This is how I diagrammed it: If U (understand) then E (Expert) u---->E If Expert then not certain E ----> /C Using the transitive property we can conclude (a-->b, b-->c therefore A=C) or in our case if U then E if E then /C, so if U then /C. If U ----> /C Answer Choice (E) Is the cont...

A). is the only answer that must be true, it's impossible for it to be false, because if it were false, then she would not have the extra week of paid vacation to carry over from last year. D could be true but it need not be. Jennifer could have used 2 weeks paid vacation last year if she carried ov...

This is how I arrived at the correct answer using negation: Some people (negated to no people, or no one) in Beethoven's time did not ingest mercury. The statement "No people DID NOT ingest mercury" can be rephrased to: ALL people ingested mercury. If all people ingested mercury in Beethov...

what we know: If sitting in the waiting room (WR) at 9am ------------->Beginner (B) Contrapositive: if NOT B --------> NOT WR By taking the contrapositive we can connect the above statement with the below statement. If Accomplished (A) -------------> NOT B Next we can combine these 2 statem...

The answer is the contrapositive of the last sentence All introduces a sufficient condition. All Poor-------------> Honest NOT Honest ------> Not Poor All Rich ------------> Not Honest All Honest --------> Not Rich Answer A states: Every honest farmer is poor = All honest ------> Not ...

If you are Samantha then you like both oolong and green tea. S------> O & GT None of her friends likes both = All of her friends do not like both O and GT. If Friend ----------> -O or -GT Since Samantha must like 2 drinks both O and GT, and her friends can like only 1 of the 2 drinks O or ...

This seems to test if we can recognize a self-fulfilling-prophecy. The presumption that something has order and coherence (prophecy) can lead one to imbue it with order and coherence (fulfillment of prophecy). Answer A. Additionally, the conclusion includes the word "both" coherent and ing...

Ohthatpatrick is an lsat master in my opinion, I've learned a lot from you. Many thanks! The conclusion states that the drop in consumption is based on 2 factors: 1 reduced standards of living and, 2 the way people spend their time. C. attributes the reduction not to factors 1 or 2 but to a 3rd fact...

A. No effective law is unenforceable - This statement must be translated to All effective laws are enforceable. Then reverse and negate to get the contrapositive. - Enforceable ----> - Effective We can feed this into our conditional statement in the passage. When - Effective ----> - Law we com...

Premise 1: Rapid Emergence-------> New Investment Premise 2: New Investment --------> Confidence Combine the two premises: Rapid Emergence--------->New Investment------------>Confidence Contrapositive: NOT Confidence --------->NOT New Investment------> NOT Rapid Emergence Conclusio...

The passage states:

If Lack of substance ----> (short-lived, aka Not long)

-S ----------> -L

The contrapositive is:

If Long------------> Substance

if L ---->S

Therefore: substance is important to longevity because it's a necessary condition for it.

There are three ways to have the identity revealed: if False info --------> Revealed If Judge Order -------> Revealed if Editor Order --------> Revealed Conclusion: Info concerns safety violation therefore identity will be revealed Answer C. If safety issue -----------> Judge's Order if ...

The issue with C. is that it only deals with the "well-known" designers. It's possible that there could have been designers that were not-well-known, but were patient. If this were the case then a "designer-not-well-know" but patient may have designed the Ultra 180. A. doesn't ha...

This question seems to be testing a concept Aristotle discusses in his book Rhetoric. If a person would not steal from a stranger then that person would not steal from their Mother. If she would not do the lesser thing then she would not do the greater thing, If new finishes are more easily scratche...