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How can I tell the difference with Strengthen and Necessary Assumption Questions?Hi everyone, I understand that in a **Strengthen** question our task is to identify an AC that will make the conclusion more likely to be true. …
... could be false, whereas correct Necessary assumption answers MBT.
Consider ... strengthen answer... it's probabilistic, and it could just as easily ... , then 1. they had tools, and 2. there's a good ... -
Is a "premise booster" or "restated premise" answer ever correct?For strengthening questions, we know that we need to defend the argument by: -Strengthening data in stim i.e. survey results, data, and showing that…
... AC's should confirm a necessary assumption, but if it's already ... difference between _restating_ a premise and an AC that _validates_ a ... it from a cursory glance and is a little easier to ... -
Two star flaw help (lol) - PT 88.S4.Q10I feel silly for getting this two star flaw question wrong in timed and in BR lol. I actually pre-phrased both answers which is why I found this one …
... smaller than Mt. Everest ratio, and the columnist's comparison is ... climbing dangers have been exaggerated." And your thought process is pretty ... how I saw A C and E:
A is ... -
ARC AC's -- Causal ArgumentsI seem to be confused on which questions types to expect Alternative-Reversal-Coincidence answer choices when dealing with a causal argument. Is thi…
... appear in Flaw questions and Necessary Assumption questions when the underlying ... ." If this were a necessary assumption question, the correct answer ... strongly correlated with B, and it is highly unlikely that ... could be causing both A and B. Yet, scientists ... -
My first practice test was 148 and blind review was 162Hi, I have started the 7Sage Core Curriculum back in June and completed it at the end of December. It took me a while to finish the CC because I cre…
... - 8 depending on the section and still feel I can improve ... to see repetitions in inferences and consequences of rules from game ... a necessary assumption I ask myself "which answer choice is true and required ... you forget to consider, and make a quick question to ... -
PT12.S4.Q24 - The problem that environmental economics aims to remedyIm not sure I understand the stimulus, i picked E because I thought it was circular reasoning. Even after analyzing it for a while I'm not sure what …
... is identifying the conclusion and its support. In this ... People cannot compare costs and benefits of environmental factors
and benefits.
... nicely by supplying the necessary assumption. The argument is not ... -
PT2.S4.Q09 - Clark Brand name partsThis is a necessary assumption question. The correct answer : "parts that satisfy our govt standards are not the same poor quality as cheap foreign p…
... our country's tough tests and the foreign-made parts ... that are poorly constructed, and by concluding that the Clark ... using the negation test for necessary assumption questions. If we negated ... poorly constructed foreign parts, and the argument collapses. -
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…
... questions do require flawed arguments, and the difference between a Flaw ... and NA question may not always ... the answer choice. Taking a necessary assumption as true without warrant is ... require flawed arguments like Strengthen and Weaken. -
PTF97.S1.Q20 - "In North America there has been.."Hi everyone! I searched for this question on the forums and had not found a topic, even though its marked as a difficult question (171 level). Afte…
... . I approach necessary assumption questions by negating each AC and seeing if the ... been active 30 years ago and that ceased operations during the ... -
PT16.S2.Q14 - GDP and Standard of LivingDoes someone mind explaining why the correct AC is D? Why would this answer be the necessary assumption that the argument depends upon?
... up! Like any sufficient or necessary assumption question, the first key is ... some other body between 1980 and 1990
(not exact ... choice D is actually false, and the other body's GDP ... invites -- country A's GDP (and therefore standard of living) could ... -
Sufficient → Conclusion → NecessaryDoes this mean that the sufficient alone is enough for the conclusion to be drawn and once the conclusion can be drawn, the necessary is a must?
... statement is a sufficient assumption and/or a necessary assumption, we're really speaking ... when something is a sufficient and/or necessary assumption. This can be a ... the following statement a sufficient and/or necessary assumption? "I will get a ... -
PTF97.S1.Q20 - Why AC E is incorrect?Can someone help me with this question? I understand why AC B is correct but I'm having a hard time understanding why AC E is incorrect. **Admin …
... it isn't a **necessary** assumption the reasoning in the stimulus ... of them will provide a necessary condition for the argument. ... founded because of audience enthusiasm, and the stimulus' reasoning would ... reasoning in this question! And just let me know if ... -
Test Anxiety-- specifically PTsHi guys, I have been struggling recently with test anxiety. There was a wonderful few weeks where I actually really looked forward to every test …
... . Every test is different and a regression can sometimes be ... more difficult Necessary Assumption questions can really trip me up and waste ... you take your time and really try to understand ... regularly going over those tests and understanding why you got ... -
Test Anxiety-- specifically PTsHi guys, I have been struggling recently with test anxiety. There was a wonderful few weeks where I actually really looked forward to every test …
... . Every test is different and a regression can sometimes be ... more difficult Necessary Assumption questions can really trip me up and waste ... you take your time and really try to understand ... regularly going over those tests and understanding why you got ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... logic, and necessary assumptions rely on their relationship to a sufficient assumption to ... exist. For every necessary assumption that exists, a sufficient assumption must ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... , and necessary assumptions rely on their relationship to a sufficient assumption to ... exist. For every necessary assumption that exists, a sufficient assumption ... students might call a "sufficient assumption" that are actually not ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
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> A necessary assumption is not every assumption an argument makes but ... as "Weaken Assumption" questions and Strengthen questions as "Strengthen Assumption" questions and Resolve/Explain ... 's a very comfortable and natural assumption to make for the ... -
Sufficient and Necessary ConditionsSomeone please help. I’ve rewatched the section on sufficient and necessary conditions and I can’t figure them out for the life of me which is really…
... that's rare). A necessary assumption can be any seemingly insignificant ... br /> Those may seem obvious and silly but those are all ... sweet things and ice cream). That's necessary because otherwise ... to the one above and also necessary because otherwise you could ... -
Sufficient and Necessary ConditionsSomeone please help. I’ve rewatched the section on sufficient and necessary conditions and I can’t figure them out for the life of me which is really…
... a necessary assumption. So in an example where " if x --> y. and ... the conclusion is y therefore, x. Which variable is the necessary ... , I figured it out :) The necessary condition has to be introduced. -
Sufficient and Necessary ConditionsSomeone please help. I’ve rewatched the section on sufficient and necessary conditions and I can’t figure them out for the life of me which is really…
... necessary assumption.
Don't confuse a necessary condition with a necessary assumption ... necessary assumptions. Think about necessary assumptions more intuitively and ... on 7sage. (completely irrelevant and therefore not necessary)
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PT2.S2.Q10 - Advertisers are often criticized...Can someone explain why C is correct and why E is incorrect
... "gap" between premise and conclusion and bring those pieces together. ... our necessary assumption in the argument and see how that necessary assumption is ... find my assumption I see how that assumption is resolved ... this re-states the assumption we can find simply ... -
PT1.S3.Q21 - The energy an animal must expected.Can anyone explain why E is incorrect?
Necessary assumption questions are weird, just really ... if one’s going downhill and one is going up. -
PTF97.S1.Q20 - In North America there has been an explosion...I don't understand why B is the right answer. I chose E. Could someone #help me?
... because it isn't a necessary assumption the reasoning in the ... founded because of audience enthusiasm, and the stimulus' reasoning would ... in which the assumption is not true and see what follows ... been active 30 years ago and that ceased operations during ... -
NA questionsIs the answer choice of a NA question supposed to be a necessary assumption only between premises and conclusion or it can also be a necessary assump…
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> A necessary assumption is necessary for the conclusion to be ... true. If the necessary assumption is false, the conclusion cannot ... you want to find an assumption that, if false, would prevent ... /> So it's between premises and conclusion? -
NA questionsIs the answer choice of a NA question supposed to be a necessary assumption only between premises and conclusion or it can also be a necessary assump…
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> > A necessary assumption is necessary for the conclusion to be ... true. If the necessary assumption is false, the conclusion cannot ... ; So it's between premises and conclusion?
You can ... the SA from the NA and explaining them. -
PT85.S2.Q9 - Pharmaceutical manufacturersI understand why A is correct, but why is E wrong? Is it because E does the opposite of weaken and just strengthens the argument?
... of visits per representative, and not the number of ... physician, and thereby does not address the flawed necessary assumption in ... The argument depends on the assumption that fewer visits per ... counterproductive, and there are many ways that the assumption can ... -
Need help with NA questionsIm trying to do these questions and they make zero sense to me, I cannot wrap my head around how you go about solving them. Ive also been doing the c…
... to remain standing?" Often, and particularly for the easier NA ... based on a bunch of necessary assumptions. One of these ... the question stems for necessary assumption questions), and answer choice A says ... , it's not a necessary assumption. So under time pressure ... -
PTA.S1.Q11- Building a space stationCan someone explain why it's A and not B?
... how you know its a **necessary assumption.**
B says that ... , jumps a 1 foot vertical, and can run an 8 minute ... atheltes designed to withstand liftoff and life in space? No, it ... typical abilities in this argument and so B is not necesary ... -
Help! 137 PT BR 164I recently took my first 2 PTs EVER after finishing the CC, and the entire time I took both PTs, I ran short on time. I was extremely anxious because…
... to offer a perspective and general study approach that ... with a few ups, downs and plateaus (regarding your score) ... -10 Necessary Assumption for LR) for as many question types and as ... as compared to Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.
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PTB.S1.Q12 - Alice will volunteer to work on the hospital fund-raising...Hey yall! I need a parallel reasoning expert to explain to me why C is the correct answer and not E. Thank you!
... will volunteer
and two distinct necessary conditions:
1 ... need to check the triggers. Conditional relationships typically need a condition ... setup with a single sufficient and two necessary conditions:
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