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PT30.S4.Q14 - Joseph and Laura's argumentMistaking sufficiency/necessity flaw I've been making steady progress on the flaw/descriptive weakening portion of the curriculum however somethin…
... PT30 S4 Q14 wrecked me and it's especially frustrating because ... the core lessons on sufficiency and necessity because it's not ... denial of the sufficient or necessary happens. I was wondering if ... I remember doing awhile ago and if anyone had any recommendations ... -
LR Level 4(Harder) and Level 5(Hardest) QuestionsHey all, Ive made some good progress studying for LR and mainly get the easy to medium questions all right. However, on a lot of my preptests (abo…
... good progress studying for LR and mainly get the easy to ... mainly get the level 4 and 5 questions all wrong. Any ... between the premise and the conclusion or the assumptions are way more ... already read the Loophole FYI and it helped a lot, but ... -
PT65.S2.Q25 - All coffeehouse and restaurants are public placesMBT Question: All C and R are public places. Most well-designed public places feature art work. Wrong Answer Choice: Most C that are well-desig…
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PT7.S4.Q6 - Something about bankers and loans#help I got this Necessary Assumption question right, and while it wasn't completely a shot in the dark, I'm struggling to articulate what the argu…
... /> I got this Necessary Assumption question right, and while it wasn't ... what the argument is saying, and why C is the correct ... the insurance.
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PT13.S4.Q7 - Murray and JaneIn PT 13, Section 4, Question 7, when Murray says "You are wrong to make this claim", does he mean that the claim being made is wrong? It is one thin…
... a statement is wrong( false) and another to claim that the ... the question, though not absolutely necessary.
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Brute forcing a MBT question.When you are forced to brute force a MBT question, what is the best way to go about it? I try and eliminate as much as I can right away. With the ACs…
... forced to brute force a MBT question, what is the best ... go about it? I try and eliminate as much as I ... left, I just negate them and see if I arrive at ... -
PT40.S1.14 - Suff/Nec and Arg from Ignorance FlawI was reviewing a question I have seen many, many... _many_ times over. PT40.S1.14 for anyone interested. Today as I was analyzing the stimulus, m…
... The even more classic sufficient/necessary mix-up/incorrect negation/incorrect ... trick in the book. And then the lightbulb in my ... had kept formal and informal logic as separate and unrelated, but ... Anyway, maybe I'm slow and everyone already knew this, lol ... -
PT39.S4.Q4: Why am I so terrible at necessary assumption questions?I thought the argument was a causal conclusion because of “increases.” Since the argument goes from correlation to causation, isn’t one of the assump…
... , isn’t one of the assumptions that there is a causal ... relationship between watching TV and obesity among North-American school ... -
Do you recommend doing all the example questions and PSETs in the CC?I'm looking at the Flaw-Descriptive Weaking questions and Necessary Assumption questions on the CC. Each of them has about 20 example questions and 2…
I'm looking at the Flaw-Descriptive Weaking questions and Necessary Assumption questions on the CC. Each of them has about 20 example questions and 20 PSETs. Is it recommended to do all of them? If not, how many are recommended? -
PT87.S3.Q22: Answer choices B and E (Questions about JY's explanation)When it comes to these harder disagreement type questions, are we supposed to look for what the two speakers explicitly disagree about or is it suppo…
... creating art that "people enjoy and support?" I felt that neither ... points out a bunch of assumptions you'd have to make ... correct assumptions? He never confirms whether they are or not and then ... that public art "should do" and Elsa would say no because ... -
PT83.S1.Q18 - Contesting Standard committee lawgicI'm disagreeing with how JY did this because we can't use common sense in MBT nor make up assumptions because we think it makes sense to us. MSS is f…
... common sense in MBT nor make up assumptions because we think ... always a 95% certainty and 5% wiggle room for ... is a valid argument and what is a sound ... two different things. In MBT we are focusing if it ... We can't negate assumptions since we are removing alot ... -
Diagramming Quantified Logic (Combining "All" and"Most" Statements)When combining an "all" statement that shares its sufficient condition with the necessary condition of a "most" statement, how do you determine the s…
... its sufficient condition with the necessary condition of a "most" statement ... do you determine the sufficient/necessary order between the new terms ... which condition becomes sufficient and which becomes necessary.
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LR Q Stem Confusion (MBT, MSS, PSA, SA, NA, etc)Hello, 7Sagers! I seem to have a difficult time committing to memory the differences in language for Q stems in Logical Reasoning for MBT, MSS, PSA, …
... Logical Reasoning for MBT, MSS, PSA, SA, NA, and sometimes Strengthening & ... stem's wording is subtle, and when I don't have ... Q stems for both Principle and PSA questions.
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Reading slow and ADD/ADHD for LR.Hello all, For the longest time I was hitting around -10 in LR while still understanding the review and having a higher BR scores of -3/-4 per se…
... while still understanding the review and having a higher BR ... less time on "easy questions" and allot times to questions generally ... I am reading much slower and actually taking time to ... grasp of the logic, reasoning, assumptions, etc.
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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. …
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From 138 to University of Michigan and MoreTo the 7Sage Community, It is with great excitement that I write this note. My journey began back in 2016, right after college. I used textbooks …
... self-motivation, and encouragement from family and friends that helped ... I keep getting this Necessary Assumption question about ... />
2. **Repetition and drill**. DRILL DRILL DRILL. Rinse ... below the videos, forum convos, and tutors.
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Urgent help with Sufficient / Necessary Assumption questions!I average -10 on LR and am trying to get that to -8 before test day next week. I am terrible at Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Questions. I stru…
I average -10 on LR and am trying to get that to -8 before test day next week. I am terrible at Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Questions. I struggle to determine the missing gap in both questions. Is there any advice someone could give me? -
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 …
... is that most SAs are assumptions we impose on the argument ... an assumption that isn’t necessary? I guess technically there could ... to the conclusion’s reasoning and therefore it being false wouldn ... ’t wreck the conclusion and isn’t needed. LSAT typically ... -
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?
Does 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? -
Necessary Assumption Questions with Conditional LanguageHi everyone! This is related to PT55S3Q24, but it is on necessary assumption questions with conditional language in general-- how do you do the negat…
... PT55S3Q24, but it is on necessary assumption questions with conditional language ... test with conditional AC's? And what is a good approach ... -
PT9.S2.Q12 and PT10.S1.Q16PT 9, S2, Q12: I was looking for an answer choice that said something along the lines of non-purebred dogs being just as expensive for reasons othe…
... other than genetically determined abnormalities and thought B addressed that. Is ... is not necessary to treat them through surgery and cost-intensive procedures ... was wrong with my reasoning and why is B wrong?
ADHD and Convergence Disorder AccomodationsHey 7Sage Community, I'm planning on taking the LSAT this upcoming November, and am applying for additional time. I am doing so because I have bo…
... LSAT this upcoming November, and am applying for additional time ... primarily read through audiobooks and filter all my University reading ... doctors at Notre Dame, and a record of prior accommodation ... but I have all the necessary documents proving my conditions. I ...Necessary Assumption Questions Help!Hi everyone! I have a question regarding necessary assumption questions. I am trying to get a better understanding of NA questions, since this is the…
... I have a question regarding necessary assumption questions. I am trying ... for answers that seem relevant and may strengthen the argument, but ... for the wrong answer choices and they still seem correct. For ... consumes that contains coffee" and in my mind when I ...Necessary AssumptionDoes anyone have any suggestions on how to work on Necessary Assumption questions. I have tried to use the Must Be True method but it is not working …
... on how to work on Necessary Assumption questions. I have tried ... am very bad at them and do not know how to ...Any tips for understanding sufficient vs necessary conditions?Hi! Recently started learning about formal logic and it's kicking my butt to be honest. I'm still a little confused on how you even identify a condit…
... started learning about formal logic and it's kicking my butt ... through some of the exercises and was like seriously, this is ... how to deduce sufficient vs necessary conditions. I don't want ...Struggling with finding assumptions in strengthen and weaken questionsI was wondering if anyone had any tips on getting better ta finding the assumptions in strengthen an weaken questions?
I was wondering if anyone had any tips on getting better ta finding the assumptions in strengthen an weaken questions?MBT on LGIf it's an MBT question on Logic Games and you are trying to figure out which answer choice works in all the worlds you created… if it works for one …
If it's an MBT question on Logic Games and you are trying to figure out which answer choice works in all the worlds you created… if it works for one sub-gameboard/ world does it automatically work for all?How to negate sentence with no and untilHello! May someone give me advice on how to diagram a sentence that has both no and until in it? For example: No dog can go until their owners leave.…
... sentence that has both no and until in it? For example ... No, u would negate the necessary, but for the until, u ...What The Author Is Likely To BelieveI write to share an observation. Sometimes I struggle with the author's belief type question type in RC even when I have a pretty good grasp of the p…
... correct answer goes further than necessary. The wrong way to approach ... take the author's argument and apply it in a ... answers look like that, and I was falling into that ... as if it were a Necessary Assumption type in LR. ... answer is more like a MBT or a NA than ...Sharing experience and seeking adviceHi I hope all is well with you 7Sagers. It has been now 6 months since I've started to studying for LSAT but still struggling with many of the sect…
... . I still felt nervous and digesting the stimuli difficult ( ... 35) doing untimed, and take as much time as necessary.
< ... this case, is BR still necessary or recommended? Or should ... remaining, I feel desperate and lost with little improvement; ...
