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

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misunderstood lodge place of business
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
mind-boggling purple tanning salon
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
grizzly supple ratface multi-billionaire
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
misunderstood lodge place of business
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
mind-boggling purple tanning salon
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
grizzly supple ratface multi-billionaire
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
grizzly supple ratface multi-billionaire
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
Ivory cocky address yarmulke
  03/18/17
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misunderstood lodge place of business
  03/18/17
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misunderstood lodge place of business
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
Zippy cerebral chad
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
Jade exciting trust fund whorehouse
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
Avocado Harsh Meetinghouse Travel Guidebook
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
Jade exciting trust fund whorehouse
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
Flesh stage becky
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma
  03/18/17
what's that?
awkward center
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
concupiscible pit knife
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khaki market
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tmf
rebellious tripping hell
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Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
ultramarine den boistinker
  04/27/17
explain
Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
ultramarine den boistinker
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
dead blood rage menage
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
topaz university candlestick maker
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
Mustard Swashbuckling Ladyboy Church Building
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
Carnelian Sex Offender
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: misunderstood lodge place of business



(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: mind-boggling purple tanning salon

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: grizzly supple ratface multi-billionaire

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: misunderstood lodge place of business

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: mind-boggling purple tanning salon

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: grizzly supple ratface multi-billionaire

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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma

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: grizzly supple ratface multi-billionaire

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: Ivory cocky address yarmulke

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: misunderstood lodge place of business



(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: misunderstood lodge place of business



(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: Zippy cerebral chad

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: Jade exciting trust fund whorehouse

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: Avocado Harsh Meetinghouse Travel Guidebook

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: Jade exciting trust fund whorehouse

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: Flesh stage becky

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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma

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: awkward center

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: concupiscible pit knife

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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: khaki market



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: rebellious tripping hell

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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: ultramarine den boistinker

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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma

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: ultramarine den boistinker

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: dead blood rage menage

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: topaz university candlestick maker

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: Mustard Swashbuckling Ladyboy Church Building

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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma

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: Carnelian Sex Offender

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: galvanic lavender stain

(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: galvanic lavender stain



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



(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: Multi-colored Out-of-control Faggotry Dilemma



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