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Negating an and/or statement clarificationHello 7Sagers! I'm going through the core curriculum a second time, and I have a question about the negation of and/or statements in conditional r…
... a statement with "and" in the necessary, each event occurs independent of ... the other. You don't need to contrapose both necessary conditions ... .
2) Alternatively, in the second example, you need to ... -
PT38.S3.Q05 - the myth persistsThis is a pretty easy question IMO, but I have a question about why (E) is wrong and the interpretation of "or". The author of the passage provide…
... said:
>The author of the passage provided Nicaraguan pines ... burning. The author does not think the pines were ... natural fires. So the most straightforward explanation for ... "Senior," this satisfies the necessary condition and the rule goes away. -
Embedded Conditional vs DeMorgan'sIs there a difference between A --> (B-->C) vs A --> B or C If so, what is the contrapositive of the A --> (B-->C)
... --> (B --> C) you negate the consequent, which is (B --> ... this case, then flip the conditional and negate the antecedent, which is A ... ; C) --> /A.
The only truth value assignment which ... -
PT38.S3.Q05 - the myth persistsThis is a pretty easy question IMO, but I have a question about why (E) is wrong and the interpretation of "or". The author of the passage provide…
... /> > >The author of the passage provided Nicaraguan pines ... controlled burning. The author does not think the pines were ... Senior," this satisfies the necessary condition and the rule goes away.
the truth of the statement "Junior or ... -
Foolproofing LRHey all. 3 weeks till Feb LSAT. I’ve been doing some timed PT and I find myself consistently scoring -7 to -8 on both LR sections. I’m realizing my m…
... . Part of this is committing the valid/invalid argument forms to ... parallel questions by diagramming out the stimuli and answer choices. Then ... answer choices correct by changing the necessary verbiage/logical indicators. This exercise ... -
Hoping for some advice...Hello everyone! I was hoping that someone could give me some advice on how to tackle the LSAT if you are a slow reader. A little background: I w…
... LSAT further out and take the necessary time to improve on RC ... implementing such a strategy. The most strong argument being that ... hard/easy questions, and even the hardest, more technical passages ... suggest only doing 3 of the 4 passages. Unfortunately, having ... -
LR Study tipsHey Everyone. So I've particularly been having trouble increasing my score for LR. I'm getting -10 to -13 and I feel really hopeless. Can someone per…
... the conclusion in the AC. Try to prephrase before hitting the AC. Find the ... missing assumption for NA and then negate the ... AC to determine if you have the correct ... answer. If the argument isn’t ... -
LR: You will choose to buy something vs. You will buy somethingHi 7sagers, Is there a difference in the meaning of the statements below? If you see the desk, you will choose to buy the desk. If you see the…
... change much, because the person buying the desk in the second statement still ... along the lines of the hard determinist when interpreting the meaning of the second ... .
In any case, the necessary condition that follows functionally means ... -
PT2.S2.Q11 - if the forest continues to disappearPT2.S2.Q11 LSAT 2 PREPTEST 2 Question 11 section 2 I don't get how this answer is "B." The question is asking "Which following statements are…
... However, It's inconsistent with the politician. If deforestration is stopped ... not possible. (sufficient condition satisfied, necessary condition must follow) That cannot ... 's sufficient condition and fails the necessary condition: stop deforestration, koala ... -
Post examDoes anyone else feel incapable of relaxing post exam. Almost like studying separation anxiety lol
... from post-exam stress... but the LSAT came with me anyway ... the pre and I blurted out "I think you're confusing the necessary ... for the sufficient condition" -
Logical negation question, am I understanding "some not" correctly?I just want to make sure I'm understanding the %s and #s correctly. Some...not means there exists 0-99% of the two ideas. Some dogs are not friendl…
... ways: be able to negate the all statement into the "some are not ... " and also be able to negate the "some are not" into an ... -
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…
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Go over the beginning of the CC again re argument ...
& The diff between sufficient and
necessary questions is that ... in SA you’re filling in the ... NA you’re filling in the necessary.
You need to ... -
How to go back to curriculumI recently watched the "Post CC Strategies" webinar and something that he had mentioned as apart of the first phase of taking PTs is that we should b…
... missed a Necessary Assumption Q. Should I go back through the entire ... case reviewing how to find the necessary assumption in core curriculum would ... necessary (NA), strengthen/weaken it, or just flat out state what the ... -
PT28.S1.Q2 - If the economy weak, prices remain constant...I don't get why answer choices D could be true. Are you not supposed to consider the contrapositives of the answer choices or of what's in the stimul…
... milk: C --> milk. The cell phone I'm using ... doesn't drink milk and the example list goes go. ... 'm happy, I study for the LSAT.
> Happy ... going to bed, hence the conditional arrow cannot be drawn ... conditional that has B on the necessary side be a true ... -
PT28.S1.Q2 - If the economy weak, prices remain constant...I don't get why answer choices D could be true. Are you not supposed to consider the contrapositives of the answer choices or of what's in the stimul…
... because someone literally studies for the LSAT 24/7 without doing ... from "someone literally studying for the LSAT 24/7 forever," ... if we failed the sufficiency, we could still get the necessary. A some ... failed suffiency will get us the necessary. A --> B. -
Negating using "not"Can anyone help me with this negation? The sentence is: “The highest point of any volcanic ash cloud will eventually exceed an altitude of 5 km” …
... , not true negations. If the logical opposite/negation of all ... some then in context, using the word "not necessarily" seems ... then sticking a "not" in the sentence.
I ... is how I would negate the sentence -
“The highest point of ... -
A > Either B or C. and then No C... What Must Be True?Problem: PT 2 - S2 - #13 To simplify, If A then, either B or C. And we were given No C. What Must Be True? 1. No A 2. or Can we still say A >…
... gt; prices risen beyond the level most people can ...
prices risen beyond the level most people can afford ... negation of the necessary condition in the last sentence of the stimulus, ... you can conclude the negation of the sufficient ... -
PTB.S1.Q8 - Economist: In the interaction betweenMy question is how to translate: the only obligation is to act in the best interests of their own side. Does obligation here act as a necessity indic…
... far, far more natural than the latter.
2. ... interests as a necessary condition. But the second sentence assigns ... to the sufficient side, while the conclusion places obligation on the necessary ... and that's not counting the gap regarding producers (which ... -
PTB.S1.Q8 - Economist: In the interaction betweenMy question is how to translate: the only obligation is to act in the best interests of their own side. Does obligation here act as a necessity indic…
... interests to the sufficient side, while the conclusion places obligation on the necessary side ... (if anything"
I agree the first ... fits with the conclusion placing the obligation to act in the necessary condition, but ... -
PT58.S4.Q19 - Anyone who believes in democracyWhen doing this question I realize the gap between Wisdom of the masses and Artwork. But after becoming impatient I guess and chose E and moved on. I…
... We conclude A
The sufficient assumption here is that ... then that person fails the necessary condition of believing in ... set of skills that encompass the important disciplines.
... no wrestling experience fails the necessary condition of good mixed ... -
Doubt in "If then must" conditionHi 7Sages, I have a confusion in representing "if then must" conditions. Suppose there is a sentence given as : If N is not selected then T …
... a sufficient condition and the must signals a necessary condition. Your application ... in the contrapositive example is spot on too. By satisfying the necessary condition ... , you make the sufficient (T) a ... -
PT53.S1.Q9 - Global surveys estimate the earth'sHello 7sage community! This is my first time posting here but I've been reading the forum for quite some time. I'm posting as I have a question fro…
... this:
The human species is in danger ... danger.
The necessary assumption here is just that ... how many people in the entire population are dying. ... of a portion of the population died. We have ... to fear for the future of the human race if ... -
PT53.S1.Q9 - Global surveys estimate the earth'sHello 7sage community! This is my first time posting here but I've been reading the forum for quite some time. I'm posting as I have a question fro…
... danger.
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> The necessary assumption here is just that ... is that really a necessary assumption? If the percentage of blue eyed ... less than the percentage of people dying, you're necessary assumption would ... -
PT53.S1.Q9 - Global surveys estimate the earth'sHello 7sage community! This is my first time posting here but I've been reading the forum for quite some time. I'm posting as I have a question fro…
... arent disputing the truth or falsity of the conclusion or premises ... is to make the premises remotely relevant to the conclusion.
... in Guadelestan." What is the necessary assumption? There is some ... are possible worlds where the conclusion is true even ... -
PT53.S1.Q9 - Global surveys estimate the earth'sHello 7sage community! This is my first time posting here but I've been reading the forum for quite some time. I'm posting as I have a question fro…
... arent disputing the truth or falsity of the conclusion or premises ... is to make the premises remotely relevant to the conclusion.
... in Guadelestan." What is the necessary assumption? There is some ... are possible worlds where the conclusion is true even ... -
Restrictive variables in in-out gamesI’m looking at PT 70’s game 2 right now and I’m trying to understand the intuition behind question 12. “Which one of the following is a pair of emplo…
... :
1. The **_removal_** of the necessary conditions knocks out the sufficient element, thus ... be 4
2.The removal of the necessary conditions for certain elements ... over" to make 4 (the necessary amount for the game) but we are ... -
Restrictive variables in in-out gamesI’m looking at PT 70’s game 2 right now and I’m trying to understand the intuition behind question 12. “Which one of the following is a pair of emplo…
... or satisfied the necessary, but problems occurred when you triggered the necessary/contrapositive. And ... ourselves what puts us over the edge. -
MBT - Conditional logic Question typeHi Guys, Can you please help with this question ? Either A’s faction or B’s faction, but not both, will win control of the government. If A’s fa…
... it would have presented the last two sentence as biconditionals ... . We are only given the necessary condition here. As mentioned ... We are only given the necessary condition here. The stimulus indicates (T ... />
(E): Wrong. The stimulus implies that P or ... -
MBT - Conditional logic Question typeHi Guys, Can you please help with this question ? Either A’s faction or B’s faction, but not both, will win control of the government. If A’s fa…
... form. It's affirming the necessary and as a result concluding ... could be the case the Terry wins and the nation will suffer ... if we affirm the necessary it's possible that the sufficient condition ... you have a conditional and the necessary has been affirmed and ... -
Conditionals: Only A is B and the likeSo far, I have treated Only A is B as B-->A. So far so good. Recently, I have come across this question: Does the statement "only A is B" deny oth…
... to myself, here are the necessary condition indicators: then, must ... something) shall occur". Similarly, the definition of "assure" is " ... /assure qualifies as a necessary condition indicator. For instance ... in my first response, the statement "Only success ...
