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To Lawgic or not to LawgicThat is the question. I have found that JY will sometimes ignore logical indicator language in a stimulus (always, the only, unless, etc...) for no r…
... very well. This is mostly true for:
1) ... Parallel questions
3) Sufficient Assumption questions
For ... you need to know what must be true, meaning you need to ... br />
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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…
... same way as 'must be true' questions it will ... need to practice must be true and careful reading ... be:
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The assumption ... depends on
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NA question typesI was wondering if anyone has found a way that works best to approach these question types? If so, PLEASE share.
... properly and accurately solving Necessary Assumption questions requires the negation test ... they match with what could be true. But we don't know ... proposition that could be true or a proposition that must be true. And that, I ... -
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…
... 's a Monday, this would be the perfect time to start ... )
- Move onto Validity and Must Be True Questions + do Cambridge packet after ... (Fri/Sat)
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LR: Strengthen, Sufficient, or RequiredI am really struggling on making these distinct. I can recognize the stems, but the answers are gnarly for me. Any advice? I am going through the…
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-For sufficient assumption, you need to figure out ... work.
-For necessary assumption, you must find the gap in reasoning ... , you are showing that it must be true in order for the argument ... -
Necessary AssumptionsSomeone please help, I still do not know how to do these question types. I have reviewed the curriculum many times, but it is still not sticking. A…
... to note: a necessary assumption doesn't have to ... of necessary assumptions that must be true for an argument to ... more necessary assumptions that must be true for this argument! For ... must be true that Trump doesn't withdraw his candidacy, it must be true that ... -
PT26.S2.Q09 - early pencil leads were made of solid graphitehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-09/ Can someone explain why the correct answer is B? Thank you!
... that the correct answer must be true or can be 100% validly inferred, ... answer will most likely be produced by stringing some ... instance, so inferring frequently would be an over-generalization. What' ... This is also an unwarranted assumption to make, so it is ... -
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…
... this is a sufficient assumption question, not a NA ... /DMU
"To be successful, a software cannot require ... is successful, it must be true that it does not ... , along with a sufficient assumption, to prove 3:
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Dat Inconsistency Doe.Hello everyone. So I've been studying for the LSAT daily since the beginning of May. I plan on taking the October 3rd LSAT, and my diagnostic was …
... the conclusion for N/S assumption questions.
For SA ... predicting them. Think of what must be true if the argument has any ... seem completely random. What should be clear, though, is that if ... this full understanding--you'll be better for it in the ... -
Most strongly supported vs Most helps to justifyHello all, Something I'm having a little difficulty with is differentiating "most strongly supported" vs "most helps to justify" questions. I …
... are more closely aligned with Must Be True (MBT) questions. Both of ... questions are in the Assumption family. They are as ... calls them, "Pseudo Sufficient Assumption" questions and are more closely ... run-of-the-mill Sufficient Assumption questions. These types of ... -
Prep Test 48 LR1 #20Researcher: We have found that some cases of high blood pressure can be treated effectively with medicine. Since it is generally accepted that any il…
... this isn't a necessary assumption is because the conclusion is ... medicine not being able to be treatable through the reduction of ... of stress. Because HBP can be treated by something other than ... some HBP must not be caused by stress. But, it must be true that the ... -
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... big leap to make the assumption that just because someone is ... given for this question would be somewhat understandable if it was ... above because the pool can be open without Bibla's neighbor ... according to the LSAC it MUST BE TRUE, from above, that:
Conditional Answer Choices for STRENGTHEN/WEAKENHi thanks in advance if anyone can help. How should I deal with conditional answer choices in strengthen and weaken questions. Does it matter if the …
... valid in Sufficient Assumption questions or necessary with Must Be True questions.
... discipline subscription decisions should be determined solely by a ... . If that statement is true, then the number of ... wanted but I wanted to be thorough. I can get ...Are these valid arguments, and how do I properly diagram them? (Please help)1. People with long legs make good runners. Everyone in Ashley's family has long legs. Therefore, Ashley would make a good runner. (I think it's a ba…
... the particular collection of paintings must be by a wide satiety just ... tricky. We only know what must be true for a writers' first book ... t think is a safe assumption to make. What if all ... because those conditions would only be necessary for the novelists' first ...Flaw questions masked as NA questionsI was just wondering how I can automatically pick up on when a flaw question is really a necessary assumption question in disguise. Do arguments with…
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Necessary Assumption questions ask "which of the ... must be true in order for the conclusion of the argument to be true. It must be ... . All LR questions can be classified as 1) arguments ... looking for the flaw to be articulated.
...PT 61.S2.Q3 - political administrationI did not understand the explanation in the video. I diagrammed the following based on my understanding. ES and PIL ---> OS PIL ---> OS/e …
... must be true question, and I think you thought this was a sufficient assumption ... /> Since this is a must be true question, and we only have ... choice C says. It must be true given our conditional statement ... way there. Why must it be true that we are ...PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... realized that this is a must be true inference question, and so you ... line with how a sufficient assumption question is done, where you ... a MBT not a sufficient assumption, and the way you are ... is a method for sufficient assumption I think.Claim Vs. AssumptionSomething I came across recently and found slightly confusing was the difference between a claim and an assumption. Can someone help me understand th…
... the blue mat' is true, and I'm deliberately ... Certain things must be true in order for my statement to be true, even if ... 'claim' as opposed to 'assumption' is roughly what's being ... in question is prob an assumption - context, background, reportage, whatever - ...Narrowed down my weaknessHello everyone, I have narrowed down my weakness in LR section to Flaw, PFlaw and SA questions. Mostly getting these questions wrong. I was wondering…
... SA answer) then C (conclusion) must be true.
Example. Birds have ... the conclusions, so you must be able to correctly identify which ... are not. The sufficient assumption will bridge that gap.
must be buying fewer SUV's this ...PT8.S4.Q21 - so-called environmentalists have arguedThis is a sufficient assumption question but one of the forums I read to understand answer choice (A) explained that NEGATING (A) would demonstrate i…
... as a Sufficient Assumption. It's a Necessary Assumption all day ... where they use both "must be true" and "be properly drawn", and fell ... that "must be true" makes it by definition a "necessary" assumption - don't be tricked ... it with a sufficient assumption.Assumptions and a peculiar patternOkay let me just start from the start. My cold diagnostic was a 145 (June 2007). Since then I've studied for about a month and a half taking a PT sco…
... look at assumption questions was:
Necessary Assumption: What must be true if the ... a necessary/required assumption)
Sufficient Assumption: What must be true in order for ...NA totally wrecks meWhat is everyone doing to conquer NA? I have a really difficult time on these questions...I'm thinking maybe I need to go back to the curriculum, bu…
I think of Necessary Assumption as "subtle and weak missing ... 's compare NA to Sufficient Assumption (SA). SA are usually ... not have to be true (it is not a MUST be TRUE) answer choice. It ... that is required, needed, absolutely must be true. If not, it will wreck ...Logical ReasoningI used to be great at LR getting anywhere from 3-4 questions wrong per section. Now I have actually been getting worse at it and improved drastically…
... like, "oh this must be right because the answer ... .
Assumption questions are definitely up there ... NA, that answer choice MUST BE TRUE to make the argument VALID ... be valid (The missing premise is strong).
The hardest assumption ...LR Question Justify the conclusionAn argument states that: Maria won this year's sailboat race by beating Sue, who has in each of the four last years. We can conclude from this that M…
... make the conclusion a necessary assumption in a conditional and ... the sufficient then the necessary must be true (Woah, that’s a ... , "if" introduces a sufficient assumption and “only if” introduces a ... necessary assumption. That’s why those two ...PT66.S2.Q04 - traditional "talk" therapyAre "pharmacological intervention in the brain's neurochemistry" and"chemical changes in the brain" meaning the same thing? They are interchangeable?…
... /> The "tried and true" method for Necessary Assumption questions is negating the ... the answer choice must be true. Remember a necessary assumption by nature must hold if ... based on this, physicians will be able to improve patients behavior ...PT55.S1.Q12 - Example of NA answer choice that is also SufficientJon's conditional breakdown shows an example of how the answer choice has to be sufficient based on the argument... https://7sage.com/lsat_explanati…
... that the necessary bridge that must be true is also something that allows ... and sufficient answer choice would be something like "No one gets ... over 1-3 star necessary assumption questions to get a better ...Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... the goal of a sufficient assumption is to bridge the gap ... location (Negated Conclusion) then it must be true that AC is incorrect. So ... you think this strategy can be fruitful given the time constraints ...PT72.S4.G1 - a radio station airs hourly news updatesA condition stated is "Within each segment, reports are ordered by length, from longest to shortest." For purposes of my question I'd like to emphasi…
... itself is correct without this assumption. If I were the ... since I must be longer than W. Similarly, I must be longer than ... first segment, the second segment must be W and S.
... answer not because of the assumption that T-I, it ... T - I is not a must be true.Do you guys draw in the margins during LR?Recently I have been having a lot of success during exercises for LR. This, to me, is a miracle since it was my weakness and what hampered me from br…
... doesn't have to be done for every stimulus ... comfort of knowing what must be true by reference to a ...
There might be some people that can do ... I happen to not be one of those people ... before I answer a necessary assumption.
Keep ...How to Improve My Logic ReasoningHi everyone, I'm taking the LSAT on Feb 19 and I'm start to panic a bit. For each practise LSAT I've taken my Logical Reasoning scores hover aroun…
... should be aligned as such 'this is a necessary assumption question ... , to guarantee success on these questions I must ... ' or 'this is a must be true question, to guarantee to success ... I must do this this and this ...
