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| unless | 3.8K | 4.2K |
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Applying rules in logic games strategically and out of orderI've found that sometimes it really matters what order you apply the rules when going thru individual questions in the LG sections. Apply the right r…
... inferences can come about in a variety of ways ... start splitting game boards if necessary/possible. There's no ... put into the games unless they want to wholly ... for the first time in the explanations so he ... outcomes and does them in the perfect order because ... -
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…
... best strategy is to negate the answer choices and ... Donald Trump is very popular in red states. Therefore, he ... /> A) Trump is in the lead in the polls
B ... Trump can capture a majority in a national election
necessary one. If Trump is ... -
PT FrequencyI have finished 8 PT tests so far. My score has jumped 10 points from 158 to 168 (most recent score). I understand one time score doesn't mean a lot.…
... wouldn't go over 4 unless you're sure you can ... and won't burn out. In my opinion the week before ... trying to do more than necessary. In the end, if you've ... or more you should be in great shape and an extra ... -
confused...These are little things I need to know, but confused a bit here... Help me out! - So, once I've set up the LSAC account now (Summer 2015), paid…
... add schools to your list in order to apply, or ... most should be closed now unless there are errors or some ... all the necessary things (paying for the CAS, sending in transcript, ... get too wrapped up in worrying about all of ... next year to start in the fall of 2017. -
PT18.S2.Q23 - teachers are effective only whenhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-23/ I'm having trouble translating the "not until" statement. Until is "negate suffici…
... the sentence is making a necessary confusion out of the PMDC ... />
Again, x is the necessary condition, because the "not until ... " is creating a necessary condition out of x, which ... easier to think of in terms of "unless" for you, it's ... -
BRIs it more beneficial to Blind Review after every completed section or after taking the entire test?
... the PT under simulated conditions unless you're not able to ... it's the biggest deal in the world, but there's ... break + 2 more sections is necessary. -
Help!! Am I doing BR wrong?Hi 7sagers, Background: I'm signed up for the October tests, and will most likely postpone till December. I finished LR and RC books for Manhatt…
... /> You're likely not scoring in that range yet because that ... ) a year or more is necessary. For others, a minimum of ... "a minimum of 4 months." Unless you are a true unicorn ... to be prepared to score in the 170's without adequate ... -
Help for the logic games sectionI am taking the LSAT in October, but I am still struggling with the logic games. What are the best advice on how to get better in this section. I am …
... , ended up postponing the exam. In prep for Oct LSAT, I ... I am really amazed and in shock with how I don ... anymore unless I feel like I didn't make all the necessary ... -
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…
... what information is necessary to make the argument hold in any case ... works because when we negate a necessary condition (in this case assumption) the ... sufficient assumption (In this case the ... -
41.1.6I don't really understand the argument, which is why I am having a tough time deciding between D and E. Can someone break the argument down and disc…
... of directed learning in question is not a necessary part of the ... if we take (D) and negate it we get: The type ... of directed learning in question is a necessary part of the ... the directed learning type was necessary than we could not conclude ... -
What kind of questions should I be asking at a law school forum?I'm attending a law school forum this Saturday and I'm not sure what kind of questions I should be specifically asking? I would like to know about th…
Ask about things you are interested in or curious about. It's not necessary to ask questions in order to present yourself in a certain way, unless this is an interview -- and even so I'd stick to genuine questions. -
19.2.21 (Weaken Problem Set 11) Medieval ArabsI got this question correct by POE since B-E were totally irrelevant. However, during BR, I am having a very hard time explicitly justifying why A i…
... more like a necessary assumption question. If you negate ac(A) by ... /> manuscripts of the Homeric epics in their original Greek." Then the ... a copy. So the argument in favor of the poets' disinterest ... -
PT23.S2.Q14 - kim: in northern europe during the 18th centuryhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-23-section-2-question-14/ Correct me if I am wrong in my explanation. *The kind of question this is:*…
... statistic that is best observed in retrospect...unless there's another way ... in which one's increasing LE ... is manifested by a rise in economic conditions that directly ... A states. There is no necessary super-human self-awareness here ... -
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 …
... argument valid in Sufficient Assumption questions or necessary with Must ... times that journal is cited in other journals.
unless they play a part in the citation ... trigger” the conditional somewhere in the stimulus for a conditional ... -
Why are LSAT scores given so much weight for admissions decisions?Dear JY, I love your website. The explanations for the logical games are carefully thought out and well presented. I wished I knew about your web…
... I am struggling with sufficiency/ necessary and formal logical concepts. Does ... forget all about the LSAT unless you've been tutoring ... Dude... seriously? Putting links in line in your text is one thing ... scholar, not just in tone but in a palpable preference for ... -
Question for Full Time Workers Also StudyingHey there fellow busy people. I have read a lot of articles talk about how people balance the two things but most focus on finding/making time. I …
... in a given study session. And I don't necessary ... feel like time is so* important, esp. in logic ... on pattern recognition, both in question/game and answer ... rest of the day unless you want to go ... whatever mistake you made in that case. Good luck ... -
PT 69, Sec. 1, #14We debated this question for a long time in Group BR last night. While almost everyone got the correct answer, we were strongly divided about the act…
... means “and” on the LSAT unless it has the “but not ... to treat this as a necessary assumption question and something clicked ... . I think I blocked in my mind that necessary assumptions are flaws ... , but it’s true. Essentially, unless it’s a purely deductive ... -
How do you convert these sentences into logic? Are these valid or invalid arguments and why?Hello, What logic form are these? ? And how would you translate this into logic as well as obtain its contrapositive? I will run for office o…
... about inclusiveness or exclusiveness. Unless explicitly stated by the ... (so we affirm the necessary condition; rule irrelevant). We ... argument is invalid. Also, in this scenario, since we are ... one of the sufficient conditions in the contrapositive. Thus, ... -
When you have Group 3 and 4 together.Hi guys, When you come across a group 3 and group 4 indicator in the same sentence ("cannot" and "unless"), which rule do you use? e.g. the group 3 …
... bark UNLESS it is outside.
using group 3 rule: Negate ... CANNOT bark and put it in the suff. condition. Like so ... -
JD for Professorship?Hi 7Sage community, I had a non-LSAT related question I was hoping to get advice in. As I have been thinking about possible job placements after l…
... while I would not totally negate that advice indeed it can ... the range is small anyways--- unless you do them separately - ... Economics program at Europe (chair in Empirical Legal Studies) with ... his fingers in many other European programs - In short -DO NOT ... -
Withdrawing from Dec testI am wondering whether I should withdraw from the December test or to go ahead and just take it. My pt scores are around 168 and with my gpa below th…
... getting in there with a below median LSAT are minuscule unless ... you are not going in there and gaining 9 ... in the game to crush it in June, or next fall if necessary ... on having put in the work in order to set ... . Don't put yourself in that position. If you ... -
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 ... /> In other words, to overcome adversity, it is essential (necessary) one ... being necessary.
“Beauty is always in the eyes ... think 'beauty' is necessary is incorrect and is ... -
prep test 30 section 2 question 22Can someone explain to me why the answer isn't A
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This is a necessary assumption question.
... assumption, not a necessary assumption. If you negate it, nothing ... In other words, this choice is too strong for a necessary ... argument assumes away this problem in its premise.
translating a complex-conditional into lawgic"Without strength or endurance, the fight is all but lost." This is #5 on the quiz on complex conditional translations to lawgic. We are to tra…
... sentence before applying the negation. In this sentence, the without is ... to use "not" as such in the necessary condition).
Also ... This can lead to errors in translating them correctly if one ... ) sufficient condition. Same as any "unless" you see.PT60.S1.Q7 - Psychologist: Research has shown that a weakenedI still don't understand why answer choice E is wrong. My understanding is, iIf stress is a symptom of a weakened immune system, then wouldn't that m…
... of a statement than is necessary. It could have said: "the ... someone experiences plays a role in their immune system." For the ... the two ideas. If we negate and say there is no ...PT62.S2.Q11 - scientist: to study the comparativehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-62-section-2-question-11/ When writing out the conditional logic for the reporter, I initially got /C--> /…
... reporter says "If M" _____ In lawgic we can't conclude ... from an affirmation of the necessary. (unless it is a bi-conditional ...Neither nor is a biconditional?PT16-S1-G1, trying to setup the rules with conditionals and having a bit of an issue trying to figure out why Rule 3 " Neither S nor W can be added t…
... -1-game-1/
In this video around the 1 ... is group 4, negate necessary, and the or in the sufficient can be ...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. …
... gaps in knowledge (like being sure that just negating both the Necessary ... and Sufficient is the proper way to negate a conditional when in ... fact you need to negate and ... you circle and get right in the BR, great - you ...PT5.S1.Q12 - impact craters causedHey gang, I’ve been working through the Sufficient Assumption question bank, trying to turn my Level 3 and 2 questions into Level 1 questions (for…
... think answer D is a necessary assumption due to the strength ... . Therefore, D is necessary because if you negate it, then it's ... from storms and stuff) got in the way.
Part ...Demorgan Law: HelpJust some Confusion on statement with both "and" and "or" in the stimulus. For example how would I draw a conditional statement with a stimulus like …
... can split "OR" in the sufficient and "AND" in the necessary.
For ... not A AND not B (negate and reverse, swap AND and ... same 4 contrapositives whether you negate the original statement and then ... the original statement and then negate.
