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No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
... difference between contrapositive and negation. @nicole.hopkins is talking ... McMahon" is talking about negation. Contrapositive is saying the ... different way and negation is saying the opposite of a relationship. ... for "some" because you only know that some could ... -
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... my understanding that the negation test works 99% of the time, not ... Pool is reserved for adults only.
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Only poetry cannot be translated well.Only poetry cannot be translated well. Why is it diagrammed /TW-->P? I thought that with cannot we pick one idea, negate it and make it the neces…
... TW-->/P are contrapositives of each other.
/TW-> ... there are two logical operators (Only and cannot) I should use ... only as the necessary indicator and cannot as just a negation ... -
Suff nec in this quote?Just making sure "sufficient" follows "the only" below and is "true wisdom"? How you diagram this with contrapositive? "The only true wisdom is in…
... double negative. In the antecedent of the now contraposed conditional, < ... /> We are only negating what was the consequent of the original statement ... there seems to be a negation... but we can't cleanly ... the double negative; we can only accept the fact that the ... -
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…
... changed the order of the sentence before applying the negation. In this ... sentence, the without is your only logical ... -
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." …
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NA Questions on the Recent Exams.Anyone feel like some of the correct answers to NA questions on the recent exams aren't really necessary? On PT 71,S1, Q22 I see how this would be …
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Sometimes the negation technique will unlock the AC ... the answer need only be necessary in one of several possible ways ... -
Doubt in necessary assumptionI was reading the Trainer and I came through a simple example "She does not consume too much caffeine because she only drinks one cup of coffee a da…
... cup of coffee is not too much caffeine AND she only drinks ... one cup of coffee) and knowing ... Necessary assumption because, while the negation does somewhat hurt the argument ... . She could drink one cup of coffee AND a coke and ... -
Doubt in necessary assumptionI was reading the Trainer and I came through a simple example "She does not consume too much caffeine because she only drinks one cup of coffee a da…
Negation: "Coffee is NOT the only substance she drinks, which ... of a milliliter of tea on her tongue. Does that fulfill the negation ... Her coffee: About 130 mg of caffeine per cup.
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Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... what that means. Of course, denying a ... only way you know that is if you understand how the negation ... plays into it.
I can’t think of ... of my head where they couldn’t work in negation ... ! Whatever your understanding of how exactly it plays ... -
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…
... The scope of the negation is within the antecedent of the ... />
Wide-scope negation propositions usually begin with something ... "none of the...", etc.). However, you should only treat these ... expressions as rules of thumb. ... -
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…
... distinguish between the "laws of logic," which are necessarily ... apply, without the possibility of an exception. It's ... more of a "rule of thumb" than a ... you can look for its negation. It you find that ... it pours") then the ONLY argument type that negates that ... -
PT8.S4.Q21 - so-called environmentalists have arguedThis is a sufficient assumption question but one of the forums I read to understand answer choice (A) explained that NEGATING (A) would demonstrate i…
... , and that's why the negation works.
I might not ... attention, but think I've only encountered one other question where ... be tricked by the presence of "properly drawn" into confusing it ... -
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 …
... Off the top of my head: The only things in this box ... if you have a rule of thumb (accurate or not), ... need to be able to negation test and verify that ... to be working on your negation testing, not making up ... .
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need help with negating sentences for necessary assumptionHello everyone, I seem to be having some issues with negating sentences, some things are very obvious, but others are not. for example 1)The Fine…
... don't understand the point of the negation you made. It's ... to be. The point of the negation test for necessary assumption questions ... 's possible that the correct negation would be "If a dog ... than symbolic statements when I only have a minute to figure ... -
PT68.S3.Q16 - political scientist: people become unenthusiastichttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-3-question-16/ So I was not sure about the term switching..."the most important problems" in the…
... about this being true of every case, or not ... the validity of the argument becomes kind of irrelevant. You ... correct, A is the negation/ contrapositive of the premise ("problems ... thinks that's the only cause, while A says ... premise is not THE ONLY possible cause. -
How much can I imporve my LSAT?I know this is a common topic, however I'm new to this forum sooooo I figured I might as well share my diagnostic and see if anyone has any advice or…
... , bi-conditionals, contrapositives, degrees of validity, the differences between necessary ... and their respective groups, negation, what it means to ... . Even getting only within a few points of a perfect score ... the most learnable, if only due to the fact that ... -
Anyone want to go through the September LSAT questions?Sorry if it's too soon and you're still drinking heavily! I am really really confused about Section 1 Logical Reasoning Q21, the one about Alzheimers…
... is that the operation of the brain is governed ... the genome, but not of the genome itself. So ... the genome. So the negation doesn't affect the ... be a little suspicious of anything that said NO ... yeah the bears!!!! Argh!!! Only realized that after getting it ... -
If only "only" stops giving me so much trouble...Hey guys, I am currently reading thru the Trainer to enhance 7sage CC, while I find the vast majority of the content are extremely consistent to our …
... Trainer example: I only work on Tuesdays. Sarah only date funny boys ... require to" informs of what must the consequence of being an employee ... Here, it is the washing of hands and practice.
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PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... and then understand how that negation effects the argument.
of choices, humans default to only emotions as the "basis" of ... the inclusion of this other variable that the negation necessitates ... the contrapositive form. The "only if" is a necessary condition ... -
Have they started to ask those old question types that they stopped asking?example; PT79S4Q5 So they are disagreeing each other about what value means: property value vs. value itself has (not necessarily property value) …
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I was deathly afraid of necessary assumption questions, but JY ... than simply the negation test. I got a lot of the difficulty ... to the older LR questions only they are more concise, to ... , and clear cut. Although some of the science LR questions on ... -
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... If so, notice that the negation is outside the parentheses, acting ... takes in the truth values of the antecedent '~M' and ... />
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... main point was that the negation you referred to had a ... 'M', but notice the scope of the negation only encompasses '~M'. In the ... cited, '~(~M -> B)', the negation outside those parentheses operates on ... -
Panda's guide to answer all SA, PSA, Strengthen and WeakenHi Guys, I think I have spent a lot of effort in coming this up and I want to share with you my hypothesis to see what you guys think about this …
... determined by the number of assumptions that you have, ... choice D, is the only one where you can cross ... is completely the opposite of your task, answer E ... , where instead of weakening, you go strengthen. ... . (there is no a negation word for most)
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PT56.S2.Q20 - Psychologist: Psychotherapists who attempt to providehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-56-section-2-question-20/ I'm having trouble understanding why (C) is wrong in PT56.S2.Q20. I negated…
... s better to leave the negation at "It’s not ... that the therapy might be of less than high quality". ... of low quality care is acceptable to the author. We only ... there being a high chance of low quality care. So ... would be sufficient. We only need for there to be ... -
PT55.S3.Q24 - it is popularly believed thatCan someone please confirm that I have this chain correct? I became confused with the "cannot" in the first premise. Now I'm presuming "cannot" is mo…
... very common when there is ONLY one premise to the conclusion ... relationship between discussing aesthetic value of poetry and objectively evaluating poetry ... work in this case. The only way to know for sure ... necessary is to employ the Negation test. -
PT1.S4.Q21 - a society in which there are many crimesI am Completely stumped on this question. I am not sure if I am correctly negating the statement nor understanding the some relationship here Stim…
... second idea no crimes. A negation as we know it or ... is when two negative elements of a sentence are pushed to ... could be many crimes for only one law, therefore it does ... with answer choice (E) because of the some implying many rule ... -
Sufficient Assumption QuestionsAny advice for breaking down SA questions into valid argument forms like JY does in the videos? The more questions I see, the more challenging it is …
... may indeed strengthen the argument, only one will make the argument ... be able to solve upward of 90% of SA questions. This difficult ... /> With prephrasing, know the contrapositive of your prephrase as well. The ... with a flip and a negation to make things just a ... -
BiconditionalsHi guys, I'm going through the biconditional part of the curriculum. Im wondering, for the Or, but not both biconditional, why don't we just write it…
... ---false. Accordingly, there are only 2 outcomes that are logically ... " means we can only have one of those two variables occur ... a way to validly distribute negation with the word "or"** ... condition because the absence of one variable necessitates the ... -
Negating an (And/Or in Conditionals) relationshipHi dear 7sagers, and sages, First of all, I am having trouble understanding the difference between negation and contrapositive but I think I am sl…
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You said that the negation becomes... **It could be the ... would get into the territory of failing the sufficient condition, which ... if we take the contrapositive of the now negated statement and ... . the way it is and only negates the N.C.
