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PT48.S4.Q13 - Columnist: Tagowa's testimony in the Pemberton trial was not heard outsideI'm thinking this question rewards those with outside knowledge of the legal system and here's why. For some reason, A was lost among me, so I kep…
... that you made a bad assumption that poisoned your reasoning: ... to convict couldn't be reached. It's a ... be guilty must be incriminating for the defendant. But that's not necessarily true ... .
E can be eliminated even with your bad assumption ... -
PT48.S4.Q13 - Columnist: Tagowa's testimony in the Pemberton trial was not heard outsideI'm thinking this question rewards those with outside knowledge of the legal system and here's why. For some reason, A was lost among me, so I kep…
... had to say, even if true, was trivial, or didn't ... . It could be a logical fallacy or a poisonous assumption.
must be not-guilty barring a unanimous ... split jury (using your bad assumption). And this is the critical ... -
Weaken questionsHi guys, One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions. I understand that you have to identify the prem…
... if I say, Alice must have gone swimming because she ... premise but calls out the assumption that being wet equals ... for why she might be wet that don't ... gone swimming because it could be true that she was in ... no longer say Alice must have gone swimming BECAUSE ... -
Necessary Assumption PatternsHello Everyone, I have been taking practice tests and I notice that I am overwhelmingly getting necessary assumption questions wrong. I understan…
... am overwhelmingly getting necessary assumption questions wrong. I understand ... patterns with solving necessary assumption questions. I found noticing ... that has to obviously be true, like if I say ... that improves productivity it must obviously be the case that ... -
Cheat Sheet for Basic Core Curriculum Conceptshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJ43UhwDyD00NFmvjIDz7uWoaPyzU3QdayQzz4VqD3A/edit?usp=sharing It can be downloaded or simply viewed at the li…
... the premise is true, then the conclusion must also be true - valid arguments ... br />
Assumption Questions
The premise will be left out of ... that despite the premise being true it is way less ... answer choice should be able to be negated and used ... -
What do necessary assumptions do to an argument's flaw?Hi there! So I'm still trying to answer this question and could use some help! Lots of different sources, including 7sager and the Trainer, suggest …
... extremely variable. If that's true, then we can by no ... 't happening. That is, it must be the case that rattlesnakes' molting ... , it's a necessary assumption. It must be correct if the argument is ... food scarcity. If that's true, then the conclusion is destroyed ... -
pointers for necessary assumption questions?!I am having a hard time with necessary assumption questions. I understand the question type but when it comes to the answer choices I always end up p…
... for this argument to be true. The necessary assumption does technically strengthen the ... answer choices tell me what must be necessary.. It's easy for ... to make assumptions but we must let the stimulus/answer choices ... -
PT72.S3.Q6 - gamma ray burstshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-72-section-3-question-06/ I am having such a tough time on this question. I have written out my thinking,…
I think you may be overthinking things when it comes ... short ray.
The assumption here (and I thought this ... the conclusion says, then it must be because these other properties are ... , in that sure this can be true, but what does this tell ... -
PT5.S1.Q12 - Impact craters caused by meteoritesCan someone please help explain why D is correct? Not sure if this questions is actually very difficult or if I'm just not fully understanding this s…
... it concludes that there must be more meteors in those ... So, they're making an assumption there, about why they ...
If D is true, then it precludes the other ... places than others, it must be because the craters were ... because if that were true, then we'd have ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsHello! I've been studying for the LSAT for quite some time now. I took a course last summer and am still having trouble with sufficient assumption…
... A sufficient assumption proves the conclusion to be 100% true. Therefore, ... the conclusion to be 100% true.
Sufficient Assumption (SA) ... must fill in to prove that the conclusion is 100% true ... in the SA choice including must, is/are, do/does ... -
Necessary Assumption HelpOther than the negate and weaken technique, does anyone have any advice or tricks for solving necessary assumption questions? #help
... yourself, "if the conclusion is true, must (assumption choice) be true?"
The correct ... gap or is proven to be true by the corresponding premise(s ... conclusion proves the NA to be true. Usually weaker modality of language ... -
PT5.S1.Q3 - Economy of PlainsvilleCan someone please explain to me why B is right?
... /> Citizens:
Conclusion-- You must have other interests in mind ... /> You: The mayor must have other intentions than protecting ... no standing on saying 'must have other intentions' ... true/ needed either. I think this could be a Sufficient assumption( ... -
Easiest way to increase Logical Reasoning Score for JanHi, I’m currently at -10 in LR and want to get to at least -5 before the Jan exam to reach my goal. What would be the easiest and quickest metho…
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**Logical Reasoning - Sufficient Assumption & Supporting Principle (Argument based ... statements above are true, each of the following could be true, except?
true, which one of the following must also be true? (Link - Rare ... -
Easiest way to increase Logical Reasoning Score for JanHi, I’m currently at -10 in LR and want to get to at least -5 before the Jan exam to reach my goal. What would be the easiest and quickest metho…
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> **Logical Reasoning - Sufficient Assumption & Supporting Principle (Argument based ... statements above are true, each of the following could be true, except?
true, which one of the following must also be true? (Link - Rare ... -
PTA.S1.Q5 - Productivity in the officeI am having a hard time understanding why AC E is better than D. I also do not understand what makes B wrong.
... strong, and 2) it must be a provable answer, e. ... the manager thinks productivity will be increase.
B: ... us find a necessary assumption? This does not get ... we need this to be true BECAUSE what if we ... , meaning that there would be no gains, because the ... -
PT65.S2.Q25 - All coffeehouse and restaurants are public placesMBT Question: All C and R are public places. Most well-designed public places feature art work. Wrong Answer Choice: Most C that are well-desig…
... ––m→ AW] could still be true, b/c the coffeehouses are ... say this fact holds true for every single individual ... part error of assumption (what's true of the whole ... is not necessarily true for each part).
must possess the attributes of ... -
WHY are these statements valid or invalid? (some and most qualifiers)1) Some customers prefer vanilla to chocolate and no customer has no preference in the matter. Therefore, most customers prefer chocolate. 2) Most…
... so, while it _could_ be true that most people (51- ... chocolate, it isn't _necessarily_ true.
**2)** is ... at lease one person must do both and would ... and percentages. Yes its true that higher % of people ... a portion (a some assumption, fyi!) of test takers ... -
WHY are these statements valid or invalid? (some and most qualifiers)1) Some customers prefer vanilla to chocolate and no customer has no preference in the matter. Therefore, most customers prefer chocolate. 2) Most…
... so, while it _could_ be true that most people (51- ... chocolate, it isn't _necessarily_ true.
> **2 ... at lease one person must do both and would ... and percentages. Yes its true that higher % of people ... a portion (a some assumption, fyi!) of test takers ... -
PT29.S1.Q22 Need fresh perspective! Comments so far don't completely answer my questions!So I picked C the first time around and I wanted to know if this would have been the correct answer if the stimulus had concluded that the government…
... conditional statement would be activated even if it were true.
... the sufficient condition to be activated, you're still ... mean the government then must believe it to be true.
> ... as a pseudo-sufficient assumption question, does D justify ... -
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…
... other. They could be on completely different scales ... With the common sense assumption the LSAT is making ... the "common sense assumption" approach as you suggest ... may or may not be true), but I also ... from the premise). This must be a fairly rudimentary question ... -
Question on PT5.S1.Q12 - Impact crater causedCan someone explain why the answer is D and not E? **Admin Note: Edited title. Please use the format: "PT#.S#.Q# - brief description of the quest…
... craters in geologically stable regions must be explained by the lower rates ... that this is a sufficient assumption question, so our task is ... so if D is not true, then the conclusion makes no ... argument. The author states it "must be explained by..." but stop; ... -
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…
... Necessary Assumption, you're looking for something that needs to be true in ... order for the argument to be valid - therefore it must be ... argument.
It would be a good idea for you ... -
NA vs SAHi! I for the life of me cannot correctly identify NA q's from SA q's. Does anyone have any tips/tricks to recognize between the two?
... where, always, must
◦ Ex: You must eat to live< ... assumption that needs to be true for the conclusion to be true/ ... /> • Answer needs to be true for support/ to prove ... "Enables" + "properly drawn"
◦ Assumption: "if" or "assumes"
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Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
... jelly.
C: Therefore, Jon must also love peanut butter and ... is true, BUT assumption Z exists.” And because assumption Z exists, this assumption Z ... ).
Sometimes you’ll be able to anticipate the assumptions ... -
Sufficient → Conclusion → NecessaryDoes this mean that the sufficient alone is enough for the conclusion to be drawn and once the conclusion can be drawn, the necessary is a must?
... sufficient and/or necessary assumption. This can be a problem if ... "If the necessary assumption is false, then the conclusion must be false."
be true, does it have to be true that I will ... because if it were not true, then the premise that was ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... For every necessary assumption that exists, a sufficient assumption must also exist.
must be good at basketball.
< ... feet and 6 inches tall must be good at basketball."
... s a statement that, if true, is sufficient to make ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... of assumption that when the conclusion is true, these assumptions have to be true ... , too. A necessary assumption is something that necessarily has to be true ... the conclusion is true, must this NA also have to be true?
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... of assumption that when the conclusion is true, these assumptions have to be true ... , too. A necessary assumption is something that necessarily has to be true ... the conclusion is true, must this NA also have to be true?
> ...Necessary Assumption Questions Help!Hi everyone! I have a question regarding necessary assumption questions. I am trying to get a better understanding of NA questions, since this is the…
... can’t have a necessary assumption by itself. It is ... we trigger the contrapositive and must negate the sufficient.
... It certainly might be true. It would be consistent with the argument ... wrong answer may be true and would be consistent with and ...Necessary AssumptionsHi guys, I went through the curriculum for necessary assumption questions and I am still not showing improvement in any of the PTs I am taking. I was…
... choice, if it is not true, would destroy the argument. Go ... yourself "does that have to be true for this argument to work ... pie. So, Johnny must like pie." the necessary assumption I am making ... this example, the negated assumption would be "Johnny is not a ...
