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Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... Bill are running the marathon invalid and the conclusion that Bill ... the premises invalid, or the conclusion invalid, or the conclusion invalid based on ... example answer choices wreck the argument. But like on question 16 ... that negation is destroying the argument? -
Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... mercury” then the argument including the conclusion gets ... then that wrecks the argument including the conclusion because ... disease,” proves the argument is invalid because premise 3 told ... and making the argument invalid.
an argument = Premise(s)+ ... -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... all questions that contain an argument this way, even strengthen ... way that still allows the argument to stand.
> ... any question type involving an argument. This is because our ... and articulate why an argument is invalid, and then either make ... -
Conclusion TypesHi everyone. I might be a little late to the party with this question but does anyone have a list of conclusion types? Perhaps even with an exam…
... books (that discuss _methods_ of argument in more detail). I don ... method answer: in how the argument proceeds and all.
argument's structure/form it's useful, but ... -
Lesson on some and most?Is there a lesson on some and most for conditional statements? I just searched through the course and couldn't find anything.
... in conditional format in the invalid/valid lessons. For instance;
invalid form and you cannot have A ... then definitely review the valid/invalid forms! -
WebinarA little while ago I was on here and people were talking about "nicole.hopkins" webinar on her reading comprehension strategy. Does anybody have the …
... to lock down these valid/invalid forms so I can continue ... but to me for instance form #6 is A → B, B ... . But it's valid. Also form #7, A →B, A some ... , therefore, B some C. AND, form #8, A →B, A most ... -
Looking for an LSAT tutor ASAPI am looking for a tutor to help me with logic games and the rest of the sections on the LSAT (LR and RC). The tutor that I have now is not responsiv…
... leave the fact that your argument is based on the message ... or less than some other form of prep? That's subjective ... -
Help Compare Two Answer Choices from a Method of Reasoning QuestionHi, Below are two answer choices of a method of reasoning question. (I don't quite remember which PT they are from exactly; they were transcribed…
I think that "untenable on its own terms" is just a verbose way of saying that it's invalid/weak/ineffective in its current form. -
Sufficient/NecessaryAC: "mistakes a condition sufficient for bringing about a result for a condition necessary for doing so". I was confused by the wording of this ch…
Exactly. I also think this exact flaw shows up when you have an argument that says, "solving our problem in this particular way guarantees the results we want. So we need to do this in order to get the results we want." Just in a more text based form. -
PT1.S4.Q24 - Although all contemporary advertising tries to persuadeAlthough all contemporary advertising tried to persuade...only a small portion I don't understand why E is right and C is wrong. Sufficient condi…
... you made that argument you're not paralleling the form/relationship provided ...
C presents an argument, but its not the same ... -
PTF97.S3.7 - Automobile manufacturers who began two decades ago...First impression wise, this argument isn't great because the conclusion is so strongly worded ("_no_ loss in safety"). We can strengthen this argumen…
... argument from falling apart (or tipping closer to the invalid ... end of the spectrum) as opposed to bolstering the argument ... does help strengthen the argument (just as explicitly stating ... denying it hurts the argument on weakening questions). Hope ... -
PTF97.S3.7 - Automobile manufacturers who began two decades ago...First impression wise, this argument isn't great because the conclusion is so strongly worded ("_no_ loss in safety"). We can strengthen this argumen…
... argument from falling apart (or tipping closer to the invalid ... end of the spectrum) as opposed to bolstering the argument ... does help strengthen the argument (just as explicitly stating ... denying it hurts the argument on weakening questions). Hope ... -
Help Needed!!Hello everyone, Probably like most of you i have spent the least amount of time studying in RC. I am embarrassed to admit that after a few blind r…
... 're done, fill out a form like this one and then ... /Tone-
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Help Needed!!Hello everyone, Probably like most of you i have spent the least amount of time studying in RC. I am embarrassed to admit that after a few blind r…
Very helpful. What does low res mean , and argument structure mean in the form to fill out? -
PT1.S3.Q2 - I want to know why the answer is BI wan to know why the answer is B instead of other answers. All of the answers sounds the same **Admin note: edited title; please use the format o…
... , this is actually a flawed argument, but it doesn't matter ... this by satisfying the necessary (invalid).
You'll notice that ... -
How to get above the low 160s plateau?For those who have experience with breaking above the low 160s plateau, what helped you? I have been PTing and BRing for the last two months. My t…
... on the section and process/form for individual questions) you should ... choice negated will destroy the argument._
That should ... -
NA questions, Blocking or Bridging?Can anyone explain to me when to use a blocking or bridging NA, I always find myself getting easier NA questions wrong bc I'm zeroed in on the conclu…
... ideas in order for the argument to hold. So sometimes that ... argument/conclusion to hold.
Blocking NA often is in form ... the cause given in the argument.
What has helped ... of an assumption that the argument makes or use the "What ... -
PT6.S3.Q17 - Samples from the floor of a rock shelter...I picked C initially but I am confused as to why and how A is the correct answer and how that information could be deduced? **Admin Note: Edited …
... are associate with human activity form a consistent temporal series which ... is to weaken the skeptics argument this answer fails at doing ... -
I suddenly don’t remember how I solved NA QsHi yall! So I am taking the test in a few days and I just totally forgot how to I solved NA questions. (I know this sound so dumb and ridiculous)…
... canihazJD said, the negated form will completely wreck the author ... that, in their original form, weaken the argument (as this is ... be necessary in their original form, but really aren't. ... the negation can impact the argument.
Hope this ... -
PT15.S3.Q23 - Asbestos is a silent killer (Still in need of second opinion!)Could a kind 7sager double-check my logic? After reading the argument, I thought it was well-supported. If it is in fact a poor argument, could someo…
... others. So to strengthen our argument, we would say the ... potentially causing another health risk form the asbestos that was ... becomes more risky, supporting the argument as a whole.
< ... And does D weaken the argument because it provides a potential ... -
PT15.S3.Q23 - Asbestos is a silent killer (Still in need of second opinion!)Could a kind 7sager double-check my logic? After reading the argument, I thought it was well-supported. If it is in fact a poor argument, could someo…
... others. So to strengthen our argument, we would say the ... potentially causing another health risk form the asbestos that was ... becomes more risky, supporting the argument as a whole.
& ... And does D weaken the argument because it provides a potential ... -
Difference Between MSS and SA QuestionsI grasp the concepts behind both -- or at least I think I do. I am having a problem truly explaining to myself the substantive difference between the…
... given the statements in the argument, which of the answer ... bit different. The main form is closer to a strengthener ... for instance the very reasonable argument that says:
... seems like a very reasonable argument, essentially if someone were ... -
Difference Between MSS and SA QuestionsI grasp the concepts behind both -- or at least I think I do. I am having a problem truly explaining to myself the substantive difference between the…
... answer choices strengthened the argument you would pick the ... conclusion and proves the argument. Common argument forms are: A--B ... cleverly hide these simple argument forms behind convoluted language ... is expressed in the form of a contrapositive which ... -
High 160's Brick WallTo start, I have been studying approximately 4 months. I started with a 154 diagnostic last August but only studied the month of December 2020 and si…
... spend time understanding the form of an argument, when it's slightly ... -
High 160's Brick WallTo start, I have been studying approximately 4 months. I started with a 154 diagnostic last August but only studied the month of December 2020 and si…
... spend time understanding the form of an argument, when it's slightly ... you total control over the argument. Next, they are still working ... -
What is your 50-50 strategy, How can I stop falling for the most attractive wrong answer choice?For LR and RC (especially with LR) when I go back and forth between two answer choices I always end up picking the wrong one. In my BR I can come up …
... answer into the most simplest form and compare them against my ... trap choices. Re-identifying the argument also helps, I find myself ... 't really understand what the argument was/what it was exactly ... -
PT68.3.18 - "The chairperson of Acme Corporation..."Hello, 7Sagers! Been awhile, hope everyone's easing into a nice LDW :) I posted this on the question's discussion board but was hoping for a va…
... 't make sense as an argument anymore, despite the fact that ... not a new freeway or form of mass transit that drastically ... add its negation to the argument, causes the conclusion to no ... finance a move, so the argument survives.
Aside, IMO ... -
PT68.3.18 - "The chairperson of Acme Corporation..."Hello, 7Sagers! Been awhile, hope everyone's easing into a nice LDW :) I posted this on the question's discussion board but was hoping for a va…
... argument in its negated form, will destroy the argument.
2) Reduce argument ... must be in the argument in its presented form.
If ... -
Bridging the gap between BR and raw score.Hi all, I've been studying all summer, completed the CC and did 5 timed PT's thus far. My goal score is a 161-163 and although I have been hitting…
... a doubt make the argument valid, usually these answers ... true in order for the argument to be valid - ... question is in the form of an argument, where as MBT ... is in the form of ... a premise set, with no argument.
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Unpopular Opinion - LSAT Studying Edition (Studying and LSAT Structure Opinion Only)This forum is for opinions that are not mainstream regarding studying the LSAT! This forum is not meant to criticize or complain about the LSAT. Inst…
... are just analyzing an argument in some form. You don't have ...
