"some" vs. "most"

[rachue]

Hi,

I'm trying to better understand the wording in question 21 of Oct 99, section 4 LR.

For the purposes of the LSAT, I know that "some" can mean "all" and at least "not none", but are "some" and "most" also equivalent in meaning?

[Dave Killoran]

They can overlap, but they aren't equivalent. I talk a good bit about this topic in the Formal Logic module in the Online Student Center, but consider the terms in the following way:

Some = at least one, possibly all

Most = a majority, possibly all

So, if you had 50 employees in an office, "some" employees would be anywhere from 1-50, and "most" employees would be anywhere from 26-50. So, they overlap from 26-50, but "some" also includes 1-25 so they are distinctly different.

Does that help?

[rachue]

Yes, it does! Thank you!