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PT77.S2.Q20 - critic: it is common to argueHi All, So the stimulus in #20 reads, "If one does not criticize a form of behavior in oneself or vow to stop it, then one should not criticize…
... ) both then you should not criticize other's behavior. ... t criticize your own behavior and also (2) vow ... of these two is sufficient to entail the conclusion, ... tell you, "either x or y but not both" which would ... translate to x /y if ... -
PT70.S4.Q03 - humorous television advertisementsHey guys would really appreciate some help with this question I chose C during my timed test and blind review and I'm pretty confused as to why it…
... to "Humorous --> Convey Message" and "Effective Ads ---> Convey Message ... takes a necessary condition and treats it like a sufficient condition. That ... like a necessary condition. Humor is sufficient for "Convey Message" but not necessary. There could ... -
Why does it take time to see improvement?Hi So I think I know the fundamentals of LR but I still miss questions on the ones that I should not have missed... I do choose very carefully wh…
... difference between knowing the fundamentals and mastering them. When someone ... fundamentals is necessary for improvement of score but it is not sufficient. Time management ... , going through enough number of similar questions and ... -
Q. 5 of Quiz on drawing valid conclusions with translation 3In JY's breakdown of this statement: <blockquote>All dinosaurs that hunt its prey can run, swim and fly. Dinosaurs that cannot run, cannot swim or ca…
... . But take a look at the 2nd sentence, that's not an "and ... have an "or" in the sufficient. Because of that you have ... ".
Also, when "and" is in "necessary", its easier to write ... in your scenario the "and" in necessary wasn't wrong. It just ... -
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…
... difference between a sufficient and necessary assumption is incredibly subtle, and distinguishing them requires ... an argument valid, but it's not necessarily a condition that ... said, necessary assumptions are incredibly subtle, but they're necessary in order ... -
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…
... also deny the sufficient or satisfy the necessary, but by doing either ... satisfied or not. Conversely, by satisfying the necessary, the sufficient term ... anything?
Of course not. Same thing with the last ... this is such a simple and common sense example, it ... -
Negation of a statement with "most" and "conditional statements"I am having a difficult time figuring out how to negate a sentence that is comprised of both "most" and "conditional statements." For example, if …
... logic deals with the sufficient and necessary relationship between sets and their objects. This ... be the following: it is not the case that "most people ... for LSAT will get 180," but because there's no 'flowing ... -
Need assistance with some grammar around sufficient and necessary conditions (noun, predicate verb)I hope I can explain this 1)I fully understand how to convert any sentence into Sufficient and Necessary conditions 2)Where I am having problems is…
... between sufficient and necessary condition. There can be many sufficient condition for the necessary condition ... for it. But its possible that its not the only necessary condition for ... -
I've been studying on/off since June. I'm kind of getting lost in the cycle of studying. Advise?Greetings everyone, I am writing because I was supposed to take the Sept LSAT and apply to law school fall 2016. I took a Testmasters course summer …
... not enough. Learning and knowing these techniques are necessary for mastering the LSAT, but ... they are not sufficient ... techniques seamlessly and efficiently. One ... ), but really that's not how ... -
Diagramming QuestionsQ. When to and not to use formal logic and/or contrapositives How do you diagram this 1. J is selected unless W is selected 2. J is sele…
I'm not entirely sure what you ... A difficult task no doubt, but needed for mastery of LSAT ... sufficient and necessary conditions are. Really hone in on what makes them sufficient or necessary and ... real shortcut, just time, patience, and effort.
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Does the word "can" indicate a relationship?Hi all, Just a quick question, does the word "can" indicate a relationship or is it indicate like "could", "might" a probability? For instanc…
... a logical relationship between the sufficient and necessary condition. Its a relationship of ... /conditional logic. Cuz it's not really "conditional".
The ... its "existence" has been defined. But if we say "Some reporters ... -
Lawgic translation"It's always sunny in Philadelphia" Someone please explain to me how Sunny is the Necessary Condition and Philadelphia is the Sufficient Condition…
... very misleading relationships between English and Lawgic.
not "If it is Tuesday, ...
The relationships between sufficient and necessary conditions can be tricky at ... sometimes, and the LSAT capitalizes on this. But the ... -
Weakening questionsThese are by far the hardest and most difficult type of LR questions for me. As soon as they turn into 3/5 stars in difficulty or greater I start mis…
... by showing the effect does not have to follow the cause ... showing that if the sufficient condition occurs, the necessary doesn't necessarily ... just a couple examples, but really try and focus on argument analysis ... -
PT24.S2.Q08 - sociologist: she claim thatHi So, it seems that these circular reasoning questions are killing me... okay so I have a question on answer choice B. I am not quite sure why th…
... the same thing twice and not supporting your statement. In ...
> it is not circular reasoning if you provide ... circular reasoning are not all the same, but have different focuses ... some negate the sufficient and some assume the necessary. But what is ... -
Beliefs v. FactsI've only come across this type of flaw a few times, but I'd like to understand the structure behind it. The explanation and example offered in the c…
... interaction between modal and non-modal content there. But some modal constructions ... between premises (sufficient) and conclusion (necessary) in logical deduction, which is not the same ... that "necessarily, Donald is Donald;" but it's false that "necessarily ... -
"All that is required" Sufficiency or Necessity indicator?I understand that "ALL" is a sufficiency indicator word, and "REQUIRE" is a necessity indicator word. I'm wondering then, what does the phrase "*…
... way around: ROW is sufficient to guarantee the conditions of ... may or may not have ROW as it is sufficient but not necessary. This example ... of wealth are phased out and each person is equal economical ... yet we have EJ and thus, ROW is not necessary for EJ.
Logical NegationI'm starting to confuse myself. Can someone clarify how they would do a logical negation of this for the NA Negation Technique? "Any candidate wh…
... instances of "not." Just break things into the sufficient and necessary condition without focusing ... you negate X --> Y? X and Not Y. So, leave the sufficient condition as ... is and add the ...PT57.S3.Q15 - medical ethicist: assuming there isI do not understand why, "'it is never acceptable to offer experimental treatments to patients who experience no extreme symptoms of the the relevant…
... the negate necessary. But the problem is that is not what ... argument is negating the sufficient and producing the same effect ... can offer experimental treatments and still not have extreme symptoms. ... having trouble with not and never, go back and review group ...PT1.S4.Q21 - a society in which there are many crimesI am Completely stumped on this question. I am not sure if I am correctly negating the statement nor understanding the some relationship here Stim…
... For example: (1) You cannot not go to the store meaning ... or (2) There is not nothing to worry about; meaning ... equivalents to each other but have the sufficient and necessary reversed from the stimulus ... until i started thinking numbers. Not sure if this was the ...is that if A, then not B, and A or B, but not both the same thing?is that if A, then not B, and A or B, but not both the same thing?
... , but not both" statement,
I don't think it is necessary ... the items being out is sufficient to guarantee the inclusion of ... remaining item.
not both A and B
A B ... as well
not both A and B https://www.wolframalpha ...Does a correlation go both ways?Hi all, I have a question about correlations, as related to the LSAT. For example, PT77.S2.Q25 "The longer an animal can stay submerged in a dive,…
... can remain submerged as a necessary condition for the depth ... for all that long, but it's super fast so ... 't go as deep but can stay submerged for ... this relationship did not hold, then X and Y would not be positively ... sounds like a correlation but really isn't.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?
... does not mean the sufficient follows. But, if the sufficient condition is met, our necessary ... just sufficient and necessary conditions, lets look at sufficient and necessary assumptions.
A sufficient assumption ...Flaw conundrumSo as I am going about my studying I am finding that flaw questions are particularly hard for me. I have noticed a pattern though. I get roughly 60% …
... I could prephrase and know the flaw but still select the ... flaw type but everyone swears that it's not necessary and all ... circular reasoning AC, a sufficient and necessary confusion AC or an ... flaw types. Sometimes examples and explanations helped me understand ...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…
... sufficient. A necessary assumption does not have to be sufficient, and a sufficient assumption can overshoot and ... therefore be unnecessary, but ...How's this study method?I'm in my fourth week of study for the lsat and my approach has been to go through as many tests I need to untimed until I'm consistently within the …
... test. I like the X-Games with training wheels ... read through a section and scribble some notes down ... lot to learn about "not rules" and diagramming advice. I had ... to refer to, but I'm not sure how useful ... exams in itself was sufficient. But I'll be competing ...How's this study method?I'm in my fourth week of study for the lsat and my approach has been to go through as many tests I need to untimed until I'm consistently within the …
... test. I like the X-Games with training wheels ... read through a section and scribble some notes down ... lot to learn about "not rules" and diagramming advice. I had ... to refer to, but I'm not sure how useful ... exams in itself was sufficient. But I'll be competing ...How's this study method?I'm in my fourth week of study for the lsat and my approach has been to go through as many tests I need to untimed until I'm consistently within the …
... actual test. I like the X-Games with training wheels comparison ... a lot to learn about "not rules" and diagramming advice. I had ... textbook to refer to, but I'm not sure how useful that ... past exams in itself was sufficient. But I'll be competing with ...PT70.S1.Q08 - the result of attempting to whip creamHaving a rough time w this one. Can anyone help out? https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-70-section-1-question-08/
... first sentence.
But I didn't just look ... answer choices where they flip sufficient and necessary.
B ) ... cream attachment helps "somewhat" but we have no idea how ... limited to certain instances and may not happen every time. < ...PT20.S1.Q16 - brown dwarfs(P.S., I know this is a long and dense post, but there's an opportunity at the bottom for anyone reading this to get paid, so hopefully that's an inc…
... in its fur"
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B: "Most dogs ... That's a huge difference, and the argument only fails if ... , A is a sufficient assumption in my eyes, but not a necessary one. If ... provides more than is but necessary, where B does not. "None" is very ...PT22.S2.Q25 - a recent survey showed thatHey, guys! Can you help me make sense of my reasoning for selecting this answer choice, if that makes sense?! Lol Ok so I chose D but I get why B …
... was translated and how you're flipping the necessary with the sufficient, but it ... point on what I'm not understanding.
JY ... of the thing being delicious but not a fruit. We only know ... who isn't convicted should not resign.
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