{"id":93,"date":"2015-12-11T12:47:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T20:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/?p=93"},"modified":"2015-12-11T12:47:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T20:47:28","slug":"many-and-most-on-the-lsat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/many-and-most-on-the-lsat\/","title":{"rendered":"Many and Most on the LSAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that we\u2019ve covered the intricacies of some<\/em>, let\u2019s talk about many<\/em> and most<\/em> in LSAT Logical Rreasoning<\/a>. These ones are easier now that you\u2019re in the right frame of mind.
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Many<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s a good chance that many<\/em> means something pretty close to what you used to think some<\/em> meant. Dictionaries define it as \u201ca large number\u201d or \u201cmore than a few\u201d or even \u201cthe majority\u201d when it\u2019s used as a noun, but those aren\u2019t as helpful on the LSAT because 1) they are vague, and 2) the LSAT doesn\u2019t typically use many<\/em> as a noun.<\/p>\n

So, is there a more workable definition of many<\/em>? Yes and no.
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Yes.<\/h2>\n

The easiest way to define many<\/em> is simply as “more than one.” Some people will argue with this and say that many<\/em> can\u2019t mean two. I have a pragmatic response to that argument: I\u2019ve never seen an LSAT question that tells you that there are exactly two of something and then asks you whether there are many of that thing. If you happen to find such an example, by all means prove me wrong! \ud83d\ude42 Instead, most LSAT questions containing the term many<\/em> hinge on differentiating between none, all, one, most<\/em>, or many<\/em>. In that sense, you don\u2019t even need to worry much about the difference between some<\/em> and many<\/em>, since the two fill basically the same purpose in most cases, except where some<\/em> could signify only 1 of something.
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But also no.<\/h2>\n

Because technically speaking, many<\/em> does mean \u201ca large number,\u201d and that\u2019s a relative term. If a Logical Reasoning question mentioned that millions of people suffer from heartburn, and then told you that there were three cases of heartburn sufferers who died from acid reflux, it would be a stretch to say that many heartburn sufferers die of acid reflux. In a situation like that, it\u2019s nice to be able to call upon the technical definition of the word and think critically about the scenario.
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But Practically Speaking…<\/h2>\n

The LSAT would probably never ask that question. Using many<\/em> in a situation like that creates a debatable answer, and that\u2019s anathema to standardized test makers. Test questions need to have objectively correct answers, so they can\u2019t rely too heavily on terms being used in ambiguous ways<\/strong>. Therefore, your best bet is to stick to the simplest, most inclusive definition<\/strong>, which is “more than one.” <\/p>\n

And for those of you who are frantically scouring WebMD for articles on heartburn right now, don\u2019t freak out. I just made that all up.
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Most<\/h2>\n

Most<\/em> is way easier than the other terms we\u2019ve looked at so far. It means one thing, unambiguously: more than half.<\/p>\n

If there are 100 birds in the park and 50 of them have white feathers, you can not say that most of the birds in the park have white feathers. You need at least 51 white-feathered birds to be able to say that.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a slightly more challenging example: if I make lemonade with 3 cups of water, 2 cups of lemon juice, and 1 cup of sugar, then I can not say that water makes up most of the beverage. However, if I add even one extra drop of water, then it suddenly becomes true that my lemonade is mostly water. That extra drop technically pushed the water content of the lemonade over the 50% mark. I couldn\u2019t add an extra drop of white-feathered bird to the park without getting pretty gruesome, so I had to stick with whole birds there. Here, that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n

And lastly, most<\/em> can apply to only one of something or to all of something.<\/strong> If there\u2019s only person in a room and that person is awake, I can say that most people in the room are awake. Thus, when there\u2019s only one of a certain item, most, all, one<\/em>, and some<\/em> technically all mean the same thing. Weird, right?<\/p>\n

So remember, most<\/em> signifies “more than half,” whether you\u2019re counting in whole numbers, decimals, birds, or drops of water.
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And on a closing note…<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s worth mentioning the overlap of many<\/em> and most<\/em>. Let\u2019s pretend there are 20 dogs in a park. If I pet 8 dogs, I have pet many of the dogs in the park, but I have not pet most of them. That\u2019s the easy part. But what if there is only 1 dog in the park and I pet it? In that case, I have pet most of the dogs in the park, but I have not pet many of them. So, while overlap between these two terms is common, it is not necessary.
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