\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

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

...
diverse sanctuary
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
violet potus headpube
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
gay hateful native
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
diverse sanctuary
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
violet potus headpube
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
gay hateful native
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
gay hateful native
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
aquamarine lodge
  03/18/17
...
diverse sanctuary
  03/18/17
...
diverse sanctuary
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
exhilarant laser beams tanning salon
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
Mahogany toilet seat
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
slimy slap-happy therapy
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
Mahogany toilet seat
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
Hairraiser Stock Car Trust Fund
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  03/18/17
what's that?
Marvelous cordovan school cafeteria dragon
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
Buff mediation brunch
  03/18/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  03/18/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  03/19/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  03/19/17
...
Arousing background story den
  03/19/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  03/19/17
tmf
beady-eyed onyx gas station gunner
  03/19/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  03/22/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/14/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
sticky talented generalized bond
  04/27/17
explain
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
sticky talented generalized bond
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
vermilion multi-colored international law enforcement agency roommate
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
razzmatazz haunting theater stage
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
Dashing Fanboi
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
Orchid cerebral plaza
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
clear exciting goyim
  05/21/17
...
clear exciting goyim
  05/21/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/28/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/28/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/28/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/28/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  04/28/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  05/21/17
...
scarlet bawdyhouse crotch
  06/15/17


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: diverse sanctuary



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860235)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: violet potus headpube

ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 3:49 PM
Author: gay hateful native

probably like 80%

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 3:54 PM
Author: diverse sanctuary

That must be an exaggeration

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 3:55 PM
Author: violet potus headpube

you greatly overestimate college graduates

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 4:20 PM
Author: gay hateful native

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

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 5:01 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 6:50 PM
Author: gay hateful native

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 3:50 PM
Author: aquamarine lodge

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 4:19 PM
Author: diverse sanctuary



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: diverse sanctuary



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 5:59 PM
Author: exhilarant laser beams tanning salon

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 6:01 PM
Author: Mahogany toilet seat

What do you mean by "get it"?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 6:05 PM
Author: slimy slap-happy therapy

That it's logically valid.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 6:06 PM
Author: Mahogany toilet seat

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 6:07 PM
Author: Hairraiser Stock Car Trust Fund

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 7:34 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 7:06 PM
Author: Marvelous cordovan school cafeteria dragon

what's that?

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 7:08 PM
Author: Buff mediation brunch

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 18th, 2017 11:58 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32863514)



Reply Favorite

Date: March 19th, 2017 1:13 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 19th, 2017 10:52 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 19th, 2017 11:09 AM
Author: Arousing background story den



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 19th, 2017 6:23 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 19th, 2017 6:24 PM
Author: beady-eyed onyx gas station gunner

tmf

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



Reply Favorite

Date: March 22nd, 2017 3:40 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 14th, 2017 1:26 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 27th, 2017 11:46 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 27th, 2017 11:53 PM
Author: sticky talented generalized bond

Most college grads don't.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 12:12 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch

explain

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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 12:15 AM
Author: sticky talented generalized bond

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: April 27th, 2017 11:59 PM
Author: vermilion multi-colored international law enforcement agency roommate

read this as "logic of the contraceptive"

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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 12:15 AM
Author: razzmatazz haunting theater stage

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 12:17 AM
Author: Dashing Fanboi

Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.

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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 12:21 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 12:27 AM
Author: Orchid cerebral plaza

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 21st, 2017 3:36 PM
Author: clear exciting goyim

(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)

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



Reply Favorite

Date: May 21st, 2017 3:35 PM
Author: clear exciting goyim



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 12:46 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 8:06 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 8:20 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 9:48 AM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: April 28th, 2017 2:18 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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



Reply Favorite

Date: May 21st, 2017 3:23 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33359387)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 15th, 2017 8:39 PM
Author: scarlet bawdyhouse crotch



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