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University of Pittsburgh
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LSAT | Prep Course
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2023
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mns81

LSAT PREP Sage Training – Week 1 Logical Reasoning Section Modifier Words and Negatives  Primary Objective #4 - Read closely and know precisely what the author said. Do not generalize!  You are like the detective in Sherlock Holmes. You look for clues in the stimulus and then matching those clues to the answer choices. Question Example entirely The importance of the ozone layer to terrestrial animals is that it filters out some wavelengths of light but let’s others through. Holes in the ozone layer and the dangers associated with these holes are well documented. However, one danger could lead to severe that hasnot been given sufficient attention is that these holes eye damage for animals many of species. You need to pay attention the modifier words.  "some" "could”, and "many" encompass many different possibilities and are broad scope indicators.  "must" "none" indicate a narrow scope. Negatives, Double Negatives and Triple Negatives:       The use of multiple negative terms within a sentence. "no" "not" "never" o When added to a sentence these words produce a meaning that is opposite the meaning of the original sentence. o Example:  Let's go to the store vs Let's not go to the store. Some sentences will have two or three negative terms in a sentence. o Let's never not go to the store. Two negatives typically equal a positive o Let's always go to the store. There are other words used as negatives such as: o "un" - Mary isnot unhappy. o "barely" "hardly" and "merely" o "ban" "miss" "absent" o "against"