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PT17.S3.Q20 - in order to succeedHi all, I am quite puzzled by the answer to this question altogether. The answer to this is answer choice A (circular reasoning of the first sente…
... a statement that [attempts to] support the subconclusion. That statement is “ ... this (subconclusion)? The first sentence, which (tries to) support the subconclusion. Our ... flaw questions. Usually the reasoning between the premise and subconclusion is borderline ... -
PT24.S2.Q08 - sociologist: she claim thatHi So, it seems that these circular reasoning questions are killing me... okay so I have a question on answer choice B. I am not quite sure why th…
... , I cannot quite understand how the premise and conclusion for this question ... indeed circular reasoning is about the circular support of two logically equivalent ... put the first or the second statement into the premise, and the other into the conclusion ... -
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…
... to be the cause. The cause of what? The cause of the reproductive ... found it helpful to construct the support (as best we can) ... a look what the author uses to support the contention that dioxin ... /> How do we weaken that kind of support for a conclusion: one ... -
Beliefs v. FactsI've only come across this type of flaw a few times, but I'd like to understand the structure behind it. The explanation and example offered in the c…
... 's an assumption the stimulus makes. To weaken or strengthen this argument ... to strengthen the argument. And the argument is the premise + conclusion, not just the premise together ... .
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Beliefs v. FactsI've only come across this type of flaw a few times, but I'd like to understand the structure behind it. The explanation and example offered in the c…
... say to strengthen or weaken an argument like this ... strengthen the argument. And the argument is the premise + conclusion, not just the premise ... ;
> > Weaken: One of the various things you pointed ... weaken this we simply have to say that somehow the ... -
When to Treat Strengthening Questions as PSA/SA?I am a bit confused on how come some Strengthen questions require us to use the Assumption skills from PSA and SA questions. However, there are also …
... remember back to the SA lessons, the difference between the three are found ... the strengthening questions. Strengthening an argument could be supporting merely one premise ... premise/conclusion support, it is just as right. But if one uses the ... -
PT45.S1.Q24 - in criminal proceedingsStill trying to tease out the stimulus on this one. I don't understand what the two different DNA tests are or how they are confused or what the assu…
... construction would be commensurate with the premise supplied.
... be poisoned, given the failure of the tests outlined in the premise.
< ... very technical way. The premise provided simply does not support the conclusion given, they ... -
PT19.S2.Q04 - scientists analyzing air bubblesI can't see why (E) is wrong. Could anyone explain why (D) is right?? Appreciate in advance https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-2-qu…
... right, we should address the components of the argument first, just ... of CO2.
**Premise (fact given):** Algae absorbs CO2 ...
Ice-age is the temporal scope the argument is working with ... and so it does not weaken the argument. If we were to ... -
For those of us studying "Full-Time" ....What hours do you full-timers usually study?
... to get out of the house. Just the walk and getting ... homeless man studying for the LSAT sounds like the premise of a good ... man who studies for the LSAT at the library while selling..... ... bone density scanners on the side to support himself and son. Something ... -
Does anyone else think that the recent PT LR Qs punish prephrases?Ok, I might be exaggerating when I say "punish prephrases," but I noticed that the prephrases, especially for the flaw/ assumption type questions, do…
... just the conclusion but how we used the premise to arrive at the conclusion ... naturally weaken/strengthen the conclusion. But just weakening/strengthening the conclusion doesn't weaken the ... -
PT21.S2.Q25 - statistician: changes in the sun's luminocityI got this wrong because while I did see the author was appealing to authority, I thought it was reasonable to assume that if the author says what an…
... like the one the statistician made, there is a proper way of weaken ... /strengthening or simply pointing out the flaw in the reasoning ... answer choices signifies the premise used to reach the conclusion by the meteorologist.
Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... example of the LSAC attacking a premise to weaken an argument, ... if anyone finds one please PM me the ... it knocked out one of the premise.
@"Jonathan Wang ... it attacked the premise. :joy:
> @"The 180 Bro_OVO ...Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... premise." Saying the study sucks __accepts the truth of the statement__ and then denies the ... the truth value is what we mean when we say "attacking the premise ... ." Attacking the support is when we accept the truth value and ...Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... the truth value is what we mean when we say "attacking the premise ... ." Attacking the support is when we accept the truth value and ... it took out the premise itself without attacking the gap between the premise and conclusion ...Quick weakening/attack premises questionI had a quick question - based on the 7sage lessons on weakening, you never directly attack a premise or conclusion; rather, you take support away fr…
... it took out the premise itself without attacking the gap between the premise and conclusion ... conclude. Their relevancy to the argument is the support structure. If we can ... make them irrelevant, we undermine the ...How long should I study for the LSAT? I think I have an answerI know that the fellow 7sagers already know what the answer is, but I just wanted to say it one more time, prob just to tell myself (and get some res…
... t discovering what could weaken the relationship between the premise and conclusion and ... HALF.**
Now, the 'Sage' title in front of ... over a year to master the questions. This made me ... learnable test. Thanks for the reminder that however it long ...Most and Some in Strength Questions.On PT 35 S1 Q15, Conclusion: We should be skeptical about the magazine’s conclusion. Premise: The sample is unrepresentative and the question is b…
Another thing to remember - in strengthening/weakening questions, 4 of the 5 answer choices will not strengthen or weaken the argument AT ALL. So the answer will always be the one that provides _any_ support (even if it is the tiniest amount possible)Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... , we are **_logically allowed_** to support the conclusion: all cats are endothermic ... for a **_sufficient assumption_**.
The premise could be: All cats are ... premise and on the basis of that premise we conclude A--->C. The ...Lost on Valid and Invalid Argument formsI am having a hard time understanding this section of the lesson and am hoping some folks can weigh in on it. I think I'm a bit lost because there is…
... , we are **_logically allowed_** to support the conclusion: all cats are endothermic ... a **_sufficient assumption_**.
> The premise could be: All cats are ... premise and on the basis of that premise we conclude A--->C. The ...Free LR Tutoring [coming soon] (Update with a polling question)Hey everyone, I want to get feedback and see if there is an interest out their in studying LR but with a focus on strategies that increase your u…
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Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of certain ... strong deductive arguments (with little support) and conditional arguments. If someone ... ," You have to strengthen or weaken the argument in very specific ways ...Free LR Tutoring [coming soon] (Update with a polling question)Hey everyone, I want to get feedback and see if there is an interest out their in studying LR but with a focus on strategies that increase your u…
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> Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of certain ... strong deductive arguments (with little support) and conditional arguments. If someone ... ," You have to strengthen or weaken the argument in very specific ways ...Intermediate conclusionsI'm having trouble differentiating the IC from the premises and I don't like IC questions in general...if something leads to a conclusion then it mak…
... another statement that is a premise for the main conclusion becomes an ... is PT 30 S4 Q13. The subsidiary(intermediate) conclusion is ... _, which is supported by the premise _"since no else has ... conclusion then goes on to support the main conclusion _"Therefore it ...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…
... to really identify the relationship between the support and the conclusion and to ... to weaken or strengthen such a relationship, but knowing what the ... the support.
5. Understand the relationship between the conclusion and support.
6. Find the ...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…
... to really identify the relationship between the support and the conclusion and to ... to weaken or strengthen such a relationship, but knowing what the ... Identify the support.
> 5. Understand the relationship between the conclusion and support.
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…
... and notice Strengthen/Weaken. Now, you go into the question eyes ... a bunch of weaken questions, and just take the question stems ... a bullet point. Now, identify the premise, conclusion(s), and then ... strengthen answer or a weaken answer. The points may even be ...Wrong Logical Reasoning QuestionsHey 7Sagers, While going through my tests, I have noticed that there is not a particular question/questions I get wrong on LR, which is a bit odd…
... will be Sufficient Assumption, Weaken, and Evaluate. I am ... lose understanding of the idea of support/strength in arguments ... most easy Strengthen and Weaken questions right, but I ... core and really understanding how the premises support the conclusion.
LR question help?Hey guys! I was wondering if anyone could help clarify this tough Weaken question for me. Here's the link to the question: https://7sage.com/lsat…
... the pay is justified, not why the reporters are paid less. So the premise ... is that "the reporters are given alternate ... need show why that premise doesn't actually support the conclusion as well ...How to get better with NAI am at a standstill, I understand what I am tasked to do with these types of questions but I am still getting quite a few incorrect and Ive been bli…
... The support (not the premise, more of what I see the premise doing to help the conclusion ... I understood how the premises were trying to support the conclusion.
... get more practice spotting the conclusion/context/premise/support.
This ...Help with Weakening Questions!I'm in the middle of going through the CC and I'm on weakening questions at this point. I'm working on my problem sets, but the last five sets I've …
... the argument. Could they go around it and say "yeah, but"? Weaken ... answers must weaken the argument with no exception ... a premise and making it weaker so that the conclusion ... paying attention to the wording, and the potential "outs" ...Good morning/afternoon/evening Sagers! Quick question regarding slowing down when I read....Good morning 7sagers! (or afternoon, or whatever!) I have a quick question for everyone. As of right now I go roughly -4 to -5 on any given LR se…
... something consistent with it. The actual stimulus said Inconsistent ... awesome, except the rest of the stem said "The main conclusion ... tend to always underline the premise/conclusion and circle any ... to discern what the task, conclusion, and support are saying.
