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PT74-S4-Q3 (Spoiler Alert) Strengthening or Sufficient Assumption?Hey everyone, I got this question incorrect during a timed run yesterday because I was trying to find a sufficient assumption when for a strengthen q…
... a probabilistic outcome can be valid if it is most ... />
(E) Strengthens the argument because if the trees are ... a valid argument so to speak? [This is the definition I opted for ... a probabilistic outcome being potentially valid)].
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PT14.S4. Q9- Anyone who supports the new tax planI have been reading through some of the previous posts regarding this question, and they have really helped me understand the stimulus and why it is …
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In order for us to get to the ... ; /S -----> UE
Valid Argument #3- A--> B---> ... identified. I have found that for the harder flaw questions, LSAT ... has really been a struggle for me to get past this ... -
My Approach to Sufficient Assumption QuestionsI see a lot of posts out there that are kind of like guides to tackling specific question types so I thought I would post my own about SA questions. …
... argument will conclude something, while not having VALID support from the premises. For ... ) make the argument a valid argument.
**Simple Framework:**
For example:
To make this argument valid we either need:
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PT33.S1.Q20 - I thought we weren't allowed to attack the premises for strengthen/weaken questionsSo this particular question has about 8 years worth of comments and about as much time's worth of confusion regarding why D weakens the argument beca…
... regarding why D weakens the argument because it seems to be ... after the premise of the argument? I thought we weren't ... journey.
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I'm Tryna Tutor Sambodee Cuz I Can Learn by Teaching Others Right - [closed]whats up fam - it's your boy LSAT_SUS I recently had a breakthrough in my score but my score is dropping quicker than a girl's interest when she s…
... . Five stars are 5-stars for a reason. Logic games are ... /strengthen causation logic, negating ACs, valid argument forms, and yadda yadda.) If ... response to admin: thank you for the guidelines. I'll stay ... -
PT83.S1.Q18 - Contesting Standard committee lawgicI'm disagreeing with how JY did this because we can't use common sense in MBT nor make up assumptions because we think it makes sense to us. MSS is f…
... because what is a valid argument and what is a ... sound argument are two different things ... that
His argument goes in the lawgic
valid argument. We can't negate ... 's not a valid argument.
For all we know ... -
Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... assumption the argument actually makes. Why? bc for an argument to ... on the argument, not ones that the argument **actually makes ... Sometimes the assumption the argument makes happens to also ... /> Are there times an argument actually makes an assumption that ... -
PTF97.S3.Q20 - Criminals released from prison on parole..Can someone explain why AC C is right and E is wrong. Option C states that "the proportion of arrests to crimes committed was not significantly h…
... additional crimes. The argument states that the percentage ... for this claim. However, this statement does not itself form the basis for ... the argument's conclusion.< ... on which the argument relies. The argument states that the ... -
Paper pencil formHello everyone, I want to ask if paper pencil form of lsat is exactly same as online test? (for example January 2023 lsat) questions are exactly same…
... pencil form of lsat is exactly same as online test? (for example ... lsat) questions are exactly same for online test takers and paper ... pencil takers? I applied for paper pencil form of exam, and I ... -
PT156.S4.Q24 - A movie studio's script readersThis question doesn't have an explanation, so I wanted to see if anyone could back up my reasoning. The flaw of the question stem is that it confu…
... it confuses necessary conditions for sufficient ones. Correctly ... choice because it is a valid argument.
... It confuses sufficient conditions for necessary ones. Exercising daily ... confuses the sufficient conditions for one argument with another. A ... -
How to Understand "most" questions that the curriculum FAILS to teach how to solve?I feel like I'm getting burned by questions that don't use the exhaustive formal logic to solve them. For example, PT 126 Section 3 Question 14…
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For example, PT 126 Section 3 ... -- here, validity of invalid/valid argument forms involving 'most' are ... translating 'most' and looking for a 'lawgic' inference doesn ... to push out inferences for these questions, especially because ... -
Difference b/t sufficient and necessary assumption questions (formal logic)It really helps me understand the concepts of assumption questions by looking at it formally. Could someone check my logic? So say we have a premi…
... if the argument is valid. Please note that "the argument is valid" is different ... difference is that for the argument to be valid the conclusion must derive ... and the existing conclusion) a valid argument. In other words, if the ... -
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…
... Mike Kim (JY has vouched for him on this site) cleared ... really really dang close to valid (and in real world terms ... with the argument and find an AC true for the argument)
2 ... -
The Hardest LR Question of All Time - Preptest 29 Number 17 LR Studies of the reliability of eyewitnOk, I am joking about this being the hardest LR question of all time. Of course, there have been harder questions, but for some reason, this one took…
... day care for low-income parents. This isn't a valid argument because ... just because free day care for low-income ... never know for sure without speculating, precisely because the argument is so ... -
PT14.S4.Q09 - anyone who supports the new tax planHi! I am having difficulty with predicting descriptive flaw questions. If anyone has done this question can you please explain to me how the correct …
... say "Confuses a sufficient condition for a necessary condition" or vice ... in order to get a valid argument? Well, if we had the ... can deny a conditional relationship (For instance, A->B) by ... 53 section 1 question 18 for another exercise utilizing this exact ... -
PT14.S4.Q09 - anyone who supports the new tax planHi! I am having difficulty with predicting descriptive flaw questions. If anyone has done this question can you please explain to me how the correct …
... Here, we understand that the argument intends to support the conclusion ... about what would make the argument valid - in other words, what ... rewrite this in a simpler form.
A-> ... />
Here's what the valid argument would look like, with the ... -
Plans for Last Week before June LSATHey guys, what's everyone planning re: their prep for the final week? I'm going to continue on business as usual, writing PT 70 tomorrow, PT 71 Thurs…
... and supplemental essays (if applicable) for the application processes shouldn't ... make a valid argument. anywhoo that's my plan. Thanks for the reminder ... -
PT7.S4.Q10 - famous personalities found guilty of many types of crimesHey everybody, I'm drilling some Cambridge MSS questions and Im having some trouble with the idea of them. I think of them as "Must Be True" ques…
... /> Conclusion:
It is possible for a MSS question to ask ... The MSS stem could ask for what is "most reasonably concluded ... ask for what can be "reasonably concluded."
A valid argument is ... the MBT, it is a valid conclusion. In other words, the ... -
PT38.S4.Q6 - in any field, experience is requiredhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-38-section-4-question-06/ I know the conclusion is computerized "expert systems" cannot be~ and all of the…
Sure! The argument goes something like:
C: ... .
P1: Experience is required for a proficient person to become ... it is stored in the form of rules and facts as ... "rules and facts". In order for the argument to hold - that computers ... -
PT26.S3.Q24 - over the last 25 years, the average price paidhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-3-question-24/ This question is beyond sucky. Did anyone else have any problems with determining …
... questions like these where the argument is super-complex, instead ... is not a valid argument. But looking at the argument, it seems ... I just instead understood the argument and went into the answer ... (which is really important for weaken questions in my opinion ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... /> - You are looking for the answer choice that provides ... argument fails to do something, fails to account for ... Questions
- A valid argument encompasses every single NA you ... It is an alternative explanation for why the contradiction is simply ... -
PT34.S2.Q24 - the defendant wanted to clear the snow off his carhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-2-question-24/ I just signed up for 7sage today after reviewing the LG! pretty impressed and wa…
... . Why is this an invalid argument? Well, put simply, we can ... was intentional as well. Unfortunately for him, there's no logical ... certainly wouldn't be a valid argument. In short, just because someone ... -
Necessary Assumption fuck-upsSo in my mind I attack NA questions pretty methodically: negating each answer choice and determining which one wrecks the argument, while also taking…
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P1 + P2 → C (Valid argument)
P1 + P2 - - ... + SA → C ] → NA (Valid argument (VA) → NA)
VA→ NA ... .
Argument (valid) –> Necessary Assumption ... argument (premises + conclusion) where in order for the conclusion to be valid ... -
Necessary and Sufficient AssumptionI am having many problems with this, please help
... in order for the argument to be valid.
For SA Questions ... For NA questions, what you need to do is defend the argument ... teh relationship established in the argument.
An ... or defending the argument. What it wants is for you to name ... -
PT68.S2.Q10 - people who are allergic to catshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-10/ My interpretation of the stimulus is that people who are allergic to cats react to…
... the pulse of the argument and go with the ... have to be required for the argument to flow; but ... do exist. It's a form of over inference.
Another trap answer choice for these types of questions is ... />
A trickier form of this error is. "Some ... -
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…
... argument fails to do something, fails to account for ... choices will be correct for other questions, make sure ... Assumption Questions
- A valid argument encompasses every single NA you ... It is an alternative explanation for why the contradiction is simply ... -
Weekly Goal-Setting & Accountability ThreadHi everyone, I'm taking somewhat of an LSAT hiatus for March (school, it happens) but I'm going to start a goal-setting/accountability thread here…
... such a great thread. Thanks for creating it! My goal is ... the following for this week:
- Finish up ... Psuedo Sufficient Assumptions)
- Review valid argument forms (need to brush up ... -
Closing the BR GapI know I am not the only one who is having this problem, but it's kind of bugging me given its persistence. So there is roughly a 10-15 point gap bet…
@justdoit obviously the reason for the 10-15 point gap ... time constraint is formidable even for elite test takers. The challenge ... offered, all of the common valid argument forms, all of the common ... know what you are looking for. The more studying you do ... -
PT34.S3.Q23 - societies in which value is measured primarily in financial termsJ.Y. can you please put up an explanation for this one? <font color=red>admin edit 09-01-2016: http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-…
@Dgelf321 the logical form of this flawed argument is:
if A ... /> it is a common invald argument form. I would revisit that section ... indicates a sufficient condition. Also, for this question element B represents ... -
PT61.S2.Q23 - every brick house on river street has a front yardhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-61-section-2-question-23/ So in JY's explanation the stimulus represents invalid argument form 4. But I'm ha…
... /> JY says this is invalid argument form number 4 but I don ... /> not R (have not run for office)
P (public servant ... me this is very clearly argument form number 4 (A-->B ...
