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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…
... this results in a lot of confusions on complicated translations. ... br />
@notwilliamwallace, On the off chance you're ... connective is the conditional, not the negation. There's a difference between ... interested, here are a few papers on the topic:
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PT June 2007.S2.Q24 - car companies solicit consumer informationI have been analyzing all the June 2007 (public domain) questions one by one, and find that they all neatly fit into very neat symbolic argument patt…
... let yourself get too frustrated on questions like these."
... you're looking for. On questions that present complete arguments ... I call a "counter-conditional," which is the negation of a conditional in the ... that has transformed my take on LR questions. -
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…
... should share with others on here :/ And now ... When @quinnxzhang shows the negation using conditional diagrams, I believe ... showing that the negation of a conditional statement results in ... conditions NO LONGER having a conditional relationship with each other ... -
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…
... it is essentially testing you on a language - the language of logic ... , chaining conditional diagramming, existential quantifiers, logical indicators and their respective groups, negation ... getting only within a few points of a perfect score on LG would ... -
Finding The AssumptionI have been doing the CC and have stumbled a bit on the strengthen portion of things. Once I hit the 3 star questions, I was getting about 60 percent…
... finishing up the CC on Sufficient assumption and Pseudo ... pattern of
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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…
... something I should spend a second on: for necessary assumptions our ... tendencies have an effect on the level of wiseness ... to negate a conditional statement and then understand how that negation effects ... , humans do not choose on the "basis of emotions ... -
Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... to do so. The negation technique should be used for Necessary ...
So if we have a conclusion that says, @jknauf will ... 4 hours, we have this conditional conclusion
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... '(A and ~B)' above. Incidentally, you'll never see a bald negation of a conditional ... connective on the LSAT, e ... .g. one that translates as '~(A ... -
Logic-Based NA Questions?When doing NA questions that are not logic based, it is a lot easier for me to get the correct answer, especially with negating the answer choices. …
... How are your skills at conditional lawgic? Do you struggle ... are strong in your conditional skills and understanding the ... NA questions - congrats on getting those correct but ... on the negation technique if stuck between two answer choices. The negation technique ... -
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…
... it by having you attack a conditional premise.
... argument - he employed a false premise. On to the next ... (a) was.
(a) was just a straight up negation of a ... logical structure of P2 (a conditional claim) and then recognise ... -
[Ended] June Study Group | PT 73 | Sat. April 22nd at 5pm ESTI hope you had a good break. Now it's time to get back to work. PT 73's up! <img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3og0IxgMwxbgQXUBDa/giphy.gif" />…
... words, the subject of (A) is heavily modified whereas ... /> The main subject of (A) is farmers. All farmers? No ... 's complicated. It's a conditional predicate. We're saying ... on their abandoning use of chemical fertilizers]. Remember how to negation conditional ... -
Some statementsHey im still confused after reviewing the CC again I know a some statement can be reversibly read but is there a way to negate it? For example:…
... which are possible depending on the meaning of /R ... would be defined by a stimulus). That is the ... It is not giving us a conditional statement "Some cool people ... in this case, the negation would be "it could be ... still waiting for a sage or a mentor to confirm ... -
How to get better with NAI am at a standstill, I understand what I am tasked to do with these types of questions but I am still getting quite a few incorrect and Ive been bli…
... the CC.
+ I bought a spiral notebook to record my ... ;
+ I write out a specific reason why the answer ... />
This is a very slow process, but I ... me improve on NA questions. I get practice at the negation technique, I ... -
PT10.S1.Q07 - slash and burnWhy wouldnt **A** be considered an attack on the premise that says that land becomes too poor to support agriculture?
This is a great example to use the negation technique. The argument concludes that ... to regenerate. If you negate A it says they will be ... /> It isn't an attack on the premise it's highlighting ... -
PT10.S1.Q07 - slash and burnWhy wouldnt **A** be considered an attack on the premise that says that land becomes too poor to support agriculture?
... This is a great example to use the negation technique. The argument ... isn't an attack on the premise it's ...
If we negate (A) "forests in the tropics do ... Thus the argument must DEPEND on A being true: That the ... leaves us with (A) You need A to be true ... -
Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I can see right away as i'm doing the CC that NA Questions will be the death of me. I completely understand the theory, but i'm having a h…
... question. While I struggled through a few, I still was able ... successfully apply the theory after a little while and some practice ... really hard to pre-phrase on since you never know which ... course, you can use the negation technique whereby you negate your answer ... -
Diagramming long conditional chains in LRI have become used to minimal to zero diagramming in LR. I can usually keep track of the argument premises and conditional reasoning in my head (I al…
... worthwhile than learning a new technique specific to long conditional chain questions? I ... /> You can also practice both. On timed exams employ the strategy ... you're used to and on BR practice getting better at ... not you end up diagramming on the actual timed PTs. -
Cookie Cutter LR QuestionsHey 7sagers! Happy studying to all. Throughout the curriculum, JY talked about four LR question types that are usually so formulaic that they can…
... getting at in a logic sense. For instance on a SA question, ... />
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Negation: If many Californians are not ... it's 100% in conditional logic. It's all ... milk BNM
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What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... a function of time. Are you aware of the negation technique? This technique ... has helped me a lot as ... and necessary. The negation technique just means you take ... reads "the argument depends on which of the following ... -
What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... a function of time. Are you aware of the negation technique? This technique ... has helped me a lot as ... relation to the negation technique, it comes in handy on Necessary Assumption ... because this confused me a bit? -
What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... it isn't useful on strengthening questions then how ... following is an assumption on which the argument depends ... br />
A necessary assumption has more impact on the argument than ... answer choices for a question like this (negation technique) the right ... -
What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... I think necessity is actually a really hard, abstract concept ... why converting it is such a popular technique.
> > ... the one used on 7Sage. The negation technique works in Necessary ... Strengthening, we sometimes have a Necessary Assumption answer for ... -
Necessary Assumption QuestionsHeyyy 7sagers, I have literally looked at 7sage, LSAT Trainer, and Kaplan's approach to necessary assumption questions and I just don't get it. …
... to eliminate. You use the negation technique too, right? You're not ... else? Also, have you searched on TLS? I tend to always ... but all you need is a different perspective that clicks with ... -
Causal Reasoning vs Conditional Reasoning vs Other ReasoningLong question! Thought it would be helpful to keep everything organized in one place to hear the thoughts of folks as the questions below all seem to…
... /> I do think this is a conditional reasoning .
NOT ... somethings would immediately mean negation of necessary condition but ... What if ARP also depends on Idk... for instance their drawing ... nothing and it depends on whether it appeals to ... -
PT73.4.19 and PT34.2.2 (please help)Hi guys, I am having trouble understanding JY's reasoning behind choosing correct answers in the above problems. PT73.4.19 is a necessary assump…
... difficult. There is a lot going on in what you are ...
1.) What is a conditional statement at its core?
On PT73 our task is to ... /> Do you see how the negation here destroyed his conclusion? He ... -
Clarification on negation vs contrapositiveI am in the Some and Most Relationships category of the curriculum and I am finding myself a little confused about negation vs the contrapositive. On…
... a child on the walking dead called Judith
A conditional ... statement that might help us understand what a contrapositive ... a negation of a conditional statement is a denial of the relationship. The negation of a conditional ... -
Method for translating "without" into lawgic seems to run into problems in some situationsWe all know that for "without" "unless" "except" and "until", we're supposed to negate one of the ideas and make that the sufficient. "I will not …
... the sentence into a conditional not based on a rule, but on understanding.
> ... how that differs from a sentence beginning with a negation - "I never sleep ... without wearing an eyemask" makes a lot ... -
Method for translating "without" into lawgic seems to run into problems in some situationsWe all know that for "without" "unless" "except" and "until", we're supposed to negate one of the ideas and make that the sufficient. "I will not …
... the sentence into a conditional not based on a rule, but on understanding.
> ... how that differs from a sentence beginning with a negation - "I never sleep ... without wearing an eyemask" makes a lot ... -
September'18 Study Group | Blind Review PT 57 | Thursday, July 5th | 7:30 pm ESTSeptember'18 Study Group | Blind Review PT 57 | Thursday, July 5th | 7:30 pm EST Hope all my American friends won't be too hungover for this! h…
... the time, if a question shows up on strategy and priority, ... by dealing with the question as a ... for it.
A strategy question could also be ... assumption questions, revisiting the negation technique and how to properly negate ... -
PT60.S1.Q7 - Psychologist: Research has shown that a weakenedCan someone please help me comprehend why "reducing stress can help weakened immune system" is same as "stress can weaken the immune system" ? It see…
... reducing stress via therapy have on cancer patients? In other ... negation is a formal logic flaw. It occurs when we take a conditional: a ... doesn't rely on stress being a symptom of a weakened immune ... system, but rather on it being a potential cause of weakened ...
