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"Since" necessary or sufficient condition?I know this is probably a rookie question, but I require an expert answer. So how do we diagram since? I don't recall it in the lessons. I have reaso…
... as "R-->C". Notice here that "since" indicates that the premise follows ... and what comes before since is the conclusion (the game ... R-->C is not the same logically as C-->R because the ... -
PT45.S1.Q12 - biologists have noted reproductive abnormalitiesI am having a problem seeing how a/c C WEAKENS. To me it looks like it is strengthening the argument. Maybe I am just misunderstanding how the ar…
... only looked at the first premise (the fish recover ... we’re going to weaken the unlikelihood of causation, then ... the person. (B) seems to weaken the argument by undermining a premise ... , but it would not explain why the ... -
Strength and Weaken QuestionsSo I've seen A LOT of improvement on most of the question types. When I get to specific questions, I know exactly how to approach them and what to lo…
... questions.I really isolated the premise and conclusions. I focused ... more on what the supporting was saying/doing, ... weakened the support. The answer choice was closely related to the support. I ... looking close enough at the premise and conclusion and I ... -
PT 38 S2 Q20I am still confused why the conclusion is adequate productivity --> high- tech technology. I negated the high tech technology part because of the "n…
... two sentences. A premise and a conclusion. The premise uses “without” so ... simulator? Based on the one simple premise that HP needs ATW ... about other possible requirements. The argument definitely ac(B): ... the case that HP requires HiTech”, but offers no support ... -
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…
The "support" is the relationship between the premise and the conclusion. They each ... require us to separate the premise and conclusion and analyze ... them to light via the answer choices. These ... make the premise less relevant to the conclusion and the primary ... -
56.2.9 Rifka: We do notThis might be one of the more frustrating questions I have come across! Can someone breakdown the answer choices (specifically why A is better than B…
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R makes the implicit assumption that they are ... we can conclude, given the premises, that they do ... the implicit assumption R makes, that being /L, with his premise "the ... -
PT 69, Sec. 1, #14We debated this question for a long time in Group BR last night. While almost everyone got the correct answer, we were strongly divided about the act…
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I think the key to this problem is ... an assumption. The author of the stimulus is making the assumption that there ... premise to support this, that is why it is an assumption by the ... film E (nominated) will win the best picture award
PT 20 / Section 1 / Question 9If AC "C" only said "children tend to have more acute tastes: therefore, they zero in on foods with the most distinctive tastes" I would have seen it…
... dislike for the particular portion of the meal that had the most distinctive ... seems to be missing a premise (the premise that answers that question). Answer ... to the stimulus to support the answer choice but the exact opposite. So the fact ...PT61.S2.Q08 - not all vegetarian dietsI understand now that the answer is A, but I am having a difficult time seeing why B is wrong. Answer Choice B says Theodora is ignoring the researc…
... that isn't grounds to weaken the argument. In fact, I ...
Galileo: No. The Earth revolves around the Sun. I believe this ... research (premise), but that isn't a reason to weaken his ... , you must not characterize the argument you are critiquing. ...June 2016 LSATWho else is going to take the June 2016 LSAT? I'd love to connect with you. :)
... same feeling. In the curriculum, strengthen & weaken questions begin to challenge ... you to start engaging in the stimulus ... to identify the premise(s), conclusion and the assumption/flaw in the argument & ...Could really use some guidance.I am getting really flustered to be completely honest. I am not getting much better at this test due to the fact that I just tend to overthink every …
... the author makes an error in reasoning from P to C. Weaken ... questions require us to, not attack the Premise, not attack the conclusion ... , but wreck the relationship between the Premise and conclusion ...PT33.S1.Q22 - lawyer: did congleton assign the best available graphic artist to the project?https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-33-section-1-question-22/ Can anyone help me restate option B to better understand what it really says? I …
... looking for: Does the premise (C hired the best people) support the lawyer's conclusion ... (the witness earlier statement that ...Strengthen/Weaken Q-typeI have a question regarding strengthen and weaken questions: If I am stuck between two AC's, could I simply try to put both of them into the argument…
... how it does in fact weaken the argument. I’m really ... confused how B does not weaken the argument. It seems as though ... and punch it in the face (i.e. weaken the argument)? If technology ... t that essentially cut off the support to the author’s conclusion?
Strengthen/Weaken Q-typeI have a question regarding strengthen and weaken questions: If I am stuck between two AC's, could I simply try to put both of them into the argument…
... AC's either strengthen/weaken the premises, or strengthen/weaken the conclusion (usually by ... premises not part of the original argument for weaken).
If your ... that best solid states". Support is "all the measurements done by engineers ...Negating the Conditional Idea to Existential IdeaHello all, I was wondering what type of questions we’ll see that require us to pick an answer choice where we are negating the conditional idea or wh…
... says not to attack the premise on a Weaken question, this is ... Necessary Assumption. That would be the equivalent of giving you “ ... being asked for the principle that allows the conclusion to be ... in play.
The other major issue with negation ...PT60.S1.Q13 - many economists claim that financial rewardsWhy is B incorrect? How does C weaken the argument? Thanks! https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-1-question-13
... coincide with the current premise. That may in some instances weaken the conclusion, but ... it does not weaken the ...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…
... nailed it! It takes time. The more questions you do properly ... filter out the useless information, locate the support structure, and find the premise(s) and ...Assumptions in Strengthening QuestionsI am having some difficulty on strengthening questions that do not use causal reasoning. I am getting nearly all the weakening questions right becaus…
... the details of the premise in order to strengthen the support in between the premise ... more support. In a sense, be aware that the situation ... given is not the entire story. ... concepts that appear in the premise or conclusion, which tend ...PT49.S2.Q14 - scientist: a controversy in paleontologyHi all, Find that I'm having a very difficult time coming to terms with the right answer choice for this question. I find that B makes too large …
... the scientist states the conclusion: "I argue that they stood upright first." The support ... for this conclusion is the stated conditional relationship ... /> We are asked to most weaken the argument.
(A) isn't ...PT5.S1.Q12 - impact craters causedIf someone can help me understand this question, I would be most appreciative. I have been staring at it for the last 15 minutes, I looked at the Ma…
... follow from the premise. Maybe the workers left their jobs because the jobs don ... /> (A) would strengthen rather than weaken- if they prefer to hire ... ) doesn't weaken- if anything, it would strengthen the argument: If they ...Struggling with Flaw question typesHey Everyone, Just wanted to seek some advice from other 7sagers on tackling Flaw question types. I have gone over the sylla…
... all about the support relationship between the Premise and Conclusion. Make ... identify each component of the argument correctly first. Then ... your mind before attacking the questions. You should be ... much less time looking at the answers themselves.
Finding The AssumptionI have been doing the CC and have stumbled a bit on the strengthen portion of things. Once I hit the 3 star questions, I was getting about 60 percent…
... do not add depth to the premise conclusion relationship. i.e ... not an obvious gap in the premise/conclusion). It may be worthwhile ... part material because I think the critical skill in both ... of arguments and the role they play in the overall support structure.Finding The AssumptionI have been doing the CC and have stumbled a bit on the strengthen portion of things. Once I hit the 3 star questions, I was getting about 60 percent…
... Sufficient assumption and Pseudo SA. The pattern of
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... use this technique on strengthen/ weaken or should I get used ... I feel like it drags the premise/ conclusion in my head and ...PT16.S2.Q16 - researchers in south austrailiaHi fellow 7Sagers, while commenting on the September Discussion, I would be thankful if someone can explain to me why answer choice C is wrong and E …
... per hour for each km. The premise is that number of sharks ... 1973.
The problem with the argument is that its ... to weaken this conclusion that shark population is approximately the same ... from premises to conclusion, to weaken it you want to say ...PT73.S2.Q15 - marketing consultant: last year I predictedHello, I have a question about these two choices 1. the argument takes for granted that the higher sales of established products are due to effecti…
... or different as the one from the competing consultant in the premise. On top ... of bringing in these assumptions (remember the support for the ... conclusion that "the advertising campaign was ...Identifying AssumptionsMost LR questions have a missing assumption and I think that is where I am having trouble. Sometimes the assumptions are very fuzzy to me...it's like…
... weed through the excess verbiage in the stimulus and identify the argument core ... surgical precision, identify the conclusion first then the reasoning and figure out ... the conclusion and the premises that support the conclusion. Then think about why that premise ...PT32.S4.Q08 - figorian wildlife commissionHey All, So this question is asking for the answer choice that would most strongly support the Development Commissioner's position. I cannot see h…
... need help to strongly support our conclusion: Premise ----> allow development
premise. The answer choice is more like supporting the conclusion by strengthening the premise ... what you will, doesn't support allowing you to develop. This ...NA and SA togetherFor NA questions, some of the answers are SA and NA together. I'm having trouble with this because there are other "trap" choices that I choose that …
... see what the conclusion says and what the support says. Does the stimulus require ... is an obvious gap from the premise to conclusion then you definitely ... premises say. And use your premise and conclusion to determine if ...PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... find something that connects the seemingly unrelated premise to the conclusion in a ... by a negation, would severely weaken the conclusion. "Connect" here is something ... indicator. This negated would sever the premise and conclusion link and not ...Tips for Quickly Eliminating Answer Choices (PR, Strengthen, Assumptions)Hey All, Over the past few months, since I began my LSAT journey, I've accumulated a few tips on how to quickly eliminate answer choices for Paral…
... for NA questions.
Weaken:
1. AC using "some ... like all, only, the most, etc. will weaken or strengthen an ... me to prephrase weaken questions with "Given that (premise) is true,"... ... be assuming that x in the premise is equivalent to y in ...
