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| necessary | 4.9K | 7.5K |
| assumption | 3.1K | 5.3K |
| but | 76.9K | 124.7K |
| sufficient | 3.2K | 5.1K |
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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…
... mislabeled as a Sufficient Assumption. It's a Necessary Assumption all day long ... might not have paid sufficient attention, but think I've only ... makes it by definition a "necessary" assumption - don't be tricked by ... confusing it with a sufficient assumption. -
Game of Thrones S06E07 - LSAT Lessons [Spoilers]Like many of you, I watch Game of Thrones. While watching the latest episode, I realized the characters make many arguments. So, I thought it would b…
... ' argument to rest on a sufficient, but not necessary assumption? In any case.. #valarmorghulis ... -
Assumptions and a peculiar patternOkay let me just start from the start. My cold diagnostic was a 145 (June 2007). Since then I've studied for about a month and a half taking a PT sco…
... slightly irrelevant to your question, but I thought PrepTest A was ... see on a newer test. But I'm sure you plan ... 't know the difference between sufficient and necessary assumption questions until I read ... -
LR Question Justify the conclusionAn argument states that: Maria won this year's sailboat race by beating Sue, who has in each of the four last years. We can conclude from this that M…
... this into the sufficient slot by negating it, but that seems very ... " introduces a sufficient assumption and “only if” introduces a necessary assumption. That’s why ... she won, but affirming a necessary doesn’t trigger the sufficient, so this ... -
Need Advice, a Miracle or maybe JesusHello All, I am one those people that when in a group chat, I just let everyone talk and occasionally respond with a "yes" or "no." Similarly, I h…
... LR Bible is actually great, but for LG they just don ... put the work in, but the course gives you all ... of Manhattan LSAT Prep books, but they were co-authored by ... really understand conditional logic and sufficient and necessary assumption indicators. After I went ... -
PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... and it looks like another necessary assumption with an SA correct ... A: irrelevant, this is not necessary and when negated it actually ...
E: this is a sufficient assumption answer choice:
premise: ... like an SA answer choice but when negated it ruins ... -
Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... to hijack your post but I was going to post ... any feedback.
Sufficient Assumption: do you guys see anything ... kind of get it but my inexperience with prephrasing may ... the conclusion.
Necessary Assumption:
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Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... the sufficient assumption is something that's enough to guarantee the conclusion but ... technique should be used for Necessary Assumption questions. In NA questions, if ... NA technique, lets say the necessary assumption is, @jknauf has access to ... -
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…
The difference between a sufficient and necessary assumption is incredibly subtle, and distinguishing ... may make an argument valid, but it's not necessarily a ... I said, necessary assumptions are incredibly subtle, but they're necessary in order ... -
PT68.S3.Q23 - art historian: this paintingHi everyone! For this question, I understand how answer choice B wrecks the argument, making it a solid necessary assumption. It was my original an…
... our premise is about apple but our conclusion is about ... fruits are red. But this is also necessary at the same time ... gap and its both a sufficient assumption and necessary assumption. It's an NA ... SA answer choice.
But your intuition that an SA ... -
LR Section FrameworkI find that the LR section tests four fundamental aspects: I. Our ability to make inferences Which it tests through Most Strongly Supported, Mus…
... good framework for LR section but I have found there ... question/Parallel Flaw question, Pseudo Sufficient Assumption questions, Sufficient Assumption, Necessary Assumption, and Flaw questions all ... essential to learn question types. But to score at the highest ... -
Struggling with Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I am almost done with the NA portion of the CC and I am lost. I am hit and miss on the "assumption" made in each question. While understanding…
... any dots on Necessary assumption. It's not like Sufficient assumption where you ... with questions like Nec. assumption where there are a whole ... , then that's great. But, that definitely will not always ... . If something is a necessary assumption, then you know it ... -
might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... types where understanding the necessary and sufficient assumptions are important, ... them out:
Assumption Family questions (Sufficient Assumption, Necessary assumption), Inference/MBT, Parallel ... are the most common, but certainly not an exhaustive list ... -
I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
... trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption questions. I have gone ... negation tests, conditional logic, etc. But I am simply not improving ... sections but that would be higher if I got more Assumption questions ... -
I suck at assumption questionsHey 7Sagers, I've been studying for at least a year now But for some reason I have so much trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Suffici…
... trouble trying to correctly answer Assumption, Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption questions. I have gone ... negation tests, conditional logic, etc. But I am simply not improving ... sections but that would be higher if I got more Assumption questions ... -
Any advice for assumption questionsI am having the hardest time with assumption questions required and sufficient alike. I am getting it down to two answers; the right one and the one …
Sometimes necessary assumption questions are similar to sufficient assumptions where you have to ... answer choices.
But often, the necessary assumption is just something that ... -
PT17.S2.Q21 - nuclear reactors are sometimes builtHi All, I could use some help with this necessary assumption question. I definitely see why C is a necessary assumption, but I'm having a hard tim…
... That's some good input but if you think about it ... it's more of a sufficient assumption attempting to address the problem ... job. So I think the necessary assumption that we wanted E to ... -
PT17.S2.Q21 - nuclear reactors are sometimes builtHi All, I could use some help with this necessary assumption question. I definitely see why C is a necessary assumption, but I'm having a hard tim…
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Thank you, but I'm not sure how ... location of nuclear reactor sites, but we have no premises to ... it clearly doesn't. A sufficient assumption would be something like this ... 's the negation of your necessary assumption that we wanted. My bad ... -
What is a necessary vs. a sufficient condition in logic?I'm just starting the intro to logic section and I'm a bit confused. What is a sufficient condition? What is a necessary condition?
... mean the sufficient follows. But, if the sufficient condition is met, our necessary condition ... sufficient and necessary conditions, lets look at sufficient and necessary assumptions.
A sufficient assumption ... -
According to this article most frequent LR types? seem accurate?Additionally since I am starting out, how would experienced LSATers rank from most difficult to least difficult the top 5 on this list, just to so i…
... for flaw questions, but have never encountered ... great difficulty with all assumption questions. If I ... difficulty with Sufficient Assumption, Necessary Assumption, and Parallel Reasoning. But I would ... the structure of a Sufficient Assumption question, find them ... -
PT68.S2.Q15 - psychologists recently conductedHi, I BR-ed this question, read the explanations from various websites and sources, and this question is still not making much sense to me. The …
... predisposition."
The assumption is an unstated premise that ... logically follows.
The necessary assumption in this argument is that ... somewhat understand your reasoning, but the necessary/sufficient issue and probabilities are not ... -
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…
... , but it is indeed possible for a necessary assumption to be sufficient. A necessary assumption does ... be unnecessary, but you can have an assumption that is both necessary and sufficient. -
I keep falling for the "oldest trick in the book" - sufficiency/necessity LR questionsAt first, it was quite easy for me to identify and correctly label conditional statements. But, now that I am nearly 60% through with the CC (curren…
... issue with confusion of necessary/sufficient, I would simply ... good way to test necessary assumption questions is to negate ... Sufficient assumption statements are usually written as conditional statements whereas necessary ... I could think of, but I truly think JY ... -
I keep falling for the "oldest trick in the book" - sufficiency/necessity LR questionsAt first, it was quite easy for me to identify and correctly label conditional statements. But, now that I am nearly 60% through with the CC (curren…
... premium cocaine. It is a necessary assumption.
In ... responsible. Nevertheless, this is a sufficient assumption.
Simply put ... necessary assumption took place does not guarantee the conclusion, but knowing a sufficient assumption ... -
How to know when to postpone?I might be losing it. I'm plateauing in the low to mid 160's (162-166) and I'm aiming for a 172+. With only weeks left to go to the September exam, s…
... lies in necessary assumption questions, followed by sufficient assumption, flaw, and weaken (but to a ... agreement question will throw me, but I'm honing those as ... -
Like MikeAre there many things more dangerous on this test than a Sufficient Assumption answer choice in a Necessary Assumption question? It's like trying to …
... test than a Sufficient Assumption answer choice in a Necessary Assumption question? It's ... that looks like a blueberry but is poisonous. Not to mention ... -
How to tackle LR weak points?Hey everyone! I've realized that I'm consistently failing the Necessary Assumption, MSS and Flaw/Weakening Questions (Among the most frequent ques…
... on each type of questions, but during my practice tests, ... necessary assumption questions is that they are in the same family as Sufficient Assumption ... answer might be phrased differently but the stimulus are all ... it and move on. But in blind review you want ... -
What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... the sufficient and necessary. The negation technique just means you take the assumption ... comes in handy on Necessary Assumption questions but proves far less useful on ... -
NA QuestionsI still don't understand how to do NA questions. I'm having a lot of trouble with this. I've watched the videos but for some reason it's still not cl…
... thought I understood these but recently I've been ... thus, the argument), but we have to treat the ... negation of the necessary assumption? The necessary assumption is essentially an ...
Sufficient assumption;
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conditional statement in LRi am in the middle of my CC about the different indicators that are broken down into groups 1-4, however this is my first time studying for the LSAT…
... question. I understood conditionality okay, but had no idea how to ... CC in the sections on Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption. If you haven't ... lessons and drills on conditionality, but it is those formulaic question ...
