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

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Sooty sinister casino half-breed
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
stimulating home
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
nofapping chestnut hell
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
Sooty sinister casino half-breed
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
stimulating home
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
nofapping chestnut hell
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
brilliant piazza genital piercing
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
nofapping chestnut hell
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
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  03/18/17
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Sooty sinister casino half-breed
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
translucent theatre private investor
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
Talking Ebony Organic Girlfriend Field
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
cyan multi-colored national
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
Talking Ebony Organic Girlfriend Field
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
Thriller Amber Step-uncle's House Boistinker
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
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  03/18/17
what's that?
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  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
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  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
Outnumbered cobalt kitty cat
  04/27/17
explain
brilliant piazza genital piercing
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
Outnumbered cobalt kitty cat
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
bateful temple
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
Puce Cracking Toilet Seat
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
pontificating cuck deer antler
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
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  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
mind-boggling macaca
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: Sooty sinister casino half-breed



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: stimulating home

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: nofapping chestnut hell

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: Sooty sinister casino half-breed

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: stimulating home

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: nofapping chestnut hell

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: brilliant piazza genital piercing

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: nofapping chestnut hell

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: Crystalline station milk

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: Sooty sinister casino half-breed



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: Sooty sinister casino half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860937)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:59 PM
Author: translucent theatre private investor

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: Talking Ebony Organic Girlfriend Field

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: cyan multi-colored national

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: Talking Ebony Organic Girlfriend Field

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: Thriller Amber Step-uncle's House Boistinker

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: brilliant piazza genital piercing

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: Emerald supple windowlicker

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: Bearded locale circlehead

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: brilliant piazza genital piercing



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Date: March 19th, 2017 1:13 AM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



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Date: March 19th, 2017 10:52 AM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



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Date: March 19th, 2017 11:09 AM
Author: French underhanded fanboi



(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: brilliant piazza genital piercing



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:24 PM
Author: Effete lilac mad-dog skullcap crotch

tmf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32868488)



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Date: March 22nd, 2017 3:40 PM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



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Date: April 14th, 2017 1:26 AM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33070179)



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:46 PM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(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: Outnumbered cobalt kitty cat

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: brilliant piazza genital piercing

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: Outnumbered cobalt kitty cat

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: bateful temple

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: Puce Cracking Toilet Seat

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: pontificating cuck deer antler

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: brilliant piazza genital piercing

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: mind-boggling macaca

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: razzle-dazzle charcoal shrine stock car

(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: razzle-dazzle charcoal shrine stock car



(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: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(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: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(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: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33182732)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 9:48 AM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(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: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33185399)



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:23 PM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:39 PM
Author: brilliant piazza genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33568398)