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| negation | 950 | 1.5K |
| of | 106.8K | 279.4K |
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| word | 2.7K | 3.6K |
| not | 65.2K | 113.9K |
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PT 82 RC QueryJust took PT82 and I've looked around on various forums regarding passage 3 'Judicial Candor' but I haven't seen much discussion on a certain issue w…
... . In fact, one of the correct answers requires us ... implicitly accepting some of the basic tenets of PA. Why is ... to acknowledge the normative force” of the duty not to lie in ... not necessarily the opinion of the author, but rather the author’s description of ... -
Suggestions on Books Required!!I have just started with the LSAT preparations, and I am looking for some reference books along with 7Sage live classes. Can you please suggest me fe…
... generate for the LSAT in general. I did not finish it ... completely before moving on the 7 Sage ... of the LSAT not just one. Also I did not finish the Logic part of the ... course yet, however, one thing I liked about the ... -
Continuing Free TutoringHi everyone, I'm a 173 scorer (4 months of study) and now tutoring students part-time. I offered a bunch of pro-bono tutoring this month and had a…
Thank you. I am at 83% of the CC, not sure if there it is necessary to meet with a tutor yet, but would be interested to learn about any general strategies, especially in regards to plans after finishing the CC. -
Using Practice Tests with Unscored SectionHi everyone--just wondering how practice tests should affect our analytics? For example, with older tests that have two logical sections, what would …
... coin to see which of the random/not random section is ...
For all of the tests where you took and ... /
Save the newer tests that are already ... PT 89-93) for the end of your studies so that ... you take and review the ... -
PTB.S1.Q18 - The intended function of newsPrepTest B - Section 1 - Question 18 I got trapped in the cookie cutter AC A , misread it. My reasoning was fine, we need to make a subtle assumpt…
A is wrong because of the lack of the word "primarily". News can still serve ... is a bit tricky because of the use of the word. They LSAT writers are ... you assume that because the primary function of news is to give ... -
ERROR 404 - 7SageHello, Whenever I try to open a page regarding any syllabus lectures, it shows Error 404. I have restarted my laptop, logged in and out, and closed…
Still getting the 404 error on all of the lessons! Not sure how to go about fixing it. #feedback -
What happens if you use the Negation Test on a sufficient assumption?I know we're supposed to use the negation test to confirm the right answer for a necessary assumption question but.... If we negate trap answers -…
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The sufficient assumption you describe ... That's why the negation of that statement hurts the argument.
Does the negation of the statement weaken the argument? If yes, ... Does adding the statement to the premises make the argument valid? ... -
Best RC tips, especially for implied questions?Taking the October LSAT here in a week. Nervous, like most, but I am confident in the time and work I have put in. Five of my six PTs are at or above…
... identify something explicitly written in the passage. However, I ... their use of the word "obviously." The author stated that the conclusions of some ... strong statement out of context but within the wordy RC ... that one word and how it makes clear the author' ... -
PT13.S4.Q14 - some of the world's most beautiful catsDear 7sage community, Could someone please explain to me why answer E is correct? I can justify eliminating answers A,B,C,D, but not picking E. Mos…
... not picking E. Most of all, I cannot comprehend how to apply the ... a negation ('not'). By now my brain hurts from all the theories I ... tried to convince myself of.
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The mindgame of the LSAT So I am sure many of you are sitting in anxiety and fretting over the what ifs as much as I am right now waiting for the score to be released. …
... who did not do wonderfully on the LSAT (in the low 150s ... feeling. Friends of mine in the same boat see the gut wrenching ... the LSAT process gives. The anxiety. The fear of both wanting to know and not ... for some reason writing this word wall has been therapeutic. ... -
PT27.S3.Q02 - the expansion of mass mediaI have a question for answer choice A for the second question on "mental contortions." Although I got this question correct, I was really hesitant on…
... answer due to the word "beforehand." In the context of the passage, it ... ignore information learned outside the courtroom" could not be "relied upon ... not only before the trial, but also in the middle of ... several days, and the parties of the case go to court ... -
"Massachusetts School of Law does not consider the LSAT when making admissions decisions."**Edited this post because this is the internet and therefore I need to be extra careful that the intended meaning is conveyed. This is an email I…
... ask you to take the LSAT (or the GRE). It's ... sort of email as predatory -- particularly for students who may not ... expenditures, Law School may not be the best option. If you ... write well. The requirement of a mandatory interview, the review of an applicant's ... -
PT13.S2.Q7 - It is not correct that people of the USHey, yall! Would you say that AC B equals ambiguity? Sometimes I get equivocation and ambiguity mixed up but I eliminated equivocation here because "…
... B basically says the author extended the meaning of tax to help or ... health care out of their pockets, whereas the service is paid ... mean that a word or phrase used in the argument is unclear ... with the different ways the LSAC can construct this type of fallacy ... -
The Power of Words: "grinding"I am not really trying to start much of a discussion here. But, I have a general thought I wanted to share. Words have power. If you say something en…
I am not really trying to start much of a discussion here. But ... ’ve noticed a lot of people use the word “grinding”, which I know ... a lot of us are ... test will help develop some of the logical thinking skills I will ... -
Logical negation question, am I understanding "some not" correctly?I just want to make sure I'm understanding the %s and #s correctly. Some...not means there exists 0-99% of the two ideas. Some dogs are not friendl…
... ...not means there exists 0-99% of the two ideas. Some dogs are not ... which is not phonetic (A & /P)
Negation: A ---> ... ;P
All alphabets are phonetic.
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Necessary Assumption Question - are we supposed to throw conditional logic negation out the windowI just want to confirm that when you do the "negation" technique for NA answer choices, you take the common sense version of negation (as in pretty m…
... version of negation (as in pretty much just say the opposite of what the statement ... go to the store
Negation: I will NOT go to the store.
Negation: If I go to the store, I will NOT buy eggs ... -
PT57.S2.Q25 - The law of the city of Weston regarding contributionsHey everyone, So, I'm working through my analysis of this question since, yes, I got it wrong on my last section drill, and I'd be interested to h…
... the sufficient condition outlined in the stimulus is failed (but not necessarily the ... negation, purporting that it must be true that no contributions to the ... be registered with the council. The thought that popped ... I and the LSAT writers are not of one mind. ... -
Under the personal statement word count?Do schools penalize you for being under the word count? The majority of the schools I'm applying to have the same general prompt so I'm tweaking the …
... you for being under the word count? The majority of the schools I'm ... applying to have the same general ... so I'm tweaking the same personal statement for ... mark against me for not using the entire character/word allowance? -
PT33.S1.Q18-- the use of space-based satellites PART 2#help So here was my reasoning for this question, but I still couldn't quite fully understand why A is right and C and E are wrong: A-- right bec…
... am still kinda stumped about the word "usually" here-- I initially rejected ... /> D-- wrong because no evidence of the situation being "worse" (same reasoning ... " ignorance of something), #2-- "often" is too strong (**_but_** not sure about ... -
Strategy for question types, please let me know if I'm on the right trackHi I'm almost pushing into the 170s and I'm trying to solidify my strategy for LR. Right now I read the question stem, read the stimulus and find the…
... pivotal wrong word that disqualifies an AC. At the end of all ... concrete strategy for LR. Not remembering what to do under ... and then the negation test
SA: see the structure of the argument, graph ... Get a solid translation of my own of the stim, then move ... -
PT36.S2.Q16--Help-- what is the meaning of "misconception"?Hi, So I got this question wrong because I chose D, and I thought that D was right because, from lines 1-7, I thought that it was heavily implying…
... it was heavily implying (if not outright asserting) that researchers previously ... that this "undue emphasis" does not count as a misconception. Nevertheless ... at dictionary examples of how to use the word "misconception", the examples seem to ... -
PTJ07.S2.Q8-- proponents of the electric carHi, Based on all the discussion online, this question seems to be very infamous, so anybody who can help me here would be a genius. I was stuc…
... consequences" in A may not be the same thing as " ... A ended up being the right answer (not surprised there), but ... Thus, the electric car will not result in an abatement of environmental degradation ... like a perfect answer almost word for word.
Can ... -
Should vs Should not - Parallel Method of Reasoning QuestionFor the parallel method of reasoning questions, if the stimulus concludes with "therefore they should not do this thing." Can we eliminate answers ba…
For the parallel method of reasoning questions, if the stimulus concludes with "therefore ... they should not ... doesn't match the negation?
Like for should/should not statements, does ... -
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…
... rule which combines the negation of a player via the group 4 "not" or " ... cannot" group in the conditional ... I can't for the life of ... via cannot, then negate my negation of /J again via "unless" ... -
What happens if you use the Negation Test on a sufficient assumption?I know we're supposed to use the negation test to confirm the right answer for a necessary assumption question but.... If we negate trap answers -…
... way in and out of the house, and the lock is impenetrable.< ... the sufficient: the door isn't the only way in and out of the ... house, and the lock is penetrable ( ... the negation test as a tool for confirming a necessary assumption, and NOT ... -
To October or not to October, that is the questionHello, I have a bit of a dilemma. Okay, I lied: a huge dilemma. I was hoping to be ready for the October LSAT, but I am by no means prepar…
... hoping to be ready for the October LSAT, but I ... I want to apply for the 2014 school year, so ... to study in Toronto and not have to move away ... only about a quarter of the way through the course. Would it ... about being pushed to the bottom of the pile based on my ... -
Taking PTs as part of 7sage LSAT prep that have been taken to study for the LSAT in the pastHello, I've just realised that when I first wrote the LSAT (June 2012), I took PT52 to PT60 to "prepare." This was before I discovered 7sage and …
... that when I first wrote the LSAT (June 2012), I ... discovered 7sage and I used the "betting method" to check ... I redo the tests? I have the Premium version of the course, so ... there aren't a LOT of new ones... and I ... good memory, but it's not that good, lol.
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The big picture of why this test is importantI teach quite a bit, and have a number of close friends who teach all over, from ESL teachers in other countries to teachers in high schools and univ…
... so, so many people of this and the adjoining generations are completely ... below comes to the surface, it's hard not to feel sick ... to end this kind of bullshit or not, one day after graduation ... we are going into one of the few professions that has a ... -
The Hardest LR Question of All Time - Preptest 29 Number 17 LR Studies of the reliability of eyewitnOk, I am joking about this being the hardest LR question of all time. Of course, there have been harder questions, but for some reason, this one took…
... suspects...So the big assumption here is that the confidence of witnesses in ... their level of confidence has no effect on the reliability of their accuracy ... ' confidence is lowered, they might not be as forthcoming about what ... -
Commencement of the Application ProcessI am taking the LSAT in September and really banking on getting a high score. Both semesters freshman year I received sub 3.0 GPA's (2.7 and 2.3), b…
I am taking the LSAT in September and ... my overall GPA is not truly reflective of me as a student ... my application early to some of my more prospective schools ... should I wait to start the application process after I receive ... outlook towards me from the onset?
