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PT28.S1.Q05 - the number of codfish in the north atlantichttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-1-question-05/ Could someone kindly explain the reason "D" is the right answer? Thanks.
Remember G3-->Q5, but Q is clearly in 4, so that negates the necessary condition, triggering a negation of the sufficient condition. In other words, G cannot be in 3. That leaves only J and H for slot 3. Hence, answer D -
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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…
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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…
... of that embedded clause. The only problem is that we’re ... , then we can trigger the negation of the sufficient condition, that ... -
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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…
The only true wisdom is in knowning ... clear: One has true wisdom only if she knows she knows ... contrapositive is, using a '~' as negation symbol,
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September 2009, Sec1, #12. Please help me understand the right answer/diagram thisHello, I'm having trouble with understanding how to properly diagram this to get to the right answer. I initially chose A, but apparently the corr…
... . This is the inverse (incorrect negation) of what we want.
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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…
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We are only negating what was the consequent ... " 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…
... 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 ... simply that the answer need only be necessary in one of ... -
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…
... too much caffeine AND she only drinks one cup of coffee ... Necessary assumption because, while the negation does somewhat hurt the argument ... -
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 contains ... tongue. Does that fulfill the negation? Yes, she has now consumed ... this one:
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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…
... ’s the relevant lesson for negation in the curriculum: https://7sage ... " said:
Coffee is the only substance she consumes that contains ... .
Why? Because “the only” is a group 1 indicator ... -
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…
... the conclusion. Yeah, the negation would only weaken the argument, not kill ... -
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…
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When we say that negation of the answer choice does ... ' of the argument from the negation of the answer choice.
only one cup of coffee a day. When we apply the negation ... the subtleties in how the negation of the necessary assumption destroys ... -
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…
... cats' (No/none being the negation of some), which equals to ... /> I know that there is only one correct answer to question ... -
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…
... /> That being said, understanding negation is a really essential concept ... statements, and you understand negation -> you understand ... only way you know that is if you understand how the negation ... other major issue with negation is that if you ... -
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…
"People who" is your indicator here. Group 1. "Not" is only functioning as a negation of handsome. There may be some exception I'm not aware of, but I don't think "not" by itself can function as an indicator. Just a negation. -
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 conditional, not the negation. There's a difference ... the former, wide-scope negation, is what 7sage calls ...
Wide-scope negation propositions usually begin with something ... etc.). However, you should only treat these expressions as rules ... -
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…
... 's not necessarily a direct negation of that statement. If you ... dealing with a straight up negation.
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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…
... , you can look for its negation. It you find that in ... rains, it pours") then the ONLY argument type that negates that ... /B." This means that not only can you spot a "some ... -
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…
... what it means to say "only if A happens can B ... there is a wide-scope negation, it applies to the "can ... -
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…
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The only time SOME does indicate that ... of "SOME", it's the negation of the implicit assumption that ... -
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…
... equivalent to "some", then the negation of "many" would be equivalent ... to the negation of "some". But this is ... " is true if there is only one A&B thing ... hand, is true depending not only on how many A& ... -
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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The negation of this second sentence is ... argument.
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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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Similarly, the negation of "some have not been ... number of questions), the negation of some will come ... films are only in their original, vulnerable state". The negation "no ... films exist only in their original ... -
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 ... -
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 …
... top of my head: The only things in this box are ... need to be able to negation test and verify that the ... to be working on your negation testing, not making up rules ...
