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Mind MapsHey everyone! I have pretty severe ADHD, which has led me to change my study habits for the LSAT quite a bit. @nicole.hopkins, @amanda_kw and I hav…
... on really nailing the fundamentals of logic to improve our scores over ... 'll really make all of the logic lessons click for me ... course of the week: one for valid/invalid argument types, and ... one for LR question types.
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Wall Street Journal's article about the LSAThttp://www.wsj.com/article_email/lsats-grip-on-law-school-admissions-loosens-1455964203-lMyQjAxMTA2NTI2MjYyMjI5Wj Interesting article. Part of me…
... the benefits of strategy. Here is a list of quite of few cases ... elementary probability, such as probabilities of compound events and independent events ... section. In fact, every introductory logic book that I've read ... to shy away from these types of problems. -
Demorgan Law: HelpJust some Confusion on statement with both "and" and "or" in the stimulus. For example how would I draw a conditional statement with a stimulus like …
... they think about logic in terms of rules instead of meaning.
... good or fast at logic until you switch from ...
Note: The "negation" of the conditional is synonymous with the "contrapositive ... things. The negation of a conditional is the condition that ... -
Translating sentences into lawgicThis question is taken from the Group 1 Group 2 Translation exercise but I'm finding recurring instances of odd translations into conditional lawgic.…
... and the mechanical translation of logic/lawgic will give you ... got the correct ordering of the necessary and sufficient ... conditions, regardless of always. It's almost ... When we are reading for conditional logic, we are inclined to assume ... -
[Webinar] RC Mini Course in Three SessionsHey 7Sagers, I'm teaching a live RC webinar mini course! Seriously, it's going to be me but live. <b>What is it? </b> We'll start with RC th…
... on the material conditional in philosophy of logic and philosophy of language, and ... alternatives to the material conditional ... company if you find the conditional logic on the LSAT counterintuitive ... -
The "Some People Say" Principle [title has been changed!]I have been studying logical reasoning stimuli that include a sentence about what someone OTHER than the author says, usually near the start of the p…
... to distinguish between the "laws of logic," which are necessarily and always ... always apply, without the possibility of an exception. It's ... more of a "rule of thumb" than a ... If the "anthithesis" states a conditional ("All dogs are mammals," or ... -
Do any LR questions have less than two terms which both appear twice?It seems to me that it is impossible to form a complete logical argument in which the key terms do not appear at least twice, and it also seems that …
... involving a wide-scope conditional sentence, usually of the form "If ... a question about formal logic and not LSAT logic, "If P, ... different. In fact, in propositional logic, "All A's are ... type arguments where the consequent of a conditional is absurd and only ... -
bi-conditional with third element in diagramLooking to confirm my thinking on the below. Thanks! https://7sage.com/lesson/or-but-not-both/ From this lesson: Alan or Chris go to the par…
... , the antecedent and consequent of a conditional must truth-apt (or ... you start learning symbolic logic. It's just unfortunate ... LSAT course teaches predicate logic, because there are certainly ... s Language, Proof & Logic, which will cover both propositional ... -
Speed? BR?Hey guys! I just finished core curriculums and did some PTs. I know you all do blind reviews, but so far I haven't done them yet. As a non-native spe…
... ESL student with mastery of Logic over a native ... only a moderate grasp of Logic. Comprehending the information doesn ... With an elementary grasp of conditional reasoning, for example, anyone ... you’ve truly mastered conditional reasoning, this process happens ... -
How to break through a plateau?Hi friends, I appear to be in a bit of a dilemma. I'm registered to write the Sept. LSAT and have been practicing steadily for about two weeks. I'm…
... different foundations of logic and how to attack different question types. I see ... will have a better understanding of the test if you follow ... 's the one that most of us here, especially top scorers ... -
Must be trueI need help o Must be true questions. I have noo idea where to begin
... rely a lot on conditional logic so getting some practice ... provide a contrapositive of a conditional fact given, which ... . Be aware and suspicious of extremely strong language. Words ... introducing a conditional logic statement that satisfies one of the statements ... -
Must be trueI need help o Must be true questions. I have noo idea where to begin
... have a good knowledge of advanced conditional logic. Here is a little ... than half). Example: "Majority of people in Canada like hockey ... ." Negation: "Less than half of Canadians like hockey".
... substituted for some in 99% of the cases. It also ... -
Study Strategy - How often do you study each section?So far I've been working on LG and LR. I started with Logic Games as I figured this would allow me to develop formal logic skills necessary for LR an…
... a strong formal logic background or just find logic games easier, ... !
I find logic games more difficult though because ... for logic games for today." Because there are so many different types of ... exposure to a variety of different question types. -
LR - Getting Bogged Down by Irrelevant AnswersHello, After about 10 PTs and many painful self-reflections, I came to the conclusion that the reason why I am having a major problem with improv…
... be able to eliminate those types of incorrect answers requires you have ... able to break down the logic of the stimulus fairly quickly.
of each stimulus. Breaking the ... me get an understand of the types of flaws the LSAT writers ... -
Looking for advice for retake! (scored 169, target 171+)Hi everyone, Sorry to create another retake advice thread. I scored a 169 on the June test and plan on retaking in September. I would really appre…
... LSAT Trainer and the Powerscore Logic Games Bible, as well ... wouldn't recommend the Powerscore Logic Games Bible, since it ... choices by understanding the patterns of wrong answers, and to ... only so many types of wrong answers, so many types of reasoning errors, ... -
7 sage logic games.Hi guys so I just started the logic games part of the curriculum. It seems like JY's videos focus a lot less on teaching you inference rules/tricks/n…
... solid formal logic skills, learning the different game types and practice ... game board (different types of
games have different types of setups)
3 ... actually not much to a logic game. J.Y's ... much to the different game types. You don't have ... -
Will we be good at those recent unique games if we do old PTs?Hi, just wondering... And would like to hear from someone who did old games... Do you think if we do more old games, it helps to solve those irregu…
... use or logic behind or...I noticed there were new types of questions ... -
My score went down?Hello 7sagers ! I have been watching the discussions closely, and I first want to say congrats on all of your progress !! Many of you are doing ex…
... make the biggest improvement in Logic reasoning because I enjoy it ... diagramming system for the different types of games, and really work on ... t fall in the trap of eliminating wrong answer choices ... you can eliminate pretty quickly. Of the remaining choices, the ... -
Inference and FlawI'm finding a pattern where the questions I mostly get wrong are inference and flaw, more so inference however. I don't have a problem diagrammi…
... it intertwines with all question types that have arguments. I see ... ? How are you doing with conditional reasoning? Definitely know the common ... argument forms and types of flaws like the back of your hand. Once ... isn't what this type of flaw looks like" in order ... -
Conditional logicHi guys, I am having a lot of difficulty with tough conditional logic questions. When it comes to translating these from english to lawgic I just mes…
Go through the part of the curriculum that covers conditional logic. If you have ... /> With conditional logic, practice and exposure make perfect. Drill some of the conditional logic "type ... -
Some/Most/Many/Few/etc. Answer choices in Strengthen/Weaken Questionsi would like some understanding for the strengthening/weakening question types. if an answer choice contain "some/most/many/few" or similar, should i…
... grip on the fundamental rules of logic and avoid trying to exploit ... re not after exploiting tendencies of the test, like strengthening/ ... peculiar faults that other question types may not be prone ... of applying a model or shortcut approach to the question types ... -
Conditional ReasoningThis might be something really basic to be discussing at this time for someone looking to sit for the LSATs in December, but I gotta ask How would…
... kind of tricky because there is a conjunction in the conditional.
conditional. It can be solved by negating one of the two parts of ... the conditional and making that ... De Morgan's Law in logic.
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Stuck in the 60s..Hi, i'm hoping to get some advice from 7sagers who may have once been in my shoes. Some brief background: My diagnostic was a 164. The 7sage curri…
... mean I had mastered all types of LR, it just meant that ... none of the questions in that section ... need to be hitting your Logic Games in the time targets ... -
LSAT score not what I wantedNothing
... a about 33 out of 100 questions right, so ... yourself the proper amount of time to prep. You ... for a decent chance of acceptance. Sit for the ... score has a lot of room for improvement which ... diagram logic games and becoming proficient with the different types of ... -
Best Strategy to approaching Study for the LSATWhat are some examples of how you start to prepare to study for the LSAT? Do you go over a lot of questions with the hopes of eventually getting them…
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I have heard of people doing questions and finding ... . For one, the foundation of LSAT is pretty much the ... just figuring out different questions types and logic can take up a ... LSAT longer. The goal of studying is to understand comprehensively ... -
If only "only" stops giving me so much trouble...Hey guys, I am currently reading thru the Trainer to enhance 7sage CC, while I find the vast majority of the content are extremely consistent to our …
... "require to" informs of what must the consequence of being an employee ... the types of thing that I mean when I say that LSAT logic ... funny boys." With this, the logic is simplified, and you should ... . Here, it is the washing of hands and practice.
Why do people say Asian students are good at LG?Is it because of math? How is math related to LG? :(
... do with the academic study of logic in the first place. Rather ... to the kind of thinking involved in studying logic/math/CS/related ... irrelevant for the LSAT, though conditional/in-out games will likely ... have to go through any of the logic related lessons in the ...valid arguements and indicators ..how does this appy?Hello 7Sagers, I am in the process of completing the core curriculum and i had a question about the LR portion of the circular. I am memorizing un…
... you start answering the different types of LR questions because each type ... invalid argument or the wrong conditional, etc. Each question will not ...PT22.S4.Q21 - terry: some actions considered to be badI got this question correct but really don't know why. I look at the answers and they just look like gibberish. I try to break the words down and mak…
... get:
Combined conditional statement: good action-->fav ... we conclude anything from this conditional statement?
Nope. ... good" if my combined conditional statement read as follows: ... property distinguishing the two types of actions from others. For ...Embedded ConditionalsThe user and all related content has been deleted.
... requires that we negate one of those terms and make it ... is sufficient for the sufficiency of ~M for B. P ... logic, however, you often have to explicitly set the scope of each conditional ... 't itself guarantee the truth of anything.
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