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Little trouble with Fundamentals|Hey there, so I just started this program and have been going over the fundamentals since it seems like a good point to start at. Without a doubt the…
... like you're flipping the necessary and sufficient and maybe issues with ... know which logical indicators are necessary or sufficient you can then move ... this as many times as necessary. If you don't and ... -
Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
... of the changes was harder necessary and sufficient assumption questions. I was ... -
Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
... haven't missed a Necessary or Sufficient Assumption question in 3 PTs ... -
Parallel Blueshello all. I am consistently finding myself struggling with parallel/parallel flaw questions. My initial move was to just go slower on them. But …
... 's really involved with multiple necessary and sufficient conditions, or multiple some ... -
Question Stem Is Confusing Between SA And PrincipleI am having a hard time distinguishing between Sufficient Assumption questions and Principle questions from the question stem. Can someone please …
sufficient assumptions tends to be like "the conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?" .
Principle will say "which of the following principles most justifies the above?" -
A question for those that finish LR with ~10min to spareHow did you do it? I took my 4th timed PT today (pt51). So far LR is my favorite yet most frustrating section. I try to finish the first 15 in 15min…
... . It just isn't necessary or sufficient to get a good score ... -
Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... explicitly in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions unless you also ... what it means to be necessary or sufficient.
... adversity, it is essential (necessary) one has bravery. If ... to think 'beauty' is necessary is incorrect and is ... -
Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... it essential to learn about necessary and sufficient conditions so then I ... -
Quick Question Regarding the Necessary-Sufficient FlawHello! I have a very basic question. This is a bit long, but I appreciate anyone who would provide some thoughts on this. Q: If an argument commi…
... a Necessary for an Sufficient, you automatically mistake the Sufficient for a Necessary, because ... answer says "mistakes a necessary condition for a sufficient condition" and the ... - having a boarding pass is necessary, not sufficient).
You are thinking ... -
Efficient Blind ReviewHello again I have another question. Ever since I began my prep I've been able to raise my PT scores by ~9 points from the low 140s to the low 150s. …
... that just negating both the Necessary and Sufficient is the proper way ... -
Failing Sufficient and NecessaryHi folks, I'm currently on the section of our syllabus that requires us to draw valid conclusions. I can't seem to figure out why/when to fail su…
... /> When you fail the necessary, the sufficient must also be failed (think ... thing that is necessary/required for the sufficient to occur is no ... the sufficient for B has been met, and B (the necessary) must ... -
flawsHi, I'm confused with these statements. They refer to some kind of flaws, but can't seem to pinpoint exactly what they are. Does anyone know what th…
... of the bigger picture. (mistaking necessary for sufficient)
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Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... the correct ordering of the necessary and sufficient conditions, regardless of always ... guides us in determining the necessary sufficient conditions in sentences with "always ... and language that flag possible necessary/sufficient conditions, but some words have ... -
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…
... of it being a necessary not sufficient assumption q. "properly ... could indicate either a sufficient or necessary ass. It's not ... key word is "must". Sufficient assumption question stems frequently use ... . stem sets up a sufficient ass. question because it ... -
June 2016 AdviceI am currently studying for the June 2016 LSAT and have been studying for 3 months. I desperately want a 170 on the LSAT but the last practice test I…
... the 160's. The *only* (necessary sufficient condition lol) reason I'm ... know you can't, your necessary condition fails and you should ... -
Key words for biconditionersCan anyone please tell me if there are key words that indicate the rule is a biconditional rule? for some reason I thought it was only "if and only …
Keywords include: "if and only if", "necessary and sufficient", "just in case", "just". Some other connectives can also be expressed equivalently in terms of biconditionals, such as the exclusive-or ("one, but not both"). -
PT70.S1.Q21 - consumer magazine: because front-loading washersThis is a Necessary Assumption question. Could someone explain how Answer B is incorrect and Answer D is correct? Answer B speaks to the gap (Det…
Just remember that the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question can be both necessary and sufficient so don't let that trip you up by discounting an answer that is both. -
Conditional Logic Help!!Hey Everyone, Needed some help with this conditional statement. "Deep empathy is required for full understanding of an individual's actions. I…
... us that Internal Empathy is sufficient for partial understanding. However, ... it is not really sufficient in that this technique of ... open minded is a necessary and sufficient condition for using the ...
On the LSAT, the sufficient term is usually a singular ... -
Conditional Logic Help!!Hey Everyone, Needed some help with this conditional statement. "Deep empathy is required for full understanding of an individual's actions. I…
@Daniel.Sieradzki : awesome explanation! Especially how you reconciled both the instructor's and @"Cant Get Right" 's diagrams by explaining how Open Minded functions as both a necessary and sufficient condition. Brilliant. -
Invalid argument form bathroom sign?I don't know what this means but just for kicks: <img src="https://s32.postimg.org/f5dh3bnlh/image.jpg" /> Invalid, right?
... /> Can be called mistakes necessary for sufficient or sufficient for necessary.
Overlooks the ... /> Can be called mistakes sufficient for necessary or necessary for sufficient.
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PT21.S2.Q20 - ann will either take a leave of absenseFor this particular question, could someone run me through the process of why whether or not the Ann was offered the fellowship is irrelevant? …
... also spot a second sufficient assumption: If ann ... that there are other potential sufficient assumptions for this question.
sufficient assumptions. This is trivially true ... trivially has infinitely sufficient assumptions. -
PTs in the 60s (and other newer PTs).....what gives bro? I feel that these are so much harder than earlier ones that I've taken. I'm marking somewhere around 20 questions for BR in <i><…
... different ways to strengthen arguments. Sufficient assumptions are often more subtle m ... -
Should I postpone?Hi all! I have been studying for about two months now and initially had started out using the Powerscore Bibles but after about a month and a half I …
@"Alex Divine" How is postponing a necessary condition for scoring high? Many high scorers achieve their score without postponing. Therefore, postponing is neither necessary nor sufficient. :) -
PT55.S1.Q12 - Example of NA answer choice that is also SufficientJon's conditional breakdown shows an example of how the answer choice has to be sufficient based on the argument... https://7sage.com/lsat_explanati…
... another example of a necessary and sufficient condition within a single ... and conclusion that the necessary bridge that must be ... br />
A necessary and sufficient answer choice would be something ... ." Also stands as a sufficient condition. For we know ... -
Finding The AssumptionI have been doing the CC and have stumbled a bit on the strengthen portion of things. Once I hit the 3 star questions, I was getting about 60 percent…
... You have to find possible assumptions, yes, but you also ... have to ensure those assumptions cannot be made by ...
If you mean sufficient assumptions alone, they generally look like ... sometimes filled in by a sufficient assumption.
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sufficient assumption questionsHey I am having a tough time with sufficient assumptions for some reason. Did anyone else have a harder time with them and find a resource that reall…
hey @DEC_LSAT sufficient assumption questions usually rely heavily ... mastery command over these principles, sufficient assumptions questions should generally become "gimme ... -
Struggling with Flaws--How Do I get BetterThis is my weakest Question Type, and although I have practiced memorizing all 20 flaws I have trouble recognizing them on the LSAT because I am ofte…
... 't you actually conclude from necessary to sufficient. Once I myself had ... -
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... the abscence of one is necessary and sufficient for the abscence of ... -
Rant: The LSAT is, in some respects, ridiculous.In another thread, about Logical Games, which I didn't want to hijack: <blockquote>@BinghamtonDave<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/58838/#Comment…
... not understand the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions.
And ... do understand the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions.
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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…
... tell the difference between a necessary and sufficient assumption?
My ... that mistakes sufficient for necessary, versus a FLAW that mistakes necessary for sufficient?
