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

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Chocolate Heaven
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
mentally impaired parlour messiness
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
glittery peach striped hyena library
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
Chocolate Heaven
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
mentally impaired parlour messiness
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
glittery peach striped hyena library
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
bisexual property
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
glittery peach striped hyena library
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
razzmatazz fishy home roommate
  03/18/17
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Chocolate Heaven
  03/18/17
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Chocolate Heaven
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
Brindle Doobsian Dingle Berry
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
crusty ruby toaster
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
Saffron dilemma
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
crusty ruby toaster
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
tan elite ticket booth
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
bisexual property
  03/18/17
what's that?
Bonkers indian lodge dysfunction
  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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  04/14/17
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bisexual property
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
soggy school cafeteria
  04/27/17
explain
bisexual property
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
soggy school cafeteria
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
thriller university half-breed
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
misanthropic nursing home
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
Vermilion painfully honest preventive strike
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
bisexual property
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
fantasy-prone lascivious gaming laptop
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: Chocolate Heaven



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: mentally impaired parlour messiness

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: glittery peach striped hyena library

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: Chocolate Heaven

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: mentally impaired parlour messiness

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: glittery peach striped hyena library

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: bisexual property

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: glittery peach striped hyena library

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: razzmatazz fishy home roommate

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: Chocolate Heaven



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: Chocolate Heaven



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:59 PM
Author: Brindle Doobsian Dingle Berry

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: crusty ruby toaster

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: Saffron dilemma

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: crusty ruby toaster

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: tan elite ticket booth

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: bisexual property

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: Bonkers indian lodge dysfunction

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: Costumed wine private investor regret

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: bisexual property



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Date: March 19th, 2017 1:13 AM
Author: bisexual property



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Date: March 19th, 2017 10:52 AM
Author: bisexual property



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Date: March 19th, 2017 11:09 AM
Author: Opaque excitant locale



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:23 PM
Author: bisexual property



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:24 PM
Author: aquamarine twinkling uncleanness garrison

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: bisexual property



(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: bisexual property



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:46 PM
Author: bisexual property



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:53 PM
Author: soggy school cafeteria

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: bisexual property

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: soggy school cafeteria

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: thriller university half-breed

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: misanthropic nursing home

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: Vermilion painfully honest preventive strike

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: bisexual property

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: fantasy-prone lascivious gaming laptop

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: cruel-hearted potus

(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: cruel-hearted potus



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:46 AM
Author: bisexual property



(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: bisexual property



(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: bisexual property



(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: bisexual property



(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: bisexual property



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:23 PM
Author: bisexual property



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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:39 PM
Author: bisexual property



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