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PT63.S3.Q24 - physician: the rise in blood pressureHi everyone! Can someone please help me with this question. I can't understand why C is wrong at all. I got it down to A and C and ended up picking …
... (B) and (C) are **necessary assumptions**, but not sufficient assumptions.
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Having problem conceptually with LawgicI can get through all the quizzes and exercises but I'm having a hard time knowing why or the meaning of things I'm doing. When I look at a SA quest…
... me it a SA question vs a NA question. OK, I ... ", etc are indicators of the sufficient, but why does this help ... why its important if its necessary or sufficient. I know what each ... -
watching all JY LR video explanations after PT?Hey all hope all is well. I heard sages like @"Jonathan Wang" advocate for watching all the JY LR video explanations for each question after doin…
... I'm 60/40 A vs B so I'm going ... understand a concept perfectly - say, sufficient assumptions - until they hit 4 or ... just forget how to do sufficient assumptions the moment they pass some ... -
SA and NA questionsHey 7sagers! I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on how to really understand sufficient and necessary assumption questions . I get what th…
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-For sufficient assumptions, you have to find ... that makes the argument sufficient or "good enough ... sufficient enough to prove the argument right.
-for the Necessary assumptions ... - look for the answer that's necessary to ... -
Improving Accuracy #helpAnyone have any tips on how to improve accuracy– especially with the LR sections? Timing/speed is not an issue for me, but I can't seem to improve on…
... the reasoning behind your answer vs. the correct answer.
> ... I mainly struggle with are sufficient assumptions, must be true, and most ... -
Transitioning from 1 PT to 2 PT's a week but having difficulty - please helphey all, so for a few weeks now, i've been doing 1 PT a week. This is my schedule (i'm also studying full time): Monday: PT in the morning, …
... I'm 60/40 A vs B so I'm going ... understand a concept perfectly - say, sufficient assumptions - until they hit 4 or ... just forget how to do sufficient assumptions the moment they pass some ... -
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 be ... takers who mistake them for sufficient assumptions or strengthening questions. Once you ... -
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 ... -
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…
... your first question about Sufficient and Necessary conditions, you shouldn't ... are not automatically sufficient conditions nor are conclusions necessary conditions. But ... , when we are searching for Sufficient Assumptions for ... -
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…
... are not automatically sufficient conditions nor are conclusions necessary conditions. But, ... when we are searching for Sufficient Assumptions for ... out if something is necessary or sufficient is to practice those ... -
Quick question on NA and SA question types.Hi everyone. I have always thought NA questions are like inference questions in that their right answer will be true if the conclusion is true. And I…
Unlike Sufficient Assumptions which always and can only ... bring an argument to validity--Necessary Assumptions exist on a spectrum. In ... they can actually be both necessary and sufficient. At other times they ... for something to truly be necessary. I think of them ... -
How do you skip questions/passages??I did PT 78 today (spoiler alert?) I got stuck on a few LR questions I did not realize were difficult until I spent 2 minutes on them (I read the …
... ,strengthening,weakening, discrepancy, necessary assumption, flaw, sufficient assumptions, psuedo sufficient assumption and principle questions ... -
depend on/properly drawn assumption questions #help#When it comes to necessary/sufficient assumption questions, I used to intuitively get to the right answer. As I am now forcing myself to apply consis…
... those featuring 'properly drawn' require sufficient assumptions
Well, first be ... ; I just wonder where do sufficient-and-necessary assumptions belong?
To ... ask for a necessary assumption that is also a sufficient assumption? The ... -
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…
... you supply a million sufficient assumptions in response to this ... case of necessary "taking precedence" or "superseding" sufficient. That's ... works. It's a necessary assumption because it (1) ... has the characteristics of a necessary assumption question, and (2) ... -
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…
... gt; They're both definitely necessary assumption questions.
> ... supply a million sufficient assumptions in response to ... of necessary "taking precedence" or "superseding" sufficient. That ... the characteristics of a necessary assumption question, and ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsHello! I've been studying for the LSAT for quite some time now. I took a course last summer and am still having trouble with sufficient assumption…
... credited answer to this sufficient assumption question would include ... br />
The sufficient assumptions don’t have to be ... do/does, always, necessary, etcetera, also help make ...
**Examples with the sufficient assumption:**
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Necessary Assumption helpHello, I have been struggling with necessary assumptions for a surprisingly unnecessary amount of time and still I cannot totally understand the conc…
... careful not to confuse necessary assumptions for sufficient assumptions. Necessary assumptions do not have to logically ... guaranteeing the conclusion. Some necessary assumptions are sufficient assumptions, but this is not always ... -
Been studying for a month but no improvementWhen I took my diagnostic about 5 weeks ago, it was a 140. I took my fourth practice test and despite having gotten 2-3 points increases, I'm back to…
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Necessary assumptions and sufficient assumptions: if it’s necessary play the game ... time, if it’s a sufficient assumption question look for a ... of flaw are correlation error, necessary sufficient error, representative sample error etc ... -
Weak answer choice in Necessary AssumptionI am a little confused about the weak answer and strong answer choice in necessary assumption question. So it said in the CC that we should always lo…
Necessary assumption has to be within the scope of the argument and has weaker answer choice than sufficient assumption ACs.
Strong answer choices for sufficient assumptions as the sufficient can be fulfilled in many ways. -
Tactic for doing LRI usually don't make any notes or map things out on the LR section and I usually score between -5 and -7. Should I be mapping out every single questi…
... probably Must be trues/falses, Necessary/Sufficient Assumptions. But even then, depending on ... -
Bridging the gap between BR and raw score.Hi all, I've been studying all summer, completed the CC and did 5 timed PT's thus far. My goal score is a 161-163 and although I have been hitting…
... that is Powerful or Provable. Sufficient Assumptions questions are powerful, You want ... powerful language.
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How do you typically approach an LR question?I'm really curious to know some of y'all's process. Mike Kim talks about prioritizing the right information, not necessarily ALL of the information i…
... .g. strength of language, some vs. all, etc.
9. Reread ... you need: e.g. NA vs SA , match language in AC ... head (e.g. confused necessary for sufficient, part to whole flaw, causation ... -
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?
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Essentially, sufficient assumptions are enough to make the conclusion of an argument 100% true. Necessary assumptions must be true for the conclusion to be true. -
Need Tips on how to ProceedI started studying for the LSAT in early April of this year, scored a 145 diagnostic. I have gone through the curriculum and now my Practice Test hig…
... with foundational inferences, which are necessary assumptions. These assumptions are the "bottom line ... on to the sufficient assumptions. These assumptions complete arguments, whereas necessary assumptions begin arguments. Other ... -
Need Tips on how to ProceedI started studying for the LSAT in early April of this year, scored a 145 diagnostic. I have gone through the curriculum and now my Practice Test hig…
... with foundational inferences, which are necessary assumptions. These assumptions are the "bottom line ... on to the sufficient assumptions. These assumptions complete arguments, whereas necessary assumptions begin arguments. Other ... -
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 …
... the hating on sufficient assumptions. They are totally real assumptions which were ... logic, and necessary assumptions rely on their relationship to a sufficient assumption to ... . For every necessary assumption that exists, a sufficient assumption must also ... -
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 …
... the hating on sufficient assumptions. They are totally real assumptions which were ... logic, and necessary assumptions rely on their relationship to a sufficient assumption to ... we traditionally think of as "necessary assumptions". This means that there ... -
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 …
... we traditionally think of as "necessary assumptions". This means that there are ... the argument. Just like with necessary assumptions, the argument need not assume ... "assumption" when it comes to sufficient assumptions. What is lost by thinking ... -
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 …
... "assumption" when it comes to sufficient assumptions. What is lost by thinking ... /> Yeah, these are all necessary assumptions given the sufficient assumption that the answer ... call a "sufficient assumption" that are actually not assumptions of the argument ... -
Resources - Link Assumption and Conditional ReasoningI've been having issues with Link Assumption and Conditional Reasoning questions. Does anyone have any good resources (7sage live classes, syllabus,…
... been enjoying the all about assumptions class taught by Julia. You ... goes back and forth between Necessary Assumptions and Sufficient Assumptions. Although I am not ...
