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LG from Unknown Practice Test (Rachel and Teresa's Dog Walking Sched)Hi all, I came across this game in a practice test (# unknown) recently. I am wondering how best to approach it. I am especially interested in un…
... I am especially interested in understanding how to diagram this game ...
Two friends, Rachel and Teresa, own a dog walking ... , and Otterhound, and a Poodle--in accordance with the following conditions:
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Necessary Assumption Questions - Be Wary of Conditional Statements?Hey all. I've noticed the more recent exams have a lot of difficult necessary assumption questions. Another thing I noticed was that these questi…
... have a lot of difficult necessary assumption questions. Another thing I ... PT, but one is conditional and the other is a direct ... often sufficient assumption answer choices, while the direct statements are necessary.
Mistaking sufficiency for necessity vs mistaking necessity for sufficiencyI'm a bit confused about the technical differences between the errors of (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for suffi…
... (1) mistaking sufficiency or necessity and (2) mistaking necessity for sufficiency ... different (i.e. mistaken negation and mistaken reversal, respectively), but ... you were to switch the necessary and sufficient conditions of a conditional statement (mistaken ...Help with Necessary assumptionsI took the test in Sept. and I have been able to narrow down the parts of the test that I struggled on. I struggled on the necessary assumptions and …
... the test in Sept. and I have been able to ... I struggled on the necessary assumptions and the sufficient assumptions on both the ... practice and real test. I ... through all of the videos and looked through multiple articles ...PT54.S4.Q22 - The short-term and long-term interestsI don’t get it. AC B looks to be necessary but not sufficient. A->(B-most->C) Therefore B<-some->D AC B gives us C<-some->D Which allows u…
... B looks to be necessary but not sufficient.
A-> ... is found in the conclusion and A was intuitively wrong). Maybe ... didn't mention this issue and neither does the Manhattan forum ...Lessons learned: Giving up on my diagnostic to a 175I’ve benefited greatly from the 7sage course and community, so I’d like to contribute a few lessons learned from this all-too-often infuriating proce…
... my weaknesses and focused more on realistic test-day conditions. My PT ... to transition to strict timed conditions as soon as possible, because ... understanding at the time why it was necessary. Blind Review, Foolproofing games, and ...Necessary Assumption and Method of ReasoningHi everyone, I've been having troubles tackling a few LR questions and I'm noticing that I tend to consistently get them wrong (necessary assumption …
... tackling a few LR questions and I'm noticing that I ... to consistently get them wrong (necessary assumption and method of reasoning). Do ...What I wish somebody had told me on the journey for a 170+Started in or are sub 160: Get a course like 7sage, Manhattan, or some good resources like LSAT Trainer and LG bible, LR bible and self study(I'm all…
... it next time. Mistook necessary for sufficient? Oldest trick in ... practice tests(UNDER SIMULATED CONDITIONS) and BLIND REVIEW those mistakes ... will require some learning and practice. Patience. Things ... are honest and critical about your errors and studying you ...From 135 to UChicago: A Story of Failure and DeterminationI've been waiting for a long time to write this. Perhaps too long. But as I sit here on this rainy day I couldn't think of a better time. Before …
... ?" So I did what was necessary and plugged along.
... I found my lord and saviors: @twssmith and @dml277. For some ... provided her with an answer sufficient enough to make her ... coherent story that makes sense and captures the readers attention. ...Necessary questions + general LR improvementHi all- I started studying for the LSAT in February, and had been making improvements until I plateaued on the last four PTs. On average, I miss a…
... for the LSAT in February, and had been making improvements until ... . I feel like I am understanding it in untimed work, but ... just says "seems right enough" and I move on. Does anyone ... regards to LR? Especially necessary questions, and questions from 18-23.
PT57.S2.Q25 - The law of the city of Weston regarding contributionsHey everyone, So, I'm working through my analysis of this question since, yes, I got it wrong on my last section drill, and I'd be interested to h…
... my last section drill, and I'd be interested to ... campaign. So, from my understanding, the sufficient condition outlined in the stimulus ... failed (but not necessarily the necessary condition). So, when I glanced ... there is only one law and, thus, only one reason ...Rare argument form: the "Tether" assumptionHey everyone, Across my studies, one thing that I have tried to do with LR is to look at arguments as repetitions of older forms of arguments. Tryi…
... on nearly every exam: a sufficient/necessary confusion, the valid argument forms ... ” argument, answer it quickly and efficiently and move on to other questions ... form to memory. Carrying an understanding of a argument form forward ...Help with Flaw Type ExamplesHey everyone, I am having a hard time with Flaw Questions. I know we are supposed to memorize the common argument flaws but that is where my struggle…
... true"
**7) Confusing necessary and sufficient conditions**
- PT63 S1 Q25
sufficient to provide a motive is necessary to provide ...Parallel reasoning / flaw + Necessary Assumption HelpHello everyone, I am currently going through the CC, and I am having major difficulties with the parallel questions and the necessary questions. F…
... difficulties with the parallel questions and the necessary questions. For the parallel ... as they get more difficult and implement Formal Logic, my ... real problems . Also for necessary assumptions, I just don’t ... feel like I’m not understanding what I have to do ...November LSAT 2018 BR Study GroupHello all, I have been leading the September 2018 study group since June (!) and as d-day is getting closer, I'm happy (?) to announce that I will…
... your skill, they are not sufficient by themselves, to improve ... were unsure of during timed conditions and write or type out your ... Take the PT under timed conditions; BR to the best of ... your understanding, the bulk of your learning happens in BR and drilling ..."Provided" necessary or sufficient condition?Hi, I was wondering if "provided that" is a necessary or sufficient assumption indicator? (Please see below) You will appreciate cultural differ…
... if "provided that" is a necessary or sufficient assumption indicator? (Please see ...SA/PSA and Strengthening questionsCan someone please critique my understanding of the distinction between Strengthen and SA questions? I think it something like this: strengthen ques…
... please critique my understanding of the distinction between Strengthen and SA questions ... assumption that from it is sufficient to know the conclusion.
and PSA questions, and is it really important ...Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
... , Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding support ... the premises or the conclusion, and I know the "right" questions ... no problem finding the premises and conclusion and understanding which is which, or ...An introduction, and are the pencil threads a joke?Salutations! So when I first saw the pencil threads here and at TLS my impression was that they were jokes entirely. But as a result of them I did…
... true understanding [. . .]" I became enraptured in the curriculum and immediately ... without experiencing diminishing returns and fatigue, on this ... with severe depression and other health and mental health ... the most rugged conceivable conditions. I can trod ...only if, only when, only whereI am not understanding the key concept of "only if/only when/only where" and how they are not biconditionals. Can someone help? take this sentence…
... understanding the key concept of "only if/only when/only where" and ... ." Confirming the necessary in this case, actually confirms the sufficient.
It ... could just muddle through not understanding this, but now "only if ...Super indecisive and really need some sage advice: Registered for March 2019 LSAT but idk now :/So I am in serious need of advice from others on here because I don't really know any people who have my issue/are serious about the LSAT. I would gr…
... I would greatly appreciate any and all of your advice regarding ... week long hiatus from studying and after doing this it ultimately ... focus more on my understanding of LR fundamentals and how I was ... I would perform under test conditions?
-How can I ...I am not understanding SA/PSA whatsoever. Is it okay to abandon this topic and just move on.I excelled effortlessly in the valid/invalid argument form drills but CANNOT make even the slightest headway into sufficient assumption/pseudo suffic…
... the slightest headway into sufficient assumption/pseudo sufficient assumption questions.
understanding of other topics? Am I ...Embedded Conditionals -- "Carve-out" vs. TranslationHi Everyone, I've been going back to the core curriculum to brush up on a few things, and I realized that I rely more on what JY calls the "carve-…
... up my "carve-out" understanding with the translations JY does ... statements using the "and" translation:
SPW and FB -> ... FA
SPW and /FA -> /FB
< ... the necessary for the first translation and fails the sufficient for ...Question Regarding And + OrHi all! I just have a question regrading And + Or in the SC and NC and what happens when you Satisfy the SC through Valid Argument Form #1 and Deny …
... a question regrading And + Or in the SC and NC and what happens ... Sufficient Condition and conclude C.
1. A and /B
2. B and ... the Necessary Condition_**
**Valid Argument Form #2: Denying the Sufficient Condition ...Free Tutoring Sessions: Reading Comprehension; March 9th, 6 pm ESTTo join this class, please use the zoom link posted below. Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/6968325413 **March 9th, 6 pm EST** PT 52: RC Intensi…
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**August 3rd**
**Necessary Assumption Intensive**
In this ... like Must Be True and Sufficient Assumptions to get some ... asking for help in understanding a particular logical ... revisit the strategy for necessary assumption questions. We ...Confusion of Necessary with a Sufficient ConditionI have trouble recognizing these sentences in the LG sections I know they are fallacies, but how do I know a sentence is a sufficient not a necessary…
I have trouble recognizing these sentences in the LG sections I know they are fallacies, but how do I know a sentence is a sufficient not a necessary condition or vice versus ?Road to 170+: "Down to 2, What do I do?" (Long Read: Strategy on how to choose between two LR AC's)Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar. You are humming along in a Logical Reasoning question. You think AC D might be the right answer choice and …
... tells me that your understanding of the question and stimulus is severely ... answer choices which are Sufficient but not Necessary. These answer choices tend ... to use powerful language like superlatives and ...Modifiers in Conditional StatementsIf you have two separate conditionals both with the same suf or nec condition, but the modifiers for the suf or nec condition are different in each s…
... All cats which are furry and cute eat dogs
... All cats which are bald and ugly eat dogs.
... and cute" and "bald and ugly" simply subsets of cats? Does the necessary ... condition of *D* have two different sufficient conditions in this ...Necessary assumption questions: How to not choose the sufficient assumption answer choice?When answering necessary assumption questions in LR, how do you not fall for the trap answer choices that provide a sufficient assumption? I am findi…
When answering necessary assumption questions in LR, how do you not fall for the trap answer choices that provide a sufficient assumption? I am finding that when given a SA answer choice, I will often select it.
Thanks in advance!Triggers for Active Hunter vs Passive Receiver ModeHello Everyone! I've heard a little bit about top scorers toggling between 'Active Hunter Mode' (anticipating and searching for the ACA) vs 'Passive …
... Hunter Mode' (anticipating and searching for the ACA) ... contemplating each answer choice) and am hoping to pull ... type and/or your level of understanding of ... Necessary assumption
Resolve, reconcile, explain
Active Hunter:
Sufficient ...
