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

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elite mood toilet seat
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
Pontificating naked roast beef
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
saffron nofapping yarmulke
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
elite mood toilet seat
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
Pontificating naked roast beef
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
saffron nofapping yarmulke
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
Flirting lay
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
saffron nofapping yarmulke
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
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  03/18/17
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elite mood toilet seat
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
Clear up-to-no-good theater sweet tailpipe
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
cracking startling casino
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
stirring public bath twinkling uncleanness
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
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  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
massive stage
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
Flirting lay
  03/18/17
what's that?
curious citrine kitchen
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
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Flirting lay
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
Laughsome mother
  04/27/17
explain
Flirting lay
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
Laughsome mother
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
Vermilion dashing preventive strike
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
bateful university double fault
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
wonderful spot
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
Flirting lay
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
silver milk hominid
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: elite mood toilet seat



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: Pontificating naked roast beef

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: saffron nofapping yarmulke

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: elite mood toilet seat

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: Pontificating naked roast beef

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: saffron nofapping yarmulke

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: Flirting lay

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: saffron nofapping yarmulke

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: passionate fear-inspiring volcanic crater stock car

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: elite mood toilet seat



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: elite mood toilet seat



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:59 PM
Author: Clear up-to-no-good theater sweet tailpipe

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: cracking startling casino

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: stirring public bath twinkling uncleanness

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: cracking startling casino

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: massive stage

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: Flirting lay

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: curious citrine kitchen

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: razzle-dazzle tantric codepig dog poop

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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



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Date: March 19th, 2017 11:09 AM
Author: Fuchsia headpube idiot



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:23 PM
Author: Flirting lay



(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: Light trust fund son of senegal

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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:46 PM
Author: Flirting lay



(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: Laughsome mother

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: Flirting lay

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: Laughsome mother

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: Vermilion dashing preventive strike

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: bateful university double fault

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: wonderful spot

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: Flirting lay

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: silver milk hominid

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: Scarlet very tactful useless brakes legal warrant

(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: Scarlet very tactful useless brakes legal warrant



(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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



(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: Flirting lay



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