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Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
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Sufficient Assumption: do you guys see anything ... trigger the conclusion.
Necessary Assumption:
1. correct AC can ... because it will contain an assumption; thus not MBT. Most conditional ... -
Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... negating the conclusion in sufficient assumptions is the sufficient assumption is something that ... technique should be used for Necessary Assumption questions. In NA questions, if ... NA technique, lets say the necessary assumption is, @jknauf has access to ... -
PT63.S1.Q19 - anthropologist: it was formerly believed thatHi, So I'm not sure about the correct answer C... Why do we have to assume or compare the ancestors to Neanderthals? Why it's required? Even thoug…
... same time" is not a necessary assumption here.
The reverse ... same time) would be a sufficient assumption: as you said, they couldn ... first one, sufficient is failed. In the contrapositive, the necessary is satisfied ... -
PT54.S4.Q09 - the jacksons regularly received wrong-number callsCan someone diagram the logic of this question? I don't see where the latter part of answer choice A can be inferred from the stimulus?. https://7s…
... . helpful)". Therefore, they fulfilled the sufficient condition in the first part ... /> The Jacksons also negated the necessary condition in the second statement ... />
There's your pseudo-sufficient assumption/principle. Hope that helps. -
Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
The difference between a sufficient and necessary assumption is incredibly subtle, and ... On the other hand, a sufficient assumption is a condition that may ... work. Unlike a necessary assumption, if you take away a sufficient assumption, the argument ... -
Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
... tell the difference between a necessary and sufficient assumption?
My question ... that mistakes sufficient for necessary, versus a FLAW that mistakes necessary for sufficient?
Necessary and Sufficient FlawHello all, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the difference between a necessary and sufficient "switch" in a flaw question (i.e., a condit…
... tell the difference between a necessary and sufficient assumption?
My question ... necessary when it's actually sufficient. Likewise, "mistake necessary for sufficient" means calling something sufficient ...Does anyone have any NA advice to make it clickI am scoring somewhere between -4 to -6 on LR now (yesterday I had a -11 but I was frenzied and used the "5" setting on the 7sage proctor when I alre…
... . What a profoundly subtle, yet necessary assumption on that question..
... simple that the necessary assumption will be the sufficient assumption. For an example ... . A necessary assumption question that has an assumption that is also sufficient, an ...PT63.S1.Q10 - ms. sandstrom's newspaper columnHi all, Blind reviewing the aforementioned Prep Test and having trouble with PT.63.S.1.Q.10. I almost never have these kinds of very basic questio…
... together. So this is a sufficient assumption question. Our task is to ... our sufficient we talk about expectation of damage and in necessary about ... payment for that damage. Answer choice had its sufficient ...PT51.S3.Q18 - the flagellum, which bacteria use to swimHi All, Super confused by this question, mostly because I probably don't understand what the correct answer choice is actually saying. The argu…
... question is asking for a sufficient assumption.
Right here is ... is not a sufficient assumption. It's a necessary assumption ("assumption on which the argument ... thought it was a good sufficient assumption), or rather it includes more ...PT51.S3.Q18 - the flagellum, which bacteria use to swimHi All, Super confused by this question, mostly because I probably don't understand what the correct answer choice is actually saying. The argu…
... is not a sufficient assumption. It's a necessary assumption ("assumption on which the argument ... argument **depending** on one specific assumption for the conclusion. Classic mistake ...LR Section FrameworkI find that the LR section tests four fundamental aspects: I. Our ability to make inferences Which it tests through Most Strongly Supported, Mus…
... question/Parallel Flaw question, Pseudo Sufficient Assumption questions, Sufficient Assumption, Necessary Assumption, and Flaw questions all ... it, strengthen it, find the necessary/sufficient assumption, draw a parallel argument etc ...Struggling with Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I am almost done with the NA portion of the CC and I am lost. I am hit and miss on the "assumption" made in each question. While understanding…
... sounds weak. As opposed to sufficient assumption questions where choosing a strongly ... this gap, what is absolutely necessary for the conclusion to follow ...Struggling with Necessary Assumption QuestionsOk, so I am almost done with the NA portion of the CC and I am lost. I am hit and miss on the "assumption" made in each question. While understanding…
... any dots on Necessary assumption. It's not like Sufficient assumption where you ... especially with questions like Nec. assumption where there are a whole ... and it's not necessary to be able to ... questions. If something is a necessary assumption, then you know it ...What Exactly is an Intensive?I see them mentioned on here a lot, but, aside from @"Cant Get Right"'s webinars, I rarely see them discussed or practiced much. Could someone explai…
... was 4 straight days of sufficient assumption questions. These were a real ... anyone. If you miss several necessary assumption questions, an intensive might be ...PT24.S3.Q10 - all material bodies are divisibleI'm having trouble understanding the translation for the conditional logic to this question. `All material bodies are divisible into parts,` Ma…
... concluded_**. The conclusion on sufficient assumption questions will invariably be unproven ... the conclusion. The skills necessary for this job are ... we can fail either necessary condition for the existence ... a failure of the necessary condition of MB. Which ...might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... question types where understanding the necessary and sufficient assumptions are important, even ... map them out:
Assumption Family questions (Sufficient Assumption, Necessary assumption), Inference/MBT, Parallel Reasoning ...might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... familiar with takes sufficient for necessary and takes necessary for sufficient. Those come up ... and parallel flaw and reasoning. Sufficient assumption are usually conditional, though the ... hard to parse through sometimes. Necessary assumptions are more subtle, ...Asked about this the other day...Sufficient/Necessary....and when it mattersI asked about what types of questions rely on the understanding of sufficient and necessary conditions the other day. I got a lot of really good answ…
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This is a sufficient assumption question which reads:
sufficient / necessary conditions.
Right now ... conditional logic isn't always necessary to understand or arrive at ...Asked about this the other day...Sufficient/Necessary....and when it mattersI asked about what types of questions rely on the understanding of sufficient and necessary conditions the other day. I got a lot of really good answ…
... /> > This is a sufficient assumption question which reads;
& ... this wouldn't be a sufficient assumption!
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sufficient / necessary conditions.
> < ... logic isn't always necessary to understand or ...Any advice for assumption questionsI am having the hardest time with assumption questions required and sufficient alike. I am getting it down to two answers; the right one and the one …
... the hardest time with assumption questions required and sufficient alike. I am ... be valid, there is a necessary assumption not stated in the argument ... -to-find-the-sufficient-assumption/
https://7sage.com/approach-necessary-assumption-questions/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…
... it's more of a sufficient assumption attempting to address the problem ... job. So I think the necessary assumption that we wanted E to ...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…
... s more than one possible necessary assumption. We can only go ... clearly doesn't. A sufficient assumption would be something like this ... >" So I think the necessary assumption that we wanted E to ... s the negation of your necessary assumption that we wanted. My ...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 ... is a missing assumption which ..."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…
... "because" can be used WITH necessary/sufficient indicators, which can confuse people ... this instance if its a necessary/sufficient assumption or strengthening question the right ...Necessary and Sufficient Answer Choices in the Same QuestionCan someone point me to LSAT LR q's that are either necessary or sufficient questions types that list BOTH a necessary and sufficient answer choice? …
... answer choice D be the sufficient assumption answer choice in that question ... choice C is both necessary and sufficient to bring about the conclusion ...According to this article most frequent LR types? seem accurate?Additionally since I am starting out, how would experienced LSATers rank from most difficult to least difficult the top 5 on this list, just to so i…
... have great difficulty with all assumption questions. If I were to ... have the most difficulty with Sufficient Assumption, Necessary Assumption, and Parallel Reasoning. But I ... and the structure of a Sufficient Assumption question, find them to be ...PT36.S1.Q20 - editorialist: to ensure justice in the legal systemHey Everyone, So I'm currently drilling NA question types through the Cambridge packet things. I'm looking at question 20 in section 1 of PT 36, a…
... necessary assumption to be sufficient. A necessary assumption does not have to be sufficient, and a sufficient assumption ... , but you can have an assumption that is both necessary and sufficient.PT20.S1.Q16 - brown dwarfs(P.S., I know this is a long and dense post, but there's an opportunity at the bottom for anyone reading this to get paid, so hopefully that's an inc…
... is a sufficient assumption in my eyes, but not a necessary one. If ... side, B isn't a sufficient assumption. If we have B, the ... provides more than is but necessary, where B does not. " ... such an absolute to be necessary for arguments in general.**********
I keep falling for the "oldest trick in the book" - sufficiency/necessity LR questionsAt first, it was quite easy for me to identify and correctly label conditional statements. But, now that I am nearly 60% through with the CC (curren…
... any issue with confusion of necessary/sufficient, I would simply recommend ... A good way to test necessary assumption questions is to negate them ... . Sufficient assumption statements are usually written as conditional statements whereas necessary assumptions ...
