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Getting mixed up with failing the sufficient and the necessary.Hey everyone, if someone could give me a quick explanation on failing either the sufficient or necessary I would greatly appreciate it. In LSAT Pre…
... can run the contrapositive back through our chained-up conditional statement. So ... -
Most and without together in a sentence. Totally confused!I was working on PT33 LR Section 3 Q.8. The stimulus starts with "Most people invest in the stock market without doing any research of their own." Tu…
... put the above statement in conditional logic and follow the rules ... this question as well as some general concepts. :) -
Pattern RecognitionI’ve heard so many times that the LSAT is a test of pattern recognition. Some people define pattern recognition as anticipating or pre-phrasing answe…
... often use small language. Ex: Some, sometimes, not all, and not ... premise(s) 2) conclusion 3) contrapositive. For all inference questions, the ... -
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... , the sufficient condition of the conditional statement in our answer choice ... needed to cover. C's conditional statement covers the idea of ... sufficient condition of C's contrapositive was what may have confused ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
... question types rely heavily on conditional logic and diagramming/mapping
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Where is the lesson on negating embedded conditional statements?I just need some clarification now how NOT (A--->B) turns into A and /B.
... B) simply means that this conditional relationship is not true of ... is bitter is a regular conditional statement. If i have ... B.
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PT26.S2.Q20 - martha's friend, who is very knowledgeable about edible flowershttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-20/ Can anyone explain this question to me? If you could first point out and explain w…
... br /> Daisies --> Chrysanthemum "Some" Edible
Therefore ... is a very common LSAT conditional logic error.
... /> Noriko's Sisters "Some" Debate Team "Some" Poor Student
... /> Therefore Noriko's Sisters "Some" Poor Student
Where is the lesson on negating embedded conditional statements?I just need some clarification now how NOT (A--->B) turns into A and /B.
... into conditional logic incorrectly.
Christian Wayne explains the contrapositive perfectly ... ; NOT Bitter
The contrapositive is: Bitter ----> NOT candy ... , the necessary will ALWAYS follow. Conditional arrows don't mess around ...PT 60 difficulty?Hi guys, Just wanted to see if anybody else had problems with PT 60? I scored a few points lower than usual with this one compared to other PTs..…
... different and LR will have some new question types or variances ... dialogue questions. Less reliance on conditional reasoning as well.PT30.S2.Q20 - justified public fundinghttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-20/ I found this question especially tricky because of what I perceive to be a logic…
... back to our original conditional statement. In other words ... our second conditional statement is its own conditional statement. ... i.e. take the contrapositive) from the conditional statement above.
... support, the critic's conditional statement is false. ...Recent trend for Logic Games?I've been practicing logic games from PT 52-61recently, finding these games seem much different from the older ones like those from 1-50. I heard peo…
... questions and sequencing games with conditional rules (the former of ... a cakewalk compared to some of the other tests ... either about the appearance of conditional rules in sequencing or ... are imagining because of some unsubstantiated LSAT community consensus ...Logic Game Set UpI downloaded the Logic Game Cheat Sheet, but what about some language/word indicators of which kind of game it is. Hints, ideas? Appreciate it.
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CONDITIONAL RULES TRIGGER V. IRRELEVANT ... /> o Embedded Conditionals
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MASTERY: EMBEDDED CONDITIONAL Lesson 13 of 15
MASTERY: EMBEDDED CONDITIONAL PROOF Lesson 14 of 15 ...Interpreting Diagnostic Score / Before and After 7Sage?Hey guys, I just took my first cold diagnostic test (June 2007) and I got a 152. I know that puts me at around ~52 percentile right now... My goa…
... them or treat them like some undergrad pre-req course...you ... actually helped me learn the conditional logic that so much of ...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…
... Lawgic and then run the contrapositive.
Argument (valid) –> ... with sufficient assumptions. What are some sufficient assumptions we can make ... your fiercest competitor is in some way relevant to your winning ...How to remember the 6 Advanced Valid Argument Forms?I went through 4-9 Forms today and I feel overwhelmed. How did you guys remember all these? Do I just need to watch the Invalid Argument Forms vide…
Some of them are easy to ... you start to fully embrace conditional logic. Some of them you just ...General Games discussion about notating rulesWhen notating rules in a game, is it advisable to NOT write down the contrapositive, but simply understand how it would work for a particular rule? O…
... should be fluent enough in conditional logic to not have to ... , you need to drill your conditional reasoning more. But as long ... wrong with writing the odd contrapositive or two to make sure ...Help with timing?Hey 7Sagers, A user wrote in to studentservices@7sage.com with concerns about timing and I figured you'd be able to help. Here's the message: I…
... got all the "material" down, conditional logic, inferences, the basics and ... time to practice. Many times some really easy words (which I ... means, but for some questions not knowing some words definitely kills. From ...Conditional Rules Trigger and Become IrrelevantHi everyone! I was wondering if someone could give me a quick summary of when conditional rules trigger and when they become irrelevant in logic g…
... game and I get a conditional relationship, sometimes I forget, and ... necessary, then it's the contrapositive. If you satisfy the necessary ... cute, then that's the contrapositive. Not cute, then Sally is ...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?
... on, but for the third conditional statement A -> (B-> ... not B -> C, the contrapositive should be (B and not ...LG - Choose answer and move on, or read all choices?Hi Guys, Sorry if this has already been asked and answered! I can't find the answer. I know for logical reasoning questions that you should read…
@skempins for LG unlike SOME LR and RC questions, where ... your sufficient condition in a conditional rule you know that the ...IF AND ONLY IFCan someone explain to me the implication of this statement? I know it sets up a two way street between the two terms but why is that the case???
... logic statements squished together (bi conditional)? If that's true, then ... />
However, what's the contrapositive? is simply negating both terms ...When would one negate the Sufficient side?Me and a student were studying when we got a bit confused over when to negate the sufficient. Consider these two examples: If you are a rabbit you a…
... Rabbit --> White
The contrapositive is /W ---> /R
It would be:
Some Rabbits are Not White.postpone to FebruaryOKAY EMERGENCY: I started studying for the LSAT in July 2014 and I took a prep course with Testmasters. I am happy with the company I went but they…
... high 160s.
Now some more specific advice. Before you ... you are very comfortable with conditional logic, causal reasoning, and any ... own. I assume you know some kind of a curriculum that ...Parallel Reasoning Tips?Hey guys, I've noticed more parallel reasoning questions on recent PT's, and, with my luck, they're also the only ones persistently giving me trouble…
... that it is heavy on conditional logic i'll map it ... don't match the all, some, most, etc in the conclusion ... parallel question don't involve conditional logic or formal logic and ... .
Hope that helps some.Negating a Conditional StatementHey guys, I can't remember where this was in the course, but what is the proper way to negate a conditional statment? So for example: ~ (X-->Y)…
... meaning of your statement; the contrapositive's express purpose is to ... looking for is "A some ~D" - some apples are not delicious.
some ~Y.
You can ... -> ~Y) gives you ~X some Y. Remember also that negations ...Negating a Conditional StatementHey guys, I can't remember where this was in the course, but what is the proper way to negate a conditional statment? So for example: ~ (X-->Y)…
... negate-statements-in-english/ under "Some and Most Relationships." PT 30 ... /> The proper way to negate conditional statements is by denying the ... conditional relationship; that is, X ... Y) translates into "X some /Y", or, some things that are X ...Negating a Conditional StatementHey guys, I can't remember where this was in the course, but what is the proper way to negate a conditional statment? So for example: ~ (X-->Y)…
... conditional statement you have two options:
A) "Some ... opposite or negating a conditional statement exactly like ... conditional reasoning. The logical opposite of the word ALL is "SOME ... of a conditional statement by also using "SOME...NOT".
Contrapositives and Denying the Necessary ConditionCan anyone point me to a lesson that explains when contrapositives should be utilized and when it should be ignored?
... up somethings.
the Contrapositive is the exact same thing ... strings of rules together and some may involve both positive and ... must have B.
The contrapositive of that is
/B ...parallel questions trickLet's face it, we don't have time to diagram logical reasoning questions on the test especially if your a slow reader like me. So when I get to paral…
... because of disparities between all/some/probably/most etc. E.g ... have to look at the conditional relationships because you know it ...Hi Guys, I have troubles again. Any advice will be appreciated. I've been practicing LSAT since June 2014. I went through all 7sage materials besides Logical Game Bundles in the end of August. Then I spent 3 mont…
... ... don't worry... review the conditional logic curriculum again... also... keep ... 't you contact Jon for some tutoring sessions...sometimes, we can ...
