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Distractions and overthinking during RCI find that in RC (my worst section), I get a heinous amount of answers incorrect because I am overthinking and trying to absorb every single detail …
... incorrect because I am overthinking and trying to absorb every single ... structure, argument, (aka what the questions are asking) etc. and end up ... have a problem with this? And if so, how did you ... my phone off airplane mode and respond to texts. Sometimes I ... -
Professor I was planning to ask for LOR is moving - Can I ask for LOR now and use it later?One of the professors that I was planning to ask for a letter of recommendation told me that she was moving to the other side of the country at the e…
... a letter of recommendation now and just let the letter sit ... that letters of recommendation are valid for up to five years ... when I receive the letter and when I use it may ... -
Confusion about : "The {person}'s argument proceeds by...."I am a little confused about questions in which a scientist/critic/psychologist/whatever will state their opinion on something, often giving context …
... often giving context and then their own argument. Then the question ... will ask "The scientist's argument proceeds by..."
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Negation Test for Flaw and other Kinds of Q'sHey all, I know for many question stems, especially flaw Q's, the answer choices begins with "takes for granted." For these type of answer cho…
... the negation test and see if it destroys the argument? The question ... a necessary assumption answer choice -- and negate them?
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Any tips and tricks for PSA qs?I dont have any specific analysis as to what my confusion with PSAs are. I dont really have a trend of getting a lot of them wrong but I think I coul…
... PSA section in the CC and I take too long on ... find the gap in the argument, but then I get confused ... really answer these off intuition and not quite from logic either ... -
SA and NA questionsHey 7sagers! I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on how to really understand sufficient and necessary assumption questions . I get what th…
... how to really understand sufficient and necessary assumption questions . I get ... to seem the arguments as valid with the correct answer choice ... flaw in between the premises and con.
4. Then look ... one with the other premises and see if it sounds correct ... -
Argument partCould someone explain Argument part and also tell me where JY talks about it in the content?
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PT83.S3.Q4 - Editorial: It is common to find essays offeringThis question kind of screwed me because of how I got it wrong. It seems like being critical in this instance really played me for the worst! Afte…
... test taker would do, and got combative with the ... mean their arguments are invalid." But I didn't ... I said the first, and low and behold, I got sucked ... A. It's roundabout, and doesn't explicitly state ... fails to address the actual argument, but instead attacks the ... -
Question regarding most/some statementshttps://7sage.com/lesson/advanced-valid-forms-review/ We have B-most->Z which implies two inferences B-most->C and B-most->/O. When you combine B-…
https://7sage.com/lesson/advanced-valid-forms-review/
We ... inferences B-most->C and B-most->/O. ... , B-most->C and B-most->/O, ... additional inferences, **/P some C and /P some /O**, respectively? ... but NOT /P some C and /P some /O, which ... -
Argument by AnalogyCan someone explain this theory? These are the notes that I have taken based off the webinar video Strengthen: Answer choices introduce the addition…
... should be considered university employees and thus entitled to the usual ... . Teaching assistants work as much and hard as hard as do ... similar that they are interchangeable and this is where I got ... does this answer weaken the argument. I think that I am ... -
Claim vs ArgumentOn the LSAT is there a difference? I heard JY make a distinction in one of the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if there is a major diff…
... the videos (PT 57 explanations) and I am not sure if ... the same way as an argument?
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Lawgic at Odds with Formal Logic?I've taken some formal logic classes in the past and am familiar with some of the rules they use. I've really been struggling with parallel reasoning…
... in the past and am familiar with ... ve returned to studying valid categorical syllogisms. Long ... and the 7sage lessons imply that P ---> ~S is a valid ... a shallow review of valid syllogism forms.
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Lawgic helpHey everyone- what advice would you give to someone that is struggling to grasp conditional logic in a fast mechanistic way (what we need on the lsat…
... of grabbing all the indicators and writing them out onto a ... ’ve written out notes on valid / in valid forms ) but it didn’t ... -
September'18 Study Group | Blind Review PT 67 | Friday, July 20th | 7:30 PM ESTHey all! Just wanted to let everyone know in advance that we will be having our discussion this week on **Friday July 20th**. The reason being is …
... an argument here with a conclusion and premises? It's not valid so ... with other like-minded people and make the process more ... fun. Expand your thinking and learning by interacting with others ... keep it to yourself, and win the argument using your reasoning. Also ... -
Lower Bound for 'Some' - why is it 1 and not 2?Can anyone please explain to me why the lower bound for ‘some’ is 1 and not 2? Is there no distinction in logic between a singular instance of someth…
... for ‘some’ is 1 and not 2? Is there no ... and at least 1 fluffy unicorn. However, the plural forms ... of the nouns - ‘unicorns’ and ‘mice’ - are ... unicorns in the world and 99 of them weren’ ... unicorn was an anomaly and turns out to be ... -
Diagramming and When To Pull Out This Time-Consuming TechniqueI usually try and complete questions containing a stimulus riddled with formal logic in my mind, but sometimes that burns me because although the str…
I usually try and complete questions containing a stimulus ... generally do what I do and try to keep things in ... your mind, and then diagramming after you figure ... needing to diagram out the argument isn't just common, but ... -
Weaken Q's "Conclusion" v. "Argument" SemanticsI know that for weaken questions we're supposed to be critical of how the premise(s) support the conclusion (e.g. select the answer choice that "most…
... " (an argument of course comprising one or several premises and a conclusion ... pay no attention to premises and select the answer choice that ... -
Question Regarding Weaken and Strengthen QuestionsHello. Lately I have been having a lot of trouble with grasping what exactly I am supposed to be doing with Weaken and Strengthen Questions. I unders…
... ) because I thought that the argument above assumed that it was ... ’t it weaken the authors argument that because of the observed ... is irrelevant and thus does nothing to weaken the argument above.
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What should I do to minimize the struggle the newer material poses?There has been some discussion lately about the difficulty of PT 83,84 and 85. I want address an aspect of these discussions I have yet to see fully…
... the hours of drilling valid argument types and the common flaws only ... on how to disassemble and troubleshoot the transmission of ... rule substitution questions on LG and the comparative passages on ... new or slightly different and assimilated this newer subtly ... -
Understanding of Sufficient and Necessary Conditions + LawgicHello. I have been having some trouble with actually solidifying my understanding of the meaning of Sufficient Conditions and Necessary Conditions as…
... meaning of Sufficient Conditions and Necessary Conditions as I ... conditional relationship in an argument because I just take ... of the argument to mean the Sufficient Condition and the Conclusion ... of the argument to mean ... -
7sage vs bibles and manhattan for beginner stage ?hi all, while I did see other posts asking which is better between 7sage/powerscore, I am not sure what preparation stage the other members were a…
... I have read the trainer and bibles. While they have helped ... looked for, what causes an argument to be come strengthened, ... potential) with powerscore/manhattan and then 7sage for polishing or ... is good for building foundation and ingraining the correct thought ... -
What do necessary assumptions do to an argument's flaw?Hi there! So I'm still trying to answer this question and could use some help! Lots of different sources, including 7sager and the Trainer, suggest …
... trying to answer this question and could use some help! Lots ... 7sager and the Trainer, suggest I find the flaw in the argument ... the Jan Lsat next week and I'm trying to tie ... -
Example of "It is used to illustrate the general principle that the argument presupposes"?Hi guys, Not sure if this is normally asked but I want to ask anyway because I want to know what it means when I run into it. Can someone referenc…
... of this and what it essentially means in an argument part question ... -
Can you treat SA questions just like a strengthening question?I was wondering if instead of trying to bridge the gap of the premise to conclusion to make the argument valid, we could look for the AC's that stren…
... to conclusion to make the argument valid, we could look for the ... that strengthen the conclusion and eliminate the rest and then from that ... point determine which AC strengthens the argument ... -
Flaw - Descriptive Flaws vs Actual Flaws in the Argument - How to determine??I often make the mistake in flaw questions of -choosing an answer choice that's descriptively accurate and COULD describe a flaw, but doesn't describ…
... choice that's descriptively accurate and COULD describe a flaw, but ... describe THE flaw in the argument. For example: LSAT 86 - Section ... . Flaws are my biggest weakness and I'd love to improve. -
LR Insights: What do you guys think is meant by "prevention"?Hey guys, This is a burning question that's been bothering me since the beginning of my LR prep. If you have seen PT64 S1 Q13 (joggers question…
... PT64 S1 Q13 (joggers question) and PT73 S4 Q3 (skin cancers ... /> In PT64 S1 Q13, the argument concludes that stretching doesn't ... , which states that in some forms of exercises stretching before engaging ... between the number of cases and the severity of the cases ... -
PT50.S2.Q17 - Warm air tends to be humid, and as humidityI would love someone to help me with the understanding the underlying flaw. I have seen this stimulus type, and it seems very cookie cutter for me. I…
... have seen this stimulus type, and it seems very cookie cutter ... me. In my understanding, the argument's flawed reasoning is that ... the argument assumes that 1. warmer air increases humidity, and 2 ... -
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 use ... valid, most helps to justify drawing the conclusion in the argument above ... -
Distorting Argument - Flaw Answer ChoiceCan someone provide me with an example of what "distorts an argument against X, and then attacks this distorted argument" would look like? PT C2, …
Can someone provide me with an example of what "distorts an argument against X, and then attacks this distorted argument" would look like?
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Argument Part Questions - Labeling the sentence/phraseI'm up to the part of the CC that discusses how to approach Argument Part Questions. From what I understand, after reading the question but before …
... that discusses how to approach Argument Part Questions.
From what ... to find the sentence/phrase and mark it. I'm worried ... time aspect of doing this and was wondering if it's ... worth it to always find and label the phrase?
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