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prep test 30 section 2 question 22Can someone explain to me why the answer isn't A
... when food was scarce or not scarce? Negating this answer choice wrecks ... -
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…
... 2. Either one condition or another condition can be met ... : ~E
~S or ~E --> F
negating certain conditions. Much like "unless", or "either or", you have ... to negate the sufficient condition (or conditions). The tricky part ... -
Negating/denying Universal quantifiersHey, I know that there were lessons on denying existential quantifiers, but I couldn't find one for the universal quantifiers... Can you please…
Right @nye8870, if you just stick a not in the second clause of the dog tail example it's not exactly the negation. Negating the second clause "then you have a tail" would be "then you may not have a tail" or "then you do not necessarily have a tail." -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... /f or /i. The lesson you referenced is for negating intersection statements ... -
PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... negated yields /u then /f or /i.
This ... lesson you referenced is for negating intersection statements
... are morons in this sentence or just some? Clearly, I ... is irrelevant because it’s negating the sufficient condition (just ... -
PT74.S1.Q24 - any driver involved in an accidentSomeone please help... https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-1-question-24/
... an accident causes personal injury OR property damage >$500, ... mayhem the accident caused)
OR
The accident didn't ... infer anything about the damages or injuries
b. is ... the lesson about negating complex conditional
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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 …
... translates like this: "(A or B)---->(C and D ... and D.
Negating the a conditional statement means ... />
So, (A or B) can happen while (C ... D) doesn't happen, or translated into lawgic:
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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 …
... or, or in a conditional statement, you contrapose by flipping, negating, ... and switching the "and" to an "or," or the "or" ... /> Contrapositive:
(not) C OR (not) D ---> (not) A ... applies for splitting. C or D are both INDEPENDENTLY ... -
The "Some People Say" Principle [title has been changed!]I have been studying logical reasoning stimuli that include a sentence about what someone OTHER than the author says, usually near the start of the p…
... you just go around blindly negating the statement and taking that ... is way more accurate than negating the "antithesis" and praying that ... 's not true" or "but they are mistaken" or something like that ... -
PT18.S2.Q23 - teachers are effective only whenhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-23/ Here is my conditional reasoning: teachers are effective ------> when they hel…
... and it is clear that negating the all statement would ... for a most, some or and is helpful in some ... use "some" but rather "or" would shed some light.
3: NOT(TP or ES) - switched out the ... all arrow for and or; or statement is equivalent to / ... -
What is the negation of "not many"?How do you negate "not many"? To me, you can't just dropped the "not". Here's my thought process: "Not many" seems to be the same as "some not…
... clearly not a necessary assumption. (Negating it would yield "some movies ... how similar this is to negating "none" to "some"?)
"Not ... think "many" is one, or 20%, or 99.9% so C is ... -
What is the negation of "not many"?How do you negate "not many"? To me, you can't just dropped the "not". Here's my thought process: "Not many" seems to be the same as "some not…
... simply cannot capture the semantics or the syntactic behavior of all ... /T.
And negating NOT(F some T) removes ... -
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? …
... of the bi-conditional by negating both terms.
or Q), (P ↔ (~P or Q)), (P ↔ (P ... ↔ (~P or Q))), and so on ... also also assume (R or ~R) → Q, ((R or ~R) → Q) → Q ... -
Negation HelpHello, all! I have a question about the negation of a particular comparative statement that I encountered in the third quiz on negation in the cur…
... that is, they lack determiners or adverbs of quantification and do ... kind that have the property or characteristic that is attributed ... quantifiers, such as "all" or "most" or "some," and cannot be ... than large animals." So in negating this generic, we simply ... -
Negation HelpHello, all! I have a question about the negation of a particular comparative statement that I encountered in the third quiz on negation in the cur…
... Xavier" said:
So in negating this generic, we simply negate ... must either move equally rapidly or less rapidly than large animals ... more rapidly than large animals" or "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE that ... -
Quiz 1 on Complex Conditional Translations to LawgicThis is lesson 6/16 in the Advanced Logic Section. On DeMorgans law. Question 1. Translate the sentence into logic. "Unless the leather is soaked…
... I can tell, instead of negating (S and T) as ... represent an entire condition (sufficient or necessary). If it helps, ... the sufficient or necessary condition, you are first negating the entire ... the entire condition containing "and" or "or".
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Conditional ReasoningThis might be something really basic to be discussing at this time for someone looking to sit for the LSATs in December, but I gotta ask How would…
... It can be solved by negating one of the two parts ... make that the sufficient condition or negate L and make ... (EW & D)
or
Way 2: ~(EW ... be also written as (~EW or ~D) -> L. This ... other words, at least ~EW or ~D. This is known ... -
PT39.S2.Q11Hi guys, I have a question about and/or in this Q. Example the first sentence is A gift is not generous, unless benefits recipient & is worth more th…
... write:
~benefit recipient OR ~worth more than expected -> ... the negation of AND is OR)
*but if you ... stimulus because you are only negating the sufficient here. ) -
Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... guys see anything wrong with negating the conclusion? When the ... , the most, etc. will weaken or strengthen an argument.
... Given that (premise) is true,"... or "How can we argue for ... . Anybody care to elaborate or give their take on prephrasing ... -
Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
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The problem with negating the conclusion in sufficient assumptions ... stuck at a toll booth or something.
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... the "or" arrow rule (which is negating the sufficient ... of the arrow to or translation rule.
or (~M--->B)
~P or (M or B)
[~P or M] or ... B
not[~P or ... switch "and" with "or" when getting the contrapositive ... -
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... ; B)' is equivalent to '(~A or B)', so the '~(A -> ... )' is the same as '~(~A or B)', which begets '(A and ... ; B)' to '~(~~M or B)', hence '~(M or B)' and '(~M and ... the material conditional we're negating in this thread doesn't ... -
Embedded BioconditionalsHello everyone, how do you draw out the logic for the following statement, and take the contrapositive. Statement: The only way to stop the bab…
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1. StopCrying --> ((ColdMed or NipWhisk) & ~(ColdMed & NipWhisk ... crying' then 'Cold Medication' or 'Nip of Whiskey' and ... of conditional 1 is "((ColdMed or NipWhisk) & ~(ColdMed & ... both would negate this, thus negating 1.
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Embedded BioconditionalsHello everyone, how do you draw out the logic for the following statement, and take the contrapositive. Statement: The only way to stop the bab…
... ) & ~ (CM & NW) )
Negating it we do
or a Nip of Whiskey But ... two things. Cold Medicine or a Nip of Whiskey and ... biconditionals... but just as simple or and and statements and remembering ... -
Q. 5 of Quiz on drawing valid conclusions with translation 3In JY's breakdown of this statement: <blockquote>All dinosaurs that hunt its prey can run, swim and fly. Dinosaurs that cannot run, cannot swim or ca…
... that cannot run, cannot swim or cannot fly are easy to ... not an "and" its an "or". So based on the 2nd ... sentence, we actually have an "or" in the sufficient. Because of ... A-->C-->D. Negating D now allows for that ... -
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…
... "negation test", which involves logically negating each answer choice. In the ... I might be less graceful or as graceful as Patrick Chan ... more graceful than Ashley Wagner, or if I have some quality ... ? As you can see, negating this assumption doesn't completely ... -
PT47.S1.Q02 - despite increasing international effortshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-1-question-02/ I chose A for this and literally had to check the answer key three times becaus…
... human activity in those areas or eliminating predators in those areas ... .
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Negating Statements By Quantity or "Not"I've run into this problem a few times on NA questions, where I can't decide whether to negate by adding a not or negating the quantity. Here's an ex…
... " to "None", "Most" to "Some" or "All to Most/Some". But ... are in doubt between negating quantity indicator or negating the verbs like can ... negate this answer choice by negating the quantity indicator "some". LSAT ... -
Negation QuestionI have an issue with the negation of this answer choice, if someone can help me--I would be most appreciative: <i>Most of the trade goods that cam…
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I think you're negating twice, which is in effect ... were transported (or could be), which isn't negating the statement.
Or: As much as half, but ... -
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... , or) are solitary. That's why I can't say whether "negating ... 'then' part" is negating the whole conditional or just the consequent. Incidentally ... , you would negate the consequent when negating ...
