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Any advice for assumption questionsI am having the hardest time with assumption questions required and sufficient alike. I am getting it down to two answers; the right one and the one …
... time with assumption questions required and sufficient alike. I am getting it ... two answers; the right one and the one that everyone picks ... and I pick the wrong one. ... reviewed all of my notes and Im still not getting it ... -
PT28.S1.Q20 - Economy, Unemployment, InvestmentHi could someone help me out with the diagramming on this one? I found it absolutely confounding and I'm usually pretty decent at conditional phrasin…
... found it absolutely confounding and I'm usually pretty ... gt; PRC (Prices Remain Constant) and UR (Unemployment Rises)
P2 ... supposed to symbolize the "and." (And is split after, Or ... already failed part of the "and". Sufficient (EW) is already failed ... -
Conditional ReasoningHI everyone, I have been struggling to correctly answer sample logical reasoning/weakening the argument type questions. Unfortunately, I am repea…
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Mistaking sufficiency for necessity vs mistaking necessity for sufficiencyI'm a bit confused about the technical differences between the errors of (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for suffi…
... (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for sufficiency ... different (i.e. mistaken negation and mistaken reversal, respectively), but aren ... were to switch the necessary and sufficient conditions of a conditional statement ... -
Proctor Nightmare :(So I already saw a string a few test center complaints from this morning's test but what I experienced today wasn't at all from other students' disru…
... work. The proctor compromised slightly and gave us 5 minutes to ... immediately during the break. Me and other people around me were ... with a complaint about this and are debating cancelling within the ... feel like I did okay and sufficient enough to apply to schools ... -
PT64.S3.Q26 - acquiring complete detailed informationhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-3-question-26/ I got this question right during the PT by POE (A-B reverses necessary and suff…
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Case Study: What I did wrong on test dayHey all, I just went over the September 2017 exam and realized how many silly mistakes I made. Out of the 11 LR questions I missed, I really shoul…
... over the September 2017 exam and realized how many silly ... energy. This left me jittery and nervous through the exam, ... especially at the beginning, and compounded the effect of #6 ... forgot the distinction between necessary and sufficient assumptions. I wasn't ... -
ClarificationCan someone clarify the distinction between necessary assumption and sufficient assumption questions. I’ve been reading too in to it and it’s gone ov…
... the distinction between necessary assumption and sufficient assumption questions. I’ve been ... reading too in to it and it’s gone over my ... -
Foolproofing LRHey all. 3 weeks till Feb LSAT. I’ve been doing some timed PT and I find myself consistently scoring -7 to -8 on both LR sections. I’m realizing my m…
... been doing some timed PT and I find myself consistently scoring ... mistakes come from parallel reasoning and sufficient assumption questions. Any advice on ... to approach both these sections and hopefully improve to 3-4 ... -
Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
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**7) Confusing necessary and sufficient conditions**
- PT63 S1 Q25 ... sufficient condition with a required condition"
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How to Go About a Retake: should I take a 7sage course?I’m retaking in March and have full time available to study. I took the test in November and received a 155 with a PT average of 157-160. I’ve tried …
... ’m retaking in March and have full time available ... timing in LG, necessary and sufficient assumptions in LR, LR ... ’ve started blind reviewing and keep a log of ... question I got wrong and right and why I got ... have every PT available and PDFs of question/game ... -
One Year LSAT Tangent/ReflectionThis was my third time taking the LSAT. I have been studying for this beast for the last 12 months - eight of those months working a full-time job, t…
... man deserves more attention and every prospective law student ... looked past my scores and admitted me. Through this ... bombarded with absurd conditionals, and nearly threw up when ... beyond differentiating between necessary and sufficient assumptions. I read more ... -
Principle and Parallel Method QuestionsDoes anyone have any strategies or tricks for these questions? The latter is heavily lawgic based, which helps at times, but I'm still getting more o…
Does anyone have any strategies or tricks for these questions? The latter is heavily lawgic based, which helps at times, but I'm still getting more of them wrong than any other question type. -
Free Tutoring Sessions: Reading Comprehension; March 9th, 6 pm ESTTo join this class, please use the zoom link posted below. Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/6968325413 **March 9th, 6 pm EST** PT 52: RC Intensi…
... like Must Be True and Sufficient Assumptions to get some ... that can help you read and answer questions more efficiently. ... 6 pm EST**
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Contrapositives needed?I’m getting into the weeds of the curriculum. Earlier on in conditional and sufficient reasoning, I see the use of diagramming. However, this creates…
... curriculum. Earlier on in conditional and sufficient reasoning, I see the use ... one string is time consuming and confusing. I’m not trying ... -
Please Critique My Study PlanI would appreciate any feedback on my study plan from the Sages and also really anyone else who has been studying for a while and feels like they hav…
... focus strictly on grouping games and in-and-out games). The ultimate ... True, Most Strongly Supported and Sufficient Assumption questions (and basically anything that employs ... with the translation flashcards, the sufficient assumption quizzes, etc.
NA vs SAWhat is the primary difference between Necessary Assumption Qs and Sufficient Assumption Qs? Both are required to make the argument valid but I'm not…
What is the primary difference between Necessary Assumption Qs and Sufficient Assumption Qs? Both are required to make the argument valid but I'm not quire sure how the answer choices differ.PT63.1.17-- psychologist: people tend to make cognitive errorsHi, I have trouble seeing why answer choice E here is wrong-- wouldn't the third sentence here be considered a "generalization", since a generaliz…
... same thing as a general principle, and the idea that "parallel lines ... " seems to be a general principle-- something that could be applied ...PT9.S2.Q18 - Local group paradeOkay so I can see why E could be the correct answer. But I just wasn't sure whether there was both government inaction (maybe the government is just…
... just but they are acting) and he did everything in good ... took a contrapositive of the principle and it seemed to fit. Maybe ... I was between B and E and I wasn't sure about ...Method of Reasoning General PrinciplesHey everyone I tried searching through the forums to see if there were any hits and I didn't see anything but I am a little confused on general princ…
... argument using a general principle. I've been ... to do with a general principle.
... examples for a general principle. That makes sense to ... interpreted as a general principle and then that gray area ... />
-Stay safe and thank you for your time!Flaw Types with Example Questions - Redux 2021 Pandemic Cycle VersionReviving this excellent resource so we can add to it and keep it alive. Credit to @alyhobbs and the 3 years ago crew. Hope you all are killing it whe…
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**7) Confusing necessary and sufficient conditions**
- PT63 ... sufficient condition with a required condition"
- PT17S2Q11 *Thanks keets993 and ... /> "mistakes necessary conditions for sufficient condition"
...LR Q Stem Confusion (MBT, MSS, PSA, SA, NA, etc)Hello, 7Sagers! I seem to have a difficult time committing to memory the differences in language for Q stems in Logical Reasoning for MBT, MSS, PSA, …
... , PSA, SA, NA, and sometimes Strengthening & Principle question types. I get ... be Q stems for both Principle and PSA questions.
Or ... just because the word _"principle"_ appears in the Q ... 't mean it is a Principle type question, however I still ...PT5.S1.Q11 - No one who lacks knowledge of a subject...Can someone help me out here. This question and the way it's worded is giving me a great deal of difficulty. From what I can gather the argument h…
... argument has two premises – a principle and a fact:
and experience.
... that "political know-how" and "[not lacking] knowledge ... process when reading the stimulus and identifying the flaw?
How much can you improve your diagnostic?So I rescheduled from October to December. I am currently in the 150's. With two months left. I have been re-going over the course, re-going over the…
... For Flaw, Necessary and Sufficient assumption, weaken, strengthen, and evaluation questions, your ... , identify with precision and with thought the reason ... will choose one answer, and write down that reasoning ... against the key, and you can intelligently assess ...Turning the necessary condition into words, How should I say it??I have a problem turning the necessary condition into words sometimes. For example, the sufficient condition reads well: Zombies attacking the c…
... condition followed by the sufficient but then would be ... for words like necessary and sufficient as indicators in the ... seems to work for the sufficient example, but becomes somewhat ... necessary/sufficient to make the relationship
Try and think ...Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... read in the stimulus and what do you know ... information from the stimulus and then stretch that information ... />
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Sufficient assumption questions contain an argument ... is both a necessary and sufficient assumption for the conclusion ...How did you improve in Flaw questions?Looking at all my practice test, this is where I have the most trouble at.
... , ad hominum attack, confusing necessary and sufficient... one you go thru a ... , the categories will start repeating and your ability to detect them ... a talk with Jonathan Wang and he said that one better ...a unless b but only if c.For instance, a -> (b -> c) simplifies to a + -b -> -c. What about (-a -> b) -> c. How can I simplify it?
... /> But unless=negate sufficient, so negate a and sufficient, then only if= necessary ... ;b) servers as the entire sufficient, and then only if ties that ...Speed!Does anyone have any general tips for improving speed? Aside from just taking a bunch of timed PTs, do you use any other methods?
... grasp on the notations and sufficient/necessary chaining where it ... through IN/OUT and sequencing games and knowing when rules ... key in understanding inferences and intuitively seeing patterns that ... each question: Premise, conclusion and how the premise really ...LR Timing StrategyThree and half months into studying and still really struggling with timing on LR. I seemed to only be able to get through 17 or 18 questions in a s…
Skip the 'conforms to the principle' and 'most similar in (flawed) reasoning' questions! These are time-sucking beasts. See if this approach makes a difference! :-)
