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| must | 4.7K | 6.3K |
| necessary | 4.9K | 7.5K |
| condition | 1.6K | 2.8K |
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Embedded conditional translationI was wondering how you would translate an embedded conditional if the conditional in the necessary condition is negated. For example, A--->[Not (B--…
... -embedded-conditional/
The necessary condition itself is a conditional statement ... -
Is the word "then" an indicator word introducing a necessary condition and/or a conclusion?I am wondering if the word "then" introduces a necessary condition and/or the conclusion to premise(s); and if "then" is only pertinent to conditiona…
... conditional statement, "then" introduces a necessary condition. You will rarely, if ever ... -
Translating "Results In"The other day, I came across a question in a practice test that used the phrase "results in," and I really struggled with the question because I wasn…
"result in" to me is actually [the arrow] " --->". So whatever is on the left of "results in" is the sufficient condition and whatever is on the right is the necessary condition. The same thing goes for "leads to" Et al. -
LG - Do you begin to recognize patterns?Hi All, I'm interested in how other people feel about this topic, especially from LG vets. I'm practicing LG with the assumption that, as I do …
... them to paper is a necessary condition for perfect sections and under ... -
Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... think explicitly in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions unless ... overcome adversity, it is essential (necessary) one has bravery. If ... to think 'beauty' is necessary is incorrect and is overthinking ... as part of the necessary condition (like above). -
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…
... "not" as such in the necessary condition).
Also: "All but ... your (after being negated) sufficient condition. Same as any "unless" you ... -
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... to drill. Accuracy is a necessary condition of speed. You need to ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... indecently sufficient to satisfy the necessary condition. So How could they have ... is sufficient occurring without the necessary occurring. The answer says that ... , therefore they have satisfied the necessary condition of the original statement contrapositive. -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... are completing a sufficient condition without comepleting a necessary condition. BUt i don ... /I, but again here the necessary condition is satisfied. -
Learning from mistakesI've found that I'm very stubborn when I take a PT and BR questions. But the problem is when I review the question and listen to the explanation, eve…
... is that it confuses a necessary condition for a sufficient one. The ... it confuses a sufficient condition for a necessary one. Then perhaps there ... -
Is "as long as" a sufficient condition indicator?Is "as long as" a sufficient condition indicator or does it depend on context? ex) As long as you study for the LSAT, you will get into any law sc…
As long as this sufficient condition is met, the necessary condition is met.
This sufficient condition is met only as long as the necessary condition is met. -
equation for ONLYHi 7sagers! Although it's very basic, the word ONLY is bugging me time to time. I wrote the conditional translations below. Are these correct? …
... word "only" refers to a Necessary Condition:
- "only..."
- ... form often precedes a Sufficient Condition:
- "the only..."
Necessary Condition (e.g., "the ... is followed by the Sufficient Condition (e.g., "that ... -
Doubt in necessary assumptionI was reading the Trainer and I came through a simple example "She does not consume too much caffeine because she only drinks one cup of coffee a da…
... a SOME statement) with the necessary condition negated.
She sometimes ... -
PT44.S2.Q13 - the solution to anyThis is a hard SA question, and I don't see what I am missing. How is answer choice A a sufficient assumption? My diagram: (Solution to environm…
... fill the gap. The sufficient condition of the conclusion triggers the ... chain by denying the its necessary condition. The gap could be filled ... need to make that a necessary condition to either the negation of ... -
Quick Question Regarding the Necessary-Sufficient FlawHello! I have a very basic question. This is a bit long, but I appreciate anyone who would provide some thoughts on this. Q: If an argument commi…
Thanks for the inputs! That settles it then. I was afraid that one LSAT question would have in answer choices:
A) Confuse a necessary condition for a sufficient condition
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Quick Question Regarding the Necessary-Sufficient FlawHello! I have a very basic question. This is a bit long, but I appreciate anyone who would provide some thoughts on this. Q: If an argument commi…
... answer says "mistakes a necessary condition for a sufficient condition" and the other ... be "mistakes a sufficient condition for a necessary" they will specify further ... a boarding pass is a necessary condition to boarding to it being ... -
Demorgan Law: HelpJust some Confusion on statement with both "and" and "or" in the stimulus. For example how would I draw a conditional statement with a stimulus like …
... can have the sufficient condition trigger, but the necessary condition not trigger.
PT30.S4.Q20 - consumer advocate: the introduction of a new drughttps://7sage.com/lesson/introducing-new-drugs-strengthen-question Looking to get a better idea of the logic on answer choice E, which is an incor…
... super clearly that affirming the necessary condition renders the conditional statement irrelevant ...Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... following "always" as the necessary condition, but then again, that ... that the predicate is the necessary condition anyways.
... to assign it as the necessary condition? I hope not.
necessary/sufficient conditions, but ...PT32.S4.Q03 - Traffic AccidentHi all, Link to the lesson: https://7sage.com/lesson/traffic-accident-principle-question?ss_completed_lesson=1135 First of all, C can be eliminat…
... /> The sufficient condition and then the necessary condition you mentioned is as ... suggests the sufficient and necessary conditions are as ... principle has the sufficient condition requiring that someone DO ... or satisfaction of a condition. Responsibility is in ...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…
... we know that C is necessary for the selection of B ... not." What is absolutely necessary for the condition that "C is not ... ) then you're denying the necessary condition for "C is not" selected ...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…
... a fulfilled sufficient condition with a tragically unfulfilled necessary condition:'(
Some ..."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, …
... are needed, making these the necessary condition. I guess this question proves ..."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, …
... "only" ALWAYS modifies the necessary condition, but "the only" ... works as sufficient condition indicator because of its ... only" is a sufficient condition indicator for "become rich"). ... work hard" (the consequent/necessary condition). The confusion is due ...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…
... absolutely a necessary assumption question! the word "must" in ... it being a necessary not sufficient assumption ... drawn. Words like "must," "necessary," and "depends" indicate ... necessary assumption question. In this particular example, we have the word "must ...June 2016 AdviceI am currently studying for the June 2016 LSAT and have been studying for 3 months. I desperately want a 170 on the LSAT but the last practice test I…
... 160's. The *only* (necessary sufficient condition lol) reason I'm telling ... know you can't, your necessary condition fails and you should postpone ...June 2016 AdviceI am currently studying for the June 2016 LSAT and have been studying for 3 months. I desperately want a 170 on the LSAT but the last practice test I…
@kazrah said:
The *only* (necessary condition lol)
"The only" is actually a sufficiency indicator :D
https://7sage.com/lesson/clarification-for-the-only/Extreme wordsThankfully, things are starting to click in regards to logical reasoning... I have a long uphill battle but for the most part I am starting to get so…
... 's a pretty extreme sufficient condition. But (in our world) ... sufficient.
In the necessary condition this type of language is ... 20 years. This is not necessary at all. Maybe you ... And that's still not necessary. Necessaries can be extremely weak ...All that is needed for B is AHi, I am practicing turning the kind of colloquial English sentences on the LSAT into strict logical statements. For example, take the following s…
... in a game of HORSE. Necessary assumptions are so weak we ... say something is a lone necessary condition is to give it unprecedented ... lone, singular necessary condition. The necessary condition may become the more powerful condition here, but ...Conditional Logic Help!!Hey Everyone, Needed some help with this conditional statement. "Deep empathy is required for full understanding of an individual's actions. I…
... ” because the open mind is necessary for internal empathy to guarantee ... OP, since Dina fails a necessary condition (i.e., not Open Minded ...
