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

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twisted topaz newt
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
Milky ceo office
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
bearded painfully honest partner love of her life
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
twisted topaz newt
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
Milky ceo office
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
bearded painfully honest partner love of her life
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
bearded painfully honest partner love of her life
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
Big Infuriating Indian Lodge
  03/18/17
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twisted topaz newt
  03/18/17
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twisted topaz newt
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
Appetizing Lake Puppy Indirect Expression
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
Vigorous bistre church building old irish cottage
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
smoky heaven keepsake machete
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
Vigorous bistre church building old irish cottage
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
Internet-worthy sick juggernaut
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  03/18/17
what's that?
nudist bull headed rigpig address
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
idiotic mind-boggling toilet seat
  03/18/17
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Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  03/18/17
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razzmatazz cream foreskin dog poop
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Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  03/19/17
tmf
unholy crackhouse
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Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  03/22/17
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Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
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Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
Aphrodisiac Sable Psychic Whorehouse
  04/27/17
explain
Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
Aphrodisiac Sable Psychic Whorehouse
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
Cerebral nibblets
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
mewling marvelous feces
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
Confused godawful mad-dog skullcap property
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
arrogant copper international law enforcement agency athletic conference
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: twisted topaz newt



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



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: Milky ceo office

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: bearded painfully honest partner love of her life

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: twisted topaz newt

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: Milky ceo office

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: bearded painfully honest partner love of her life

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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter

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: bearded painfully honest partner love of her life

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: Big Infuriating Indian 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)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 4:19 PM
Author: twisted topaz newt



(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: twisted topaz newt



(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: Appetizing Lake Puppy Indirect Expression

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: Vigorous bistre church building old irish cottage

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: smoky heaven keepsake machete

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: Vigorous bistre church building old irish cottage

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: Internet-worthy sick juggernaut

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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter

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: nudist bull headed rigpig address

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: idiotic mind-boggling toilet seat

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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



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



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Date: March 19th, 2017 1:13 AM
Author: Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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: Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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: razzmatazz cream foreskin dog poop



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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: unholy crackhouse

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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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: Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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: Aphrodisiac Sable Psychic Whorehouse

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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter

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: Aphrodisiac Sable Psychic Whorehouse

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: Cerebral nibblets

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: mewling marvelous feces

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: Confused godawful mad-dog skullcap property

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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter

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: arrogant copper international law enforcement agency athletic conference

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: vermilion trailer park

(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: vermilion trailer park



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



(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 misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



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



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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:39 PM
Author: Brilliant misunderstood ratface faggot firefighter



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