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Diagramming Conditionals without indicator wordsSo I'm two months into studying for the Oct. LSAT and am working on improving my accuracy regarding necessary assumption questions. I encountered 2 p…
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Your reply is so helpful. A follow up question, shall ... question when there is no clear logic indicator? Also, when ... the premises says that B is causes by A ... , could we write as A-->B? Is conditional ... -
substitution and equivalenceHi there, I was wondering if anybody could clarify (please) why the Substitution and Equivalence section was placed at the end of the PTs ( i have…
@angelleung there is definitely a strategy! First and foremost, ... hypotheticals? If so, it cannot be correct (assuming you did ... out for: if a new rule is the incorrect reversal or ... the game, for example through a conditional chain.
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PT49.S1.G1 - during an international filmhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-49-section-1-game-1/ Can someone explain question 7 of this game to me? I get how there are three possi…
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First, if a G is going to be shown after ... we're really looking at is:
N-[GIN]. ... We know that it cannot go in 2 or 4 ... at D in terms of a conditional, because what it's ... gt;3, that is, if N is not in 1 then ... to do is to try to make a diagram that ... -
"Since" necessary or sufficient condition?I know this is probably a rookie question, but I require an expert answer. So how do we diagram since? I don't recall it in the lessons. I have reaso…
"Since" is a premise indicator (which functions a lot like "for", the conclusion ... " or any other premise indicator into a conditional relationship. We don't have ... evidence without conditional language that this ... -
PT62 S4 Q18 If there are sentient beings...OKAY WHAT IS THIS QUESTION????? I've looked it up on Manhattan's forum, cause they have most of the questions already written out, but I STILL don't …
... join us!!!). This problem is a mess. It’s got ... on either side of the conditional statement to fill the ... works; “If a sentient being on another planet cannot communicate With us ... is by sending a spacecraft to its planet.” This is ANOTHER embedded conditional ... -
55.1.4 Among the various modelsHow is A a sufficient assumption? I didn't like any of the answer choices, so I pretty much guessed on this one. I thought A was the least attracti…
... a conditional--this is one of those cases.
The conclusion is we cannot ... measure effectiveness by knowing power. Why? Because even when power is ... for effectiveness? This is what we need, ... it is true that the efficiency has a significant ... -
Why are LSAT scores given so much weight for admissions decisions?Dear JY, I love your website. The explanations for the logical games are carefully thought out and well presented. I wished I knew about your web…
... LSAT score is like a 100lb kettlebell and a 120 is like a 1 ... I got the impression there is a minimal threshold of either an ... arguing that the LSAT is a good indicator of first year grades ... is not going to change anything. You cannot change the system as a ... -
translating a complex-conditional into lawgic"Without strength or endurance, the fight is all but lost." This is #5 on the quiz on complex conditional translations to lawgic. We are to tra…
... sentence, the without is your only logical indicator (depending on whether ... cannot be treated as the same as "not lost". There is a ... strength or endurance, the fight is not lost", you should ... or phrase "Without" introduces is what will become your (after ... -
Mapping a *Definition* with Lawgic, Two Scenarios A stimulus says "A poem is <b>any</b> work of art that exploits some of the musical characteristics of language." (PT27 Sect.1 Q20) I would map tha…
The first one is a biconditional and the second one is a conditional (just as you ... a simple use of the "is" necessary indicator
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[Webinar] RC Mini Course in Three SessionsHey 7Sagers, I'm teaching a live RC webinar mini course! Seriously, it's going to be me but live. <b>What is it? </b> We'll start with RC th…
... use the horseshoe to indicate a conditional statement and all the “there ... guess my interest in this is that I can’t ... fallacy lesson. “No” is simply a group 4 indicator- negate necessary and done ... point JY says something about a unicorn, the classic example ... -
Question about LawgicHey All, Had a question that I was confused about. Statement is, "People who aren't handsome are happy". Isn't the logical indicator "not" here, m…
... of the conditional -- that is to say, the "main" connective is the conditional, not ... the negation. There's a difference between ... you memorize your so-called "indicator" phrases and apply them blindly ... -
bi-conditional with third element in diagramLooking to confirm my thinking on the below. Thanks! https://7sage.com/lesson/or-but-not-both/ From this lesson: Alan or Chris go to the par…
... when you have a sentence like "Alan and Chris cannot both go ... things are truth-apt. "Alan" cannot be true or false -- it ... " cannot be true or false either -- it's just a predicate! That is ... a conditional formula. This is true for "A or B" and "A and B" and "A ... -
PT40.S3.Q25 - inflation rates will not stabilizehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-40-section-3-question-25/ Hoping someone can explain why the answer is D. I understand why A, B and E ar…
... argument in (C) is valid. Thus, (C) cannot be parallel.
cannot be represented by a single sentence symbol, but ... with a conditional, i.e. 'P→Q'. The conclusion of (C) is formally ... -
PT61.S4.Q19 - principle: when none of the fullyI did not like any choices in this question at first...am I only the one who feel PT 61's LR is kind of different/harder?? Anyway, In the principle…
... given principle, we cannot provide a case where we can ... By telling us that Delacruze is a fully qualified candidate, the ... the rest of the conditional. Delacruze is a fully qualified candidate who ... can have a solid understanding of the conditional reasoning in ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsSo overall, I either suck terribly at the SA questions during the PT process where I spend too much time on mapping out the lawgic or when I go over …
... it. If I cannot point to the exact ... map only because I cannot understand the reasoning from ... all arguments flow in a conditional logic form, when ... a conditional relationship or think there is a conditional relationship, if there is not in fact conditional ... -
PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... "although" functions as a concession and is otherwise a distraction. The gap here ... 70s are asking us is to negate a conditional statement and then understand ... form. The "only if" is a necessary condition indicator. This negated would sever ... -
PT70.S4.Q22 - if the budget does not allowOn the LR question boxed below, JY did not give an explanation as to why answer E was wrong. Please take a look at it real quick and then read my tak…
... the stimulus there is a conditional reasoning chain which is triggered by the ... we know that we cannot infer a none statement from the ... most statement. Therefore we cannot trigger ... the stimulus we know for a fact 51 of large ... -
Diagramming QuestionsQ. When to and not to use formal logic and/or contrapositives How do you diagram this 1. J is selected unless W is selected 2. J is sele…
... make it the sufficient indicator and then negate it. ... the two variables have a bi-conditional relationship. Which means ... J
*"if" is a sufficient condition indicator. Keep the properties of ... Once you have at least a conditional statement written down, you ... -
Does the word "can" indicate a relationship?Hi all, Just a quick question, does the word "can" indicate a relationship or is it indicate like "could", "might" a probability? For instanc…
... all of the reporters", we cannot translate this with existential quantifier ... , bc its existence is not definitively defined. All we ... quantifier, bc it neither dictates a conditional relationship nor an intersection, at ... -
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…
... "successful salespeople," it is talking about a subcategory of "people ... watch JY's videos on conditional logic.)
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**A** is wrong because the argument doesn ... this argument is saying is that the time frame cannot be less ... -
The indicator "even if"Hi, I know that there are many words that indicate what groups (universal quantifiers) you are in. Among them, where does the word "even if" belong t…
... be a sufficient indicator.
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Anything that jumps is a ... reason anything works as a sufficient indicator is because it fits neatly into ...
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What Must be True, Could Be True, Cannot Be True - Conditional ReasoningHi! I have been working in the core curriculum for some time and there is something that I am not quite clear about conditional reasoning and its …
... there is something that I am not quite clear about conditional ... do know is that **IF** A, **THEN** B contraposes(is that a word?) ... to **IF NOT** B **THEN NOT** A. ... NOT** B **THEN** A? Is this a cannot be true or a could be true ... -
Some statementsHey im still confused after reviewing the CC again I know a some statement can be reversibly read but is there a way to negate it? For example:…
... would be defined by a stimulus). That is the point of ... you asking what the individual indicator /R means in the ... some being rich... It is not giving us a conditional statement "Some cool ... exist."
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Some statementsHey im still confused after reviewing the CC again I know a some statement can be reversibly read but is there a way to negate it? For example:…
... most reasonable interpretation is "an individual is not rich" ... to use a conditional statement with a universal indicator. That is because if ... original statement and therefore is not presenting an exception ... the power of us universal indicator.
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PT9.S2.Q23 - a poor farmer was fond ofThe negation of poor is not poor. The question assumes that you are either rich or else poor. What about the middle class?
... to make. Pink apple is not a possibility in our original basket ... P)
The conditional diagram for "or" is:
/R-> ... just so happens that you cannot be both rich and poor ... so end up having a forever apart bi-conditional.
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PT61.S2.Q24 - historian: it is unlikely that someoneHey everyone, So question 24 in section 2 of Prep Test 61. This question I've been trying to grapple with for 3 days (seriously). I understand h…
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**Unless** is a group three indicator word and you have ... not ring to me as a conditional if/then type of ... I see fitting well into a conditional sentence sequence.
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PT34.S4.G4 - each of exactly six doctorsI've watched the explanation for this video...but one of the conditional statements still has me confused. Basically, J.Y combined a /J and a J, to m…
... /> What he is doing is applying the conditional logic rules for ... 1. Kudrow is a Randsborough if Juarez is at Souderton.
Conditional: J ... 'S'....etc. They cannot simultaneously be in both groups ... , and they cannot be in neither group, ... -
Cookie Cutter LR QuestionsHey 7sagers! Happy studying to all. Throughout the curriculum, JY talked about four LR question types that are usually so formulaic that they can…
... question was getting at in a logic sense. For instance ... .
If it is hot as hell in California ... just seeing that gap is often enough a good way to plow ... needs milk BNM
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Stuck on conditional reasoningHeya everyone new to 7Sage. My studying is going great, but I don't understand how to apply the diagramming concept to the actual question any sugges…
... conditions, pay attention to an indicator like IF.
For ... only then (usually appears after a sufficient condition saying 'If....., ... word 'unless' which is a nec. indicator if placed in certain ... to buy a package. I feel like conditional logic is too much ... -
LR QuizHi everyone, As @Sami <a href="https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/12664/pop-quiz">did recently</a>, I made an analogous argument for an LR …
... at least, which negative effect is greater, thereby hurting our ... the most influential newspaper. This is correct.
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(D) This gives us a conditional statement. We don't have ...
