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Problem with conditional reasoning.if we are to solve a strengthen, or Sa or PSA type of a question, if we see the word Principle in the Question stem. Are we to assume that that quest…
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Problem with conditional reasoning.if we are to solve a strengthen, or Sa or PSA type of a question, if we see the word Principle in the Question stem. Are we to assume that that quest…
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Picking out assumptionsHappy new year everyone! I'm having issues with picking out assumptions in the NA section. It's completely my fault for letting the answer choices…
... helps me on a NA question is imagining myself making ... then great its probably my NA, I'll negate it ... If I read an answer choice and shrug my shoulders like ... not the NA. Before I check the answer choices I ... assumption and the actual NA might be very different. ... -
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Question about NA questionsSo for necessary assumptions, the assumptions can be about the context, premise and conclusion? If the negation a statement attacks, say, the context…
... is negated in a answer choice will the conclusion no ... way to think about NA is just to read ... LSAT writers draw their right answer choice from.
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Question about NA questionsSo for necessary assumptions, the assumptions can be about the context, premise and conclusion? If the negation a statement attacks, say, the context…
... way to think about NA is just to read ... LSAT writers draw their right answer choice from.
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Necessary Assumption questionsWhen I read the Necessary assumption answer choices, I can only understand when the answer is wrong by negating it. How I understand why the answer i…
... not want to negate answer choices in NA just to see if ... the stimulus. Most of the NA arguments have glaring gaps between ... and the conclusion. The correct answer choice is often playing on that ... .
Try doing an NA drill for (1-4 star ...LR Study tipsHey Everyone. So I've particularly been having trouble increasing my score for LR. I'm getting -10 to -13 and I feel really hopeless. Can someone per…
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The easier NA questions will have answer choices that will jump ... within the stimulus. The harder NA questions will require you to ...Negation - Logical Opposite - fitting into LR QuestionsHello all! I understand how Negation is different from the Contrapositive, as with Negation we are denying the relationship / conditionality (I thin…
... types. In NA, the negation of the correct answer choice wrecks the conclusion ... down to one or two answer choices.LR Hard QuestionsI've been really depressed not getting difficult 4-5 questions on LR (many times 3 too). This hurts my overall score so much that I've been consisten…
... test writers to offer an SA answer choice in the opposite form you ...LR Conclusion Question.For Lr Questions such as this in which the conclusion has a conditional statement. <font color="red">**Admin edit: do not post the actual LSAT qu…
... the complexity of what the answer choice is saying. I actually ... is what answer choice E addresses. Since this is an NA stimulus it ... my way to the correct answer but i really struggle ... of driving. Which is what answer choice E addresses.
...How to go back to curriculumI recently watched the "Post CC Strategies" webinar and something that he had mentioned as apart of the first phase of taking PTs is that we should b…
... back through the entire NA lesson or just watch ... how to figure out which answer choice would be necessary. In ... for different questions. The answer to that question should determine ... assumption), find whats necessary (NA), strengthen/weaken it, or just ...can someone help me with clarifying the concept of "attacking a premise"Now I'm very confused about "attacking a premise" JY mentioned that LSAT weakening answer choices never provide plausible evidence that is incompati…
... use negation to check answer choices on an NA question to see ... ; this would imply that the answer choice is a necessary asssumption.Having problem conceptually with LawgicI can get through all the quizzes and exercises but I'm having a hard time knowing why or the meaning of things I'm doing. When I look at a SA quest…
... asking "can I treat NA questions like MBT questions?" ... ideas of what a strengthening answer choice would be.
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> ... understand why the correct answer choice was right, aside from ...Does "some" typically indicate an incorrect answer choice?Hey everyone. I just finished the Strengthening Questions section in the CC and have a burning question: how often does "some" indicate an incorrect …
If anything, a weak answer choice with "some" is the correct answer for NA and Must be True questionsNecessary Assumption Question - are we supposed to throw conditional logic negation out the windowI just want to confirm that when you do the "negation" technique for NA answer choices, you take the common sense version of negation (as in pretty m…
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PT40 S4 ...Necessary Assumption Question - are we supposed to throw conditional logic negation out the windowI just want to confirm that when you do the "negation" technique for NA answer choices, you take the common sense version of negation (as in pretty m…
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The bird ...Distinguishing MBT, SA, and NAOk so I feel as though I am interchanging methods of finding the answer for each of these questions. They're so similar to me and its starting to giv…
... add to the previous posts, SA, MBT, MBF are all similar ... the stimulus INTO the answer choices. In SA, you are given premise ... inserting a conditional from the answer choice. For example, you are given ... the SA questions, you need to push one of the answer choices ...Difficulty with newer PSA/SA questionsI used to never really struggle too hard with PSA/SA. Pretty easy to identify the P --> C gap in the ACs. As I've moved onto the newer exams, I'm fin…
... switch in the subtly of SA questions, but nothing too ... the attractive wrong answer choice and the one you selected: answer choice (C). ( ... either:
The SA stated in an unorthodox/almost ... Again, with non-cookie cutter SA questions, what I want you ...QUESTION in LR support direction!?What helps me remember the directions is telling myself: if we are doing something to the argument, it's UP. If we are using the argument to answer …
... are using the answer choice to support the stimulus, like SA. After all ... , principle questions are technically SA in reverse.SA Q: how to know which premise to use, and which useless?Hey all, So for some SA Q that use logic and are formulaic, there are cases where there are 2 premises in the stimulus, and it turns out that you'…
... ’m not sure that every sa allows for a perfect prephrase ... without ever looking at an answer choice.SA Q: how to know which premise to use, and which useless?Hey all, So for some SA Q that use logic and are formulaic, there are cases where there are 2 premises in the stimulus, and it turns out that you'…
... ’m not sure that every sa allows for a perfect prephrase ... without ever looking at an answer choice.
Of course. That ...What's your go-to strategy for Necessary Assumption questions?So, I've just finished the instructional videos for the Necessary Assumption lesson. This is the first time since starting JY's lessons that I feel s…
... love hate relationship with NA but I became much ... understand why I got the answer choice wrong . I also keep ... on. I think of NA as a very weak ... be so obvious . Tougher NA is definitely a weakness so ... thinking of incorporating skipping NA and coming back to ...Regressing on PTs?Hi! I finished the core curriculum about 2 weeks ago and have taken 2 PT's since (36 and 37). For 36, I took it after a full day of work at the end o…
... stem, the stimulus, or the answer choice? That will also help you ... exposure, for example, you understand NA questions and how to tackle ... them and the easier NA questions but you might ... struggle with the more difficult NA questions because you haven't ...How to do CC?Hi everyone, I just finished MSS question sets, and am constantly missing 2~3 questions. I'm actually amazed at my stupidity. Should I redo MSS …
... would then thoroughly dissect each answer choice and write down why ... related. My understanding of SA or advanced logic would help ... in understanding why a particular answer choice is wrong for this ... it could be the right answer choice for another. The third ...SA and NA questionsHey 7sagers! I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on how to really understand sufficient and necessary assumption questions . I get what th…
... with the SA questions. Since SA asks for validity, whatever answer choice you decide ...Cookie cutters in RC passages, right AC and wrong ACDoes anyone have any advice/comments on RC cookie cutters? Would love to start a discussion on the various cookie cutters on passages, right AC's, wr…
... topic is mirrored in an answer choice, I skip it and read ... I identify a question as "NA", in my head I say ... -cutter for NA questions. You'll likely get two weak answer choices ... between them.
Assumption answer choices like to include things ...NA can be an answer to a Strengthen question, but a Strengthen cannot be an answer to a NA questionIs it true that a Necessary Assumption answer choice can be an answer to a Strengthen question, but a Strengthen answer cannot be an answer to a NA q…
... also the correct answer to an NA. If no other answer choice is necessary ... , then it is possible that the remaining answer ... that answer choice, the argument is destroyed. So the correct answer to a NA ... a strengthener and an NA.Looking for methods about weakening questionsHey guys, I'm looking for the help about weakening questions, this type of questions really makes me frustrated. I could find the premises and concl…
... you would in NA when you negate the answer choice but just trying ... for getting swayed by the answer choices, well that's ... found that some attractive trap answer choices are also those that ... assumptions in order for that answer choice to be correct. Correct AC ...Another night of stress, trouble, and feeling discouraged.Today I went through the CC part about flaw questions on the LR. Everything was going great up until this part. I thought I was making progress, I wa…
... the argument, explaining each answer choice, and writing out takeaways ... takes for granted/presumes..." versus "The argument is flawed ... for factual accuracy the answer choice must pass - whether ...
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