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Can I use LG strategies to Improve in LR?I keep bombing at LR. No matter which question types I drill, I keep getting half or more than half wrong. I write in the Blind Review / Wrong Answer…
... bombing at LR. No matter which question types ... is discouraging is seeing the stats on Curve column an seeing that no ... been taking my time, not using the stop clock ...
My strength is in LG, which for every ... as "If X, then Y" terminology as it is easier for ... -
PT94.S4.Q10 - While the population of city X...PT94 - S4 - Q10 Is the solution D, because the stimulus does not mention which hospitals the patients are residing in? So even though one particul…
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Is the solution D, because the stimulus does not mention which ... one particular patient from City X is medevac'd to the ... City Y they are still considered a City X patient? Thus that is not ... a reason that City X has ... -
PT 81.S2.Q13- Why the answer is A and not C makes no senseSo, I understand that the argument is saying that because incidences of the flu were lower during the 6 months of the public health campaign, that me…
... understand that the argument is saying that because incidences ... places when experiencing flu symptoms is also a recommendation. And ... what if people were not necessarily washing their hands as ... in restaurants, where handwashing is necessary. Maybe they work ... -
PT15.S2.Q08 - toxic substances food supplyI wasn't able to figure out the conclusion. Please help!
... this argument is tricky because there is no "since X, so therefore Y" structure ... Y"
However, evidence of "NOT Y"
Furthermore, more evidence of "NOT Y ... the conclusion that it is not right for the ... X is. This leads to the conclusion that it is not ... -
Necessary assumptionsgood morning all , hope your Easter was fun!! NA-they are kicking my butt! negating the right answer usually will get me only a few correct but f…
... . These questions will have NO bearing on the logical flow ... city also have Y) or explain something that is not the focus ... of the conclusion (People with X choose Y BECAUSE ... for AC's that have no bearing (scope, irrelevant, observational) ... -
Flaw Questions - what works for you?I am having a tough time wrapping my head around flaw questions. They are a total time suck for me and I usually end up getting them wrong. I've revi…
... , I recognize that "drug causes x" is the main conclusion. Then I ... between x and y, we need to know if the study is representative ... without x. I'll make sure to write down "unrepresentative" or "no ... the flaw is CRUCIAL because it forces me to not get swayed ... -
Difference between negation and contrapositive?I've been through the 'Some and Most Relationships' module once....and twice...but am still unclear on the exact difference between a contrapositive …
... and contained. All X must be Y (X–>Y).
*No contrapositives
... That A is not sufficient for B and B is not necessary for ... saying J is not sufficient for F (and F is not necessary for ... “Some [of the sufficient] is not [the necessary].” Or, if ... -
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.
... contained. All X must be Y (X–>Y).
o No contrapositives
is not sufficient for B and B is not necessary for ... saying J is not sufficient for F (and F is not necessary for ... saying “Some [of the sufficient] is not [the necessary].” Or, if ... -
Splitting GameboardsI often have a difficult time determining when I should split gameboards. Are there any indicators you guys rely on? Sometimes JY does it and other t…
... the no-brainers. If you have two or more "if X, then Y ... /> One downside to splitting, however, is that unless you have every ... clarity with questions that may not have otherwise been an ... offer a near-complete but not entirely complete representation of where ... -
PT18.S2.Q23 - teachers are effective only whenhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-23/ I'm having trouble translating the "not until" statement. Until is "negate suffici…
... /> Not until X can Y occur.
This is saying that if there is no X ... , then there is no Y: /x--->/y, or the contrapositive: y--->x.
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scenarios vs brute force approach to questionsdoes anyone have any guidance for determining when to draw out scenarios vs brute force the answer choices? sometimes it's pretty clear that a new lo…
... can make few or no inferences (question driven games ... you see several (if X is...) question stems. In these ... should not have to sketch multiple scenarios for "if X is" ... than simply "X must be in" or "Y must be ... more commonly it should not be necessary since they ... -
Anyone experiencing drop in scores in PTs after 60s? LR LR LG RC Score Date 54 1 2 1 5 171 24th July 55 2 2 3 6 167 11th Aug 56 4 7 2 8 163 12th Aug 58 168 24th Aug 59 4 3 5 6 1…
... ones is that the 2 LR sections are no longer ... a difficulty of...say X. This is supported by the number ... Z and the other one is Y, and they even out ... or so tests for difficulty X is now moot. That took ... more cases than not the harder section is the later section ... -
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…
... must be a practicing lawyer? No, not at all, because you can ... . But what it does mean is that if you are a ... the bar. This last sentence is the same as the first ... /> So, one more time: not until X can Y occur. So that means ... -
76.lr2.21Is there a clear reason about why B doesn't weaken for 76.lr2.21? It can weaken by suggesting that those who completed the program were better to…
... very minute detail but it is there.
... The premise stays, no assumptions being challenged, conclusion not negated => ... the causal relationship that is inferred in the stimulus. ... X causes Y, aka X -> Y, argument. Either refute it with Y -> X ... -
Clue for grouping game with a chartLike PT77 game 4, how do you know if grouping game can be done using a chart ? During my preptest i used 3 column (x,y,z) with three rows (L,S,T) and…
... lot of rules like "X and Y have 2 things in ... common" "Y and Z don't have ... is not" and so on.
If you only have rules like "X ... has more elements than Z" "Y has the ... best.
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PT6.S2.Q05 - the museum's night security guardThe question is as follows: <font color=red>Admin edit: Please do not post full questions on the discussion forums! Removed the question.</font> …
... very natural and not unlikely scenario. Like, who is this guy even ... /> Susan knows that if X then Y
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Therefore, Susan knows ... ? We have no idea if Susan knows about Y because how we ... have no clue if she ... -
Argument by Analogy v. Argument by CounterexampleHey all, I seem to have found an issue in my thought process which needs addressing. I cannot distinguish between an <i>analogy</i> in an argument…
... fans know this is not the case (although, this is not an entirely ... . Basically, an analogy says X is like Y; so something like: the ... argument like X because Y and says, “but Z, so no.” "When ... s concrete. It’s not saying anything is like anything else. ... -
Conditional Logic Help!!Hey Everyone, Needed some help with this conditional statement. "Deep empathy is required for full understanding of an individual's actions. I…
@DumbHollywoodActor said:
I’m no longer 100% certain anymore with ... is no effect because, via the contrapositive, NOT Z (Barry is NOT Open Minded) means X ... does NOT trigger Y:
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Translation Question: Not All X are YNot all X are Y. Is this translated as X some (not)Y? Also, is Not all X are Y equivalent to X some Y? For the latter question, I know in English in…
... possible to have an X that is not a Y. In propositional logic, this ... /> Second question: No. "Not all X are Y" is not equivalent to "X some Y." Say you had ... two sets do not overlap). Since the "X some Y" statement is not true in ... -
Translation Question: Not All X are YNot all X are Y. Is this translated as X some (not)Y? Also, is Not all X are Y equivalent to X some Y? For the latter question, I know in English in…
... "All X are Y" or "Some X are not Y" because propositional logic has no quantifiers ... is not an existential fallacy. "Not all" is equivalent to "some not" in predicate logic -- no ... fallacy is moving from "All X are Y" to "Some X are Y", which is not what ... -
Really struggling with RCI have posted about this before, but my struggle is only getting worse. I just hit an all time low on the RC section. -5 below my diagnostic. I am no…
... that best help me in no particular order:
1 ... (e.g, undeniable, undesirable, not enough)
4) Write ... as the main point is actually the main point ... can be improved with x and y policies." I've found ... 's correct but hen is misapplied to the wrong ... -
PT19.S2.Q20 - anyone who insists that music videos are an art formhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-2-question-20/ Why exactly are C and E incorrect? After mulling over this question for nearly ha…
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(C) is actually just one long conditional ... that person agrees that no taste is universal, then that person ... tomatoes.
(E) is not a good argument- if someone ... automatically prefer any X to any Y simply because X is sweeter than ... -
Some/Most/Many/Few/etc. Answer choices in Strengthen/Weaken Questionsi would like some understanding for the strengthening/weakening question types. if an answer choice contain "some/most/many/few" or similar, should i…
... be more specific it is the trap answer choices ... /some/most x (or subset of x) are y, it doesnt ... what im really asking is that should i be ... an outlier answer is higher. its not really shortcut that ... im looking for (of course there is no ... -
PT25.S3.Q10&12 (G2) - each of six peoplehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-3-game-2/ Preptest 25 - Section 3 - Game 2 I don't get question 10 and 12! Can someone hel…
... both of your questions was not looking at precisely what ... 10 your board did not follow the conditions of ... !
For Q9, no matter what we do, at ... ’t get how the answer is not “D.”
For ... /> V: M
X: K
Y: H & I
Formal LogicHey, quick question. Can one go from (X ---> Y) ---> Z ~Z ---> ~(X ---> Y) To Z & X ---> Y? Intuitively I feel I can, but I don't re…
... . I'm leaning towards no, but not with as much confidence as ... whether or not that relationship holds up. X may ---> Y or it ... may not. All we know is that ... other. So in that scenario, Y is not strictly necessary from Z & ...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…
... the third sentence is this:
Group Y (child psychologists) ... world where that is true, then practice X did not trigger that first ... to be deviations in the "no one disagrees" super-set. ... group Y would not be in the super-set of "no one disagrees ...I'm not understanding the difference between these two rules X <-> ~Y X -> ~Y Could someone please clear up for me? Thanks!
... of his videos and the X ~Y rule came up. Up ... look for all the not both relationships X -> ~Y. I'm a ... can't reverse and say not y gives x. I'm just trying ... in out games. he puts "x/y" in the out slot. ... rules?
Hey so no need to be embarrassed.Asked about this the other day...Sufficient/Necessary....and when it mattersI asked about what types of questions rely on the understanding of sufficient and necessary conditions the other day. I got a lot of really good answ…
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:0 oh no! I have a not C in the stimulus ... > Is there a method to identifying when mapping X -> Y on ... >
No, there is no method. Sometimes, in lets say ... time. Ultimately, the goal is to not map out conditional logic, ...Asked about this the other day...Sufficient/Necessary....and when it mattersI asked about what types of questions rely on the understanding of sufficient and necessary conditions the other day. I got a lot of really good answ…
... /> > :0 oh no! I have a not C in the stimulus ... ; > Is there a method to identifying when mapping X -> Y on ...
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> No, there is no method. Sometimes, in lets say ... time. Ultimately, the goal is to not map out conditional logic, but ...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…
... Here we are told that "no one disagrees" meaning every single ... world where that is true, then practice X did not trigger that first ... group Y would not be in the super-set of "no one disagrees ... belief that "no one disagrees with" does not truly contradict the ...
