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Causation Question StrategyWould somebody mind looking at the strategy below and letting me know if it makes sense/I've included everything? Thanks! On weakening questi…
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1. Provides an alternative cause (no competing cause) (C also Causes B).
2. 3rd competing cause (C causes both A and ... an alternative cause/explanation (no competing cause)
2. Block 3rd competing cause NOT ( ... -
LR Study Guides ThreadI was wondering if we could upload our study guides in this post for those taking the June and upcoming LSATs can always come back to this.
... a does NOT cause b, then no causation. Contrapositive- ... /> 3. Strongly Suggests- No Competing Cause- if this doesn’t exist ... or denial of a competing explanation or hypothesis
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"Is" group 2 indicator?Can "is" be a group 2 indicator like "must"? E.g. X is Y = X->Y JY seems to treat it as such in 60.1.17
... show that it strongly suggests no competing cause. https://7sage.com/lesson/causation ... -
LR Study Guide*I was sent this LR study guide a couple of months ago from a fellow 7Sager and it has been very helpful. It's not as detailed as some of the others…
... ) Causation strongly suggests there are no competing causes
- Correlation Theory ... effects
C) Third common cause: Maybe there is a third ... 3rd common cause
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Causal v. Conditional Logic (or Lawgic if you prefer)Can someone explain the difference--if there is one in fact--between causal and conditional relationships/statements? Seemingly, A causing B is the s…
... , the sufficient condition is the cause for the necessary condition; without ... . There are no competing hypothesis nor potential for the cause and effect to ... -
"No more likely" Meaning?I encountered a question with an answer choice that said something like "companies are no more likely to do X if B than if A" This feels like a ridd…
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Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... ) Causation strongly suggests there are no competing causes
- Correlation Theory ... effects
C) Third common cause: Maybe there is a third ... 3rd common cause
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Causal Reasoning ImprovementA trend I'm noticing on my recent practice tests (in the last 2 months) is that most of the LR questions I miss have the Causal Reasoning tag. I've b…
... cause comes before the effect.
• R - No Reversal ... that the effect caused the cause.
• E - ... cause, there’s an effect; when there’s no effect, there’s no cause ... .)
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21.2.24 (Method of Reasoning Questions Problem Set 10)Can someone explain how A is the correct answer? I got this question correct by POE, but during BR, I just can't figure out how A is explicitly corr…
... ’s brightness is the main cause of land temperature.
< ... really complicated. There is no significant part that is controlled ... the sun is the MAIN cause. The meteorologist is making ... this idea: there is no single cause because climate is very complicated ... -
PT71.S1.Q24 - pediatrician: swollen tonsils give risehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-1-question-24/ I can't understand why answer choice 'B' is incorrect! Need some help! The fla…
... that it assumes there is no other reason that a child ... the assumption that there is (no other reason a child could ... " that there "(E)is no other cause for sleeping problems during sleep ... -
Causation argument (Correlation vs. Coincidence)Hi guys, Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving break! I just had a quick question on Causation arguments. I know there are several ways …
... providing a common cause that produced both the cause and the ... data used, and providing alternate/competing cause.
My ... most likely be providing alternate/competing cause? I think I came ... answer was not an alternate cause?
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Where is the lesson on negating embedded conditional statements?I just need some clarification now how NOT (A--->B) turns into A and /B.
So if I had this statement: No candy is bitter. NO(C-->B) meaning C-->/B could that translate to C and /B. You can have candy and it not be bitter. Is that right? I think I am over thinking it a lot... -
LSAT Study Guide -- PrimerHey guys! I made a study guide on Quizlet with LR question types (like Mike suggested) that I wanted to share/ get feedback on (particularly with res…
... correct AC will be that no alt cause exists)
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Feel like I bombed..Everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong. On RC I just could NOT get in the zone. It's easy to practice getting in the zone where you …
@ashley.. No joke? Cause several PhD's that I've worked closely with during my MA are in there like swimwear with UT faculty. Now you got me licking my chops -
PT64.S1.Q22 - microbiologist: because heavy metalshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-22/ I completely understand the argument core and the correct answer. However, upon …
... it is not strictly applying "no presumed cause, no presumed effect" strategy.
cause, presumed effect."
Could ... this "correlation" strengthening "causation" ? I no longer possess The Trainer.
PT64.S1.Q22 - microbiologist: because heavy metalshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-22/ I completely understand the argument core and the correct answer. However, upon …
... of:
1. eliminating alternative cause; or
2. eliminating reversed ... effect; or
4. showing no presumed cause, no presumed effect.
Translation confusionsFor the following statement "I only work on Tuesday," i translated it as Tuesday -> Work.. but I guess it's Work -> Tuesday. Not sure why. "Only" is…
... LSAT examples there are probably no competing interpretations.
Take home message ...Harry Potter - Cursed Child ThreadI know a while back we had a "Hamilton Thread" so with the release of the 8th Harry Potter story, I figured I would see if there were other Potterhea…
... to it than that, no purpose or meaning or attempt at explanation ... . Needless to say, there is no way to stop reading at ...PT71.S1.Q24 - pediatrician: swollen tonsils give risehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-1-question-24/ I can't understand why answer choice 'B' is incorrect! Need some help! The fla…
... " that there "(E)is no other cause for sleeping problems during sleep ... that removing tonsils will ensure no breathing problems. Answer choice E ...PT40.S3.Q11 - historian: one traditional childrearing practiceThis question is strange -- the correct answer is not properly inferrable. Many child psychologists believe that the childrearing practice leads t…
... are told that "no one disagrees" meaning every single person in ... be deviations in the "no one disagrees" super-set. ... the super-set of "no one disagrees" we can ... the super-set of "no one disagrees." In fact, ... wouldn't even be a "no one disagrees" group.
PT40.S3.Q11 - historian: one traditional childrearing practiceThis question is strange -- the correct answer is not properly inferrable. Many child psychologists believe that the childrearing practice leads t…
... we are told that "no one disagrees" meaning every single person in ... to be deviations in the "no one disagrees" super-set. What ... wouldn't even be a "no one disagrees" group.
> ... disagreement -- the last belief that "no one disagrees with" does not ...Weakness on NA/SA/weakening/flaw sectionsThese are all my incorrect questions that pop up the most as wrong answers. What can I do to fix weaknesses on these types of questions?
... might be that there is no other cause responsible for the stated ... point out that that other cause exists and it could be ... am of the opinion that no matter what form an assumption ...NDLS vs IowaI am curious about how you all feel about this situation. Even though it doesn't model real life - pretend that your only two options are going to Io…
... 1000% biglaw or bust, no other options. Meaning, you need extremely good ...PT34.S4.G4 - biconditionalBasically, my _issue_ is with the whole explanation from JY. But for discussion sake let's focus on Q23. If you read the question paragraph or qu…
... ve taken a contrapositive (no change in meaning), and then translated ... the contrapositive (still no change in meaning). You still have a ... ~Kr, and you have no idea what happens when you ... be together in Randsborough with no violation of your rules. ...Strengthen/ Weaken QuestionsDoes anyone have any recommendations for how to approach strengthen/ weaken questions - especially weaken questions? I’m actually horrible at them an…
... basic areas: Correlation, Chronology, and Cause and effect.
cause ice." Look for the ...
Causation or cause an effect: "People who exercise ... makes people." Look for the competing cause, such as "Maybe people ...Passing 165Hi! I have been stuck at 165 for MONTHS! For 8 tests in a row, I got the exact same raw score and it just fluctuated between 164-166. Now the last…
... you. If there’s no real trend, meaning you’re kind of ...No cause X no effect Y?Hi I thought if there is no cause, then no effect can be true and can strengthen an argument. then I met this question...PT65.S1.Q15. From the c…
... thought if there is no cause, then no effect can be true and ... even though there is no such a cause, an effect can happen ... a flaw.
So...no cause, then no effect does not actually always ...Does "No Cause, No effect" strengthen/weaken causation logic?For causation logic, I know for strengthen questions, there are a few ways to strength an argument 1. eliminate alternative cause 2. when cause h…
... after
But does "No Cause, No effect" also strengthen?
does "no cause, effect happens" -- weaken? Couldn't ... allowing for the original cause to still cause the effect?
PT88.S4.Q24 - Can you weaken causal relations with “no cause, but effect”Powerscore says 1 way to weaken a casual conclusion is to show that “Although effect occurs, the cause did not occur.” This is bc (According to po…
... that “Although effect occurs, the cause did not occur.”
cause.
But in PT ... , AC A seems to show no cause but effect, which seems to ... AC A fall into the no cause, but effect category? Would it ...RC Annotation Method and BR (GNP vs. Human Indicators passage)Hey guys after watching Nicole Hopkins' webinar on RC Methods and Jimmy Quicksilver's webinar on RC Question Types and Tips I thought it would be hel…
... evidence that GDP can’t cause an increase in human indicators ... /> A) Wrong: There is definitely no synthesis in the last paragraph ... to try and determine its meaning. If you misinterpreted that to ... and source of clean energy, no. The passage was written to ...
