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

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Odious cobalt rigpig church
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
Twinkling exhilarant step-uncle's house jewess
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
Zippy Maroon Dog Poop Lay
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
Odious cobalt rigpig church
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
Twinkling exhilarant step-uncle's house jewess
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
Zippy Maroon Dog Poop Lay
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
overrated magenta reading party parlor
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
Zippy Maroon Dog Poop Lay
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
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Odious cobalt rigpig church
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
contagious boiling water plaza
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
sienna racy organic girlfriend
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
snowy yapping chapel
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
sienna racy organic girlfriend
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
Navy Soul-stirring Cuckold People Who Are Hurt
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
overrated magenta reading party parlor
  03/18/17
what's that?
ocher box office mexican
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
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overrated magenta reading party parlor
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
startled idea he suggested friendly grandma
  04/27/17
explain
overrated magenta reading party parlor
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
startled idea he suggested friendly grandma
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
Tripping set
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
buff windowlicker sandwich
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
Pea-brained doctorate dopamine
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
overrated magenta reading party parlor
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
Citrine Ceo Piazza
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: Odious cobalt rigpig church



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: Twinkling exhilarant step-uncle's house jewess

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: Zippy Maroon Dog Poop Lay

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: Odious cobalt rigpig church

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: Twinkling exhilarant step-uncle's house jewess

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: Zippy Maroon Dog Poop Lay

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: overrated magenta reading party parlor

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: Zippy Maroon Dog Poop Lay

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 Incel Home

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: Odious cobalt rigpig church



(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: Odious cobalt rigpig church



(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: contagious boiling water plaza

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: sienna racy organic girlfriend

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: snowy yapping chapel

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: sienna racy organic girlfriend

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: Navy Soul-stirring Cuckold People Who Are Hurt

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: overrated magenta reading party parlor

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: ocher box office mexican

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: Spectacular Soggy Range Mad Cow Disease

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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: Histrionic Filthpig Kitchen



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: appetizing messiness theater

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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: startled idea he suggested friendly grandma

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: overrated magenta reading party parlor

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: startled idea he suggested friendly grandma

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: Tripping set

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: buff windowlicker sandwich

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: Pea-brained doctorate dopamine

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: overrated magenta reading party parlor

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: Citrine Ceo Piazza

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: sickened turquoise menage

(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: sickened turquoise menage



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



(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: overrated magenta reading party parlor



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