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Struggling with basic logic games...any tips?Hi everyone, I just started the logic games curriculum and I'm so confused. I under stand the basic principles of diagramming and the rules, but I…
... Example: 1.) X goes before Y.
2.) X can only go ... day.
3.) X is right before or right after ... br /> 2.) B can not go with C.
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New Video for PT 32 Game 2Hey guys, I just posted a [new video for PT 32, Game 2.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK7e4OebIug) It's a difficult in/out game that can be mad…
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> > @"J.Y. Ping" said:
> & ... elaborate on why you no longer do elimination questions ... questions on LG first -- is that another change in approach ... can plug in **IF** X is _____ then ______ and solve ... games. Working smarter, not harder! -
Thoughts on using 3 takes for 2017-2018 cycle?Hey everyone, So i've decided I do not want to wait anymore, and attend law school starting 2018. How will admissions look at an applicant who …
... that ease with the LSAT is not a necessary condition for success ... e.g., I know X and Y who actually were exceptions to ... confirmation bias. No one is immune from this, and no one is smart enough ... that ease with the LSAT is not a necessary condition for success ... -
Weakening questionsWhat is the difference between making the premises less supportive of the conclusion and attacking the premises? Wouldn’t attacking the premises redu…
... like: just bc X, not necessarily Y. Or even if X is true, the conclusion ... of Y could still be wrong ... the premise would be saying: no, you don't train hard ... bc the premise is no longer true, but that's not how the ... -
Help with "The Only"Hi everyone, I am on Lesson 17 of 59 in the Intro to Logic (under the Starter course). I am still not fully understanding how "the only" works. F…
... course). I am still not fully understanding how "the ... gt; I am also not understanding the Y's "calling back" to ... kids with messy hair." X is tied to "the only ... hair be messy?
No, only kids with brown ...
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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…
... . There is no "Always" v. "Sometimes....not" relationship here. What I mean is that ... sentence ("Different birds do not generally have X") is so weak. It doesn ... /> = The bird always does not eat Y. (Bird → /eat Y)
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PT13.S2.Q15 - Smokers of Pipes or CigarsI have to be missing something here. Can somebody explain to me how the answer in this question is (e) and not (c)? I just don't understand how inhal…
... a shot:
C is wrong on the grounds of ... equate them in saying "x develops no earlier than y." More importantly, [when ... the paradox questions, we're not attempting to deny one of ... .
Ans. choice E is correct because it does exactly ... -
Assumption vs. Causation questionsCan someone explain the difference between assumption questions and causation questions when it comes to strengthening/weakening questions? I am comp…
... x causes y when in reality that is not necessarily the case (y could cause x ... , z could cause x and y ... simply be no relation between x and y). My confusion is whether or not these ... -
Weaken questionsHi guys, One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach Weakening questions. I understand that you have to identify the prem…
... ; One question ! I am actually not understanding how I should approach ... 't negate "X" or "Y." You negate the relationship between "X" and "Y." For ... "she's not wet." What I would do is say something like ... went swimming, but you can no longer say Alice must have ... -
PT63.S1.Q1 - Backyard gardeners who want to increaseLogical Reasoning Help: PT63.S1.Q1 (and Q2) PT63.S1.Q1 - I am confused as to how this is a **strengthen question**. The prompt (if I’m not mist…
... Strengthen which would suggest it is not a typical strengthen. But ... is irrelevant**
Premise: The above fact in no ... type of insect y attracted by plant x is NOT one of the ... as well. This does not contradict the recommendation however, ... -
I would love some feedback from 7Sagers on this LG realization I just had.I just finished going over a warm up piece from LG PT46 and had a bit of a realization during BR. I commented at the link below and I would absolutel…
... like "C is before day 3," which is not alarming on ... off with "if X then Y." Which basically means ... , while the game itself is not super restrictive, the new ... and inferences. And by no means would I do ... a game when the board is finished... or lack thereof :) ... -
If you see two Group 4 Logical Indicators in one sentenceHey guys, can someone please advise - If you see two group 4 logical indicators in one sentence - do you pick one idea and negate necessary? Doe…
... we have "cannot" and "not" then it would be translated ... />
But yes. Here is an example of a group ... /> "No X can be present without Y" would be diagrammed as : X then Y, if /Y ... then /X -
PT35.S4.Q22 - Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune diseaseHi guys, Please help if you can. The question is filled with technical terms, which I know that I should just replace it. But then, the answer ch…
... understand everything lol. You are not comparing arguments.
No food is as delicious as salami, ... say, "So because of X, then Y (conclusion)". So I think ... [reiteration of X] is the interferon, because X, X, and X led to the ... -
Does Submitting an Addendum set your application back in line?Hey guys - quick question that I'm not sure anyone knows the answer to.... I submitted many applications on December 7th, followed by a CF addendu…
There’s no universal answer because it depends ... in the pile? Maybe not? I’m not sure.
Moreover ... the important thing to remember is that it doesn’t matter ... , it’s not a question about whether to do X or Y. Something ... -
Inferences from correlationsIf we are told, as X increases Y increases. Can we infer that as Y increases X increases?
No, that could be the reason but it’s not the case ... In other words, correlation does not imply causation. There are 4 ... variable (Z) that is causing both X and Y to increase.
Y could be causing X to increase.
4) There is no relationship ... -
Numerical Distributions in Logic GamesSo I've been working on really getting good at recognizing all the potential numerical distributions in certain logic games and I wanna know how some…
... items can stack) but not very many items could go ... pieces X and Y must be together in a group with no ... rule which says whatever group Y is in must have more ... group which Z is in and is also the largest ... number four. This is because the group Y is in has to ... -
PT 18.S2.Q2Hey fellow 7Sagers, I'm having some trouble understanding this question. Here is how I diagrammed it: CR ----->/LW SRO---->LW (and th…
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The “some” statement is seen as irrelevant because it ...
X ←s→ Y → Z
Can you conclude X → Z? No, because ... to follow because it’s not linking L to /SRO in ...
And answer choice E is irrelevant because it says, “increasing ... -
Really basic questionsI have gone through the course and watched all the LG videos and done most of the problem sets but I'm still unclear on a few things. I know this st…
... (if x is in, then y is in), the contrapositive is: if Y is not in, X is not in).
x has to be 3rd? I keep thinking the answer is no."
You are correct! The answer is no. All we know from the ... -
PT41.S1.Q5 - My issue is in the the stimulus finding the conclusionMy issue is in the the stimulus finding the conclusion. Can Someone please help? **Admin note: edited title; please use the format of "PT#.S#.Q# -…
... conclusion is (B) ---> "two studies that found no link between x and y ... are UNSOUND" (i.e flawed, **not wrong ... and conclusion of the argument is that he believes that the ... study is flawed. Break down the ... -
PT17.S3.Q01 - If a country's manufacturing capacity is fully utilized...Here's the problem and JY's explanation: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-17-section-3-question-01/ My question: is the necessary conditio…
... > How is Y a precondition to X if Y happens after x?
> ... to be referring to causality, not formal logic. I use ...
A necessary assumption does not always have to be something ... , before the sufficient. There is no timeline in formal logic.
PT17.S3.Q01 - If a country's manufacturing capacity is fully utilized...Here's the problem and JY's explanation: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-17-section-3-question-01/ My question: is the necessary conditio…
... gt; How is Y a precondition to X if Y happens after x?
... this particular question is referring to causality, not formal logic. ... ; A necessary assumption does not always have to be something ... before the sufficient. There is no timeline in formal logic.
PT1.S4.Q12 - A recent study found that snoringI found this one very tricky. As for AC A, I think I understand that AC A meets the target by introducing a third party, stress, that could be re…
... correlation is actually causation, you should IMMEDIATELY be suspicious! If X and Y ... one for which we have no hard evidence.
In ... stimulus, "...snoring, though not common in either group, is more common among ...PT16.S2.Q16 - Researchers in South AustraliaBased on my understanding of the stimulus, the flaw is that the author is assuming that what was true in the past (CPUE is constant= X number of sha…
... number of stores - actually changed? No, it doesn't. But it ... a particular measurement is a product of factor X, Y, Z, and many ... -> then factor X did NOT change OR not all other relevant factors ... being true show that B is NOT true?”
The ...Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
... X, therefore conclusion Y.” The correct answer choice will never be “Not X” or “Not Y ... structure: “Yes, premise X is true, BUT assumption Z ... and conclusion is now weakened, and we no longer want ... ve anticipated is not one of the answer choices, no worries. ...Speed on Logic GamesHi guys, looking for some advice on LGs. I have been working on them for a few weeks now (ok, like two, lol), and haven't seen much improvement on ti…
... t put P here because X is here, therefore P must go ... entities+conditional logic (If X--> then Y / (not)~Y--> (not)~X) dictates that an ... "If an answer choice is flexible, its not my answer." Running the ... be placed in one spot no matter how many game boards ...Help appreciated PT84 S3 Q21Posting this again in the discussions to gain more traction because I'm really not understanding this one. This question still doesn't sit right …
... say that since Country X requires a certified ... not, that means it's more difficult to pay taxes in X ... taxes compared to country Y is not relevant to that measure ... . Remember, the conclusion is not about how how easy ... Z, then they give no reason to think that ...PT93.S3.Q24 - science-fiction films are commercially successfulCan anyone explain why S3 Q24 on PT 93 is B and not C? I know C has the conclusion less clearly delineated but other than that it seems to match up s…
... . That's not what our original argument is doing and so ... small modern apartments, say 100, versus idk 90 victorian apartments, a ... numbers. But either way, this is not the same as the stimulus ... If X is smaller than Y, you can also say that Y is greater than X ...Difference between "the author overlooks the possibility" vs "takes for granted that"Hi! Does anyone know the difference between, "the author overlooks the possibility" vs "takes for granted that" and how can I differentiate it when l…
... the possibility that there is a difference in meaning ... if what the difference is between X and Y, then you are ... ?"
Now Jason is not overlooking the possibility that his ... between overlooking a possibility versus taking something for granted.PT79.S04.Q19 - Bad LSAT Question or is it me?the argument says that Neanderthals probably preserved their meats by smoking it, citing that burnt lichen and grass were found in many of their fire…
... his bike is for exercise, and NOT that biking is the only ... only reason X used Y was for Z, nor that Y is the only ... other materials; Neanderthals probably would not have enjoyed spending night after ... grass and lichen, thus there is no reason to suppose it was ...FAQ & other helpful links<font color="#9C0027">This is a constant work in progress! If you see a question that's asked frequently and the answer is not here, please let @stud…
... asked frequently and the answer is not here, please let @studentservice ...
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