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Difference between SC and NCNow, as I've been going through the exercises, I am able to identify the necessary condition and the sufficient condition for the work the majority o…
... about chronological could be cause and effect. So one thing ... is, that is not always the case with logic. Sometimes, ... in a time-based, cause/effect type of way. For ... to know: what is the case. If I prefer ... thing.
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PT21.S2.Q13 - astronomers have long thought thathttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-21-section-2-question-13/ I wonder whether this is really necessary assumption question. Isn't this most st…
... initially posits a cause and effect relationship between Pluto ... doesn't nearly have the gravitational pull that ... , the newly found evidence is weakening this cause and effect relationship ... once thought to be the cause; the effect, though, remains--which ... -
Need help with Princeton Review's "Edition 2010 practice test one Section IV question 6"Very confused on this reasoning question. Can anyone help explain? <blockquote>@yinyinxu<a href='/forums/discussion/comment/23694/#Comment_23694'>…
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D: this gets the causal relationship backwards, so no ... This would strengthen the conclusion, but not the argument per se ... only deals with the conclusion, and the premise would be ... the causal conclusion by showing when the cause isn't there, the effect ... -
PT64.S1.Q22 - microbiologist: because heavy metalshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-22/ The following is my reasoning for why the answer to PT64S1Q22 is D, and is not B. …
B points out that, in the absence of the factor identified by the argument as the cause, there's also an absence of the effect. This is a standard way of strengthening a causal argument. -
CausationFor the regular weaken and strengthen questions, I am starting to get better. However, when it comes to causation, I am really confused. There is so …
... can see examples of the cause without the effect, or the effect with the cause this may be ... a clear indication of the argument ... -
Parallel Blueshello all. I am consistently finding myself struggling with parallel/parallel flaw questions. My initial move was to just go slower on them. But …
Really focus in on the form that the conclusion takes. If it's ... definitive in the stimulus then it must also ... in the answer. This is also true for probabilistic conclusions, cause/effect, etc ... in your own terms how the argument is constructed so that ... -
PT45.S1.Q12 - biologists have noted reproductive abnormalitiesI am having a problem seeing how a/c C WEAKENS. To me it looks like it is strengthening the argument. Maybe I am just misunderstanding how the ar…
... is unlikely to be the cause (of the reproductive abnormalities in fish)
cause (dioxin decomposes slowly ) without the presumed effect (fish recover ... slowly in the environment, yet the dioxin might still be the cause. Even though ... -
PT47.S1.Q22 - columnist: there are certain pesticidesThis LR section killed me. I spent all day BRing questions 22, 24, and 26 in this section. This is another one that I am just lost on. I eliminate…
... would expect that when the cause isn't there the effect also isn't ... there. So, if the U. ... pests? Even if the U.S. Stopped, the effect would still remain ... which is enough to doubt the strong ... -
A confusion between conditional logic and causationHi 7sagers, I just had a confusion cause by PT 68 section 2 question 24. JY's explanation is if Hormone causes Stress, then reducing Hormone can redu…
... to cause Y to happen, the cause (X) must have occurred before the effect ... happens), but in the LSAT world, the test is always ... a common third cause, spurious correlation, or reverse cause). This is ... essential for trying to think of what the ... -
Assumption of "/A -> /B " in the causal relationshipShould it be true that the assumption of "/A -> /B " in the causal relationship is A -> B
Yeah we don't really "do" Powerscore around here. Are you talking about, like, showing the effect without the cause or something like that? -
PT73 S2 LR - I really need some help with explanations on a couple questionsPT73 S2 LR - I *really* need some help with explanations on a couple LR questions on this test Question 9 (weaken) - Answer is C, i picked A Qu…
... reason why the effect took place independent of the purported cause. C ... gives us this information! Instead of the ... ads or lack thereof being the cause of the fall, ... of X skill. The critic says the historian is wrong--A ... -
PT 76, S4, 21I'm having trouble seeing how C undermines the argument over D. Can someone help? Thanks
... the high GPA is a reason that could potentially explain both the cause ... and effect in the reasoning, effectively ruining the argument.
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Causation/Weakening and Strengthening HelpI find myself having a very hard time understanding the causation strategy and i had a few questions about its use. first off, is this strategy for …
... questions, as well as the PF (parallel flaw) questions ... that not all of the questions in these categories ... strategies if the question doesn't talk about a cause - effect relationship. ... Could that be a problem? Trying to apply the ... -
PT27.S4.Q15 - it is often said that beauty is subjective.Hey All, Can anyone help me with this question (PT27 S4 Q15). This one is confusing and bothering me at the same time. https://7sage.com/lsat_ex…
... is suggesting the author is reversing a cause/effect relationship. So the author says ... says not so fast: Actually, the reason we consider that earlier ... alternative, answer choice C weakens the argument. -
PT73.S2.Q15 - marketing consultant: last year I predictedHello, I have a question about these two choices 1. the argument takes for granted that the higher sales of established products are due to effecti…
... (premises) given in the stimulus for the conclusion that "the advertising campaign was ... the stimulus. It is not explicitly stated that there is a cause/effect ... these assumptions (remember the support for the conclusion that "the advertising campaign was ... -
When do we know "in other cases" can be helpful or not?Hi, I thought "other cases" are alwas irrelevant to the case discussed in the stimulus... I thought "yes, maybe that happens in this case, but ma…
... relatively novel.
Really, the correct AC is demonstrating other ... a stimulus is hypothesizing a cause/effect, correlation, or a simple possibility ... that cause/effect, correlation, or simple possibility is in fact found elsewhere. The ... -
When do we know "in other cases" can be helpful or not?Hi, I thought "other cases" are alwas irrelevant to the case discussed in the stimulus... I thought "yes, maybe that happens in this case, but ma…
... a stimulus is hypothesizing a cause/effect, correlation, or a simple ... situations to support the phenomena discussed in the stimulus?
... Such as...similar situation→not the phenomena
I was ... influence what is discussed in the stimulus.
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PT3.S2.Q25 - The public in the United StatesFor this question, I was able to see that the flaw was a equivocation between a substantial budget and an adequate one. Answer choice E seemed to ref…
... that assumption during the Soviet era in the old context, the author would ... where the cause doesn't exist (soviet threat dissovlving) and therefore the effect doesn ... 't either, but conflates the terms "adequate ... -
PT16.S2.Q21 - several years ago, as a measureHey, could someone help explain in detail why A is the correct answer choice? I am still lost. Thank you.
... food supply) was not the cause of the effect (the decline in population).
4 ... strengthen a cause and effect argument is to show that the cause and effect are ... had the same effect (decline in our moth population) but without the cause (fungus ... -
Conditional vs CasualHi, I am having a hard time differentiating between a cause and effect and a conditional statement. Would anyone have tips or tricks?
... in the previous example, the function of the "if...then" statement is the relevant ... provide repeated instances of the cause (eating) preceding the effect (pigs flying). Of course ... , this opens the door to all ... -
Conditional vs CasualHi, I am having a hard time differentiating between a cause and effect and a conditional statement. Would anyone have tips or tricks?
... relationship. An effect must come after a cause. 'The rain caused the flood'
The difference between the two is we know ... />
If we have causal, the cause doesn't guarantee that affect ... -
Conditional vs CasualHi, I am having a hard time differentiating between a cause and effect and a conditional statement. Would anyone have tips or tricks?
Another way to think about the difference between conditionality and causality ... in English, but the former has a causal (cause/effect or one thing ... yielded way to another) reasoning structure while the ... -
PT5.S3.Q20 - a certain viral infectionI think I understand why B is right, since middle ear infections are not defined as being bacterial infections in the stimulus. Probably just assumed…
@BenjaminSF I was thinking the middle ear infection was more like a side effect, and just because the side effect is cured with antibiotics, it doesn't mean the virus will be cured as well. How did you determine that there must be an alternate cause here? -
Weakening questionsThese are by far the hardest and most difficult type of LR questions for me. As soon as they turn into 3/5 stars in difficulty or greater I start mis…
... begin learning ways to weaken the argument.
the effect does not have to follow the cause, thus, the argument ... there is an alternate cause which causes the effect.
the sufficient condition occurs, the necessary doesn' ... -
PT47.S1.Q22 - columnist: there are certain pesticidesThis LR section killed me. I spent all day BRing questions 22, 24, and 26 in this section. This is another one that I am just lost on. I eliminate…
... expect that when the cause isn't there the effect also isn't ... ? Even if the U.S. Stopped, the effect would still remain ... the case, then the practice (as the stim defines it) has zero effect on the ... other countries could be the cause instead of this particular ... -
Should I label the argument structure for every question in LR?I always see J.Y. breaking down argument structures in the video explanations, but I was wondering if it is a recommended process to do during the ti…
Over time, the argument structures start to ... re presented with in the stimulus during the process of reading ... or right after reading the stimulus has helped me ... that the effect can appear without the cause or maybe it mistakes the cause for the effect." ... -
Does a correlation go both ways?Hi all, I have a question about correlations, as related to the LSAT. For example, PT77.S2.Q25 "The longer an animal can stay submerged in a dive,…
... > Edit: so I think the issue here is really more ... a correlation, how will the LSAT try to imply correlation ... as to whether the premises gloss over the fact that they ... have prompted your cause/effect relationship reversal issue to come to the forefront. -
Law school...or nah?Hey guys! I was hoping to get some opinions on this..... I put up a post a while back about HOW I should undertake studying for the LSAT. I purc…
... involved in the academic community, the fight for tenure, and the overall ... student, intersect with the law (society & life, cause/effect, analytical skills, etc ... of the realities associated with everything from the schooling to the career. The prospect ... -
PT65.S1.Q19 - last winter was mild enough to allow birdshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-1-question-19/ Help. That's all I can say. I do not see how answer choice C does anything to the…
... ” when have the effect we see above, we have the cause we see above ... sometimes we have the effect we see above with the cause of what we ... is a super-set containing the cause we have above: “unusual weather ... -
When do we know "in other cases" can be helpful or not?Hi, I thought "other cases" are alwas irrelevant to the case discussed in the stimulus... I thought "yes, maybe that happens in this case, but ma…
... examples, I figured the question was doing something ... stimulus is hypothesizing a cause/effect, correlation, or a ... cause/effect, correlation, or simple possibility is in fact found elsewhere. The ... on average, the occurrence hypothesized in the stimulus happens ...
