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| of | 106.6K | 279.1K |
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"It is" as a logical indicatorI just finished a PT that made use twice of "it is," in english to convey logic, in one SA question. This indicator is not in the CC and honestly, th…
... .** This might be intuitive for most people but it definitely was ... was compounded when the context of the statement was "It is imprudent ... ." Of course, finding the conditionality is a lot easier when the statement ... -
The Sufficient/Necessary Flaw: an approach to maximize pointsHey everyone, This post is intended to be an overview of how the sufficient/necessary flaw appears on the LSAT and how we can develop a system of att…
... order to draw this implied negation of our A term. I think ... that reversed (flawed) interpretation of the conditional statement.
So we are ... on that mistaken translation of the conditional statement.
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Personal Statement: Okay to talk about an experience in high school that affected your life? help :)Hey everyone! So I start off my personal statement with talking about an extracurricular that affected my life in high school and gave me the conf…
... I start off my personal statement with talking about an extracurricular ... actually get to read my statement, I think I'm able ... think is the best part of my statement or not, cause on ... 've also seen a lot of top personal statements talk about ... -
PT26.S2.Q7- Speakers of the Caronian language constitute a minorityWow, I feel like I'm posting one of these everyday. So this question has to do with a Necessary Assumption question--an old one. I've realized in t…
... like I'm posting one of these everyday. So this ... pretty consistently for one type of attractive wrong answer choice ... satisfied by the creation of a nation formed of disconnected regions (sounds ... /> uh-oh.
The negation of D is speaking to that ... -
Conditional Logic, valid & invalid argumentsEven though conditional logic seemed easy when I went through the CC, it continues to trip me up on harder questions, so I'm reviewing some basics: …
... have a valid conditional statement, the **SOME or MOST statement must come first ... if the ALL statement comes before a SOME or MOST statement.) So A ... cannot take a contrapositive of a SOME or MOST statement.
7 ... -
PT 72 S2 Q12 NA QuestionI am confused about the word “generally” in the conclusion. **To Recap The argument form in Lawgic:** **P1**: Emotional Tendencies /(Changed) **…
... that it holds true “in most cases.”
This, however, implies ... changed. This is precisely the negation of the conditional relationship between 'Emotional ... wisely.'
If all of the above is correct, then ... -
Looking for advice on change of strategyHey Guys! I finished the CC around 10 days ago and reviewed the topics I felt I needed to redo. I took 2 PTs in which I scored a 162 and 163( BR 164 …
... a few level 4 questions of all LR types.I race ... to LSAT prep. The medians of most of the schools I'm looking ... -
Does this topic count as a Diversity Statement?I am a URM and wanted to draft a diversity statement. However, my topic is not race related, but is based on a situation at work during my pregnancy …
... wanted to draft a diversity statement. However, my topic is ... as a Personal Statement. Especially since, the type of law I ... and I tied the end of the statement into how the situation ...
Additional info: my Personal Statement also discusses why I want ... -
PT37.S2.Q12 - Rosen's statementHello, I am unclear about the diagramming for this question below: PT37.S2.Q12 **Admin Note: I deleted the question as it is against our [Foru…
... warrant the negation of the sufficient (GS) and "cannot" the negation of the necessary ... -
PTF97.S1.Q21 - Although many 17th century broadsides...First impression wise, not a bad argument, but we're looking for an AC that shows that despite the fact that broadsides had statements about morals, …
... doesn't mean that most 17th century people were serious ... to the sensationalized account of crime and adultery rather ...
A - regardless of whether broadsides are of low or high literary ... means we most likely can't justify the "most" statement in the ... -
The use of "unless" Group 3 and "cannot" Group 4 combined translation in a Sequencing LGHey y'all just in a bit of a rut and need some clarification from my 7Sage peeps. When the term "unless" is used in a logic game rule with other grou…
... 'all just in a bit of a rut and need some ... a rule which combines the negation of a player via the group ... can't for the life of me get it down who ... via cannot, then negate my negation of /J again via "unless" to ... -
Not (A-->B) QuestionHi all, quick question! In the Harder MBT Questions unit, JY covers two questions that involve the negation of embedded conditionals. I'm a little …
... two questions that involve the negation of embedded conditionals. I'm a ... negation of (A-->B) in one problem resulted in a some statement ... , while in another problem resulted in an and statement? Thank ... -
Diversity Statement as a professional cellist/cello teacher#Help I graduated from Undergrad in '15 and Graduate school in '17. Receiving degrees in Cello Performance. I have been spending the last 4 years …
... write in my personal statement about my journey through ... of teaching that requires specialized training) warrants a diversity statement. ... already written a version of a statement where I use two ... additional context to my personal statement.
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Method of Study for October ExamI believe I have a firm understanding of most underlying concepts to questions/passages at this point in my studies. Although, I might easily be inco…
... I have a firm understanding of most underlying concepts to questions/passages ... . I have read the entirety of Manhattan Prep's RC book ... suggestion on how I can most effectively improve my score in ... -
PT89.S2.Q7 - Dire Wolf FossilsThe question itself is rather easy - (D) is pretty clearly something the argument is assuming, and necessarily so. Negating it makes a mockery of the…
... . Negating it makes a mockery of the argument.
of time on this one, because I've always learned that "most ... questions, because negating a "most" statement just takes you from 51 ... clarify the guidance on "most" statements on necessary assumption ... -
Timing of Most Recent PT's in relation to test dateHey everyone I have 9 recent PT's left that I plan to take before the November 11th LSAT. Would it be ideal to have all of them except maybe one or …
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In/Out Game with Multiple Necessary Conditions on Tail of Chain<p>Consider this chain:</p> <p>A —> B—> /C or /D</p> <p>I understand Demorgan's Law Regarding Contrapositives. But how do we work with the 'possibl…
... what would require triggering the negation of B?
If I'm ... -
Syllabus changed (Locked out of most of the lessons)I am a Month to Month User. I was working on the Assumptions & Weakening Questions Module of the Syllabus. I went to check how many videos i have le…
... Assumptions & Weakening Questions Module of the Syllabus. I went to ... it says I completed 77% of the core curriculum.... Which is ... then realized that Almost all of the lessons in the Syllabus ... -
Can all "Group 1" logical indicators be negated to "some not"Hello everyone! I'm still going through the CC and reached the section about "Some and Most Relationships." I understand that the negation of "all" i…
... about "Some and Most Relationships." I understand that the negation of "all" is ... 1 translation: A→B
Negation: A←some→/B
Negation: A←some→/B
Valid Relationship - Assumption and Weakening ArgumentsIn lesson 2 of Assumption and Weakening questions, J.Y. stated, "Bear in mind that most arguments in real life and on the LSAT do not have a valid re…
In lesson 2 of Assumption and Weakening questions, J. ... . stated, "Bear in mind that most arguments in real life and ... in the "real-life" side of this argument, but also what ... someone provide a deeper explanation of this statement?
**Admin note ...The word "tends"So last night when I was in bed I randomly thought of a statement and tried to decipher whether or not it could be translated into logic in a traditi…
... bed I randomly thought of a statement and tried to decipher ... .
The statement is: Excessive yelling and/or ... statement itself would likely serve as a conclusion in any or most ... parallel flaw statement. I have trouble thinking of premises that ...How to Understand "most" questions that the curriculum FAILS to teach how to solve?I feel like I'm getting burned by questions that don't use the exhaustive formal logic to solve them. For example, PT 126 Section 3 Question 14…
... easily understand application of the word 'most.' For example, ... with the application of 'most' in this kind of question..
of the application of 'most' with probabilities ... 't really teach 'most' outside of a 'lawgic' context ...Does the negation method for necessary assumption questions not work in certain questions?I have realized that for certain NA questions, when I try to negate the answer choices, the answer choice gets even more confusing to understand. An…
... better to not use the negation method for certain NA questions ... force myself to understand the negation of the answer choice?
PT55.S1.Q15 - zack's coffeehousehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-55-section-1-question-15/ I cannot understand why Answer E) is wrong! Can someone please look at this questi…
Well, is sort of helps.
This is how I initially diagramed it.
W-Most->FPR
FRP->HPC
Linked up: W-most->HPC
I see, I cannot conclude from a most statement that "some not"....PT14.S4.Q09 - anyone who supports the new tax planHi! I am having difficulty with predicting descriptive flaw questions. If anyone has done this question can you please explain to me how the correct …
... use the ~ to imply the negation of an idea)
statement as a contrapositive:
statement that has been ... Truly understand economics -> ~ Chance of being reelected
...PT69.S4.Q16 - salespeople always steer customershttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-69-section-4-question-16/ Hey test-takers! If you have PT69, care to discuss this question with me? Upo…
... done, however, on alot of some of the older (and newer ... 's likelihood from a most statement. So if they give ... you A most B, and A occurs ... the arrow and the logic of 'most' is thereby violated).
of the more recent tests i've done to commit 'most ...Where am I thinking wrong in the "only if" part of "If and only if" statements?So, "H will go before J if and only if it is after M." is a biconditional statement... and is broken down into two different conditions, rig…
... contrapositives work. In your latter statement, you've written
So your second conditional statement provides for three possible worlds ... your second statement; it is the result of the necessary ... . The contrapositive of A-B is the negation of {A-B}, ...PT69.S4.Q08 - to qualify as a medical specialisthttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-69-section-4-question-08/ I picked D, which is wrong, and I kind of knew it would. I could not pick C beca…
... you say that some of the sufficients are not ... ---> /CEP
Negation of C:
It is not ... specialty.
Rewording of negation:
There are some people ... you should be wary of weak answer choices (most, some, usually, ...Turning the necessary condition into words, How should I say it??I have a problem turning the necessary condition into words sometimes. For example, the sufficient condition reads well: Zombies attacking the c…
... "unless statement", you know it is necessary for the negation of the sufficient ... (the part of the statement that's ...Negating a Conditional StatementHey guys, I can't remember where this was in the course, but what is the proper way to negate a conditional statment? So for example: ~ (X-->Y)…
... forget that. The negation changes the meaning of your statement; the contrapositive's ... keep meaning the same. The negation is one step in taking ... need one counterexample. Hence, the negation you are looking for is ... world in two, so the negation of X some ~Y is X ...
