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Are there college-educated people who don't get the logic of the contrapositive?

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azure theater
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
Magical supple sandwich garrison
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
Mewling orchestra pit
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
azure theater
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
Magical supple sandwich garrison
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
Mewling orchestra pit
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
Pale Sex Offender
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
Mewling orchestra pit
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
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  03/18/17
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azure theater
  03/18/17
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azure theater
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
Buck-toothed sienna half-breed senate
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
Apoplectic Property
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
tan hairless dog poop trust fund
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
Apoplectic Property
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
Amethyst sadistic resort philosopher-king
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
Pale Sex Offender
  03/18/17
what's that?
cream cuck church
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
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  03/19/17
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Pale Sex Offender
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
Violent university
  04/27/17
explain
Pale Sex Offender
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
Violent university
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
Shimmering Fragrant Juggernaut Personal Credit Line
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
Sick Ratface
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
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  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
Pale Sex Offender
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
Puce Hall
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: azure theater



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: Magical supple sandwich garrison

ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860237)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:49 PM
Author: Mewling orchestra pit

probably like 80%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860246)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:54 PM
Author: azure theater

That must be an exaggeration

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860271)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:55 PM
Author: Magical supple sandwich garrison

you greatly overestimate college graduates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860274)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 4:20 PM
Author: Mewling orchestra pit

I've literally taught them. they don't know shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860432)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:01 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender

can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to them? what issue do they have with the logic?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860674)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:50 PM
Author: Mewling orchestra pit

they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. but if it comes up in the wild, forget about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861332)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:50 PM
Author: Adventurous friendly grandma theater stage

They are generally more confused by the equivalency between converse and inverse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860254)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 4:19 PM
Author: azure theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860425)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: azure theater



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:59 PM
Author: Buck-toothed sienna half-breed senate

tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chant when I taught it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861064)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:01 PM
Author: Apoplectic Property

What do you mean by "get it"?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861081)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:05 PM
Author: tan hairless dog poop trust fund

That it's logically valid.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861108)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:06 PM
Author: Apoplectic Property

You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional statement is always true?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861116)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:07 PM
Author: Amethyst sadistic resort philosopher-king

don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's explained? or like they come out of college, graduating and aren't familiar with it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861123)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 7:34 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender

either not get it when explained or do get it when explained, but not able to apply it to statements whose logic does not correlate to any real-life situation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861648)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 7:06 PM
Author: cream cuck church

what's that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861443)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 7:08 PM
Author: unhinged soul-stirring legal warrant

Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get college degrees, bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861460)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 11:58 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



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Date: March 19th, 2017 1:13 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32864062)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 10:52 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32865145)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 11:09 AM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Narrow-minded Cuckold



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32865235)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:23 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32868476)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:24 PM
Author: Hyperactive red pocket flask

tmf

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Date: March 22nd, 2017 3:40 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32890290)



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Date: April 14th, 2017 1:26 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:46 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181541)



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:53 PM
Author: Violent university

Most college grads don't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181585)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:12 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender

explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181727)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:15 AM
Author: Violent university

You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. The median college grad IQ is lower. QED.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181738)



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:59 PM
Author: Shimmering Fragrant Juggernaut Personal Credit Line

read this as "logic of the contraceptive"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181634)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:15 AM
Author: Sick Ratface

As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly enough when you explain it to them. They are DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient conditions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181742)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:17 AM
Author: hot box office antidepressant drug

Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181755)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:21 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender

but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract situations?

how did they do on those grouping games with chains of conditional statements?

also describe the DEVASTATION

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181773)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:27 AM
Author: Puce Hall

first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than average college students if you are an lsat instructor.

second, you didn't say how many got it before you explained it

third, i'd like to hear more about your n vs s stuff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181802)



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:36 PM
Author: Talented ebony gas station coffee pot

(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33359479)



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:35 PM
Author: Talented ebony gas station coffee pot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33359469)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:46 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181919)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 8:06 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33182675)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 8:20 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



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Date: April 28th, 2017 9:48 AM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33183130)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 2:18 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:23 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:39 PM
Author: Pale Sex Offender



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