Thanks for the question! While “many†always implies “some,†“some†does not always imply “many.†We can see in this specific passage that we’re describing “a society in which there are many crimes,†and so “many†has a special role in the case of this question.
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Dalaalon March 7, 2020
I don't understand, could you illustrate on "many"'s special role in this question?
Ravion March 19, 2020
@Dalaal, could you reference the question for me? When I click 'view' on the top right, the app is directing me to the 'Intro to LSAT Max' course video, but I'm not seeing a question. Let me know the test, section, and question number for this problem, and I'll be happy to expound on many's special role in this question.
Gabriela-Diazon April 3, 2020
I have a question on how to diagram the premise "A society that has no laws has no crimes" . I understand intuitively how it is diagrammed but according to the No rule shouldn't it be diagrammed differently ?
Positve L and positve C instead.
According to No rule:
Whatever introduces the no (sufficient condition ) is not negated, so L.
And then what follows (necessary condition ) is always negated so no crimes because just crimes .
Thus, positive L and positve C. If there are laws there are crimes.
Thanks
Gabriela-Diazon April 10, 2020
Hi,
Can someone please answer. Thanks
Brett-Lindsayon July 21, 2020
Hi @Gabriela-Diaz,
I think the no rule is different:
No As are Bs could be thought of as "There is not a single case of an A that is a B" or "If it is an A, it cannot also be a B." It would be diagrammed as A --> not B
For "A society that has no laws has no crimes," we'd think of it as "If a society has A, then it has no B." Diagrammed, we'd get If no A, then no B not A --> not B B --> not A "A society that has no laws has no crimes" diagrammed becomes not L --> not C C --> L
