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Is every assumption the argument makes a NA?I think I reasoned my way though this as I wrote it out. Figured I’d post it in case anyone might be helped by it. Please point out any issues. I …
... post it in case anyone might be helped by it. ... to also be a SA. Eg
P: A
C:B
A->B ... wrong to think of SAs as assumptions we impose on the argument? ... a stimulus or argument that’s unrelated or irrelevant to the conclusion’s reasoning and ... -
"New Concepts" in the Conclusion - Explicitly *ask* whether you see anyI was posting this as a comment to a thread in which someone asked for a "trick" to identifying assumptions. But I thought it'd be more useful as its…
... with the idea described above. But a lot of people seem to rely ... the author is making an assumption about the relationship between having the highest GPA and ... 's simply referred to by the conclusion as being wrong. So in my understanding of the argument, the ... -
PT 81.S2.Q13- Why the answer is A and not C makes no senseSo, I understand that the argument is saying that because incidences of the flu were lower during the 6 months of the public health campaign, that me…
... And the argument says that the campaign recommended hand washing specifically for reducing the transmission of the ... and the decrease in the rate of the flu was just a by ... s purpose was to limit the spread of influenza, and part of… -
Struggling to make the connection between the premises and the conclusion. Please help!So, I can identify the conclusion and the support for the argument, but I'm having a hard time understanding the relationship between them. For some …
... of a cooler atmosphere.
Okay, so the argument described a phenomenon (sunlight reflection and cooling), made a ... inevitably going to mean "passage of sunlight" through the atmosphere.
the book "The Loophole" by Ellen Cassidy ... -
PT25.S2.Q19 - in all mammalian specieshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-2-question-19/ This is the first one I have missed on the 7 practice sets I have done so far for …
... to see if I can get some people's ... in which they play a lot correlates with the ... argument, and there is a flaw (I know we don't need to evaluate the ... a similar activity to playing).
Answer B: ... supported. The whole point is of the passage is that ... -
57.2.25 The law of the cityEDIT: I had the wrong question in the title I have a huge bone to pick with this one. I don't see how any of the answer choices "must be true." …
... is the law:
Greater than $100 AND made by nonresident AND ... this was a pretty weird passage since the final ... the dollar amount of the people that donated to the campaign is irrelevant. The nonresident in ... />
Answer B: This could be true, ... -
58.4.18 Despite the effortsI am pretty clueless on this one. I had the answer down to C or D, and I chose D (kept it during BR). I am completely lost as to how E is the weake…
... of like an appeal to the crowd fallacy. What if it is in everyone's ... the argument seems to be making a pro vs. con flaw by ignoring the ... being a good idea isn't mentioned in the passage. ... and I kept it during BR. Doesn't the argument do this? The argument ... -
Is it crazy to take the exam without having done any studying in 2 months? And quick life advice...?I was pretty burnt out by the date of the December exam. I didn't do my best, and now I'm wondering if I should just cancel my registration for tomor…
I was pretty burnt out by the date of the December exam. I didn't ... definitely just retake in June while prepared to the best of my abilities. Or ... roll the dice tomorrow and hope for a better score, even after a 2 ... -
PT30.S4.Q20 - consumer advocate: the introduction of a new drughttps://7sage.com/lesson/introducing-new-drugs-strengthen-question Looking to get a better idea of the logic on answer choice E, which is an incor…
... DumbHollywoodActor was helpful in shedding some light on E's logic:
the market, then the new antihistamine shouldn’t be on the market.” The argument provides the ... A statement, and holding A and B in my hands, with no understanding of where to plug them in ... -
Argument by Analogy v. Argument by CounterexampleHey all, I seem to have found an issue in my thought process which needs addressing. I cannot distinguish between an <i>analogy</i> in an argument…
... that the part of the argument I was asked to describe was a counterexample when in fact ... a Jedi and a Sith).
A counterexample almost directly opposes the initial claim made by the argument ... -
PT74.S3.Q21 (P3) - to a neuroscientistHello! I was confused between (B) and (C). I thought the basic structure of argument in passage A is that since something has a bad assumption, so…
... confused between (B) and (C).
I thought the basic structure of argument in passage A is that ... since something has a bad ... indeed a bad assumption, so it must not be used to predict ... -
I love the word, "Although" in an LR argument (please correct me if I am wrong) Some background information, I am a ELS students and some of the PT 70+ arguments are really convoluted for me (language wise) so I am trying to get…
... information, I am a ELS students and some of the PT 70+ arguments ... trying to get into the habit of not reading the part of LR argument that ... is not an essential part of the argument except for agree/disagree ... I have not been burnt by it yet. Please correct me ... -
Any New Yorkers (NYC Area) interested in joining a Study Group for the June 2017 LSAT?Hey everyone! I've always been interested in starting/joining an LSAT study group because I feel thats the best way to learn and motivate yourself fo…
... feel thats the best way to learn and motivate yourself for the test. However ... themselves to start a group. I wanted to help him out and post ... /> I understand many of you are still in undergrad or work full ... you from joining. With everyone's input, I'm sure ... -
PT9.S1.Q24 & Q27 - the english who in the seventeenthHi guys, could someone explain to me why answer choice C is correct for Q24? It doesn't explicitly say in the passage that the English "allowed" Parl…
... explicitly say in the passage that the English "allowed" Parliament to make constitutional changes by legislative ... were against absolute powers of kings, but not the Parliament. Am I ... Q27, I was between A and E, and ended up choosing E correctly ... -
Insights on overcoming a slumpI sensed a burn out/ slump and took off last Thursday afternoon and the entire weekend. Before taking the time off, I think I was getting emotionally…
... 's a note to a future self (and also to my current self to ingrain these insights) and to ... the LSAT. When I took time off last weekend, I made a point to ... get to think about the weaknesses of the argument and how to make my own argument<… -
where in the CC are strengthening/weakening cause and effect arguments?From BR'ing, I've noted fundamental concepts of of strengthening/weakening cause and effect arguments. For instance, you can strengthen the argument …
... and effect arguments. For instance, you can strengthen the argument by saying that in the absence of the ... cause, we don't have the effect ... -
Memorizing Valid and Invalid Argument FormsHi All, So I made flashcards for Logical Indicators and Argument Part Indicators and used the Leitner system; but the argument forms aren't all na…
... made flashcards for Logical Indicators and Argument Part Indicators and used the Leitner system; but the argument ... I'm not sure how to make them into flashcards or ... other than stare at them a bunch. Has anyone had any ... -
Successfully completed a 25 in 25 today and have questions...I did my first fully timed LR section today since the Sept test. I created a simplified skipping strategy...basically there were ones I knew and ones…
... finished the section in 25:43 (okay so sue me it's not ... exactly 25/25) which gave me AMPLE time to ... back to the questions you skipped over in the initial 25 in 25 phase (had a ... too scared to get entrenched in one and run out of time for the other ... -
understanding the sticky spots in RC (and letting urself do so)In almost every reading passage I've done, there's always ONE paragraph that gets complex and it requires me to take some extra time to re-read and u…
In almost every reading passage I've done, there's always ONE paragraph that ... it's only going to hurt me if I don't understand the passage ... I'm doing the memory method and am trying to meet the 3:30 ... -
The Sufficient/Necessary Flaw: an approach to maximize pointsHey everyone, This post is intended to be an overview of how the sufficient/necessary flaw appears on the LSAT and how we can develop a system of att…
... of these possible ways is to “follow the thread” of the argument sentence by sentence.
The ... we are given the ~A in the premise of the author’s argument and are given the ~B in the co… -
Use of the word "significantly" in an answer choicePT 54 (June 2008), LR1 Q9. This is a Necessary Assumption question I got wrong initially but got correct on the blind review after grudgingly going w…
... grudgingly going with (A).
Here's the argument as I see it ... .
The correct answer is (A): Some of the museum's employee's are not ... , but STILL. Anyone care to chime in and perhaps share how they navigate ... -
PT81.S2.Q22 - In a recent study, one group of participantsReposting from my comment This question has one of the most insane assumptions I’ve ever seen on the LSAT, I’m sorry but this should of been taken…
... completely) under the watching self category and than the watching other category ... In the studies of Identical twins, participants who observed their twin reading overreported by a ... the group that you have to make a massive assumption for, so that the argument ... -
PT49.S2.Q15 - The greater the number of people who regularly use a productThe greater the number of people who regularly use a product, the greater the number whose health is potentially at risk due to that product. More pe…
... products such as cleaning agents and lawn chemicals than regularly ... of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify drawing the conclusion in the argument ... above?
I put A but the ... -
I have J.Y.'s voice in my head, and it's helped my score a ton!I've never posted here before but I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to 7Sage for the teaching methods employed in the PrepTest review videos. I…
... of my life each time to not learn anything. The explanation videos given by ... a good answer? I think it's maybe kind of a sh*tty answer and ... and a half of the course!) I'm taking the test for the third time in February and ... -
Thank you, 7Sage - In at Berkeley and CornellAs the 2019-2020 cycle draws to an end, I thought I should share a recap of my admissions results and say a big thank you to JY and the 7Sage Communi…
... share a recap of my admissions results and say a big thank you to JY and the ... for a 7Sage LSAT Course was possibly the wisest decision I've made in the ... past couple years, as I've benefited tremendously from the ... -
A Guide on RC Improvement**RC success is a function of knowing what to read for and a healthy balance of focus and confidence. Without confidence, it is hard to really focus.…
... the author’s logical progression to the main point or conclusion, in other words to map the blueprint of the argument ... have a full understanding of the passage. This is normal, take your time and shoot ... -
PT70.S4.Q19-- viewers surveyed immediately after the televised debateHi, I think this question is infamously hard... can anyone explain why the answer is D and not C? Both C and D looked incredibly attractive :( …
... S. I have read a lot of explanations for this question, and the ... surveyed immediately _prior_ to the debate", while the stimulus talks ... after the debate" described in the stimulus. Thus, both C and D ... true without weakening the argument too. In this respect, I ... -
PT 74.S1.Q17 - How the pigment known as Han PurpleHello, friends! This is my first time posting some analysis on a question. Please feel free to provide feedback or any corrections. *STRENGTHEN* …
... and the white glass were made in a relatively restricted area, this eliminates the ... /> B: No. How Han purple and the white ... And the number of people who know how to ... by a random person who happened to ... s because the argument was overall quite terrible andScoring in the Mid 150s - Looking for a Tutor or GroupHi, I have been consistently scoring in the mid 150s, and very slowly increasing my score. My initial PT was a 140, I am sitting for the LSAT this Au…
... have been consistently scoring in the mid 150s, and very slowly increasing my ... a motivated, small study group in an attempt to break into the 160s for the ... is realistic, I am open to all suggestions and advice.PT15.S3.Q23 - Asbestos is a silent killer (Still in need of second opinion!)Could a kind 7sager double-check my logic? After reading the argument, I thought it was well-supported. If it is in fact a poor argument, could someo…
... the argument because it provides a potential reason why leaving the asbestos alone in the ... of demolitions will 100% of the time cause the asbestos to be disturbed (and thereby cause a ... edited title; please use the format of "PT#.S#.Q# - [brief description]"**
