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How often is a "most" statement wrong in a Necessary Assumption Q?In trying to gain speed I've found myself quickly eliminating "most" statements in NA questions, but I'm wondering how accurate this can be. By negat…
... minor niceties.
The negation of 'most', e.g. in
That means >50% of As are not-Bs. By ... -
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…
... choice and see which one of the options represent the meaning ... of It is not the case ... alone.
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Do you guys draw in the margins during LR?Recently I have been having a lot of success during exercises for LR. This, to me, is a miracle since it was my weakness and what hampered me from br…
... am still in the habit of automatically putting pencil to paper ... moment I smell a hint of conditional statement. When it's a ... question, it is a waste of time, and a habit that ... -
Do you guys draw in the margins during LR?Recently I have been having a lot of success during exercises for LR. This, to me, is a miracle since it was my weakness and what hampered me from br…
... for every stimulus with conditional language as you pointed ... the items. Mastery over conditional logic is to this ... approach the above question without conditional logic: some can do ... made easier by the application of conditional logic. Others have said ... -
Negation of a statement with "most" and "conditional statements"I am having a difficult time figuring out how to negate a sentence that is comprised of both "most" and "conditional statements." For example, if …
@"Jonathan Wang" so the negation of "most" would be "some" then? I was under the perception that there is no negation for "most" -
Negation of a statement with "most" and "conditional statements"I am having a difficult time figuring out how to negate a sentence that is comprised of both "most" and "conditional statements." For example, if …
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So the negation of "most" is definitely not "some". ... here the complete logical opposite of "most" will be 0 ... its not the logical opposite of "most".
*That' ... in english for the opposite of most.
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Negation of a statement with "most" and "conditional statements"I am having a difficult time figuring out how to negate a sentence that is comprised of both "most" and "conditional statements." For example, if …
... I really like your use of 0-50% to explain ... t forget the other half of the issue as well; ... is that even the opposite of most? It basically includes ... all the variables of "most".
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PT21.S2.Q03 - a new medication for migraineI find abstract FL AC's to be quite a hassle on the LSAT. Usually I POE it down to one answer, which feels right, but I don't work through the FL if …
... pretty clear from a reading of (B) as written. We can ... ), we can easily apply the negation of this statement, as follows:
Check the conclusion of the stimulus: We should not ... the case (we apply the negation test) then we have some ... -
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…
... correct. Here's why. The negation of a statement is equivalent to ... , possibly all, the logical opposite of at least one is: none ... -
Conditional vs CasualHi, I am having a hard time differentiating between a cause and effect and a conditional statement. Would anyone have tips or tricks?
... I think of it in terms that a conditional statement relies ... and the phenomenon-hypothesis method of reasoning).
... by that is that for conditional reasoning, it doesn't ... questions, etc., make a lot of use of conditional reasoning.
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Logical Reasoning Example QuestionIn the Powerscore logical reasoning bible (under conditional reasoning) there is a statement saying "No robot can think." They say that the diagram i…
... I decided that an explanation of the foundations was worth the ... that there will be a negation of the necessary condition. That there ... -
Is is necessary to use logic for LR questions?I know Lawgic is incorporated in the CC in order to gain a full understanding of the the LSATs components. However, I find that trying to use conditi…
... correct answer without the use of conditional symbolization; fantastic. For me ... symbolization and writing out of something like 35-1- ... list of LR problems where for me, good-reliable conditional ... and finally, one of my favorite gems of all time:
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PT20.S1.Q22 - to hold criminals responsibleHi guys, I wonder if you can help and check my analysis to see if it is correct or not. The question is here: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanat…
... itself to the mapping of conditional logic. If this approach ... argument advocates the removal of agency from people as ... that **all actions** are products of the environment.
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Flaw confusion, please help!!!Hi guys, I have some confusion going on here between the difference of the following question: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-se…
... just to add on. If negation of a invalid conclusion is one ... -
PT63.S1.Q10 - ms. sandstrom's newspaper columnHi all, Blind reviewing the aforementioned Prep Test and having trouble with PT.63.S.1.Q.10. I almost never have these kinds of very basic questio…
... you give me some examples of conclusions that have similar ... "Thus.... if...." is one of these. Are there any others ... head) what are some examples of conditional conclusions?
Similarly, ... , OR if it's a conditional conclusion?)
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PT51.S3.Q18 - the flagellum, which bacteria use to swimHi All, Super confused by this question, mostly because I probably don't understand what the correct answer choice is actually saying. The argu…
... argument depends"). Your analysis of the stimulus is spot on ... s think about the negation of (C). "**Some** parts of the flagellum are ... possible that an evolutionary ancestor of bacteria that had only ... have no idea WHICH of the parts of the flagellum the ... -
Does this sentence contain conditionality despite lacking any universal indicators?"Having an efficient, attractive subway system makes good economic sense." EAS = efficient, attractive subway system GES = Good economic sense …
... no, but for the purposes of the LSAT, yes. The LSAT ... with it in any kind of conditional chain or anything, but if ... -
Logical NegationI'm starting to confuse myself. Can someone clarify how they would do a logical negation of this for the NA Negation Technique? "Any candidate wh…
... 're getting confused because of the many instances of "not." Just break ... as is and add the negation to the necessary condition: Not ... elected).
So the negation of your statement would be: Any ... -
I'm not understanding the difference between these two rules X <-> ~Y X -> ~Y Could someone please clear up for me? Thanks!
... can break it down two conditional statements as the arrow goes ... can conclude from that bi-conditional statement.
... here unlike the four conditional chains which we could ... conclude from the bi-conditional chain on top.
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A question about sufficient assumptionThere is a really tough and confused question I have: IS No effective law(A) is unenforceable(B) = All enforceable laws(-B) are effective(-A) RIGH…
... (unenforceable i.e. a failure of the necessary condition) then we ... the "no" applies to a negation of the necessary condition. Sometimes this ... -
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... choices just denies the relevancy of that study.
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of the statements. The studies do exist ... -
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... choices just denies the relevancy of that study.
> ... not contradict the truth of the statements. The studies do exist ... where we deny the truth of premise? example, the studies ... also just the "sturdiness/strength" of the premise itself?****
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might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... will play on your understanding of necessity and sufficiency.
... us to map out the conditional logic on the LR section ... ll need a good understanding of conditional logic to do well on ... . Here are some examples of question types where understanding the ... -
might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... are sometimes where an understanding of conditional logic and what is really ... -Q16 is a great example of this, and a pretty hard ... -
Asked about this the other day...Sufficient/Necessary....and when it mattersI asked about what types of questions rely on the understanding of sufficient and necessary conditions the other day. I got a lot of really good answ…
... the simple fact that conditional logic isn't always ... choice on all problems which conditional logic is present.
... question above without knowing my conditional logic. I could think ... hard to reach an understanding of conditional logic! Now, just use ... -
Asked about this the other day...Sufficient/Necessary....and when it mattersI asked about what types of questions rely on the understanding of sufficient and necessary conditions the other day. I got a lot of really good answ…
... will give you a huge conditional chain, and take one ... is the simple fact that conditional logic isn't always ... question above without knowing my conditional logic. I could think through ... hard to reach an understanding of conditional logic! Now, just use ... -
How can I practice negating English statements more...I just got to this spot in the CC. I have a basic understanding of what is going on, but I am slow and I can tell this is a HUGE weak spot for me. Wh…
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PT17.S2.Q21 - nuclear reactors are sometimes builtHi All, I could use some help with this necessary assumption question. I definitely see why C is a necessary assumption, but I'm having a hard tim…
... is necessary to make the negation of E render the conclusion invalid ... get is to a point of high suspicion). The conclusion is ... the proximity assumption. If none of the nuclear reactors where near ... not. This might be one of those cases where we have ... -
PT17.S2.Q21 - nuclear reactors are sometimes builtHi All, I could use some help with this necessary assumption question. I definitely see why C is a necessary assumption, but I'm having a hard tim…
... t seen your negation, but I think your negation would be ... that is not what the negation of answer choice E is doing ... /> Before I address why this negation doesn't destroy the argument ... />
Answer E, instead of addressing where the nuclear reactors ...
