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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…
... i.e. strengthen, weaken, find necessary or sufficient assumption, justify etc...
How to approach NA questions ... HELP!Hi guys, I'm currently working through the NA questions and I am having a hard time understanding the concepts with bridging and blocking. I kno…
... a manner kind of like Sufficient Assumption ACs, in that they fill ... choices are simply unstated premises necessary to the argument that defend ...Any Good Resources for Suff. Assumption Strategy?I'm totally thrown on S.U questions; I've been back through the theory videos and still get 100% of the questions wrong. During BR I can't seem to un…
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At any rate, sufficient assumption questions really require reading carefully ... , the right answer to the sufficient assumption question bridges a term shift ... , both subjects carry the same necessary condition ("ring-bearers" and apparently ...PT62.S4.Q16 - all etching tools are either pin-tipped or bladedCan y'all please help me explain this? I watched the video a few times, but the numbers method that JY explained..is just not really iron clad proof …
... that is not helpful or necessary) at work in the choice ... reveals that quantification as the assumption needed in order to ... that gap in reasoning. The assumption JY and I have made ... weakness of the argument—for sufficient assumption, it’s better to quantify ...NA question typesI was wondering if anyone has found a way that works best to approach these question types? If so, PLEASE share.
Good thread! I was just wondering the same . Thank god to Sage at least now I know there is a difference between sufficient and necessary assumption questions (didn't learn that in my over 1,000$ crappy test prep course).NA question typesI was wondering if anyone has found a way that works best to approach these question types? If so, PLEASE share.
... of choosing a sufficient assumption when they want a necessary assumption) during Blind Review ...LR Cheat Sheet Part 1Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite a while ago. I hope it helps some of you out there. Best of luck to all! LR Question Type Cheat Sheet …
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Sufficient Assumption Questions (Justify The Conclusion)
Necessary Assumption Questions (Assumption)
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o Defender Assumption: eliminate ideas or assertions ...Group Blind Review via Skype- Saturday 4/25 7 PM (EST) - PT 56If you're interested in joining please PM me or @nicole.hopkins your Skype name so we can add you to the call :) It runs pretty smooth. All you h…
... if the question was a sufficient assumption question I think that C ... 't need a sufficient condition, we just need a necessary condition that ... " and provides just what is necessary for the argument to hold ...PT 50--beginning of the major changes?I just took PT 50 and I felt like I did not even know how to complete the exam. I have familiarized myself with the test since December, but I felt …
... recognize that there's some sufficient and necessary assumption confusion because there's ... "treats a sufficient assumption as a necessary assumption" and "treats a necessary assumption as a sufficient assumption."
LR: Strengthen, Sufficient, or RequiredI am really struggling on making these distinct. I can recognize the stems, but the answers are gnarly for me. Any advice? I am going through the…
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-For sufficient assumption, you need to figure out ... be sufficient to guarantee that the argument would work.
-For necessary assumption ...Necessary AssumptionsSomeone please help, I still do not know how to do these question types. I have reviewed the curriculum many times, but it is still not sticking. A…
Necessary assumptions are subtle but crucial. < ... fooling you into picking a sufficient assumption.
The best strategy ... , but D is the only necessary one. If Trump is not ...Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
... of the changes was harder necessary and sufficient assumption questions. I was already ...Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
... lot of chapters dedicated to Assumption questions, so it clarified everything ... . I haven't missed a Necessary or Sufficient Assumption question in 3 PTs ...PT39 S4 Q19I couldn't pick between A and D and finally chose A. But the answer is D. I kept trying to find out why A is wrong, but I still don't understand why…
... required, or necessary, for the argument to obtain. A sufficient assumption questions asks ... we negate a necessary condition (in this case assumption) the sufficient assumption (In this ...PT46.S3.Q24 - editorialist: despite the importancehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-46-section-3-question-24/ This sufficient assumption question really has me thrown. I've read the Manhattan…
Hey LogicFiend! The necessary condition above seems more like ... truth table. Based on the assumption that NOT is similar logically ... not exist". That means the sufficient assumption that would prove our conclusion ...Necessary and sufficientI understand that this is probably a dumb question but I keep having difficulties with flaw questions that have answers that "confuse necessary and s…
... had more trouble with confusing sufficient for necessary.
This ... , "taking a necessary condition for L to be a sufficient condition"
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T > I (illogical ...Conditional Answer Choices for STRENGTHEN/WEAKENHi thanks in advance if anyone can help. How should I deal with conditional answer choices in strengthen and weaken questions. Does it matter if the …
... the argument valid in Sufficient Assumption questions or necessary with Must Be True ...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…
... seem more like a necessary assumption rather than a sufficient assumption? After reading your ... think it really is a sufficient assumption. In order for it to ... be sufficient, don't you need to ...Assumption of "/A -> /B " in the causal relationshipShould it be true that the assumption of "/A -> /B " in the causal relationship is A -> B
... ; A would be to reverse sufficient and necessary. Big no-no.Study HabitsHey everyone! I am trying to find the best way to study and I was wondering if it is best to study one section (LG, LR, RC) at a time or is it okay…
... understand the difference between a sufficient and necessary assumption and could you quickly ...PT76- S4- Q24 - Many introductory undergradute sciencePurpose of proving grounds: Designed to be so demanding that only those students most committed to being science majors will receive passing grades i…
I agree that it's a sufficient assumption not necessary. I wasted extra time on this q when saw no answer choice that was a NA but this question seems flawed.prep test 30 section 2 question 22Can someone explain to me why the answer isn't A
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This is a necessary assumption question.
The claim ... one. This is a sufficient assumption, not a necessary assumption. If you negate it ... is too strong for a necessary assumption.
Answer B: Who ...PT3.S2.Q04 - a work of architectureI'm having a hard time understanding how this answer choice follows logically from the premises.
... sure what you mean by Sufficient Assumption. There’s not really a ... they have done the sufficient without doing the necessary,
Not ... Argument #2 (or denying the sufficient) refers to conditional statements, but ...PT75.S1.Q18 - police captain: the chief of policehttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-75-section-1-question-18/ Is it wrong to make this assumption? I think this is an interesting point and if y…
This is basically a conflating sufficient and necessary conditions flaw.
... Maybe it's a reasonable assumption that the chief of police ... think this is a safe assumption on the LSAT. Similarly, ... this isn't a safe assumption on the LSAT -- maybe ...Doubt in necessary assumptionI was reading the Trainer and I came through a simple example "She does not consume too much caffeine because she only drinks one cup of coffee a da…
... you are giving is a Sufficient Assumption. With the two premises, (one ... .
It's not a Necessary assumption because, while the negation does ... much caffeine" limit.
A necessary assumption always destroys the argument when ...PT44.S2.Q13 - the solution to anyThis is a hard SA question, and I don't see what I am missing. How is answer choice A a sufficient assumption? My diagram: (Solution to environm…
@Elle2015 If this were a necessary assumption question, then I think you’d be on to something, employing the negation test. But this is a sufficient assumption question. So we need an answer that will make the argument valid.not seeing much improvement in PTsSo I started doing my PTs after finishing the core curriculum and while I initially saw some improvement (started with my diagnostic at 152, then sta…
... and can pick tiny little necessary assumptions that don't ... to be important to be necessary.
It doesn't ... and yet it's a necessary assumption. If the opposite is true ... a Sufficient assumption, and guarantees the conclusion, but it's not necessary. Even ...PT32.S4.Q03 - Traffic AccidentHi all, Link to the lesson: https://7sage.com/lesson/traffic-accident-principle-question?ss_completed_lesson=1135 First of all, C can be eliminat…
... of knowledge. Michiko adds the sufficient condition that “if they know ... sufficient assumption and conclude with the correctly corresponding necessary assumption. So to trigger the sufficient assumption ...Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
... ), Necessary assumption (identify the one assumption who's negation would destroy the argument), Sufficient assumption ... (identify the one assumption that when true would ...PT8.S4.Q21 - so-called environmentalists have arguedThis is a sufficient assumption question but one of the forums I read to understand answer choice (A) explained that NEGATING (A) would demonstrate i…
... . It should be a necessary assumption question, not a sufficient assumption question. The question ...
