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Difference between the terms premise and support?I just finished the Assumptions and Weakening lessons. I feel like I'm following the subject matter and doing well on the questions, but sometimes ge…
... about the difference between what is the premise and what is support. Are the terms ... not interchangeable? I understand the basic concept of the premise supporting the ... -
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…
... weaken questions we're supposed to be critical of how the premise(s) support the ... conclusion (e.g. select the answer choice that "most weakens the ... premises and select the answer choice that would simply weaken the conclusion, or ... -
May Flex 2020.S3.Q22&Q24This section alone has four weaken questions!!! I don't think i've ever had a section with so many flaw and weaken questions together... anyway, sinc…
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**Q22**
Premise: (because) if we want to ... weakening the premise. since we're supposed to weaken the support in ... of the argument.
**Q24**
premise: if ... the correct answer choice D to weaken the premise, instead of the support. -
Attacking the premise is right?Hey y'all It's rare for an answer to attack the premise and be right, but how rare is it after PT75. On question 75.3.13: https://7sage.com/lsa…
... for an answer to attack the premise and be right, but ... answer choice contradicts a premise in the argument, now as ... this is against the learned approach of never ... attack the premises. How often is ... it seen in the rest of the prep tests? If ... -
Main Point/Weaken/StrengthenCurrently I'm struggling with the LR section mainly because I can't consistently get the weakening questions correct. I do 90-100% on Main Point and …
... specific answer choice weakens the relationship between the premise and conclusion--you can ... alternate causes to dilute (weaken) the beam of support.
Also, this ... --label out what exactly is the premise and conclusion. This provides a ... -
Sorry Last question for today Promise! Assumption!http://7sage.com/lesson/the-embezzler-weaken-question/?ss_completed_lesson=991 Help! I thought the assumption in this argument was "It is more…
... the conclusion or premise, you want to attack the support (give reason why the premise doesnt support ... conclusion. This is a weaken except ... To weaken you can both show why it wasnt the actuaries ... -
Serious trouble with weaken questionsI'm having serious trouble with weaken questions. I am only averaging about 1/2 correct. Could anyone help? What is your plan of attack for weaken…
... all it has done is weaken the conclusion.
weaken the conclusion without touching the argument structure. ... . Now, you could weaken this argument in many ... 't touch the argument a.k.a. the premise/conclusion support structure. -
PT91.S2.Q22 - Need helpHi, I am having trouble understanding which part does "a generalization with apparently disconfirming evidence" refer to in the stimulus. And that…
... conclusion.
3. The third sentence is the premise to support the conclusion.
the premise to support the conclusion. However, the supporting premise is more of ... -
PT94.S2.Q15 - People would not follow a leader#PT94 - S2 - Q15 Can anyone explain options A and B? Many thanksss! I'm also not sure about the flaw in the stimulus. In my understanding, the …
... the flaw in the stimulus is that it takes the illicit negation of the premise ... to support its conclusion. The conclusion implies ... that leader (the illicit negation of the premise). This is why the incompetent or ... -
score not improving...really depressed...I've started studying since January with a score of 158. After a few practice tests, I had some scores in the low 160s - I had a 162, 165, and 163...…
... diagnostic score, with the raw potential to score ... my unconscious understanding of the test better. For instance ... weaken the premise or the conclusion, instead of weakening the gap between the ... a better understanding of the LR section, understand your ... -
Weaken and Strengthen QuestionsWeaken and Strengthen questions are my weakest section types and take me much longer to do than any other questions. I'm not able to prephase what t…
... the test makers can bring in outside information to strengthen or weaken the ... amount of support the premises give to the conclusion. Nicole ... things are correlated). All three weaken the argument. If we go with ... -
Necessary Assumption questionsWhen I read the Necessary assumption answer choices, I can only understand when the answer is wrong by negating it. How I understand why the answer i…
... have glaring gaps between the premise and the conclusion. The correct answer choice is ... want to ask yourself -does the premise really support the conclusion?
Does this ... -
Struggle with LRHello all! Hope your studying is going well. Mine is a perpetual struggle filled with endless disappointment. In spite of that, I am determined to ch…
... your understanding of the nature of support. How does the premise(s) support the conclusion? SA ... are having trouble identifying the gap between premise and conclusion and ... also deal with the nature of support however the nature of support flows downward ... -
Learning Wrong QuestionsHow do you commit how to solve a question that you got wrong to memory. For example, I always feel that I sometimes forget what I learned from blind…
... being assumed in the background in order for the premise to support the conclusion. This ... step I am also trying to frame the ... doing a single operation: finding the premise/conclusion structure, allowed me to ... -
PT9.S2.Q25 - Medical research findings are customarilyHello friends, I was stuck on this question for a long time, trying to figure out what is going on. In the end, I think I got my head around it. C…
... translating is just understanding the general argument, and ... translating the relevant parts.
The main thing ... The premise to support this claim is in the preceding sentence that uses "the ... erroneous information are basically the same thing, so ... -
PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
... . This answer choice doesn't weaken the premise-conclusion link for two reasons ... because it deals with the percentage (not the number like answer choice ... a higher percentage of the recruits, which weakens the premise-conclusion link above. -
PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
... . This answer choice doesn't weaken the premise-conclusion link for two reasons ... because it deals with the percentage (not the number like answer choice ... a higher percentage of the recruits, which weakens the premise-conclusion link above ... -
PT28.S3.Q11 - A rise in the percentage of all 18-year-olds who...Is this a correlation-causation argument because it assumes that the increase in high school dropouts is the only thing that is causing the increase …
... they make up the larger percentage of the pie. The percentage may only ... . This answer choice doesn't weaken the premise-conclusion link for two reasons ... a higher percentage of the recruits, which weakens the premise-conclusion link above ... -
PT72.S1.Q24-26: Current responses don't help; more feedback please!So for 24, I was confused by the question stem. When it says support the position of Passage B over that of Passage A, does that mean we are trying t…
... convoluted Q. The question uses the answer choices as the things you must ... Flat rate".
The AC could support A and B, but ... not being asked to weaken the AC's support for A, no.
support B than it does A?
If the answer ... -
Wondering about "+/- an argument = +/- the support between P and C"I find that in some strengthen/weaken questions, the right answers are some "other consideration" that influence the conclusion, but are irrelevant t…
... in some strengthen/weaken questions, the right answers are some ... influence the conclusion, but are irrelevant to premise. Consider this weaken question ... strengthen/weaken the support that premise giving to conclusion, but strengthen/weaken the conclusion ... -
Is the correct answer choice incorrect? WeakenOk, on weaken questions the correct answer does NOT weaken a premise, right? From PT30, 4, 24 The conclusion is that since voice mail is more (…
Ok, on weaken questions the correct answer does NOT weaken a premise, right?< ... br />
From PT30, 4, 24
The ... .
The correct answer choice is D ... attack the a premise and D seems to attack the premise ... -
Weaken question - trap answer choice or no?Hi fellow 7sagers, As a review tonight I decided to write down steps I take for weakening questions. I’d appreciate any response to this question I…
... Weaken Qs, we are taught to attack the premise-conclusion relationship; that is, the support ... our premise is about Survey Y saying whatever to support the ... conclusion.)
BUT I was watching the “Serious Medical Condition – Weaken ... -
What does attacking a premise mean exactly?I have been at times confused about the exact meaning of attacking a premise. When a stimulus includes a study that says, for example, most peopl…
... genes hate apples in a weaken question, if an answer choice ... ," this is considered as attacking the premise, right?
But if ... legitimate level of support, it is not attacking the premise.
Is ... -
Weaken Questions DifficultiesCan someone clarify the strategy used to solve weaken questions. I understand not "attacking" the premise but to indeed attack the support however, i…
Can someone clarify the strategy used to solve weaken questions. I understand not "attacking" the premise but to indeed attack the support however, isn't the premise the support the conclusion receives? -
60.1.10 Letter to the editor: Sites are neededI didn't circle this during BR, and I am really struggling to justify D over B. Here is my breakdown: This is a weaken/descriptive flaw question.…
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This is a weaken/descriptive flaw question.
the editor. The author is using evidence to support his claim ... introduces evidence/premise for the conclusion. Wouldn't the "indication"/evidence/support given be ... -
PT24.S3.Q09 - the play mankind must have been writtenHey, guys! I'm just drilling a few weaken questions on my lunch break and I have a question about AC C. I eliminated it but I haven't found my reason…
... just drilling a few weaken questions on my ... found my reasoning in the forums that matched mine ... eliminated it for the right reasons. The AC only ... I eliminated it because the coin could've been ... how it weakened any support between the premise and conclusion. Am ... -
PT29.S4.Q9 - "Because of increases in the price of oil..."Struggling with this. I'm stuck between how D is correct over C. See below for a break up of the stimulus. **1970-now --> Oil use decreased by 4…
... that "investment" element, we would weaken the prediction, no?
... supporting premise about "government policies promoting energy conservation" to support the conclusion ... .
D- Just to recap: the "investment ... -
How to solve WEAKEN questionsOne effective way that I discovered for myself to solve WEAKEN questions is the following: you have to set your mind in a way that can come to the ar…
... . So in the LSAT world's WEAKEN region the premise(s) that the argument provide ... do not guarantee the conclusion ... . That's how you "damage" the support. Below is an example:
Weaken QuestionsHey, yall. For weaken type questions do you think it's safe to double check your AC by determining if it precludes the conclusion from being properly…
Hey, yall. For weaken type questions do you ... determining if it precludes the conclusion from being properly ... drawn from the evidence? If not, it ... . I get the task for weaken questions: weaken the support between the premise and conclusion. ...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…
... will either weaken or strengthen the existing support structure provided in the Stimulus or ... is capable of causing rhododendrons (R) and crocus (C) to ... this AC. It says that R “CAN” grow 12 feet ... draw an assumption that the R plant in the Stim is infact 12 ...
