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Take Your TimeA couple days ago I scored a 174 on PT 64 using the LSAT proctor app. My average over the last 5 has been a 172.5. About 10 months ago my cold diagno…
... /explain questions. For assumption and inference questions, the answers are usually unpredictable ... you're only reading through the answer choices once. Otherwise, you ... time rereading answer choices. Be confident in your logic and eliminate accordingly ... -
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…
... question and you will likely be successful
- The wrong answer choices will be correct ... read the answer choices to find a similar flaw
Necessary Assumption ... of. A necessary assumption does very little to help the argument, but ... -
Best Way To Use Cambridge Drilling Qs?I'm about to start the PTing portion of my study. I've also just purchased the Cambridge LR bundle that covers all question types for the section.…
... one advice, it would be to drill entire LR ... will put you in the right frame of mind ... question type "mode" and it'll be more difficult when faced ... they throw you a sufficient assumption, and then go to a method ... of reasoning and then a weaken question ... -
PT26.S2.Q11 - commercial passenger airplaneshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-26-section-2-question-11/ I chose E instead of A, and still don't see why A could support the argument bett…
... risk? Answer choice A affirms this assumption, and therefore, strengthens the conclusion. Answer choice E ... , but, is it the case that passengers will be safer on these ... -
Inference MBTI hate these questions, they truly are the bane of my existence, and study. I am not sure what I am missing, but I am just not accurate with these qu…
... inference can be pulled out of here is if the two most ... statements have the same "sufficient" side variable ... I simply drew the valid inference and looked to the answer choices, and A is ... -
PT20.S1.Q04 - an ingredient in marijuanahttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-04/ I got this one wrong... even after blind review -___- but now I think I know why…
... is provided from the premises to the conclusion.
The conclusion is that ... , then that would be the answer. (B) is the only answer that allows for this ... the answer because it doesn't attack the relationship between the causing of cancer and ... -
55.1.4 Among the various modelsHow is A a sufficient assumption? I didn't like any of the answer choices, so I pretty much guessed on this one. I thought A was the least attracti…
... times when a sufficient assumption does not take the form of a ... even when power is identical, the efficiency varies.
... can properly draw the conclusion: we won't be able to ... have widely varying efficiencies, and efficiencies have a huge impact ... -
MBT v MSSHello guys, My first study buddy meeting has been really good, but I feel like I've stumbled a bit on explaining the difference between MBT and MS…
The way I look at it for MBT questions the answer will be confirmed by ... the information in the stimulus. MBT ... facts, the answer choice is either paraphrasing one of the premises and ignoring the rest, or ... -
PT66.S2.Q04 - traditional "talk" therapyAre "pharmacological intervention in the brain's neurochemistry" and"chemical changes in the brain" meaning the same thing? They are interchangeable?…
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The "tried and true" method for Necessary Assumption questions is negating the answer choices ... the argument, that's the correct answer because it shows that the answer choice must be ... -
PT52.S1.Q22 - moralist: a statement is whollyI found this comment posted on the PT explanation page And I was wondering if anyone could answer what this person has to say because I'm in the same…
... and necessary from the answer choice but instead look for what can be concluded (the ... judgments) given by the premises (principles) from the stimuli.
the answer choice is missing the other requirement of ... -
An attempt to analyse a question in a pure math/econ/finance way. PT 31-S2-Q8For those who have a math or econ or business background. We learned that of any financial or math model, there are 2 kinds of variables-Endogeno…
... greater complexity and be dangerous.
And going into the answer choice, the only left ... over answer is A/E and the rest can be ... , it is valid to draw the assumption that of "some" as certain ... -
Improving scores above 165Hey guys, I just signed up for 7sage but I've been studying for the june lsat for about 3 months now, around 10-15 hours a week. I've gone from …
... your eyes on and answer with certainty the better. You don ... /> Learn how to anticipate answer choices if you don't ... obsessed with the correct answer having to be your pre- ... , not immediately identifying the conclusion and premises in the stimulus, not being ... -
How long should I study for the LSAT? I think I have an answerI know that the fellow 7sagers already know what the answer is, but I just wanted to say it one more time, prob just to tell myself (and get some res…
... gotta do to have the same luck and turn around as ... admit and may even be pushing back to September too. At the ... Knowing that a sufficient assumption, for example, makes the argument valid is not ... why it makes the argument valid and why it closes the gap. < ... -
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…
... clearly be a necessary assumption. Unfortunately, that is not what the negation of answer ... negation doesn't destroy the argument and, thus, why the answer isn't necessary ... C is the correct answer and E is an incorrect answer.
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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…
Good discussion. That is true it, E can't be a sufficient assumption without addressing all the gaps of the argument. It's a good trap answer that appears to address one problem but actually doesn't. Cheers. -
PT73.S2.Q06 - critic: the criticism of the popular filmI had this down to B or D during the timed exam, and I can't figure out what is technically wrong with B. In my mind, it's as close to a sufficient …
... the whole point of PSA and SA questions are to take the premises in the answer ... choice for granted and apply them to ... ? Clearly it shouldn't be only for the reason that they are ... -
What is a necessary vs. a sufficient condition in logic?I'm just starting the intro to logic section and I'm a bit confused. What is a sufficient condition? What is a necessary condition?
... sufficient and necessary conditions, lets look at sufficient and necessary assumptions.
A sufficient assumption ... sufficient assumption, it will make the argument 100% valid. So what can our assumption be ... -
"Since" necessary or sufficient condition?I know this is probably a rookie question, but I require an expert answer. So how do we diagram since? I don't recall it in the lessons. I have reaso…
... " or "because" can be used WITH necessary/sufficient indicators, which can confuse ... its a necessary/sufficient assumption or strengthening question the right answer might look like ... -
Is it useful?Hey guys! I hope everyone is well and enjoying their summer. I just wanted to throw this out there and see what you guys think... I’m finding d…
... You won't even be able to diagram everything ... stuff is supposed to be intuitive, believe that or ... read the stimulus slowly, label the conclusion and premises and then find the answer choice. ... could see diagramming helping would be the LG section….
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PT15.S2.Q17 - Most people believe that yawningHi, I understand that answer choice D is correct, but I have been struggling for quite a bit on eliminating answer choice B. Can anyone explain wh…
... linking two premises (1. what most people believe now, and 2. the historian ... the historian's, and as such, the answer choice stated "it cites the evidence of the ... can clearly also be referred to the claim of the author's, which ... -
StressedI postponed the September exam and I am planning on taking the December test. I'm averaging 157 on timed and 170 in BR. Each day I am working my ass …
... with the harder question only drills. Personally, I used to be like ... sentences of premises*". typically, as soon as I see the "but they ... even scan the rest depending on confidence) and go to the answer choices to ... -
LR TriageAlright, 7Sagers. I asked for help on LG and got some great advice and improved vastly. Now we have almost two weeks until the Sept LSAT and my LR ne…
For pseudo sufficient assumption questions AND sufficient assumption questions, just use the method of saying "IF premise ... of reasoning questions you should be making note of words like ... , if not then just reading and connecting the dots works too. start ... -
PT21.S2.Q15 - in most corporations the salariesGot this question right because of process of elimination, but I don't quite understand why A is the right answer? https://7sage.com/lsat_explanatio…
... abstract the line of criticism used in the stimulus, and then find the answer choice ... let bankers write and set the regulations for banking. The assumption being if an ... their own regulations, it will be the **_wild west_** out there.
conditional statement in LRi am in the middle of my CC about the different indicators that are broken down into groups 1-4, however this is my first time studying for the LSAT…
... click during the 7Sage CC in the sections on Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption. If you ... yet. Definitely grind away on the lessons and drills on conditionality, but ... yet), finding conditionality started to be much more instantaneous. Hope that ...PT80.S1.Q24 - lucinda will soon be attendinghttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-80-section-1-question-24/ For some context, I missed 5 in this section (including this one) and 4 in the …
... mix up the equivalent premises in the answer choices. In other words, the Premise 1 ... in the stimulus' equivalent may be ... but how the premises are structurally identical to the stimulus, and the conclusion is ...LR Study tipsHey Everyone. So I've particularly been having trouble increasing my score for LR. I'm getting -10 to -13 and I feel really hopeless. Can someone per…
AC means Answer Choice, SA is Sufficient Assumption, and MBT is Must be True; NA is Necessary Assumption.Finding the right answer.I can process premise and conclusion and even anticipate the answer correctly. However, some answers are just so weirdly written and I end up picking…
... can process premise and conclusion and even anticipate the answer correctly. However, some ... the premises do not completely substantiate the conclusion (there will always be ... reasoning issues and sometimes the correct answer choice will either be one that ...Parallel QuestionsI am having some real difficulty with parallel questions. Could anyone explain how to do these in their own words? How do you guys attack them?
... familiarization with the valid argument forms from the core curriculum to be indispensable ... when we have read the premises of the answer choice and already have in our ... the conclusion is **_committed to expressing_** if that answer choice wants to be ...Distinguishing MBT, SA, and NAOk so I feel as though I am interchanging methods of finding the answer for each of these questions. They're so similar to me and its starting to giv…
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In the stimulus, you will be given premises. In the answer choices you will ... ; C
and then you find the missing premise in the answer choices:
the stimulus to work. There are two types of answer choices: shields and ...PT49.S4.Q23 - Counselor: Constantly comparing oneself to thoseSometimes in flaw questions, I realize that the flaw is an incorrect negation (e.g. a --> b, ~a-->~b), however the answer choice will not explicitly …
... we might be able to see the the reasoning in the stimulus has mistaken ... might be hard to parse and consequentially, we might overlook the answer choice ... summation, sometimes, the answer choices will not have the buzzwords sufficient and necessary in them ...
