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Request - Converse/inverse drillsHi, Does anyone have any study tips for understanding converse/inverse statements that appear on LR questions to trick the test taker? For exa…
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Powerful vs Provable is the Key to LRI think I have learned the key to LR. Overall you can classify most LR questions by the type of answer they are looking for. 1. Powerful: AKA ans…
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Mistake by LSAC? Pizzerias LR Sufficient Assumption Question.Explanation (2 mins): https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-40-section-1-question-21/ Question 21 on PrepTest 40 Section 1: Pizzerias are the …
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Would /F and /J be an "or" sufficient condition or an "and" sufficient condition for /M?M → F /J → /M _______ /M I took the contrapositive of M > F which got me /F > /M Then I inferred that /F **or** /J would net me /M. Which me…
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Mental Game / Reading Skills / Pressure QuestionWanted to see if anyone has advice for improving one's mental game on the LSAT. I'm working through the back end of the curriculum now and have consi…
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PT12.S4.Q6 - Chronic Fatigue SyndromeThis necessary assumption question discusses the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) with a newly developed drug. CFS is associated with thre…
This necessary assumption question discusses the treatment ... / anticipation: We need an assumption to the effect of ‘If ... the consequent in the anticipated assumption but leaves out its ... short of being a sufficient assumption. But is (B) necessary? If negated, ( ... -
Advice for Suffcient Assumption Questions?Hi all, Any tips for Sufficient Assumption Questions? I've gone through the curriculum but this is still my biggest struggle area... Thank yo…
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Any tips for Sufficient Assumption Questions? I've gone through the curriculum but this is still my biggest struggle area...
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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…
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As it turns out, sometimes, the sufficient assumption ... is also the necessary assumption. Often, that happens ... -
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…
... argument where the necessary assumption isn't also a sufficient assumption.
... are superfluous premises, neither necessary nor sufficient. Your conclusion is conditional ... man.
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For October test just 100 days left really panicI feel great pressure and can't even sleep well at night. My aim is above 170 and now I am around actual 155, BR 165. Can I really reach my goal on t…
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Sufficient Assumption & Pseudo Sufficient Assumption Questions 28 lessons, 3 ... 11 lessons, 2.1h
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How do I train myself to eliminate the wrong ANSWERS for LRI am having trouble figuring out the hard LR questions. I want to be able to eliminate all the answers that I know are wrong, so I can leave the corr…
In the harder sufficient assumption questions the test writers like to add a answer choices that are necessary assumptions for the argument (vice versa for necessary assumption). -
Question Regarding the Blind Review MethodTo clarify regarding the Blind Review Method. As you take a timed section/test, what have you, you're going through picking the right answers and eli…
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How much can you improve your diagnostic?So I rescheduled from October to December. I am currently in the 150's. With two months left. I have been re-going over the course, re-going over the…
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What are the most common question types on LR?What are the most common question types on LR, as in the types such as weakening, principle etc that appear the most often on the test. We know what …
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LR Question- Eyewitness identification (Sorry abt the title..forget it comes from which PT..)Hi guys, sorry about the title..I did the question several days ago..so I forget it comes from which PT..As soon as I find out i will change the disc…
The answer choice (A) is an assumption that justifies the conclusion, but potentially there could be other reasons. So (A) is a sufficient assumption for the conclusion, not a necessary one. -
PT30.S2.Q22 - rattlesnake's ageI do not understand why the answer is E...can anyone explain? Much appreciated! http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-22/
... is correct. Its under the necessary assumption lessons in the main syllabus ... a feel for what a necessary assumption really is and then come ... solid understanding of what a sufficient assumption is as well, which will ... -
How to tell if it's a real principle questionWhat are the other types of question types that have the word "principle" in their stems but are not really principle questions? I know "pseudo suffi…
... word 'if', much like a sufficient assumption question. They also often use ... traditional strengthening answer and a sufficient assumption answer (not traditional-strength support ... sort of similar to a necessary assumption in alot of ways. JY ... -
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…
... to not be CRUCIAL aka necessary for the stimulus to make ... usually end up being a sufficient assumption or superfluous information that is ... -
Sufficient Assumptions destroying meSufficient Assumption questions are killing me. Anyone have this problem and how have you overcome it?
In assumption questions, most of the ... sky is overcast." The sufficient assumption is "It has always ... then the conclusion follows. Necessary assumption will be "It has sometimes ... conclusion will not follow. Sufficient assumption gives us certainty about what ... -
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…
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Necessary assumption, inference (MBT and MSS) and ... : Most, often, many, and several. Sufficient assumption questions like big language. Ex ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
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Sufficient assumption questions contain an argument that ... a sufficient assumption question, think about what is both a necessary and sufficient assumption for ... -
Cheat Sheet - LR question typesFor LR reasoning is there a cheat sheet out there that summarizes all the strategies by question type?
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Will an answer choice in Assumption Questions ever repeat the conclusion or a premise?I suppose the title is self-explanatory, but I ran across a question in particular (LSAT 58, Section 4, Question 21) regarding lottery winners and te…
... is both a necessary and a sufficient assumption for itself. ... asks for a necessary or sufficient assumption of the CONCLUSION, ... easy to see with sufficient assumption questions that "bridge ... a bunch of necessary assumption questions should help illuminate ... -
what order do you watch the videos and is Coursera helpful for LR?Hello everyone! I'm curious the order you watch the videos. I prefer to watch all Reading comp, then all Logic Reasoning, and finally all logic…
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Evaluation QuestionsHi JY I came across a question where I don't understand the question stem or how to take on the question type ( Prep Test 36 Q24 Sec 1). Is there…
... for a flaw/strengthen/weaken/necessary or sufficient assumption/ question. We're being ... to be on, say, a necessary assumption question). The scenario the argument ... -
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…
... this sufficient assumption (that “trees grow 1 ring per year”) a necessary assumption? Well ... year” is a sufficient assumption, it’s not a necessary assumption. Given the additional ... -
Nerves for September LSATI keep second guessing on my right answers, and any answer I erase is usually correct, 8/10 times. It's making me score in the lower 160's and it's b…
... on. Thats the fastest way! Sufficient Assumption Q's are a great ... and put it in the necessary of the answer choice or ... ideas in the sufficient that match the right necessary or what you ... -
Necessary AssumptionsHello! I feel like I ask a LOT of questions, but oh well. Necessary assumptions. I'm having trouble with them. I've been through how they're explain…
Necessary assumptions are distinct from Sufficient assumptions. In sufficient assumption Qs, you are looking for ... + Sufficient Assumption = Conclusion
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Using "most" to eliminate in NA questions - reliable rule?So I know the LSAT doesn't really have 'guaranteed' rules that you can use (other than negation, etc), but has anyone come across a correct LR answer…
... the type of assumption question. If it's a sufficient assumption question, you ... argument air tight. In a necessary assumption question, the answer choice will ... -
high scorersPLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME YOUR SCHEDULE FOR STUDYING. I have studied since July and I'm still in 150s I feel like I have studied the wrong way...I have …
... 4-6 points on assumption questions; after getting ... between a necessary and a sufficient assumption and tools ... that I can use to help me with necessary ... assumptions. Since reviewing them, I rarely miss assumption ...
