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| negation | 950 | 1.5K |
| of | 106.8K | 279.4K |
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LR Study Guides ThreadI was wondering if we could upload our study guides in this post for those taking the June and upcoming LSATs can always come back to this.
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*”Most” is the subset of “some”
• NO ... ’s not the case that…” in front of any sentence and understand what the negation of that ... -
No contrapositive for some.When some equals 100%, why wouldn't the counter positive be valid?
... /> Anyways. I think it's tricky. The negation for "some" is "none," correct?
the interchangeable nature of "some."
So as @nicole.hopkins the contrapositive of "some ... with.
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PT59.S3.Q19 - if understanding a word always involvesHi, I've looked at lot of explanations (I have starter so I don't have access to 7Sage explanation) and I'm still not able to understand this one. I…
... is what @DumbHollywoodActor ... we can trigger the negation of the sufficient condition, ... s practically reiterating the last sentence of the stimulus. (D) has the ... the last sentence of the stimulus (all babies don’t know the dictionary definitions of some of the ... -
PT18.S2.Q23 - teachers are effective only whenhttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-2-question-23/ Here is my conditional reasoning: teachers are effective ------> when they hel…
... what it is worth, I also attempted to apply some of JY's techniques ... for handling conditionals that show up in the comments of the ... the negation of the all statement that he performs there, which does not use "some ... -
Translation Question: Not All X are YNot all X are Y. Is this translated as X some (not)Y? Also, is Not all X are Y equivalent to X some Y? For the latter question, I know in English in…
... are some Xs that are not Ys. To see this, think of the negation of the ... every X, it's a Y--no matter what. So, if you ...
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It's the case that not all Xs ... /> Lastly, it's true that some English context is ambiguous. The LSAT does ... -
need help with negating sentences for necessary assumptionHello everyone, I seem to be having some issues with negating sentences, some things are very obvious, but others are not. for example 1)The Fine…
... it's sick, it will seem tired and lazy. The negation of this is: Some ... dog is such that it's sick and ... tired and lazy". This is what I expressed when I wrote ... -
need help with negating sentences for necessary assumptionHello everyone, I seem to be having some issues with negating sentences, some things are very obvious, but others are not. for example 1)The Fine…
... it's sick, it will seem tired and lazy. The negation of this is: Some ... dog is such that it's sick and ... why my method of negation is incorrect. I guess what works in my ... head isn't necessarily what I should share with others ... -
New and AfraidHi everyone! I just created my account today and I'm happy to join the 7sage community :) I am a second year university student in Canada and I ha…
... are plenty of dangerous assumptions regarding the LSAT, but the concept of some magical ceiling ... have any idea what a contrapositive is, a biconditional, negation, sufficient/necessity ... cetera (and that's just off the top of my head). These concepts ... -
New and AfraidHi everyone! I just created my account today and I'm happy to join the 7sage community :) I am a second year university student in Canada and I ha…
... are plenty of dangerous assumptions regarding the LSAT, but the concept of some magical ceiling ... have any idea what a contrapositive is, a biconditional, negation, sufficient/necessity ... cetera (and that's just off the top of my head). These concepts ... -
[Ended] June Study Group | PT 73 | Sat. April 22nd at 5pm ESTI hope you had a good break. Now it's time to get back to work. PT 73's up! <img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3og0IxgMwxbgQXUBDa/giphy.gif" />…
... zoom level, those farmers, what about them? What's the predicate? Well, just that ... farmer in the region. What about them? (What's the predicate?) It's complicated. It's a ... I say for some people, X is true, the negation of that is for ... -
Negating an (And/Or in Conditionals) relationshipHi dear 7sagers, and sages, First of all, I am having trouble understanding the difference between negation and contrapositive but I think I am sl…
... arrow is what represents the relationship between the two ideas. T is the sufficient ... negate of this conditional statement, you say that there are some cases ... /> The contrapositive of [T→(J and S)] is [/(J and S)]→/T], and the negation of the contrapositive ... -
Some statementsHey im still confused after reviewing the CC again I know a some statement can be reversibly read but is there a way to negate it? For example:…
... >
> CP some S ----> R
> ... are smart", but what would the logical conclusion be ... what valid conclusions can be drawn from:
CP some S ... , @smseraj3 , asking what the negation of the statement "Some cool people are smart, ... -
Can I treat "few" as same as "some" and "many"?Remember in "Some and Most Relationship" lesson, JY mentions that "some" and "many" can be used interchangeably because they both have subjective def…
... Then what do you think the negation of "few" would be? Some people say ... "most", but I don't think it's ... are B
= (1) Some A are B
+ ... not B
The negation would be
not [ ... are not B]
not (Some A are B ) + not ... -
Can I treat "few" as same as "some" and "many"?Remember in "Some and Most Relationship" lesson, JY mentions that "some" and "many" can be used interchangeably because they both have subjective def…
... Then what do you think the negation of "few" would be? Some people say ... "most", but I don't think it's ... /> >
> The negation would be
> not ... :( ?
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Can I treat "few" as same as "some" and "many"?Remember in "Some and Most Relationship" lesson, JY mentions that "some" and "many" can be used interchangeably because they both have subjective def…
... what about the negation...? Am I thinking correctly?
Ah I see the ... task precisely because of the nature of "few". Unlike universal indicators, "some" statements, and ... everything falls under wither the statement or it's negation. Here, we two ... -
PT73.S2.Q20Hi guys! I wanted to get some clarification on the logic that makes this answer E rather than D. The stem is that the argument relies on the assum…
... what (E) picks up on.
(E) says:
Some ... /> .
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The negation of (D) does not wreck the argument. The negation of (D): [**chemical fertilizers ... And that's why they need to abandon the use of [**chemical fertilizers ... -
PT28.S3.Q16 - historian: we can learn aboutHey, y'all! I'm having a tough time negating some AC for NA. For AC A and B they don't seem to be negated the same. A. None of the mercury introd…
... Beethoven's time did not ingest mercury.
The logical opposite of "Some ... could be having trouble seeing what these sentences actually mean logically ... negating necessary (Group 4) making the negation of the sentence positive.
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PT13.S4.Q05 - planetary bodies differ fromCan someone please share with me the formal logic? I can't seem to arrive at the correct answer.
... out what the conditional statements are;
1.) Unless the core of such ... .
E.) Some very cold planetary body's (Europa) have cores ... />
The key here is the negation of the entire linked conditional chain ... -
PT20.S4.Q01 - critic: people today placeCan someone explain how they approached this question and got to answer choice D? Thank you so much in advance! https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations…
... /> What's the assumption here?
Look back at the second sentence of the stimulus ... are, in fact, **at least some people fail to live up ... this perfectly. Apply the negation test to double check. The entire argument will ... -
PT4.S1.Q18 - The question whether intelligent life existsHi, could someone help me understand Lsat4.s1.question-18 better? I have several questions. **Admin edit: Please review our <a href="https://7sage…
... addressing the point about the existence of it.
So if the author's ... what seems to be the proper claim is just the negation of the first sentence in the ... to define "intelligent life" in some more precise way
Support ... -
Necessary Assumption Question - are we supposed to throw conditional logic negation out the windowI just want to confirm that when you do the "negation" technique for NA answer choices, you take the common sense version of negation (as in pretty m…
... understood what you meant by "common sense version of negation," but J.Y.'s negation ... see now that that’s what JY said in the video about government ... the logical negation of “birds of different species do not generally....” would be “SOME birds of ... -
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 …
... /> > It's good to have an idea of what the flaw is, but ... So knowing the flaw is key for NA, because the negation of an NA ... "is" the flaw. So I ... things a little clearer, connecting some of the elements about NA that I ... -
Does "Many" = "Some" or "More than one" ?Does "Many" = "Some" or "More than one" ? 7sage says "many" = "some." Thus, "many" can include "one." But other resources have said "many" me…
... right or wrong depends on what definition of "many" you have.
the negation of "many" is "none," then the way LSAC uses ... "many" meant "some" the negation of "many" = 0. But that's not true. The negation of "many" = "not ... -
Does "Many" = "Some" or "More than one" ?Does "Many" = "Some" or "More than one" ? 7sage says "many" = "some." Thus, "many" can include "one." But other resources have said "many" me…
... "some," and you negate "some" to "none," then Answer choice A wrecks the ... /> But it's not the right answer choice. So what the LSAC writers were ... " means 2 or more. So the negation of not "2 or more" is ... -
Necessary Assumption Help!!Hello, I have trouble seeing if something is actually required, even after applying the negation test and asking myself if the AC is giving more t…
... ’s anything I’m missing.
As for the first example, what ... would make the negation irrelevant. I ask myself, “so what if some of the windows can ... doesn’t stand without the correct answer. What’s the assumption you need to ... -
Help Parsing Double Negatives in sentence?I spend too much time on Qs that have sentences with double negatives. What is the best way to negate them? Example: Two year olds **do _not_** n…
... would not choose it over some other food.
Yeah ... to get the big picture idea of what the sentence is saying. The sentence is ... there's a technical, grammatical explanation, too, but first and foremost, the negation of ... -
Help Parsing Double Negatives in sentence?I spend too much time on Qs that have sentences with double negatives. What is the best way to negate them? Example: Two year olds **do _not_** n…
... would not choose it over some other food.
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the big picture idea of what the sentence is saying. The sentence is ... there's a technical, grammatical explanation, too, but first and foremost, the negation of ... -
PT14.S4. Q9- Anyone who supports the new tax planI have been reading through some of the previous posts regarding this question, and they have really helped me understand the stimulus and why it is …
... saying /S→U, the argument is ignoring the possibility of a negation of /S→U (/S←some→/U)
the outcome". Instead it calls out what the flaw is ... , I am implicitly saying the negation of this statement (A←some→/B) does not ... -
PT11.S2.Q24 - Political debtHelp! I’m having a hard time ruling out B, C and E. Try to work with my analogy. I get overwhelmed after spending too much time with the stimulus. …
... . The negation of (A) tells us that we therefore cannot "almost certainly" conclude what the ... STIM says about the mayor's repayment to L. It's the understanding ... hypothetical has some assumption holes, too, but for the reasons you give ... -
Weaken QuestionsI am struggling so hard in these. Does anyone have any pointers?? I feel like I'm so close sometimes, then during BR I change my right answer to the …
... of some assumption the argument is making. So get into the habit of asking yourself, “what ... what are the implications? Do the implications actually weaken the support between the original premise(s ... provide support for the negation of the main conclusion. For ...
