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Difference b/t sufficient and necessary assumption questions (formal logic)It really helps me understand the concepts of assumption questions by looking at it formally. Could someone check my logic? So say we have a premi…
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As it turns out, sometimes, the sufficient assumption ... is also the necessary assumption. Often, that happens ... ;C, therefore, A-->C. But that's a brand new ... -
LR Question- Eyewitness identification (Sorry abt the title..forget it comes from which PT..)Hi guys, sorry about the title..I did the question several days ago..so I forget it comes from which PT..As soon as I find out i will change the disc…
The answer choice (A) is an assumption that justifies the conclusion, but potentially there could be other reasons. So (A) is a sufficient assumption for the conclusion, not a necessary one. -
How to tell if it's a real principle questionWhat are the other types of question types that have the word "principle" in their stems but are not really principle questions? I know "pseudo suffi…
... 'if', much like a sufficient assumption question. They also often ... and a sufficient assumption answer (not traditional-strength support, but not validity ... sort of similar to a necessary assumption in alot of ways. ... a great strategy plan, but most of these tend ... -
Necessary assumptionsgood morning all , hope your Easter was fun!! NA-they are kicking my butt! negating the right answer usually will get me only a few correct but f…
... to not be CRUCIAL aka necessary for the stimulus to make ... usually end up being a sufficient assumption or superfluous information that is ... only read the answer choice, but also to negate it and ... -
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…
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Necessary assumption, inference (MBT and MSS) and ... : Most, often, many, and several. Sufficient assumption questions like big language. Ex ... is often useful for MBT, but is rarely useful for MSS. -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
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6. Sufficient Assumption Questions
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- Very similar to sufficient assumption questions in that ... A necessary assumption does very little to help the argument, but without ... -
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…
... /> • But is this sufficient assumption (that “trees grow 1 ring per year”) a necessary assumption ... of sufficient, but not necessary assumptions.
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Nerves for September LSATI keep second guessing on my right answers, and any answer I erase is usually correct, 8/10 times. It's making me score in the lower 160's and it's b…
... . I finished just in time, but my comprehension of the passage ... on. Thats the fastest way! Sufficient Assumption Q's are a great ... and put it in the necessary of the answer choice or ... ideas in the sufficient that match the right necessary or what you ... -
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 …
... a class and got books, but took many gaps in studying ... the difference between a necessary and a sufficient assumption and tools that I ... . I know it sounds crazy, but I started off last year ... -
How to approach NA questions ... HELP!Hi guys, I'm currently working through the NA questions and I am having a hard time understanding the concepts with bridging and blocking. I kno…
... a manner kind of like Sufficient Assumption ACs, in that they fill ... choices are simply unstated premises necessary to the argument that defend ... is my weakest question type, but I've found that being ... -
strengthen questionsI am really confused on strengthen LR questions (assumption family). So I learned that if you attack strengthen questions fhe same way as "must be tr…
... questions. Negation only works on necessary strengthen questions types, which I ... that
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The assumption requires
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Any Good Resources for Suff. Assumption Strategy?I'm totally thrown on S.U questions; I've been back through the theory videos and still get 100% of the questions wrong. During BR I can't seem to un…
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At any rate, sufficient assumption questions really require reading carefully ... right answer to the sufficient assumption question bridges a term ... bearer" in the premise but then all of a ... subjects carry the same necessary condition ("ring-bearers" and ... -
PT62.S4.Q16 - all etching tools are either pin-tipped or bladedCan y'all please help me explain this? I watched the video a few times, but the numbers method that JY explained..is just not really iron clad proof …
... that is not helpful or necessary) at work in the choice ... numerical distribution in the stimulus. But you see how the work ... the argument and indeed identifies (but widens, as if this ... weakness of the argument—for sufficient assumption, it’s better to quantify ... -
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 ... . I chose (E) during the test but ... -
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)
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Necessary Assumption Questions (Assumption)
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Group Blind Review via Skype- Saturday 4/25 7 PM (EST) - PT 56If you're interested in joining please PM me or @nicole.hopkins your Skype name so we can add you to the call :) It runs pretty smooth. All you h…
... the question was a sufficient assumption question I think that ... but we don't need a sufficient condition, we just need a necessary ... provides just what is necessary for the argument to ... for the necessary argument rather than an argument that is sufficient.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 …
... a S and N confusion. But now, you'll have 2 ... "treats a sufficient assumption as a necessary assumption" and "treats a necessary assumption as a sufficient assumption."
but remember, the core of the ...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…
... a multitude of ways but ultimately what stuck with ... completely fix the argument, but they have to address ... little.
-For sufficient assumption, you need to figure ... sufficient to guarantee that the argument would work.
-For necessary assumption ...Necessary AssumptionsSomeone please help, I still do not know how to do these question types. I have reviewed the curriculum many times, but it is still not sticking. A…
Necessary assumptions are subtle but crucial.
The number ... fooling you into picking a sufficient assumption.
The best strategy ... might be sound, but D is the only necessary one. If Trump ...PT39 S4 Q19I couldn't pick between A and D and finally chose A. But the answer is D. I kept trying to find out why A is wrong, but I still don't understand why…
... . A sufficient assumption questions asks us to justify the argument, but not what ... information is necessary to make the ... we negate a necessary condition (in this case assumption) the sufficient assumption (In this ...PT46.S3.Q24 - editorialist: despite the importancehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-46-section-3-question-24/ This sufficient assumption question really has me thrown. I've read the Manhattan…
Hey LogicFiend! The necessary condition above seems more ... a loss of belief occurred but something did not disappear. ...
BUT... this isn't necessarily helpful ... exist". That means the sufficient assumption that would prove our conclusion ...Conditional Answer Choices for STRENGTHEN/WEAKENHi thanks in advance if anyone can help. How should I deal with conditional answer choices in strengthen and weaken questions. Does it matter if the …
... the argument valid in Sufficient Assumption questions or necessary with Must Be True ... part in the citation process. But since the answer doesn’t ... more than what you wanted but I wanted to be thorough ... to the other question later, but I think I’ve answered ...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…
... But doesn't this seem more like a necessary assumption rather than a sufficient assumption ... but I don't think it really is a sufficient assumption. ... In order for it to be sufficient, don ... be very efficient, but not be effective at ...PT76- S4- Q24 - Many introductory undergradute sciencePurpose of proving grounds: Designed to be so demanding that only those students most committed to being science majors will receive passing grades i…
I agree that it's a sufficient assumption not necessary. I wasted extra time on this q when saw no answer choice that was a NA but this question seems flawed.PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... sure what you mean by Sufficient Assumption. There’s not really a ... they have done the sufficient without doing the necessary,
Not ... (or denying the sufficient) refers to conditional statements, but as you can ...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.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 ...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…
... Necessary assumption (identify the one assumption who's negation would destroy the argument), Sufficient assumption ... will be "parallel flaw", but some might be valid arguments ... (sometimes wording can be unexpected, but the answer is essentially fills ...PT8.S4.Q21 - so-called environmentalists have arguedThis is a sufficient assumption question but one of the forums I read to understand answer choice (A) explained that NEGATING (A) would demonstrate i…
... mislabeled as a Sufficient Assumption. It's a Necessary Assumption all day long ... might not have paid sufficient attention, but think I've only ... makes it by definition a "necessary" assumption - don't be tricked ... confusing it with a sufficient assumption.Assumptions and a peculiar patternOkay let me just start from the start. My cold diagnostic was a 145 (June 2007). Since then I've studied for about a month and a half taking a PT sco…
... irrelevant to your question, but I thought PrepTest A ... on a newer test. But I'm sure you ... it is a necessary/required assumption)
Sufficient Assumption: What must be ... the difference between sufficient and necessary assumption questions until I ...
