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Doubt in causationHey, I was wondering that when we say that A causes B, do we understand it to mean that whenever A will happen B shall follow or does such a causal r…
... of the time the LSAT arguments say there's a causation ... there are tons of very valid causal relationships where the effect ... used to taking apart causation arguments - however, out author is clearly ... -
Logical Reasoning "information/stimulus retention"..? HELPHello all, I need some advice on how to improve on "retaining" information; specifically for LR. What I'm finding is that with all LR questions…
... argument structure questions might employ valid arguments. You still need to find ... flaw", but some might be valid arguments. It's crucial to be ... -
DrillingHi everyone. I'm trying to figure out what the best way to drill is. I'm working my way through the course and I am thinking that I should be dri…
... call for memorization (such as valid and invalid argument forms), and done ... -
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 …
... 're asking if there are arguments consisting of fewer than two ... : P or ~P. In fact, valid formulas (e.g. (P or ... the limiting case of valid arguments -- they're just arguments with no premises ... are LSAT questions which have arguments with fewer that two atomic ... -
valid argumentsI am looking to find a place on 7sage (preferably a pdf document) that has all of the 9 valid argument forms written out. Is there a pdf of these? Th…
Argument form 6 is INVALID. If there are no turtles ... for number 6 to be valid, you would need an additional ... -
Nontraditional student study prep?I am taking my diagnostic test tonight and I am suspecting it will be a little rough, as I have not taken a test like this in a decade. I am conside…
... at first (grammar, argumentation, logic, valid arguments, fallacies,etc..), the LSAT really ... -
Best way to master logic? (Particularly for mapping logical reasoning)I've gone through the all the logic lessons twice and have been drilling sufficient/necessary assumption and parallel reasoning and when I read throu…
... and translations, the flawed and valid arguments, both individually and as groups ... -
Putting It All TogetherHowdy Folks, I'm thankfully coming to the end of this course after a long fought struggle with LG. I wanted to ask some of you veterans our there:…
... to lawgic, some/most, valid and invalid argument forms once I had ... -
MBT v MSSHello guys, My first study buddy meeting has been really good, but I feel like I've stumbled a bit on explaining the difference between MBT and MS…
MBT v MSSHello guys, My first study buddy meeting has been really good, but I feel like I've stumbled a bit on explaining the difference between MBT and MS…
... heavily on formal logic and valid arguments. I think of them as ...Must Be TrueI need help with MBT. For some reason I'm really struggling with these. On each PT I get over 80% of all the LR question types correct and between 50…
... my logic lessons. Especially the valid and invalid argument forms lessons.
PT40.S3.Q25 - inflation rates will not stabilizehttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-40-section-3-question-25/ Hoping someone can explain why the answer is D. I understand why A, B and E ar…
... for the stimulus to be valid, we need to assume an ... to make (C) valid. (C) is already valid by itself. This is ... argument in the stimulus is invalid. Taking only what's explicitly ... , the argument in (C) is valid. Thus, (C) cannot be parallel ...PT68.S2.Q12 - journalist: a book claiming thathttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-2-question-12/ I was not sure between B and D... As for D, I thought the word "It fails to addr…
... theory to have a 100% valid argument you do need to ... to the standard of 100% valid arguments, so if you say "My ... for the argument to be valid.Sufficiency and necessity vs Premise and conclusion.What is the overlap between these two concepts? It seems like answer choices need to be on a certain side of the arrow to be correct.
... and conclusions are features of arguments ("P. Therefore, Q").
< ... "if P, then Q" is valid iff "P. Therefore, Q" is ... valid.
On the LSAT, ... (conditional statements are truth-apt, arguments aren't), but conceptually, it ...Contrapositive of SomeThe user and all related content has been deleted.
... a conditional statement. It's valid, but its soundness is questionable ... /> This misuses of both "valid" and "sound". Valid sentences are logical truths ... , and thus is not valid. Soundness applies to arguments, not sentences (there ...PT61.S2.Q24 - historian: it is unlikely that someoneIntuitively I thought what said in the argument is contradicting...I thought people usually learn from history and as they increase knowledge about h…
... it is still a perfectly valid argument. If you're ... Logic textbook:
. . . a valid deductive argument is an argument ... premises are true. In these arguments the conclusion follows with strict ... a deductive argument that is valid and has all true ...PT61.S2.Q24 - historian: it is unlikely that someoneIntuitively I thought what said in the argument is contradicting...I thought people usually learn from history and as they increase knowledge about h…
... conditional reasoning. It only sounds valid or invalid. Honestly, if they threw ...PT score range & consistencyHi all, first time poster here! I've done quite a few practice tests and while there is (happily) a general upward trend between all of them, my l…
... argument structure, conditional logic, valid and invalid argument forms, and memorizing inferences ...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…
... is spot on.
Review valid and invalid argument forms as well.Modern PTs got me downMy PT average has dropped from roughly the high 160s/low 170s on the older PTs to reliably the lower 160s on the PTs in the 70's. I'm planning on tak…
... not out to make a valid conclusion, just one that could ... /> - The logical structure of two arguments may still be parallel even ...Should I wait for the next cycle?I'm currently signed up for the September LSAT next weekend, but I plan on withdrawing from it because I don't feel ready. I've heard that if I take …
... , but the lessons on valid and invalid argument forms and conditionality and ...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…
... choice is correct or incorrect, valid or invalid.
The observation ... /few." You're after exposing invalid reasoning. Yes, strengthening/weakening questions ... question type, or otherwise, conclusively valid or invalid.When did you "click"??A lot people say after studying for a while they have those "click" experience... After how many PTs/questions/months you studied? When did this exp…
... example, after I memorized the valid and invalid argument forms, I began ...Sufficient Assumption QuestionsSo overall, I either suck terribly at the SA questions during the PT process where I spend too much time on mapping out the lawgic or when I go over …
... the argument in the stimulus valid or close to it.
arguments flow in a conditional logic ... ) and map out all SA arguments in a conditional way, when ... careful not to map out arguments in a conditional relationship or ...How to diagram "is"/"usually"How do you diagram "is"/"usually" statements? For example, PT 54 Section 4 Q 22. "The morally preferable act is usually the one that serves the lo…
... weird haircut comes on Thursday." VALID
Here's one ... Jessica's uncle is rude." INVALID
And here's ... . Therefore, Bill should be fired." VALID
So "usually" doesn ...AccuracyWhat are some suggestion on being as accurate as you can be when it comes to LR & RC? Especially when you get down to 2 answer choices? I feel like I…
... the reasoning structure of the arguments.
Do you have ... concluding their argument in an invalid way.AccuracyWhat are some suggestion on being as accurate as you can be when it comes to LR & RC? Especially when you get down to 2 answer choices? I feel like I…
... the reasoning structure of the arguments.
Do you have ... concluding their argument in an invalid way.
No ... concluding their argument in an invalid way.
For ...Simple Blind Review WorksheetJust a simple BR worksheet you can print out double sided and use if you find it helpful and you're not already tired of printing. https://docs.googl…
... ways to strengthen most non-valid arguments and they can vary greatly ...FINALLY broke an LSAT barrier!I know it may not be much, but I finally broke an LSAT barrier and scored in the 150's <b>150</b> and <b>BR 157</b>! Again, I know it's nothing amazi…
... and can recognize the 9 valid arguments.
Make sure you can ...FINALLY broke an LSAT barrier!I know it may not be much, but I finally broke an LSAT barrier and scored in the 150's <b>150</b> and <b>BR 157</b>! Again, I know it's nothing amazi…
@DumbHollywoodActor said:
Make sure you have memorized and can recognize the 7 valid arguments.
sorry to ask this but do you know the lesson or lessons where this is covered? is it the flashcards section?
