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I would love some feedback from 7Sagers on this LG realization I just had.I just finished going over a warm up piece from LG PT46 and had a bit of a realization during BR. I commented at the link below and I would absolutel…
... in restriction as well. Some MBT question ACs can be something ... done after drawing out rules and inferences. And by no means would ... to then take longer then necessary and have that become a stressor ... -
Why did you pick 7sage?I am thinking to purchase an online course but I am not quite sure which one to pick. I have 7sage, LSATmax, Blueprint and Fox LSAT on my list. I…
... for the individual books and obviously can't just ... above and beyond answering the Q. He lists out assumptions, notes ... referential language, draws out the formal logic, and ... a weaken answer or a necessary assumption answer. Other courses ... -
Necessary Assumption vs Sufficient Assumption - How to Gage Strong Language?In explaining why the AC was correct for a particular Necessary Assumption question, JY said: "This answer choice is great because it states the assu…
... player that ever lived" a necessary assumption here is "Jerry could ... what is at very least necessary for this statement to ... who mistake them for sufficient assumptions or strengthening questions. Once you ... just pop out to you. And the method of negating correct ... -
Legal vs. IllegalSo I’ve been wondering... consider this: If something is legal, then it is not illegal. Therefore, if it is illegal, then it is not legal (illega…
... key here is that "Legal" and "illegal" are both sufficient conditions ... is not necessary that an act is legal or illegal, and the ... plays on our real world assumptions. -
PT30.S2.Q20 - Scientist: Some critics of public fundingHola 7Sagers, I'm super struggling with this question simply because I feel like the answer makes a big jump. It almost seem like its a sufficient…
... complex argument structure, and is a question where ... say that B is necessary for A. Namely:
necessary for "continued funding. Correct ... this juncture that the MBT of this question is ... here is the 5th and final layer to this ... -
Lower Bound for 'Some' - why is it 1 and not 2?Can anyone please explain to me why the lower bound for ‘some’ is 1 and not 2? Is there no distinction in logic between a singular instance of someth…
... way to phrase it, and will fix your problems.
necessary to have some dichotomies, for ... example, none vs some, MBT vs CBF, or Green or ... just point to one person and say "There are some ... but in logic, as JY and many logicians define it, 'some ... -
How to tell when a conditional statement is a hypothetical/bizaro world?hey all, so i did 59.3.19 https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-59-section-3-question-19/ in it there's a conditional statement that's a…
... statement containing its own sufficient and necessary conditions. The stimulus itself doesn ... conclude anything though, and since this is a MBT, the premises must ... -
PT60.S1.Q22 - One of the most useful social conventionsI am confused because the correct answer to this question seems like it's a necessary assumption and not a sufficient assumption, as the question ste…
... @happyLSAT is right. Assumptions can be both necessary and sufficient. In this ... case AC A may not be necessary ... because it has tricky language and the premises are basically ... use is widely frowned upon and is a detriment to ... -
PT60.S1.Q7 - Psychologist: Research has shown that a weakenedCan someone please help me comprehend why "reducing stress can help weakened immune system" is same as "stress can weaken the immune system" ? It see…
... are confusing sufficient with necessary conditions. Answer choice ( ... and without further assumptions, to reach our conclusion. It *is* necessary ... can be both sufficient and necessary (it's not here ... plato.stanford.edu/entries/necessary-sufficient/ to clarify ... -
PT85.S3.Q22 - Insurers and doctors are well awareCompletely lost on this question. Any explanations would be much appreciated. **Admin note: edited title**
... thinking is almost like a necessary assumption. Implicitly, we are ... counter to our standard assumptions as well as personal ... to prevent back injuries." And that totally completely wrecks the ... while playing around in excel and watching youtube videos? Wouldn ... -
Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
... for MSS question is a necessary assumption, sometimes it literally is ... supported inference (like quasi-MBT.) And the ambiguity and randomness of how some ... of the occasions, are never MBT. And many wrong choices are also ... -
Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
... for MSS question is a necessary assumption, sometimes it literally is ... supported inference (like quasi-MBT.) And the ambiguity and randomness of how some ... of the occasions, are never MBT. And many wrong choices are also ... -
Understanding of Sufficient and Necessary Conditions + LawgicHello. I have been having some trouble with actually solidifying my understanding of the meaning of Sufficient Conditions and Necessary Conditions as…
... conclusions necessary conditions. But, when we are searching for Sufficient Assumptions for ... premises with sufficient conditions and conclusions as necessary conditions.
> ... that the conclusion becomes the necessary, and the premises are your ... -
PT36.S4.G1 - A fruit stand carries at least one kindI noticed that I have been struggling with In/Out games. Therefore, I’m specifically targeting fool proofing these types of games. The plan is to go …
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The stimulus is that ... of the subjects trigger the necessary condition). You still have ... a not both rule, and p is in. Next, ... or relationship between t and k since both are ... -
Necessary Assumption QuestionsYOOOO! I just wanted to ask a quick question about the must be true test for Necessary Assumption answer choices? could someone elaborate on that? I…
... think of these particular assumptions as something that must ... Like, between molting 1 and 2 was 4 years ... that snake and between molting 3 and 4 was ... going into the answer choices and notice how far (E ... very difficult. This is necessary. This is relevant to ... -
Necessary Assumption QuestionsYOOOO! I just wanted to ask a quick question about the must be true test for Necessary Assumption answer choices? could someone elaborate on that? I…
... to call the question type Necessary Assumption. It's such ... for something to be logically necessary.
No ... is that NA (CMBT?) and SA are about as ... question types can be. MBT is the much better type ... the concept of necessity and how to think about ... -
Having trouble with MSSHi everyone! I am in the beginning stages of my LSAT prep but am having issues with MSS questions. Any suggestions on how to improve? I have yet t…
... MSS questions like NA questions, and that kind of approach helped ... " doesn't require too many assumptions. From a pure logic standpoint ... is actually required, and MSS answer choices aren't MBT, but are ... -
pointers for necessary assumption questions?!I am having a hard time with necessary assumption questions. I understand the question type but when it comes to the answer choices I always end up p…
... found myself over analyzing and not focusing on the structure ... identifying context, premise(s), and conclusion. Focus heavily on the ... premise and conclusion and forget the rest. Once ... be necessary.. It's easy for us to make assumptions but ... -
Otherwise & Not Otherwise BiconditionalsHey there! Hope everyone is doing well in their LSAT studies! I stumbled upon a question that stated "otherwise" within the answer choices. (for r…
... conditional Not L Not SW and the logical Equivalent SW LW ... to get you a new necessary condition, it can only become ... /> combine with the first statement and you get your bi conditional ... a bi-conditional without further assumptions.
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PT72.S3.Q6 - gamma ray burstshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-72-section-3-question-06/ I am having such a tough time on this question. I have written out my thinking,…
... "the duration being long and everything else being short ... or 'short'", "**reflect** the explosion" and "**descriptive** labels."
... some of the author's assumptions? Well, there has ... (i.e. negating the necessary condition above) -> traditional ... -
Necessary Assumption Help!!Hello, I have trouble seeing if something is actually required, even after applying the negation test and asking myself if the AC is giving more t…
... absolutely true?(MBT) Find the P and C, have ... relationship between balanced muscle development and exercise equally.
... open to completely different looking assumptions as well.
... unbalanced muscle development and exercise unequally, there ... -
PT3.S2.Q4 - A work of architecture, if it is to be bothHi, I am having trouble understanding why (B) MBT. I understand why the other answer choices are bad. But I have no idea why (B) is the correct answe…
... precept is confusing sufficient and necessary in the former half; ... precept is failing the necessary. Can you expand on ... and necessity?
Since its a MBT question, if they confuse sufficiency and ... architects, who build inviting and functional buildings, are ... -
PT3.S2.Q4 - A work of architecture, if it is to be bothHi, I am having trouble understanding why (B) MBT. I understand why the other answer choices are bad. But I have no idea why (B) is the correct answe…
... "So they negated the necessary condition, which means that ... br /> (i) Unviolated Precept: Inviting and Functional --> Unobtrusive
(ii ... br /> (iii) Violated Precept: Inviting and Functional --> NOT Unobtrusive
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PT70.S1.Q23 - Columnist: Although most people favor the billwould some one please help me understand how to properly translate answer choice E into formal logic? i have some idea from the discussion in the vid…
... to ask ourselves what the necessary condition is here. In other ... in order for the necessary to be a MBT. The more carve ... someone tries to argue their necessary didn't happen. An example ... , "most people favor the bill," and the necessary, "[a bill] will be ... -
156 fake diagnostic.I've been studying for 1.5 - 2 months. I should've been a lot more rigorous in my study habits, but I wasn't. I just finished the LG CC and have not …
... argument (find the flaw or necessary assumption), it's really important ... to push past the context and hone in on the actual ... premises and conclusion. Initially I was trying ... the conclusion, the flaws and assumptions got a little easier to ... -
Cleaning up Logic GamesHey! So I have kind of hit a plateau with LG. I am averaging around a -8 timed, but in BR I am consistently -0 to -2. I know I can do pretty much …
... frozen on straight up MBT and CBT questions; I'm ... question of the game, and it’s often asking ... important to understand that, and subsequently choose to skip ... its not necessary, or I am not splitting and missing ... rule, and hence there'll be a MBT question later ... -
Tips and tricks for Necessary Assumption questions?I'm at the NA section of the core curriculum (almost done the problem sets) and so far these are the hardest question type for me. What are some …
... , but I have found that necessary assumption questions are easier for ... I know that A, B and C are true according to ... the stimulus and that the author believes that ... conditional logic much like standard MBT questions. I was pleasantly surprised ... -
PT33.S1.Q18-- the use of space-based satellites PART 2#help So here was my reasoning for this question, but I still couldn't quite fully understand why A is right and C and E are wrong: A-- right bec…
... the distinction between ignoring something and failing to consider it, I ... that. None of this is MBT or anything, but given the ... choices that need about 25 assumptions to get them even close ... the premises of the argument and therefore cannot possibly underly the ... -
NA vs SAWhat is the primary difference between Necessary Assumption Qs and Sufficient Assumption Qs? Both are required to make the argument valid but I'm not…
... choice mentioning something that MBT. in that sense we ... the negative (a blocking necessary assumption). Notice here that ... assumption could be both sufficient and necessary. More than likely when ... in a way that is necessary and not sufficient.
NA vs. SA question stemI just went thru PT7 S4 Q13 and came across a question stem that’s says *“In order for the conclusion above to be properly drawn, which one of the fo…
... supply a million sufficient assumptions in response to this ... definitely not a case of necessary "taking precedence" or "superseding ... this works. It's a necessary assumption because it (1) ... the characteristics of a necessary assumption question, and (2) it is ...
