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PT1.S4.Q13 -- press reports on political campaignsHi, When I did this question, I got stuck between B and D, even after I used the negation technique for assumption questions. Why exactly is D here…
... struggle with necessary assumption questions. I kept picking sufficent assumption answers or ... on the campaign advisers and not on the candidates.< ... ignoring substantive policy issues and only reporting on the ... out of the limelight and let the press report ... -
Questions about Logical Opposites, i.e negationIf I negate "all", it becomes "not all." But doesn't "not all" imply two distinct possibilities, namely, "some" and "none"? If I negate the statement…
... 46 - Section 3 - Question 15 (Necessary Assumption Question). The correct answer for ... with contributing to societal good." And so, I understood it as ... reading your tips for 170+ and found it to be very ... -
148 to 169 - 164 Nov to 169 Jan THANK YOU 7SAGEHello!! Excited to be at this stage. This is a long one. **21 Point Increase LSAT Journey Overview** After taking my first diagnostic tes…
... through and 2) immediately pick out a necessary assumption in ... variation on understanding what necessary assumption has been made ... the stimulus and the gap (loophole/necessary assumption) that's ... on to describing what assumption was made more broadly ... -
Better approach for Accuracy and Time?I've been wondering about a different approach to answering the questions in LR sections, in hopes of improving time and accuracy....has anyone heard…
... Princeton review advocates this and it is a horrible idea ... look for a necessary assumption question? What if necessary assumption which you think ... type has only 4 and 5 star questions on ... terms of score, strengths and weakeness and then adjusting the approach ... -
The Assumption FamilySo I did a little experiment and did 3 questions from each Logical Reasoning stem and found that no matter how hard I try I keep getting Strengthenin…
... keep getting Strengthening, Weakening, and Necessary Assumption questions wrong. It is probably ... anything.
For Necessary assumption answer choices:
Step 1 ... to remember about necessary assumption is that being necessary is a relationship ... -
Knowing which LR questions to go back to during timed PT after 1st round?Hi guys, I just finished the CC and took a diagnostic June 2007 timed PT. 160 timed and 170 - 174 BR. My target is 172 - 175. I also just fini…
... challenging questions fairly early on and the last question might be ... is a necessary assumption question where I read the stimulus and the gap ... several minutes into question #15 and only begin to get a ... that it is easier. Furthermore, and this is something I am ... -
depend on/properly drawn assumption questions #help#When it comes to necessary/sufficient assumption questions, I used to intuitively get to the right answer. As I am now forcing myself to apply consis…
> and those featuring 'properly drawn' ... just wonder where do sufficient-and-necessary assumptions belong?
... conclusion to be properly drawn, and is also required for the ... which would ask for a necessary assumption that is also a sufficient ... -
PT33.S1.Q18-- the use of space-based satellites PART 2#help So here was my reasoning for this question, but I still couldn't quite fully understand why A is right and C and E are wrong: A-- right bec…
... abstain from action X and sometimes partake of action ... the set that partakes and the set that abstains ... just let me know and I am happy to ... on the grounds of a necessary assumption. To be clear, as ... premises from the argument and only left the conclusion ... -
NA vs SAWhat is the primary difference between Necessary Assumption Qs and Sufficient Assumption Qs? Both are required to make the argument valid but I'm not…
... differences between SA and NA:
-Sufficient Assumption questions are asking ... the stimulus.
-Generally, Necessary Assumption answers will sound weaker because ... -
NA vs SAWhat is the primary difference between Necessary Assumption Qs and Sufficient Assumption Qs? Both are required to make the argument valid but I'm not…
... argument (premise(s) and conclusion) and add an assumption to that argument that ... in the negative (a blocking necessary assumption). Notice here that these type ... one single core assumption: that assumption could be both sufficient and necessary. More than ... -
NA vs. SA question stemI just went thru PT7 S4 Q13 and came across a question stem that’s says *“In order for the conclusion above to be properly drawn, which one of the fo…
They're both definitely necessary assumption questions.
Don't ... necessary assumption because it (1) definitively has the characteristics of a necessary assumption question, and ... -
NA vs. SA question stemI just went thru PT7 S4 Q13 and came across a question stem that’s says *“In order for the conclusion above to be properly drawn, which one of the fo…
... /> > They're both definitely necessary assumption questions.
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> ... necessary assumption because it (1) definitively has the characteristics of a necessary assumption question, and ... -
Logical Reasoning Flaw Questions - NEED ADVICEHey guys, I need help with LR Flaw question in particular. Each LR Section, I miss on average 2-3 flaw questions and it is really hurting my score…
... through each wrong answer choice and think about what the stimulus ... . Like when a Necessary Assumption problem has a Sufficient Assumption AC. I recently ... just wasn’t a flaw and so it was wrong. -
PT34.S3.Q21-- thirty years ago, the percentage of their incomeHi, So I understand most of the reason why C is correct in this question, but how we can assume that if "single persons, _on average_, purchase th…
... " to make the argument valid (and i'm not convinced that ... much closer to a necessary assumption than a sufficient assumption.
Due ... keep that word in mind and do the question like a ... are 4 totally irrelevant answers and one NA, then that is ... -
PT63.S3.Q11 - Web browsing for Medical InfoI picked A. Correct answer B. I don't see how the current groups give enough info to draw a conclusion. JY states that the group of "people rely o…
... answer by considering its inverse and whichever inverse renders the conclusion ... it is the argument's necessary assumption.
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Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... has to be TRUE and which is the necessary assumption) in order for ... for Necessary Assumption:
1. Identify and the conclusion in the stimulus and identify ... that with the answer choice (necessary assumption) you choose, proves that conclusion ... -
Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... has to be TRUE and which is the necessary assumption) in order for ... /> > Steps for Necessary Assumption:
> 1. Identify and the conclusion in ... that with the answer choice (necessary assumption) you choose, proves that conclusion ... -
Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... it is the necessary assumption.
A necessary assumption (the correct ... will happen and that is why common correct necessary assumption questions have ... br /> Example answer choices for necessary assumption.
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Been studying for a month but no improvementWhen I took my diagnostic about 5 weeks ago, it was a 140. I took my fourth practice test and despite having gotten 2-3 points increases, I'm back to…
... the conclusion
Necessary assumptions and sufficient assumptions: if it’s ... , if it’s a sufficient assumption question look for a missing ... of flaw are correlation error, necessary sufficient error, representative sample error ... -
Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
Jack and Bill are running a marathon. ... strong answer choice for a necessary assumption, but could be an answer ... correct answer choice for the Necessary Assumption question type is an answer ... -
Weak answer choice in Necessary AssumptionI am a little confused about the weak answer and strong answer choice in necessary assumption question. So it said in the CC that we should always lo…
Necessary assumption has to be within the scope of the argument and has weaker answer choice than sufficient assumption ACs.
Strong answer choices for sufficient assumptions as the sufficient can be fulfilled in many ways. -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... argument this way, even strengthen and necessary assumption questions. For strengthen questions I ... try to weaken the argument and in strengthening it I am ... -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... this way, even strengthen and necessary assumption questions. For strengthen questions ... is simply to understand and articulate why an ... question involving an argument and then find ways to ... between premise and conclusion is always the necessary first step! -
The "Just Because" Test: A framework for Evaluating ArgumentsThe vast majority of LR questions turn on your ability to see the gap between premise and conclusion. If you can understand why the premise is good o…
... argument this way, even strengthen and necessary assumption questions. For strengthen questions I ... try to weaken the argument and in strengthening it I am ... -
How to know when conditional or subsetHello everyone, I am currently doing some LR problems and I've had a recurring problem. When writing out conditional statements, I am sometimes co…
... you think about it, conditional statements are basically just subsets ... and realize that all we are doing is negating the necessary ... it your way and used a conditional statement, we'd ... way of representing it, and conditional statements are essentially subsets. ... -
Mentally Exhaustedhi guys..just wanted to come on here and let some emotion out because i know nobody who is taking the LSAT or who wants to go to law school and its h…
... others about my successes and struggles, they either ... forget about your anxiety and struggles. Come back in ... with a refreshed attitude and mindset. When I feel ... even know what a necessary assumption was. Then I look ... you've already achieved and the progress you' ... -
Difficulty of PT in 60s vs 80sHey everyone! I'm currently stilling taking PT in the 60s right now, but was wondering if there really is a big difference in difficulty for PTs in t…
The necessary assumption questions have gotten harder but ... usually one form the 50s and the other one from the ... 70s/80s and I found no major difference ... -
PrepTest February 1997 - Section 1 - Question 25I don't understand how B is wrong; I understand how D is the correct answer and I went back and forth, but ultimately thought that the argument had n…
... bottles, but this isn't necessary. What if there is only ... ' costs and benefit the environment, thus it's not a necessary assumption. Also ... would most likely be a necessary assumption. -
PT24.S3.Q23I don't understand how B is correct. It states that "a piece of narrow floorboard was NOT SIGNIFICANTLY LESS EXPENSIVE than a piece of wide floorboar…
... a STRENGTHEN question, not sufficient assumption.
From the way ... for a SA type answer and are perhaps caught off ... ) which reads more like a Necessary Assumption.
The ... rich used the narrower boards and not status. The boards were ... -
NA QuestionsCan someone please explain these to me. I don't understand them at all and I have reviewed the lesson over and over again. I always end up picking th…
... tend to be stronger than necessary assumption answers, and rightly so as the ... to follow, where as most necessary assumption questions are merely helping the ... are instances where an assumption can be both necessary and sufficient at the ...
