart (/A) are also not nice (/B)
...Can I treat "few" as same as "some" and "many"?Remember in "Some and Most Relationship" lesson, JY mentions that "some" and "many" can be used interchangeably because they both have subjective def…
... A are /B ??????
A-->/B
50% or less of A-->/B ... we know at least 1 A is B, but that is all we ... most, half of As are not Bs". That would negate the ... "most" statement because if we have 100 As, then the maximum number ...
