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"if all and only those" -- biconditional?Hello, I was working on PT35.S4.Q11, and came across the expression "if all and only those", and it seemed to me as a biconditional indicator, bu…
... ", and it seemed to me as a biconditional indicator, but I haven't ... -
Kaplan vs 7sage logical indicators approachI started this LSAT journey with a quick pass through of the Kaplan logical reasoning approach and, honestly, there were still some pretty gaping hol…
... this LSAT journey with a quick pass through of ... the 7sage approach helped a lot... it is much ... easier to treat UNLESS as a logical indicator for the necessary ... sentence also contains a negative, so a group 4 word. ... that term is just a negative term. I don ... -
PTB.S1.Q8 - Economist: In the interaction betweenMy question is how to translate: the only obligation is to act in the best interests of their own side. Does obligation here act as a necessity indic…
... side. Does obligation here act as a necessity indicator? So Does this mean ... -
PT69.S4.Q21 - If Skiff's book is published this yearOkay people, this is probably one of the hardest LR questions I've ever done, but also why I like talking about it. It's also why I think learning to…
... that the conclusion is a conditional statement with ... C. We are given a premise in the form of P ... 't? Typically, when a sufficient condition has two ... pretty worthless as long as we have that A piece ... argument. It jumps out as a premise, hence why I thought ... -
Cookie Cutter Argument Form: Cost Benefit 🍪🍪🍪 I noticed a repeating pattern of argument structure that some may find useful. I call the form "**Cost Benefit**”, below I will discus…
... structure offers one benefit as a premise and concludes from this ... br />
Here our premise holds 2 **benefits** (most efficient ... cutter form. It uses a cost as a premise and then concludes that ... structure works the same way as the above one, except ... -
PT71.S3.Q25 Str park wildlifeI enjoyed this Q and thought I'd do a write-up. The hard things on this Q for me were seeing the conclusion and understanding AC D. The statem…
... thought this would just be a premise but after I read the ... a negative impact.
We're given 1 more premise ... animals in the park increasing as a premise. Now that number is skewed ... weakens the support that the premise gives to the conclusion. What ... -
grammar / linguisticsIn the webinar below (which is awesome btw), there is a discussion around the 49 minute mark that talks about how grammar and language is what adds i…
... the simple group translations in a mechanistic way, and you ... in a certain indicator group are not being used as a logical indicator in ... the amazon store and bought a book called Advanced English ... Approach but if anyone has a more intelligent recommendation on ... -
The word "tends"So last night when I was in bed I randomly thought of a statement and tried to decipher whether or not it could be translated into logic in a traditi…
... the word "tends" works as a sufficiency indicator or if it's ... itself would likely serve as a conclusion in any or ... it'd fit better as a flawed reasoning or parallel ... than some stronger indicator unless "tends" really is a sufficiency indicator.
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some/many in answer choicesHey everyone, I am really confused about the use of 'many' (or some) in LR answer choices. In some cases many/some is dismissed as insignificant bec…
... in favor of a competing conclusion is just as strong. The ... argument itself cites a correlation that ... people. If we add E as a premise, we have an additional correlation ... disease. But with E as an additional premise, we know that some ... -
PT43.S2.Q18 - editorial: it is clear that what is called "health education"http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-43-section-2-question-18/ Can someone look at this question and answer the following question for me: Is …
... lesson assigned "A is nothing but B" as a logical indicator to one of ... about saying propaganda repeat slogans as a biconditional, just because the English ... .e. I don't have a monopoly on idiocy. -
Study buddy for 2016 test date?I am not having much luck getting any responses to my study buddy inquiries using the beta program, perhaps because I am still at least two test cycl…
I am a little nervous about this course ... last sentence is almost always a trap and does not preface ... what seems to be a straight context statement as a premise. There was also ... -
Necessary assumption q60.3.22 Is there a solid reason as to why C is not a necessary assumption? The premises clearly say that increasing demand causes gasoline price…
... is using a general principle as a premise when it says that ""as a result of ... this is or is not a general premise. -
How valuable are retake PT scoresJust wondering how valuable a retake score is. I took some later PTs (60s) back in March/April long before I discovered 7sage. If I thoroughly erase …
As has been mentioned above in ... . Don't take them as a predictive indicator of your current level of ... . Just take the scores with a grain of salt and focus ... -
PT 69, Sec. 1, #14We debated this question for a long time in Group BR last night. While almost everyone got the correct answer, we were strongly divided about the act…
No it's taking the premises and conclusion and then using the conclusion as a premise to conclude the premises. You have to take it as a whole. -
PT 69, Sec. 1, #14We debated this question for a long time in Group BR last night. While almost everyone got the correct answer, we were strongly divided about the act…
@Pacifico said:
No it's taking the premises and conclusion and then using the conclusion as a premise to conclude the premises. You have to take it as a whole.
Ok. that’s interesting. Can you show me another example? :) -
PT30.S4.Q20 - consumer advocate: the introduction of a new drughttps://7sage.com/lesson/introducing-new-drugs-strengthen-question Looking to get a better idea of the logic on answer choice E, which is an incor…
... the market) you get A (histamine shouldn't be ... B. It gives you A. The premise is that the author ... market. And plugging in A doesn't give you B ... you are given the necessary as a premise. Fulfilling the necessary doesn' ... s @DumbHollywoodActor's point as well. -
PT30.S4.Q20 - consumer advocate: the introduction of a new drughttps://7sage.com/lesson/introducing-new-drugs-strengthen-question Looking to get a better idea of the logic on answer choice E, which is an incor…
... , but the difference is A is supplied as a premise?
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A (antihistamine should not ... br /> whereas I diagrammed E as
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PT30.S4.Q20 - consumer advocate: the introduction of a new drughttps://7sage.com/lesson/introducing-new-drugs-strengthen-question Looking to get a better idea of the logic on answer choice E, which is an incor…
Yes, by "the stimulus is giving you A" I mean A is given as a premise. Sorry about being unclear. -
The "Should" Principle"Finding the conclusion" is as easy as riding a bicycle... and as hard, for struggling students. I have noticed that the word "should" is as help…
... What I TRIED to say (as clearly as possible) was that "IF ... the word should appears in a ... argument, "should" often appears as a premise... but I have yet to ... " in a premise but avoids the word in the conclusion.
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Assumptions and a peculiar patternOkay let me just start from the start. My cold diagnostic was a 145 (June 2007). Since then I've studied for about a month and a half taking a PT sco…
... question, but I thought PrepTest A was super easy (compared ... that the LSAT Trainer is a great resource for logical ... the argument, then it is a necessary/required assumption)
< ... The correct answer, if added as a premise to the argument, will make ... -
PT19.S4.Q18 - politician: a government that taxeshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-4-question-18/ I'm posing this question primarily because of answer choice A on PT19 S4 Q18. Ans…
... the LSAT) often appears as a premise and/or sufficient assumption.
Answer A simply fails to describe the ... . If the economist stated a different principle (for example), ... PT19.S4.Q18 - Politician: A government that taxes" categorized under ... -
How to diagram UNLESS conditional logicHow do you diagram unless, except, only if, and if but only if? Especially unless, I'm super confused. I have been told to negate the left stateme…
... really see the “when” as the logical indicator with “except” modifying it ... an example of “except” as a lone indicator, let me know and I ... /> So if that were just a “when” statement, it would ... .
The “except” just works as a negation, so: /Humid —> / ... -
Improving Softs for Non Traditional StudentsI know that softs can play a bigger factor for NTD students when it comes to admissions. What are some of those? I have picked up a few extra things …
... work experience is probably seen as a better indicator of your likelihood to ... Fulbright Specialist vs. "Fulbright Scholar" as a soft, I honestly do not ... I would assume a specialist would be up there as well.
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PT17.S3.Q20 - in order to succeedHi all, I am quite puzzled by the answer to this question altogether. The answer to this is answer choice A (circular reasoning of the first sente…
... argument structure is one of premise - subconclusion - main conclusion ... br />
*Minor Premise : Succeed -> Have college ... but rather when the minor premise supports the subconclusion.
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The indicator "even if"Hi, I know that there are many words that indicate what groups (universal quantifiers) you are in. Among them, where does the word "even if" belong t…
... what it means to be a sufficient indicator.
For example ... attached to "jumps", it acts as a sufficient indicator.
The problem ... /> The reason anything works as a sufficient indicator is because it fits neatly ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... ;C, known in the curriculum as valid argument form #3. < ... ask us for a **_sufficient assumption_**.
The premise could be: All ... being we are given A--->B as a premise and on the basis ... of that premise we conclude A---> ... -
Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... ;C, known in the curriculum as valid argument form #3. < ... ask us for a **_sufficient assumption_**.
> The premise could be ... being we are given A--->B as a premise and on the basis ... of that premise we conclude A---> ... -
PT17.S2.Q21 - nuclear reactors are sometimes builtHi All, I could use some help with this necessary assumption question. I definitely see why C is a necessary assumption, but I'm having a hard tim…
So as a premise, we are given the idea ... nuclear reactor sites in such a region, the ones that are ... earthquake are ones located near a fault that has produced an ... -
Some statementsHey im still confused after reviewing the CC again I know a some statement can be reversibly read but is there a way to negate it? For example:…
... concluding /R. smeraj3 provided /R as a premise and I am musing about ... (which would be defined by a stimulus). That is the point ... -
Still doing the CC, but feel like I'm forgetting how to do specific question types as I go on...Hey guys, I am still working my way through the core curriculum, but I feel like I forget how to tackle the specific question types as I progress …
... also serve as a good indicator to make sure you have a good understand ... is an extraordinary score and as such will require an extraordinary ... scheduler or course only serves as a general guide, so make sure ... add in your own review as needed.
Hope ...
