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Trap Answer ChoicesDoes anyone know how to quickly recognize these? or how to notice one right when you see it? especially with the time constraint? how do you almost p…
One quick note that might help you is that I often find myself falling for answer choices that are sufficient (but not necessary) for necessary assumption questions. They are really attractive! So I try to be on guard against them. -
The Hardest LR Question of All Time - Preptest 29 Number 17 LR Studies of the reliability of eyewitnOk, I am joking about this being the hardest LR question of all time. Of course, there have been harder questions, but for some reason, this one took…
... 'easier' questions, the assumption you need to make in ... that often function as sufficient assumptions (PT 54 S2 ... weak argument. Supplying a necessary assumption plugs up a potential ... strengthening, or providing a necessary assumption, simply makes it less ... -
Sufficient Assumptions destroying meSufficient Assumption questions are killing me. Anyone have this problem and how have you overcome it?
In assumption questions, most of the ... sky is overcast." The sufficient assumption is "It has always ... then the conclusion follows. Necessary assumption will be "It has sometimes ... conclusion will not follow. Sufficient assumption gives us certainty about what ... -
Pattern RecognitionI’ve heard so many times that the LSAT is a test of pattern recognition. Some people define pattern recognition as anticipating or pre-phrasing answe…
... add to that.
Necessary assumption, inference (MBT and MSS) and ... : Most, often, many, and several. Sufficient assumption questions like big language. Ex ... -
"Cannot"... "Unless"Hey all, on PT 24, game 4, the rule reads "V cannot be prescribed unless both H and M are prescribed." J.Y translates this to: V -> M V->H. I am …
... out which is the Necessary or the sufficient condition. You just need ... Sufficient:
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H and M into the Necessary ... Sufficient:
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Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... of the conclusion
6. Sufficient Assumption Questions
- You are ... 7. Pseudo-sufficient Assumption Questions:
- Very similar to sufficient assumption questions in that ... a similar flaw
16. Necessary Assumption Questions
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Will an answer choice in Assumption Questions ever repeat the conclusion or a premise?I suppose the title is self-explanatory, but I ran across a question in particular (LSAT 58, Section 4, Question 21) regarding lottery winners and te…
... conclusion is both a necessary and a sufficient assumption for itself. So if ... question that asks for a necessary or sufficient assumption of the CONCLUSION, then ... work. Drilling a bunch of necessary assumption questions should help illuminate exactly ... -
Evaluation QuestionsHi JY I came across a question where I don't understand the question stem or how to take on the question type ( Prep Test 36 Q24 Sec 1). Is there…
... for a flaw/strengthen/weaken/necessary or sufficient assumption/ question. We're being ... to be on, say, a necessary assumption question). The scenario the argument ... -
Necessary Assumption fuck-upsSo in my mind I attack NA questions pretty methodically: negating each answer choice and determining which one wrecks the argument, while also taking…
... this sufficient assumption (that “trees grow 1 ring per year”) a necessary assumption? Well ... year” is a sufficient assumption, it’s not a necessary assumption. Given the additional ... -
Necessary AssumptionsHello! I feel like I ask a LOT of questions, but oh well. Necessary assumptions. I'm having trouble with them. I've been through how they're explain…
... may be many potential sufficient assumptions. In Necessary assumption Qs, you are looking ... + Sufficient Assumption = Conclusion
In Necessary Assumptions:
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Using "most" to eliminate in NA questions - reliable rule?So I know the LSAT doesn't really have 'guaranteed' rules that you can use (other than negation, etc), but has anyone come across a correct LR answer…
... the type of assumption question. If it's a sufficient assumption question, you ... argument air tight. In a necessary assumption question, the answer choice will ... -
high scorersPLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME YOUR SCHEDULE FOR STUDYING. I have studied since July and I'm still in 150s I feel like I have studied the wrong way...I have …
... 4-6 points on assumption questions; after getting ... between a necessary and a sufficient assumption and tools ... that I can use to help me with necessary ... assumptions. Since reviewing them, I rarely miss assumption ... -
NA question typesI was wondering if anyone has found a way that works best to approach these question types? If so, PLEASE share.
Good thread! I was just wondering the same . Thank god to Sage at least now I know there is a difference between sufficient and necessary assumption questions (didn't learn that in my over 1,000$ crappy test prep course). -
NA question typesI was wondering if anyone has found a way that works best to approach these question types? If so, PLEASE share.
... of choosing a sufficient assumption when they want a necessary assumption) during Blind Review ... -
LR Cheat Sheet Part 1Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite a while ago. I hope it helps some of you out there. Best of luck to all! LR Question Type Cheat Sheet …
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Sufficient Assumption Questions (Justify The Conclusion)
Necessary Assumption Questions (Assumption)
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PT 50--beginning of the major changes?I just took PT 50 and I felt like I did not even know how to complete the exam. I have familiarized myself with the test since December, but I felt …
... recognize that there's some sufficient and necessary assumption confusion because there's ... "treats a sufficient assumption as a necessary assumption" and "treats a necessary assumption as a sufficient assumption."
LR: Strengthen, Sufficient, or RequiredI am really struggling on making these distinct. I can recognize the stems, but the answers are gnarly for me. Any advice? I am going through the…
... or how little.
-For sufficient assumption, you need to figure out ... be sufficient to guarantee that the argument would work.
-For necessary assumption ...Getting nervous!I am in need of some advice from fellow LSAT takers and law school applicants. Just a little background about myself. I graduated with a 3.8 GPA wi…
... the difference between a necessary assumption and a sufficient one?).
You ...Making Progress in LR before December LSATHello everyone! I am desperately looking for advice on how to improve my LR score. I have been studying on and off for my LSAT over the past 2 yea…
... have a feel for the assumption that the argument is making ... on main point questions and sufficient/necessary assumption questions. The other questions use ...55.1.4 Among the various modelsHow is A a sufficient assumption? I didn't like any of the answer choices, so I pretty much guessed on this one. I thought A was the least attracti…
... seem more like a necessary assumption rather than a sufficient assumption? After reading your ... think it really is a sufficient assumption. In order for it to ... be sufficient, don't you need to ...Study HabitsHey everyone! I am trying to find the best way to study and I was wondering if it is best to study one section (LG, LR, RC) at a time or is it okay…
... understand the difference between a sufficient and necessary assumption and could you quickly ...prep test 30 section 2 question 22Can someone explain to me why the answer isn't A
... .
This is a necessary assumption question.
The claim ... one. This is a sufficient assumption, not a necessary assumption. If you negate it ... is too strong for a necessary assumption.
Answer B: Who ...Doubt in necessary assumptionI was reading the Trainer and I came through a simple example "She does not consume too much caffeine because she only drinks one cup of coffee a da…
... you are giving is a Sufficient Assumption. With the two premises, (one ... .
It's not a Necessary assumption because, while the negation does ... much caffeine" limit.
A necessary assumption always destroys the argument when ...PT44.S2.Q13 - the solution to anyThis is a hard SA question, and I don't see what I am missing. How is answer choice A a sufficient assumption? My diagram: (Solution to environm…
@Elle2015 If this were a necessary assumption question, then I think you’d be on to something, employing the negation test. But this is a sufficient assumption question. So we need an answer that will make the argument valid.PT5.S1.Q12 - impact craters causedHey gang, I’ve been working through the Sufficient Assumption question bank, trying to turn my Level 3 and 2 questions into Level 1 questions (for…
... think answer D is a necessary assumption due to the strength of ... of craters. Therefore, D is necessary because if you negate it ... sure that answer D is sufficient, though. Geophysics is the study ...Advice on BR scoreHey guys, so I am having trouble with logical reasoning. On every section at this point I get at least minus -10, more like 11 or 12. However when I …
... Necessary Assumption, one of the wrong answers might be a Sufficient (but not necessary) assumption ...not seeing much improvement in PTsSo I started doing my PTs after finishing the core curriculum and while I initially saw some improvement (started with my diagnostic at 152, then sta…
... and can pick tiny little necessary assumptions that don't ... to be important to be necessary.
It doesn't ... and yet it's a necessary assumption. If the opposite is true ... a Sufficient assumption, and guarantees the conclusion, but it's not necessary. Even ...PT32.S4.Q03 - Traffic AccidentHi all, Link to the lesson: https://7sage.com/lesson/traffic-accident-principle-question?ss_completed_lesson=1135 First of all, C can be eliminat…
... of knowledge. Michiko adds the sufficient condition that “if they know ... sufficient assumption and conclude with the correctly corresponding necessary assumption. So to trigger the sufficient assumption ...Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... means. Of course, denying a Necessary assumption absolutely devastates an argument. And ... option to negate a stated Necessary Assumption. That would be the equivalent ... that “unless" means to "negate sufficient" all day long, but if ...Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
... the assumption true), Strengthen (make the assumption true), Necessary assumption (identify the one assumption who ... 's negation would destroy the argument), Sufficient assumption ...
