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PT75.S3.Q15 - recent car buyersSo this is a NA question. Both options D and E make sense to me, but E is supposed to be the correct answer. E says "anyone to whom safety is…
This isn't a necessary assumption, but a sufficient assumption question.
E.) /consult ... 's a problem in a question type that requires you to ... -
PT89.S4.Q10 - Jumping SpiderI'm frustrated that B was the correct answer Reasoning: We have to create an assumption that if something makes an appearance, then it strongly h…
... this is a Strengthen question, not a Sufficient Assumption question. The correct answer ... 's.
In this specific question the other AC's are ... 've confirmed one of the necessary assumptions to your conclusion. -
Need Advice on How to Tackle November LSAT land in solid 150s, ideally 155+Hello 7 Sage Community, I would like some advice on how to tackle November LSAT and land in the solid 150s. Goal is ideally 155+ for this cycle. …
... (are they Main Point, Assumption, Flaw questions etc?). Go ... recent group, and select those question types. Drill them, without ... ? EX: Is reading the question stem first throwing you off, or ... how you think about the question, try something different, decide ... -
NA vs SAHi! I for the life of me cannot correctly identify NA q's from SA q's. Does anyone have any tips/tricks to recognize between the two?
Necessary assumption: (STRENGTHEN THE CONCLUSION)
... /How to Spot
• of question
◦ "required"
◦ "rely"
• In question
◦ "follows logically"
◦ "Enables" + "properly drawn"
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NA vs SAHi! I for the life of me cannot correctly identify NA q's from SA q's. Does anyone have any tips/tricks to recognize between the two?
... all have if in them. Necessary assumption questions will have words like ... 't always present "if". An assumption question with "if" is sufficient to ... show it represents a SA question but it isn't necessary -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
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> ... do you mean by common assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... kinda one) after reading the question stem and without taking into consideration ... -
PT91.S2.Q18: What is the conclusion?Is the first sentence the conclusion? And what is the "contrast'' mentioned in the answer choices? Is it between modern and ancient languages? …
... missing the above. This question can be a sufficient/necessary assumption one too. -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
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assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... kinda one) after reading the question stem and without taking into consideration ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
> > > > ... do you mean by common assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... kinda one) after reading the question stem and without taking into consideration ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
> > > > ... do you mean by common assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... kinda one) after reading the question stem and without taking into consideration ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
> > > > ... do you mean by common assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... irrelevant? If you got the question stem, understood the highlighted sentence, and ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
> > > > ... do you mean by common assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... irrelevant? If you got the question stem, understood the highlighted sentence, and ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
> > > > ... do you mean by common assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... irrelevant? If you got the question stem, understood the highlighted sentence, and ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... is more like a common assumption?
> > > > ... do you mean by common assumption? And I know what E ... to call it a common assumption, may be something that could ... irrelevant? If you got the question stem, understood the highlighted sentence, and ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... the scenario in the question stem show that initially unpopular candidates ... that you made an extra assumption there and assumed that ...
If you identify this assumption, you just need to find ... species. This is the assumption the author’s argument requires ... -
PT91.S4.Q13,14 and Q22: Could a Sage help! Still confused!If anyone could give a breakdown for these two questions, it would help a lot! For #13, I was able to narrow it down to A and B but don't understand …
... the scenario in the question stem show that initially unpopular candidates ... that you made an extra assumption there and assumed that ... > If you identify this assumption, you just need to find ... species. This is the assumption the author’s argument requires ... -
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. …
A strengthen question will usually have more powerful ... akin to a sufficient assumption question. Whereas a necessary assumption is weaker in nature ... a must be true inference question.
I would ... not so subtle differences between question types. -
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 …
I guess the missing piece to understand this flaw would be to consider how many people go up to Mt. Everest in the span of 80 years vs. how many people traveled in France for 80 years. If there are only around 300 people who climb Mt. Everest in 80 years, ... -
How do you typically approach an LR question?I'm really curious to know some of y'all's process. Mike Kim talks about prioritizing the right information, not necessarily ALL of the information i…
... what I do:
1. Question stem
2. Read stimulus
4. Based on question, do my best to identify ... ACs. Most often, its the assumption/flaw AND what the argument ... to the argument based on question type
Hope that ... -
How do you typically approach an LR question?I'm really curious to know some of y'all's process. Mike Kim talks about prioritizing the right information, not necessarily ALL of the information i…
... follows logically
6. Read question stem.
7. By now you ... . all, etc.
9. Reread question stem and see what you need ... in AC to what the stem is asking for.
necessary for sufficient, part to whole ... -
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 …
... gap nicely by supplying the necessary assumption. The argument is not circular ... 't get this one. This question type is rarely seen on ... -
PT5.S1.Q7 - Two paleontologists, Dr. Tyson and Dr. Rees, disagreeCan someone please explain why A is correct? Here was my initial breakdown/reasoning for why I thought E was the right point of issue: Stim: Ther…
... was needed for this question; I havent looked at ... wasn't typical for this question type.
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B: yes, both agree, necessary assumption to argument they are both ... br /> D\: both agree, a necessary assumption for both since they both ... -
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…
... classified as a flaw question, but you are onto ... particularly meaningful one. An NA question can normally (maybe always?) ... answer choice. Taking a necessary assumption as true without warrant is ... So the difference between question types can be purely cosmetic ... -
Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
... .” And because assumption Z exists, this assumption Z weakens the ... of the original conclusion. Assumption Z = new information that ... assumption Z and disproves or negates it, calling into question ... br /> Always read the question stem first, and you can ... -
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 …
... because it isn't a **necessary** assumption the reasoning in the stimulus ... of them will provide a necessary condition for the argument. If ... only one that is **absolutely necessary**: if we take it ... clarifies the reasoning in this question! And just let me know ... -
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 …
... that there is a particular question type or game that you ... some of the more difficult Necessary Assumption questions can really trip me ... understanding why you got a question wrong and why the correct ... -
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 …
... that there is a particular question type or game that you ... some of the more difficult Necessary Assumption questions can really trip me ... understanding why you got a question wrong and why the correct ... -
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 …
... might call a "sufficient assumption" that are actually not ... question of how they're applied. An assumption--sufficient or necessary ... of conditional logic. A necessary assumption is one which must ... argument. Similarly, a sufficient assumption is one which, if ... -
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 …
... question of how they're applied. An assumption--sufficient or necessary ... conditional logic. A necessary assumption is one which must ... questions as "Weaken Assumption" questions and Strengthen ... questions as "Strengthen Assumption" questions and Resolve/ ... -
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 …
... your question.
A necessary assumption is not every assumption an ... a specific type of assumption that when the conclusion ... be true, too. A necessary assumption is something that necessarily ... .
A question you can ask yourself to ...
