Few vs. Some

[DlarehAtsok]

Having read your blog entry about quantity terminology on LSAT https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/15 ... l-and-many, I am still unclear about something, the relation between some and few. My impression is that few implies some, but not vice versa (since some can also be 1, while few starts from 2). Is this correct?

Thank you!

[Dave Killoran]

Hi D,

You are correct. The problem with "few" is that it is contextually linked to the overall group size whereas "some" is fixed from 1 to All. Thus, there are multiple outcomes that qualify as "some" that wouldn't qualify as "few." that said, I've never seen a problem trade on this difference, possibly because it would take a lot of verbiage to set it up since the overall groups would have be defined, which might make the problem too obvious. They might also face a fight from people angry about the logical definition of "few" vs "some"