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Plans for Last Week before June LSATHey guys, what's everyone planning re: their prep for the final week? I'm going to continue on business as usual, writing PT 70 tomorrow, PT 71 Thurs…
... wrong answer. just make a valid argument. anywhoo that's my plan ... -
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…
... "reasonably concluded."
A valid argument is one where, assuming the ... the MBT, it is a valid conclusion. In other words, the ... -
PT26.S3.Q24 - over the last 25 years, the average price paidhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-3-question-24/ This question is beyond sucky. Did anyone else have any problems with determining …
... questions like these where the argument is super-complex, instead ... into the questions with the ARGUMENT, rather than the FLAW, ... is not a valid argument. But looking at the argument, it seems ... I just instead understood the argument and went into the answer ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... therefore, it is valid.
- The definition of a valid argument: If the ... it you will have a valid argument
13. Parallel Method ... . Necessary Assumption Questions
- A valid argument encompasses every single NA you ... -
PT26.S2.Q20 - martha's friend, who is very knowledgeable about edible flowershttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-20/ Can anyone explain this question to me? If you could first point out and explain w…
... /> The Structure of the argument is valid. This flaw (if any) would ... --> Avid Reader
Valid Argument.
D) Leon ... "Some" Quite Strong
Valid Argument. You could even say Leon ... -
PT34.S2.Q24 - the defendant wanted to clear the snow off his carhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-2-question-24/ I just signed up for 7sage today after reviewing the LG! pretty impressed and wa…
... . Why is this an invalid argument? Well, put simply, we can ... certainly wouldn't be a valid argument. In short, just because someone ... -
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…
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P1 + P2 → C (Valid argument)
P1 + P2 - - - ... P2 + SA → C ] → NA (Valid argument (VA) → NA)
VA→ NA ... contrapositive.
Argument (valid) –> Necessary Assumption (true ... That will make our argument valid. Given this new ... -
How to remember the 6 Advanced Valid Argument Forms?I went through 4-9 Forms today and I feel overwhelmed. How did you guys remember all these? Do I just need to watch the Invalid Argument Forms vide…
... it. The fact that its valid argument #6 is kind of meaningless ... to understand is whether its valid or not, so just get ... used of identifying valid & invalid arguments in real ... -
Parallel Reasoning Tips?Hey guys, I've noticed more parallel reasoning questions on recent PT's, and, with my luck, they're also the only ones persistently giving me trouble…
... it isn't a simple argument form that i can keep in ... -
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…
... are being asked how the argument proceeds
- Method ... it you will have a valid argument
Parallel ... Assumption Questions
- A valid argument encompasses every single NA you ... NA then you demolish the argument
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Weekly Goal-Setting & Accountability ThreadHi everyone, I'm taking somewhat of an LSAT hiatus for March (school, it happens) but I'm going to start a goal-setting/accountability thread here…
... Psuedo Sufficient Assumptions)
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ValiditySo the valid argument forms are used for MBT, SA questions and logic games only or am I missing something else? Also what about existential quantifie…
The valid argument forms and the existential quantifiers can appear anywhere on the LSAT, not only in particular types of questions. Sure, they may appear more frequently in certain types of questions, but it's not a hard and fast rule. -
Closing the BR GapI know I am not the only one who is having this problem, but it's kind of bugging me given its persistence. So there is roughly a 10-15 point gap bet…
... flaws, term shifts, refuting an argument on the grounds that an ... offered, all of the common valid argument forms, all of the common ... invalid argument forms, and there are many ... -
PT34.S3.Q23 - societies in which value is measured primarily in financial termsJ.Y. can you please put up an explanation for this one? <font color=red>admin edit 09-01-2016: http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-…
@Dgelf321 the logical form of this flawed argument is:
if A ... /> it is a common invald argument form. I would revisit that section ... -
PT43.S2.Q18 - editorial: it is clear that what is called "health education"http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-43-section-2-question-18/ Can someone look at this question and answer the following question for me: Is …
... (P-->RSS) so the argument can be diagrammed as follows ... 't think this is a valid argument, hence my confusion -
PT61.S2.Q23 - every brick house on river street has a front yardhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-61-section-2-question-23/ So in JY's explanation the stimulus represents invalid argument form 4. But I'm ha…
... /> JY says this is invalid argument form number 4 but I don ... me this is very clearly argument form number 4 (A-->B ... -
PT61.S2.Q23 - every brick house on river street has a front yardhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-61-section-2-question-23/ So in JY's explanation the stimulus represents invalid argument form 4. But I'm ha…
@blah170blah that's a good point; I think the argument form stands whether you notate the elements as subsets or unique variables—word? -
Invalid Argument Lessons HELPI just finished the invalid/valid argument form lessons. I just trying to put the pieces together but it is not working for me. How does this tie t…
... are at understanding when an argument is valid and when it falls ... off you'll be. The valid argument forms help you to understand ... how an argument's premise(s) are used ... -
Sufficient and Necessary AssumptionsI excel at Necessary questions, but fail miserably at Sufficient assumptions. Are there any techniques that'll help me with these? I mostly have a pr…
Have you memroized your valid argument forms? i found them to be of a lot of help when I went back to SA questions. -
Analytical Reasoning (quicky)How would you guys translate this stimulus from words into symbolic logic? Barf (SpaceBalls movie character) only goes to the ocean on clear night…
It would have been a valid argument if the stimulus stated that Barf ALWAYS goes to the ocean on clear nights.
This is exactly what I was looking for...
B > N
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Studying.What have people found to be the most efficient way of studying. I am almost done with my 7Sage lessons, and wondering how I should continue my studi…
... as in not understanding the valid argument forms, I am having trouble ... -
How to increase study timeI'm currently studying 3 hours/day. I really need to increase my study time to 6-8 hours/day to finish the work I need to improve my logical games, L…
... . For example, LG to LR, valid argument forms to causation logic, or ... -
PT22.S4.Q12 - most adults in country xhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-22-section-4-question-12/ Im having trouble understanding why B is the correct answer. I read over the stimu…
... unsupported AC.
The argument is a set of facts ... to test our knowledge of valid argument structures (combining two most statements ... -
P22.S4.Q12 - most adults in country xhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-22-section-4-question-12/ This was confusing! Adults in Country X consume an increasing amount of fat as the…
... unsupported AC.
The argument is a set of facts ... to test our knowledge of valid argument structures (combining two most statements ... -
For Questions where you need to match the argument in the stimulus, are they never flawed?Ok so when you get a question that asks you to find the argument with the most simillar reasoning or matches the arguement above are they never a fla…
... . In these situations, evaluate the argument (as you should always do ... answer choice that presents a valid argument if the stimulus is invalid ... -
What's the flaw? And How do I attack this seemingly air tight argument?Defendants who can afford expensive private defense lawyers have a lower conviction rate than those who rely on court-appointed public defenders. Thi…
... author, in making a causal argument, has controlled and limited ... assumptions since by definition a valid argument has no assumptions. Why ... should I accept that argument when you haven't necessarily ... answer choice to weaken the argument you posed. I could ... -
"Most" confusionIf A most are B and B most are C is it correct to say A most are C ?
Edit: Thanks, @nye8870 Check this out! http://7sage.com/lesson/invalid-argument-form-6-of-7/ -
"Most" confusionIf A most are B and B most are C is it correct to say A most are C ?
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PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
The answer choice to this question seems to me like it is the invalid argument form #2
