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

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Spruce gunner
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
turquoise underhanded elastic band
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
Racy Laser Beams Knife
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
Spruce gunner
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
turquoise underhanded elastic band
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
Racy Laser Beams Knife
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
Racy Laser Beams Knife
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
seedy transparent jew legal warrant
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Spruce gunner
  03/18/17
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Spruce gunner
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
saffron razzle-dazzle turdskin public bath
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
cream demanding idea he suggested cuckoldry
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
Slimy ruddy lay partner
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
cream demanding idea he suggested cuckoldry
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
Lake gaped base dragon
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House
  03/18/17
what's that?
flushed roommate bawdyhouse
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
haunting foreskin death wish
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tmf
black misunderstood theater queen of the night
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Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
Thriller shimmering theatre
  04/27/17
explain
Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
Thriller shimmering theatre
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
cruel-hearted state
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
arousing point
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
Canary Fighting Principal's Office
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
chartreuse ceo
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: Spruce gunner



(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: turquoise underhanded elastic band

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: Racy Laser Beams Knife

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: Spruce gunner

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: turquoise underhanded elastic band

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: Racy Laser Beams Knife

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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House

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: Racy Laser Beams Knife

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: seedy transparent jew legal warrant

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: Spruce gunner



(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: Spruce gunner



(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: saffron razzle-dazzle turdskin public bath

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: cream demanding idea he suggested cuckoldry

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: Slimy ruddy lay partner

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: cream demanding idea he suggested cuckoldry

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: Lake gaped base dragon

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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House

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: flushed roommate bawdyhouse

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: haunting foreskin death wish

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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: French Ebony Jap Stead



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: black misunderstood theater queen of the night

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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Thriller shimmering theatre

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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House

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: Thriller shimmering theatre

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: cruel-hearted state

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: arousing point

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: Canary Fighting Principal's Office

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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House

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: chartreuse ceo

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: razzmatazz red address ape

(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: razzmatazz red address ape



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



(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: Aphrodisiac Step-uncle's House



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