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by pkraft1
Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:35 pm
 
Forum: Section #4
Topic: Q16 - Max: Although doing so would
Replies: 20
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Re: Q16 - Max: Although doing so would

Question about answer (D). It has been stated multiple times in this thread that the conclusion is that "such colonies will almost certainly be built." That's not actually the conclusion though. The conclusion states "such colonies will almost certainly be built and severe overcrowdin...
by pkraft1
Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:11 pm
 
Forum: Section #4
Topic: Q21 - In an experiment, volunteers witnessed
Replies: 8
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Re: Q21 - In an experiment, volunteers witnessed

C is the answer because, while it does not provide a causal explanation as to why the witnesses who would accurately remember something suddenly "remember" inaccurately, it still resolves the paradox. The confusing thing about this question is that there are actually two paradoxes (sort of...
by pkraft1
Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:11 pm
 
Forum: Section #4
Topic: Q1 - Jones fell unconscious on the job
Replies: 2
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Re: Q1 - Jones fell unconscious on the job

The gap in this argument is indicated with the phrase: "when he was admitted to the emergency room." The test makers are hinting at the fact that the answer will have to do with the element of time. Additionally, the stim also says Jones was "rushed" to the ER. I don't know exact...
by pkraft1
Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:28 pm
 
Forum: Section #4
Topic: Q12 - Coffee and tea contain
Replies: 12
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Re: Q12 - Coffee and tea contain

I feel like this is one of those questions that having a philosophy background confuses you on. When I read D, the word "should" pops out as highly problematic (especially because the LSAT often tests term shifts by utilizing the difference between something being bad and the obligation to...
by pkraft1
Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:11 pm
 
Forum: Section #4
Topic: Q17 - Climatologists believe they know why
Replies: 25
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Re: Q17 - Climatologists believe they know why

Just to comment on the debate between C and D, C says there is a causal relationship between dust and cold, which is an assumption of the stimulus. It is part of the hypothesis that "cosmic dust thereby dims the sun, resulting in an ice age," meaning it is not a premise for the hypothesis....