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General questions relating to the LSAT Logic Games.
 arishmawi
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-  Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:16 am #31274
Hello,

Is there a technique to distinguish, when a rule states A or B for example, that it's going to be A or B or both, or A or B but never both.
I hope my question is clear!
 David Boyle
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-  Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:13 pm #31284
arishmawi wrote:Hello,

Is there a technique to distinguish, when a rule states A or B for example, that it's going to be A or B or both, or A or B but never both.
I hope my question is clear!

Hello arishmawi,

As a default, on the LSAT, it seems that "either A or B" means that it could be one, or the other, or both. It's only as an exception that it's "never both", and the LSAT pretty much tells you that explicitly every time that it happens, e.g., "there will be A or B, but not both of them simultaneously."

Hope this helps,
David
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