Ben’s Class

Logical Reasoning

Set 1

Test 2, Section 2, Q8 — Automobile imports

Test 2, Section 2, Q24 — Political artists

Test 26, Section 2, Q19 — Violence

Set 2

Test 2, Section 2, Q14 — Suicide wave

Test 2, Section 2, Q9 — Governments

Test 2, Section 2, Q20 — Interest

Set 3

Test 2, Section 2, Q19 — Pilots

Test 2, Section 2, Q13 — Prices

Test 2, Section 2, Q10 — Advertisers

Highlights

Class started with a general discussion about Logical Reasoning. Ben answered questions about how to predict answers, how to review your mistakes, and whether to keep a wrong answer journal. We also discussed the difference between necessary and sufficient assumptions and necessary and sufficient conditions.

We reviewed all nine LR questions on the syllabus. These included Supported, Must Be True, Weaken, Parallel Flaw, Strengthen, and Necessary Assumption questions. Ben offered advice to a student who struggles with “overthinking” easy questions. He also encouraged students to resist diagramming and try to understand intuitively why arguments are flawed.