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LR Study Guides ThreadI was wondering if we could upload our study guides in this post for those taking the June and upcoming LSATs can always come back to this.
... that they’re all force users, not just some, not just most ... that’s already negated, the negation goes away. Negating “not selfish ... →/F
THE NEGATION Lesson 13 of 40
When we say “negation” – the “/” in Lawgic – we mean ... -
Weaken, SA, and NA questions.Hey guys, I am struggling with weakening questions, SA questions, and NA questions. I bought JY's starter package, and I am currently on the weakeni…
... the specific task at hand. All of this is, of course ... easier said than done in some cases.
Weaken: You ... contenders (see above), use the negation test. If applied correctly, this ... " posted something that may provide some food for thought. I know ... -
Dat Inconsistency Doe.Hello everyone. So I've been studying for the LSAT daily since the beginning of May. I plan on taking the October 3rd LSAT, and my diagnostic was …
... , then make sure you BR all of them. When doing so ... will always follow. This takes some practice, but put your best ... the conclusion valid). Use the negation technique on the answers that ... -
Assumption is the worst.I can't seem to get a grasp on necessary and sufficient assumption. It is consistently the worse category for me. I re-read and studied all the secti…
... around 150 questions and reviewed all of them thoroughly. You start ... . Also, do you use the negation technique for NA questions? For ... can really help to eliminate some tricky answer choices.
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substitution and equivalenceHi there, I was wondering if anybody could clarify (please) why the Substitution and Equivalence section was placed at the end of the PTs ( i have…
... on the front end). But some choices still can pass this ... two strategies should see you all the way through, but sometimes ... the incorrect reversal or faulty negation of your original rule, then ... -
PT35.S4.Q21 - all social systems are based uponhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-35-section-4-question-21/ Between a/c B and C. Firstly I have issues with how the Conclusion is about labor…
... would phrase the statement, "All children go to school" using ... of our original statement about all children.
Try ... again with this phrase: "all technologies undermine the values in ... B, then the negation of B would be "some technologies do not ... -
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…
... to be correct because the negation of D destroys the argument ... , let's negate A:
"Some people want his or her ... /> First of all, just because 1 person (i.e. Some) may want ... . So, again, the fact that some people may not care if ... -
Oct 2015 LR Experimental HelpI have searched around discussion boards online and it does not seem that anyone or any group of people have identified the experimental LR from the …
... usual. If you use the negation technique I feel as if ... at least 2 answers on some questions that destroyed the argument ... on a few where usually all those assumption questions feel like ... -
PT59.S3.Q19 - if understanding a word always involvesHi, I've looked at lot of explanations (I have starter so I don't have access to 7Sage explanation) and I'm still not able to understand this one. I…
... then we can trigger the negation of the sufficient condition, ... ) Okay. Now, we have some conditional statements, which is good ... the sufficient condition (some babies understand all the words they utter ... (all babies don’t know the dictionary definitions of some ... -
Negation of "All" and "Some"I'm studying the curriculum and found the negation of "all" a little confusing. I understand that the logical opposite of "some" is just "none." …
... negation or else it doesn't make any sense.
'ALL ... ravens are black.' = 'NOT SOME (not any) ravens ... />
One quantifier ('all' or 'some') is definable in terms of ... black (hence not all...). Again, if some cat is furry, ... -
Negation of "All" and "Some"I'm studying the curriculum and found the negation of "all" a little confusing. I understand that the logical opposite of "some" is just "none." …
... my meaning in “follow the negation”: When the ‘not’ crosses the ... . Observe:
(i) Not…some…
(ii) --------> Not pulling ... to this side
(iii) All...-->Not… and the quantifier ... -
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…
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NA and SA QuestionsI totally understand the difference between these two question types. However, when SA questions are not logic based, I pick the answer choice that k…
... believe that you might have some lingering confusion about these two ... a useful test is the negation test - if the NA is ... .
A SA would be "All men are hairy". It is ... still be hairy if not all men are), but it is ... -
not seeing much improvement in PTsSo I started doing my PTs after finishing the core curriculum and while I initially saw some improvement (started with my diagnostic at 152, then sta…
... a correct AC is the negation test : if the ... argument fall apart?
Some pointers to help with ... of course there are some, doesn't mean she ... attractive trap would be "all people of European descent are ... necessary. Even if "some people of European descent ... -
not seeing much improvement in PTsSo I started doing my PTs after finishing the core curriculum and while I initially saw some improvement (started with my diagnostic at 152, then sta…
So the negation of 'All people' is 'Some people are not'? I thought ... to go back to review negation lessons.. and it might also ... explain why my negation of AC's for these ... -
not seeing much improvement in PTsSo I started doing my PTs after finishing the core curriculum and while I initially saw some improvement (started with my diagnostic at 152, then sta…
Yes, the negation of "all are" is "some are not". And some can be as ... a very detailed chart about all these indicators and their negations ... are in each of the "some, most, many, all, none, not all, etc" -
[Webinar] RC Mini Course in Three SessionsHey 7Sagers, I'm teaching a live RC webinar mini course! Seriously, it's going to be me but live. <b>What is it? </b> We'll start with RC th…
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I think at some point JY says something about ... to illustrate this point. "All unicorns have one horn" is ... there are no unicorns. "Some unicorns have one horn" is ... non-contradiction, excluded middle, double negation elimination, etc.), so my comments ... -
Question about LawgicHey All, Had a question that I was confused about. Statement is, "People who aren't handsome are happy". Isn't the logical indicator "not" here, m…
... 're going to get, barring some minor confusions.
... the former, wide-scope negation, is what 7sage calls ...
Wide-scope negation propositions usually begin with something ... there's always an implicit "all" for LSAT purposes, since ... -
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…
... No matter how often the "some people say" phenomenon occurs, it ... a "some people say" formulation, you can look for its negation. It ... the "anthithesis" states a conditional ("All dogs are mammals," or "if ... only can you spot a "some people say" statement quickly, ... -
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…
... applying the "until" group three negation and then seeing the NOT ... then do the logical negation of the all statement.
Not ... />
/TP some /ES (recall that some can include all, so we can ... -
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…
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/TP some /ES (recall that some can include all, so we can ... more, "/TP some /ES (recall that some can include all, so we ... not a kosher move. "Some not-A's are not ... does NOT imply that "All not-A's are not ... there is a wide-scope negation, it applies to the ... -
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…
... your points about some and all statements above as ... negation to the resulting conditional. Clearly, that the elements in some ... lessons, thinking the negation of the all statement that he ... This dead ends because, like some, the elements are interchangeable, ... -
Comprehending 'some' in diagramsCan anyone point me to the lesson on diagramming for 'some' ? For example: Under the Sufficient Assumption & Psuedo-Sufficient Assumption Section, L…
... teach students to translate "some". In a real formal ... some" takes the widest scope in the sentence, so that the negation ... is a "not some" sentence, which is equivalent to an "all ... all the properties of "and", such as commutativity (i.e. some ... -
Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
... the one assumption who's negation would destroy the argument), Sufficient ... will be "parallel flaw", but some might be valid arguments. It ... a lot of these (not all), you should have a pretty ... start reading the answers, and all you have to do is ... -
Answer choices with the word "SOME" for weakening questionsI am currently working on the weakening questions of this course. I ran into a lot of situation where the ACs have the word "SOME" in them. Sometimes…
... argument?
a. Some inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis ... the assumption is that " all A's do X" ... presence of "SOME", it's the negation of the implicit ... /> Assumption: all Canadians like poutine.
Weakening statement: some Canadians hate ... -
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…
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If you think many = some ("some films have not been transferred ... you would negate this as "all films have already been transferred ... it's not, because the negation of "not many" is "many ... -
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…
... br /> The negation of this second sentence is "ALL old movies have ... recognizing that "many" is not "some".
So ... to
"Some old movies have been transferred ... depending on whether many = some, the negation yields different results. 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…
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IF many = some, then C is logically equivalent ... to "SOME films from the earliest years ... acetate." The negation should be:
"ALL films from the ... course the argument that "some films will not be preserved ... -
Can a NA answer have a "most" existential quantifier?I always get confused between the NA answers that states A most B and a subtle conditional (the correct answer). During the BR, I am able to correct …
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Whereas some statements and basic conditionals, like "all" statements, can be ... , even if I use the negation test. The negated forms of ... relationship and mastering the lawgic negation. -
Translation Question: Not All X are YNot all X are Y. Is this translated as X some (not)Y? Also, is Not all X are Y equivalent to X some Y? For the latter question, I know in English in…
... , "not all X are Y" means that there are some Xs that ... . "Not all X are Y" is not equivalent to "X some Y ... not overlap). Since the "X some Y" statement is not true ... the LSAT, "not all" is simply the negation of "all." It could be ...
