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AnnafutureJDstudent

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Not laws help

Post by AnnafutureJDstudent » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:57 pm

Hi guys,
I feel stupid, but I need help with not laws. I know the law pretty much stays at the variable can't be in a certain space. In my prep book the diagram is FG> I there's 6 spaces the 1st has I and G Under it. I get that because F has to come first. The 2nd has I under it because F & G have to come before I. The 3rd and fourth are blank the 5th has F Under and the 6th has F & G. I get that as well because there has to be room for the whole diagram.

Is there an easier way to do/ figure out/ think about not laws?

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Re: Not laws help

Post by CardozoLaw09 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:18 pm

AnnafutureJDstudent wrote:Hi guys,
I feel stupid, but I need help with not laws. I know the law pretty much stays at the variable can't be in a certain space. In my prep book the diagram is FG> I there's 6 spaces the 1st has I and G Under it. I get that because F has to come first. The 2nd has I under it because F & G have to come before I. The 3rd and fourth are blank the 5th has F Under and the 6th has F & G. I get that as well because there has to be room for the whole diagram.

Is there an easier way to do/ figure out/ think about not laws?
Not really. That's pretty much all there is to it.

Once you do more ordering games you'll get used to jotting down not laws without having to think too much about them.

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Re: Not laws help

Post by FlyingNorth » Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:20 pm

AnnafutureJDstudent wrote:Hi guys,
I feel stupid, but I need help with not laws. I know the law pretty much stays at the variable can't be in a certain space. In my prep book the diagram is FG> I there's 6 spaces the 1st has I and G Under it. I get that because F has to come first. The 2nd has I under it because F & G have to come before I. The 3rd and fourth are blank the 5th has F Under and the 6th has F & G. I get that as well because there has to be room for the whole diagram.

Is there an easier way to do/ figure out/ think about not laws?
Just repetitive practice. It'll become more natural to you and you may not even have to diagram the rule after some time.

I suggest checking out 7sage LG videos. He gives excellent explanations about each type of game.

http://7sage.com/logic-game-explanations/

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