Intro to Logic: Logic Indicators

Question 1

if

Answer 1

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 2

when(ever)

Answer 2

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 3

where(ever)

Answer 3

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 4

all

Answer 4

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 5

the only

Answer 5

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Per Jenny Ye: The only “only” sufficient condition indicator (i.e. Group 1) is “the only”

Question 6

every

Answer 6

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 7

any

Answer 7

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 8

only

Answer 8

necessary

Group 2: Introduces a Necessary Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 9

only if

Answer 9

necessary

Group 2: Introduces a Necessary Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 10

only when

Answer 10

necessary

Group 2: Introduces a Necessary Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 11

only where

Answer 11

necessary

Group 2: Introduces a Necessary Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 12

always

Answer 12

necessary

Group 2: Introduces a Necessary Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 13

requires

Answer 13

necessary

Per James Stevens (author of cards), this is a Group 2: Introduces a Necessary Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 14

must

Answer 14

necessary

Group 2: Introduces a Necessary Condition
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 15

unless

Answer 15

negate/ make sufficient

Group 3: Negate then make sufficient
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the sufficient.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 16

until

Answer 16

negate/sufficient

Group 3: Negate then make sufficient
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the sufficient.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 17

or

Answer 17

negate/sufficient

Group 3: Negate then make sufficient
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the sufficient.

1. Inclusive meaning “and/or” - MOST COMMON for LSAT
   (Take ECON101 or PoliSci101 or both)
2. Exclusive meaning “or, but not both”
   (Sit at one end of table or the other)
3. Meaning “and”
   (Jane is a faster eater than either Mary or Jane)

Sufficient => Necessity

Question 18

without

Answer 18

negate/sufficient

Group 3: Negate then make sufficient
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the sufficient.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 19

no

Answer 19

negate/necessary

Group 4: Negate then make Necessary
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the necessary.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 20

none

Answer 20

negate/necessary

Group 4: Negate then make Necessary
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the necessary.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 21

not both

Answer 21

negate/necessary

Group 4: Negate then make Necessary
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the necessary.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 22

never

Answer 22

negate/necessary

Per James Stevens (author of cards), this is a Group 4: Negate then make Necessary
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the necessary.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 23

cannot

Answer 23

negate/necessary

Group 4: Negate then make Necessary
Pick either idea, negate that idea, then make that idea the necessary.
Sufficient => Necessity

Question 24

each

Answer 24

sufficient

Group 1: Introduces a Sufficient Condition
Sufficient => Necessity