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How should I do this LSAT thing#help I'm going through the syllabus and I don't know how I'm supposed to study. Should I perfect each question type before I move on, or should …
... felt really helpless and defeated and that we' ... to another question type and (b) though ... Necessary Assumption questions comes through strengthening your grip on Main Conclusion and Sufficient Assumption questions ... getting those 5* questions that just stump the ... -
Necessary and Sufficient AssumptionI am having many problems with this, please help
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Assumption is the worst.I can't seem to get a grasp on necessary and sufficient assumption. It is consistently the worse category for me. I re-read and studied all the secti…
... to get a grasp on necessary and sufficient assumption. It is consistently the ... for me. I re-read and studied all the sections, paying ... tried doing a test untimed, and yet again, assumption was the ... . I can do logic games and reading comprehension just fine, I ... -
Rant: The LSAT is, in some respects, ridiculous.In another thread, about Logical Games, which I didn't want to hijack: <blockquote>@BinghamtonDave<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/58838/#Comment…
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And to anyone, including the LSAC ... understand the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions.
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starting over?Hey guys! I recently pushed back my intended LSAT date to September (I was registered for the June test) after talking to a pre-law advisor. I purch…
... started studying (early March) and the LSAT Trainer. I plan ... any of that anyway. Memorize necessary and sufficient terms? Nope. Not useful. ... proctored practice test and BOMBED IT. And so here I ... 'm doing problem sets and getting an embarrassing majority ... -
Mistaking sufficiency for necessity vs mistaking necessity for sufficiencyI'm a bit confused about the technical differences between the errors of (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for suffi…
... (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for sufficiency ... different (i.e. mistaken negation and mistaken reversal, respectively), but aren ... you were to switch the necessary and sufficient conditions of a conditional statement ... -
Foolproofing LRHey all. 3 weeks till Feb LSAT. I’ve been doing some timed PT and I find myself consistently scoring -7 to -8 on both LR sections. I’m realizing my m…
... doing some timed PT and I find myself consistently ... come from parallel reasoning and sufficient assumption questions. Any advice on ... how to approach both these sections and ... hopefully improve to 3-4 missed questions per ... -
One Year LSAT Tangent/ReflectionThis was my third time taking the LSAT. I have been studying for this beast for the last 12 months - eight of those months working a full-time job, t…
... man deserves more attention and every prospective law student ... looked past my scores and admitted me. Through this ... bombarded with absurd conditionals, and nearly threw up when ... lot beyond differentiating between necessary and sufficient assumptions. I read more ... -
Please Critique My Study PlanI would appreciate any feedback on my study plan from the Sages and also really anyone else who has been studying for a while and feels like they hav…
... intentional effort to save these questions for the next round ... True, Most Strongly Supported and Sufficient Assumption questions (and basically anything that employs formal ... with the translation flashcards, the sufficient assumption quizzes, etc.
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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…
Necessary and Sufficient assumptions all fall in the Strengthening question types. The deleted user is my friend who I studied with and we both were tutored by Testmasters. Every company teaches it differently. FYI -
I just can't find the flawHello All, I finished 7Sage's curriculum and now working on The Trainer. I see how they complement each other. I have an essential question and ve…
... the overview of flaws and it was easiest for ... focusing on one "piece" and failing to consider other options ... not (apples not oranges and usually the case in 1 ... mistaking correlation for causation, switching necessary and sufficient terms etc. In each of ... -
PT28.S1.Q10 - it is a principle of economicshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-10/ I don't understand how this is not A?
I feel like it may have something to do with switching the necessary and sufficient? -
Justify Reasoning v. Justify ConclusionI was wondering if anyone is familiar w/ any subtle differences between the two? (I did my LR through the Trainer, where the 'justify reasoning' ques…
... both classified as Pseudo Sufficient Assumption (PSA) questions and there isn't ... along the spectrum between strengthening and sufficient assumption questions because the correct answers ... but sometimes less than a sufficient assumption answer. If you classify ... -
Little trouble with Fundamentals|Hey there, so I just started this program and have been going over the fundamentals since it seems like a good point to start at. Without a doubt the…
... like you're flipping the necessary and sufficient and maybe issues with negating ... are necessary or sufficient you can then move on and determine ... where you can see them and memorize. Defeat groups 1 ... many times as necessary. If you don't and move on, ... -
Parallel Blueshello all. I am consistently finding myself struggling with parallel/parallel flaw questions. My initial move was to just go slower on them. But …
... involved with multiple necessary and sufficient conditions, or multiple some and most statements combining ... -
Key words for biconditionersCan anyone please tell me if there are key words that indicate the rule is a biconditional rule? for some reason I thought it was only "if and only …
Keywords include: "if and only if", "necessary and sufficient", "just in case", "just". Some other connectives can also be expressed equivalently in terms of biconditionals, such as the exclusive-or ("one, but not both"). -
PT70.S1.Q21 - consumer magazine: because front-loading washersThis is a Necessary Assumption question. Could someone explain how Answer B is incorrect and Answer D is correct? Answer B speaks to the gap (Det…
Just remember that the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question can be both necessary and sufficient so don't let that trip you up by discounting an answer that is both. -
How much can I imporve my LSAT?I know this is a common topic, however I'm new to this forum sooooo I figured I might as well share my diagnostic and see if anyone has any advice or…
... of validity, the differences between necessary and sufficient assumptions, the differences between " ... most strongly supported" and "must be true," basic ... , existential quantifiers, logical indicators and their respective groups, negation, ... -
What is your score on LR?I was just wondering what do you guys consistently score on LR?
... a BUNCH of flaw and sufficient assumption questions when I first started ... I pre-phased immediately. And even then I will make ...
Review your conditional logic and translations. Make sure you can ... stressing myself out about time and can focus on getting ... -
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Rant: The LSAT is, in some respects, ridiculous.In another thread, about Logical Games, which I didn't want to hijack: <blockquote>@BinghamtonDave<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/58838/#Comment…
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Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
... tell the difference between a necessary and sufficient assumption?
My question ... that mistakes sufficient for necessary, versus a FLAW that mistakes necessary for sufficient?
Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
... tell the difference between a necessary and sufficient assumption?
My question ... necessary when it's actually sufficient. Likewise, "mistake necessary for sufficient" means calling something sufficient ...PT70.S4.Q22 - if the budget does not allowOn the LR question boxed below, JY did not give an explanation as to why answer E was wrong. Please take a look at it real quick and then read my tak…
... to be hired. From this and based on the stimulus, we ... statement. Therefore we cannot trigger sufficient condition in answer choice "E" which ... the disposal of natural wastes and sufficient condition in answer choice "D" needs ...How Often to Take PrepTests?As part of my LSAT preparation, I am taking sporadic prep tests to gauge my strengths, weaknesses, and overall progress/improvement. If any of you do…
... mind clarifying what "PSA/SA questions" are and what "BRing a test ... are acronyms for pseudo-sufficient assumption questions and sufficient assumption questions. BR'ing = Blind Reviewing ... test, you go back and do those questions without any timing restrictions ...PT53.S1.Q18 - when a salesperson is successfulHello- Hoping for some insight on question 18. When I first began my LSAT studying journey, I found flaw questions to be very straight forward. Th…
... is sufficient for success in sales with what is necessary for ... success in sales. (Confuses necessary and sufficient conditions)
sufficient for C (i.e. ... necessary for success, we don't care about what may be sufficient ...PT13.S2.Q7 - It is not correct that people of the USHey, yall! Would you say that AC B equals ambiguity? Sometimes I get equivocation and ambiguity mixed up but I eliminated equivocation here because "…
@hon132 whoa! Ok, you through me off with the necessary and sufficient stuff. I didn't see that at all. Let me go back and look at this one again.PT13.S2.Q7 - It is not correct that people of the USHey, yall! Would you say that AC B equals ambiguity? Sometimes I get equivocation and ambiguity mixed up but I eliminated equivocation here because "…
... though. The other commenter mentioned necessary and sufficient and that totally shocked me because ... , can you clear up the necessary and sufficient stuff? Is your explanation saying ... equivocation and ambiguity are the same?
Necessary and Sufficient Answer Choices in the Same QuestionCan someone point me to LSAT LR q's that are either necessary or sufficient questions types that list BOTH a necessary and sufficient answer choice? …
... answer choice D be the sufficient assumption answer choice in that ... , answer choice C is both necessary and sufficient to bring about the conclusion ...PT36.S1.Q20 - editorialist: to ensure justice in the legal systemHey Everyone, So I'm currently drilling NA question types through the Cambridge packet things. I'm looking at question 20 in section 1 of PT 36, a…
... be sufficient. A necessary assumption does not have to be sufficient, and a sufficient assumption ... can overshoot and ... an assumption that is both necessary and sufficient.
