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| negation | 950 | 1.5K |
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| contrapositive | 818 | 1.2K |
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PT39.S2.Q12 - it is wrong for the government to restrict the liberty of individualshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-39-section-2-question-12/ hello, I just want to make sure weather my reasoning was right. It was infer q…
... difference in prefix versus explicit negation might entail an infinitesimal leap ... :
When we say “negation”... we mean something very specific ... mean is the contradiction. The logical opposite. What we mean is ... -
Parallel Method of Reasoning and Parallel Flaw StrategyHey guys. During timed prep tests, I take a long time to answer PR and PF questions and I only get them right 20% - 40% of the time. Even with this i…
... correct answer that utilizes a contrapositive as the correct answer. Of ... you use the contrapositive than wouldn't the logical pattern be different ... -
Why I decided to wait to take the LSATHey fellow 7sagers, This is my first post and it may be long (and more of a cathartic blog-like post), but I wanted to throw this out there for a…
... its more a pride thing vs. logical so that's why I ... I can start this fall vs starting in 2016 so it ... -
No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
... think it's tricky. The negation for "some" is "none," correct ... some 7SageUsers
The contrapositive would be /7SageUsers none /LSATstudents ... /> So as @nicole.hopkins the contrapositive of "some" gives you absolutely ... -
No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
... difference between contrapositive and negation. @nicole.hopkins is talking about contrapositive and @" ... Jordan McMahon" is talking about negation. Contrapositive is saying the same relationship ... Nicole said there is no contrapositive for "some" because you ... -
PT20.S4.Q15 - rhonda will see the movie tomorrowhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-4-question-15/ Someone please explain.
... property and then run the contrapositive back to negate A.
logical indicator groups to translate, as ... necessitating the use of the contrapositive. After attempting questions like these ... -
Lesson 28 of 40 Introduction to logic , @ 2 minutes 28 sec to 2 minutes 34 secWhen JY is explaining not ( group 4 Logical operator) he does not apply the not to the come home idea. i understand its function as a logical operato…
... 3 and group 4 logical indicators appear in the ... and "not" as the negation of "come home". In ... and "until" as the negation of "you've made money ... as the logical indicator and use "not" as the negation, since " ... until" doesn't evoke negation in people's minds in ... -
pt 58 section 4 #17Premise ~Nobility -----> ~ Tragedy (~ = negative) Conclusion ~Fate -------> ~ Tragedy It is obvious we must link the concept of Nobili…
... few questions where the contrapositive usage of it was ... the incorrect reversal. The contrapositive of a conditional relationship ... looking for because the contrapositive is logically identical. This ... because it confuses the logical meaning of the statement. ... -
40.3.17 (small question about the wrong answer choices)I got this question correct, but I marked it for BR because I like analyzing parallel questions for practice. During BR, I am having a ton of troubl…
... choice B is an incorrect negation (taking the absence of the ... />
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Question about "or" rules from the trainer (page 197)I don't see how "H will go before G if and only if H is after F" translates to G-H-F as one of the two possibilities. (The second one was: F-…
... the contrapositive? The CP of a biconditional is just the negation of ... -
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... with, rendering the contrapositive useless in the determination ... have screwed up the negation in the contrapostive. But ... works
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... error. You’re equating a contrapositive with negation. They’re not the ... equivalent statements. To make a contrapositive, negate both conditions and reverse ... statement is entirely different. The negation of a conditional statement like ... -
Advice on December RetakeAfter receiving my score for the October LSAT, I am both happy and sad at my result, which is likely to allow me to enter the law school of my choice…
... up being a full ride vs sticker price at the same ... an acceptance at a T14 vs a lower Tier 1 regional ... that may be the more logical way to go. Also, law ... -
Please help understand tricky question!If anyone has Practice exam 1 and can help me with a question that I am having trouble grasping I would greatly appreciate it. Its from Section 4 num…
... is correct because of the contrapositive. No laws -> No crimes ... case you don't know contrapositive, the relationship is that a ... is incorrect is because the logical relationship above says nothing about ... -
How to improve mapping out logic?What lessons are the best to review for mapping out logic? Perhaps maybe a couple rule of thumbs to always go back to would be great! I use to do ver…
... B is true ELSE the logical statement is itself false
2) Contrapositive is tested extensively. The contrapositive is the law ... together the transitive with the contrapositive to say that IF A ... -
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…
... with sufficiency/ necessary and formal logical concepts. Does the either the ... scores (e.g. 170s vs 160s vs 150s vs 140s stacks) until they ... -
How do you convert these sentences into logic? Are these valid or invalid arguments and why?Hello, What logic form are these? ? And how would you translate this into logic as well as obtain its contrapositive? I will run for office o…
... gets you a logical conversion of x /y. The contrapositive of course ... -
Only poetry cannot be translated well.Only poetry cannot be translated well. Why is it diagrammed /TW-->P? I thought that with cannot we pick one idea, negate it and make it the neces…
... if there there are two logical operators (Only and cannot) I ... and cannot as just a negation?
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When you have Group 3 and 4 together.Hi guys, When you come across a group 3 and group 4 indicator in the same sentence ("cannot" and "unless"), which rule do you use? e.g. the group 3 …
... the other indicator as a negation.
For example, Jared ... ;/J or the logically equivalent contrapositive J-->K -
Search function?Is there a specific search box for the discussion board (not control + F)? Am I just blind?
Unable is a negation. So either use that as ... use the without as a negation, or use without as a ... and use unable as a negation. In doing so you either ... thought it was, or the contrapositive.
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Suff nec in this quote?Just making sure "sufficient" follows "the only" below and is "true wisdom"? How you diagram this with contrapositive? "The only true wisdom is in…
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the contrapositive is, using a '~' as negation symbol,
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Suff nec in this quote?Just making sure "sufficient" follows "the only" below and is "true wisdom"? How you diagram this with contrapositive? "The only true wisdom is in…
... " there seems to be a negation... but we can't cleanly ... is when we perform the contrapositive. Does this make sense?
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…
... the negation. In this sentence, the without is your only logical indicator ...PT60.S1.Q3 - sulfur dioxide in atmosphereI translated the following into lawgic: ES and SPIL --> OS SPIL---> OS/e /E and SPIL Therefore, ES--> OS I don't understand why in the video…
... the first sentence), so the negation of the sufficient condition must ... order to correctly run the contrapositive of the conditional, which allows ...Weaken, Principle and FlawI've gotten to a point where the only types of questions I'm missing are weaken, principle or flaw questions. I usually am on the right path to the c…
... Answer A and C are logical condition statements. Therefore, one test ... (Strong Position --> Conflicting Evidence); contrapositive Not CE --> Not SP ... /> Not UI --> Not SP, contrapositive SP --> UI
Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... you don’t know what negation is, you can’t know ... ’s also important to understand negation conceptually. So, I think one ... examples is, “What is the negation of hot?” A lot of ... can translate things into our logical language, if your underlying understanding ...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…
... the conditional, not the negation. There's a difference ... the former, wide-scope negation, is what 7sage calls ...
Wide-scope negation propositions usually begin with something ... controversy over what the proper logical form of generics is. ...Help with Diagramming LawgicHey Guys, Needed some help with diagramming a couple of sentences into lawgic and their contraceptives. 1. If Aliens or Ghosts are in the hous…
... help you see what the contrapositive is -- i.e. '~T → ~(~J ... you want to distribute the negation into the biconditional, this becomes ...Do Contrapositives Require Assumptions???I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they seem like bunk. Specifically, it seems like they require unsupported assum…
... 's nonsense and so the contrapositive would be as well. (Nonsense ... to understand why the underlying logical structure works. So if you ...BR BluesOkay, so I am nearing completion on the core curriculum (woot woot!) and I would definitely say that I am starting to grasp these core concepts relat…
... lack of understanding of their logical bases, and implicates understanding of ... choice, didn't negation-test to be sure/negation-tested wrong (either ... poor blind reviewing or bad negation testing mechanics, depending), so you ...
