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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/
... questions to get a feel for what a necessary assumption really is and then ... come back to this one, which is ... understanding of what a sufficient assumption is as well, which will (SPOILER!) assist ... -
How to tell if it's a real principle questionWhat are the other types of question types that have the word "principle" in their stems but are not really principle questions? I know "pseudo suffi…
... questions, which is essentially what this question is asking. An ... determined that the question is NOT a PSA question, you need ... argument, which is sort of similar to a necessary assumption in alot ... until you are certain you will need to. Finish reading ... -
Diagramming problemNo A is B until C are both D and E. Since there're two conditional expressions ("No~is~" and "~until~") in one sentence, I'm confused how it makes…
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I think the contrapositive is /[/e or /d-->/c]-->/[/b-->a]! However, the LSAT will not ask you to diagram such a complex conditional, so don't sweat this! -
Copying conditional chains for LG questionsHi to all you smarty pants out there! I'm hoping to get your feedback/tips. In LG questions where the rules from conditional chains (e.g. preptes…
... But not only is it a time waster on a timed run, ... contrapositives and satisfying sufficient/necessary conditions in your head. ... point with your basic conditional logic, you need to ... 're going to have a really bad time once ... need to get to a point where you don ... -
PT57.S2.Q11 - e-mail fosters anonymityhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-2-question-11/ Can anyone help me with these types of questions? It is consistently one of thes…
... , make of it what you will:
Let' ... that direct personal contact is a necessary condition of real social ... that direct personal contact is a necessary condition for intimacy. Pat ... our question is about disagreement. Your remaining answer will be ... -
PT7.S4.Q10 - famous personalities found guilty of many types of crimesHey everybody, I'm drilling some Cambridge MSS questions and Im having some trouble with the idea of them. I think of them as "Must Be True" ques…
... Sentence two presents us with a necessary condition for all students' mastering ... help in order for this necessary condition to be met. ... to all students will give us a mixed degree of ... 's necessary condition. The unequal treatment to which (A) refers is the ... -
"The only" as a sufficient conditional indicatorCan anyone give me a good example of "the only" as a sufficient conditional indicator? Possibly differentiating it from the 5 "only" (only, only if, …
Does anyone know if there is a lesson on 7sage on ... " and "only if" as necessary condition indicators. So if you ... necessary condition indicators. Since it is possible to have a sufficient condition indicator ... of things. But there is no mention of the different ... -
"The only" as a sufficient conditional indicatorCan anyone give me a good example of "the only" as a sufficient conditional indicator? Possibly differentiating it from the 5 "only" (only, only if, …
... is that indicators do not switch teams. A sufficient condition indicator will always introduce a ... sufficient condition. It does not matter where the indicator is ... -
PT69.S4.Q08 - to qualify as a medical specialisthttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-69-section-4-question-08/ I picked D, which is wrong, and I kind of knew it would. I could not pick C beca…
... a conditional, you say that some of the sufficients are not necessary. A ... --> B negated is A Some /B.
is pretty straightforward, though, so ... the answer choices. This is also a good example of how ... -
Turning the necessary condition into words, How should I say it??I have a problem turning the necessary condition into words sometimes. For example, the sufficient condition reads well: Zombies attacking the c…
... the market will sink,"
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"It is necessary for the ... has as a necessary condition "market will sink," the other "market is (already) ... will get arrested. - Necessary condition follows sufficient in time. Getting arrested is not necessary ... -
Most and without together in a sentence. Totally confused!I was working on PT33 LR Section 3 Q.8. The stimulus starts with "Most people invest in the stock market without doing any research of their own." Tu…
... put the above statement in conditional logic and follow the rules ... got screwed up is that -m-> is not a sufficient/necessary relationship. If ... ," is it necessary to be cute to be a dog? Nope. Is it necessary to ... -
Pattern RecognitionI’ve heard so many times that the LSAT is a test of pattern recognition. Some people define pattern recognition as anticipating or pre-phrasing answe…
... but goes to far is incorrect for a necessary assumption question!
will be a contrapositive of a part of the stimulus ... , and an incorrect answer will be like a mistaken negation or something ... -
"Cannot"... "Unless"Hey all, on PT 24, game 4, the rule reads "V cannot be prescribed unless both H and M are prescribed." J.Y translates this to: V -> M V->H. I am …
... ). The word "unless" is your conditional indicator here, which is group 3 - negate sufficient ... is your sufficient condition. Dump "H and M" right into the necessary ... and M. The 'and' is in the necessary, so you get to ... -
Necessary Assumption fuck-upsSo in my mind I attack NA questions pretty methodically: negating each answer choice and determining which one wrecks the argument, while also taking…
... conclusion to be valid, there is a necessary (critical) assumption not stated in ... will tell us how old a tree is.
• Before we get into necessary ... 1 ring per year”) a necessary assumption? Well, is it necessary? Let’s negate ... -
Conditional Rules Trigger and Become IrrelevantHi everyone! I was wondering if someone could give me a quick summary of when conditional rules trigger and when they become irrelevant in logic g…
... time crunch on a logic game and I get a conditional relationship, sometimes ... necessary, then the relationship is irrelevant.
Example)
If Sally is a ... the necessary is satisfied: Sally is cute, then it's irrelevant that Sally is a ... -
Focus while studyingI'm not sure if my question has been addressed, if so, could someone send me to the proper discussion. My question is for those who are shooting for …
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My best advice is to master the 10-16 ... because different courses will identify a different number as ... Similarly, if you have a necessary question, you have to ... visualize the gap that is missing in the ... choose the answer that is best suited for ... -
How to find the core for convoluted LR q's?I just realized that the reason why I have trouble with suff assumption questions is because I have difficulty finding the core for difficult LRs. PT…
... understand, the word "because" is a good indicator word to identify premises and ... "only" is a logical indicator. As we have learned, "only" indicates necessary condition. So ... the conclusion, which is helped by using the indicator word like "because ... -
Confused about explanations used in conditional logic videosHey guys. Newbie here that just signed up on this site a few days ago. I'm confused as to why, when, and how JY is applying the following analogy. Ca…
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Your message is a little confusing. But i will try to help ... saying if one is a Force user, then one is a Jedi F-> ... kind of logic language is confusing, but its necessary for quick reading ... then there will be room in the bubble that is not occupied ... -
Using "most" to eliminate in NA questions - reliable rule?So I know the LSAT doesn't really have 'guaranteed' rules that you can use (other than negation, etc), but has anyone come across a correct LR answer…
... question. If it's a sufficient assumption question, you ... . In a necessary assumption question, the answer choice will tend to ... caused y reaction," there will be some answer choice ... that will say "most recipients ... least one person is affected. -
Confusing necessary and sufficient conditionsHello all, I believe I understand the concept of sufficient and necessary conditions and their relationship, however, I am confused when in a flaw qu…
To say that a proposition P is a necessary condition for a proposition Q is to say ... say that a proposition P is a sufficient condition for a proposition Q is to ... up necessary and sufficient conditions is to mix up the two conditional propositions ... -
PT54.S2.Q26 - the government will purchase and install new severe weather sirenshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-54-section-2-question-26/ I'm confused between C and D. I chose D because I just felt it made more sense, bu…
... ----> THEN the government will purchase and install new severe ... if the newspaper is correct, the public will be safer during ... it comes out to a valid conditional statement where it follows:< ... obtain -----> The government will purchase and install new ... -
LR Study Guide*I was sent this LR study guide a couple of months ago from a fellow 7Sager and it has been very helpful. It's not as detailed as some of the others…
... Reasoning Questions
- This is a descriptive level question. You are ... /> - Method of reasoning questions will have repeat cookie cutter answer ... you can think of. A necessary assumption does very little to ... and it is phrased in a way that is valid, all ... -
Conditional StatementsHello! I really want to improve on my conditionality. Especially when it comes to looking at the stimulus and, although it's not worded in tradition…
... it and identify why that is not correct.
... . This will help identify conditional statements within a broader context ... when more than 1 conditional statement is tied together. However ... , the conditionality skill is still useful, especially in ... -
strengthen questionsI am really confused on strengthen LR questions (assumption family). So I learned that if you attack strengthen questions fhe same way as "must be tr…
... LR 1, Q 11) is a necessary assumption question, not strengthening ... NA questions as a type of strengthening ... is very specific.
NA answers will ... always be true (if the argument in the stimulus is ... MBT. The difference is too much for me ... -
Where Do I start?Hi 7Sagers, I just joined 7Sage about a week ago and the reason why I joined is because of the comments that I read about the course. My last PT w…
... basic memory, the LSAT is not a test of memorization but logical ... , reasoning and comprehension... get the necessary skills down and learn the ... for this test... and you will be just fine. -
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.
... . [Premises]
Therefore, Darth Vadar is a Jedi. [Conclusion]
LAWGIC
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A—most--> C
**You will find this ... : Affirming the sufficient, negating the necessary, existential before universal serial argument ... -
pt 51 sec 1 #21 MSSpt 51 sec 1 #21 MSS Hi Everyone, I was stuck on this question, and I was wondering if someone can take a look at my breakdown of this question to…
... , a yeti will eat you." If we know a snowstorm is occurring ... eaten by a yeti is if you know a snowstorm happened ... t understand it" is precisely how every conditional logic question works ... - the whole reason you'd map anything is ... -
Basic Translation Group 2Okay, this may sound random. In group one it goes Ex: "All Jedi use the force" J -> F /F -> /J Group 2 goes: Ex: "Only the good die young" D…
... ? like why "only" is necessary and why "the only" is sufficient?
I ... water) notice how it is in a different order but says the ... if it is clean water is has to be in a bottle since ... you can see why the indicator does what it does
Logic Games DiagrammingAs I am currently practicing previous game sets from PT 1-38, i was wondering how I should set up general spacing strategy for basic diagramming. Fr…
... -analysis/lsac-all-lsats-will-now-feature-two-pages- ... However, practicing on one page is to your advantage—wouldn't ... it be a bummer if the only ... But i believe such tactics will be very difficult for ... actual lsat because we will have to copy and ...Grouping with Chart GamesHi all, Would please help me by giving some keywords or conditions of grouping games that can done with charts. I know some conditions such as it h…
A fairly good indicator is whenever the entities to be ... group. Also, a quick glance at the rules will often confirm my ... hunch that it is a game that ... or two of the rules will compare how many groups one ...
