"Not majority " formal logic

[Johnclem]

Hi
I'm just working on the bibles and just hit formal logic . I have a question from the numerical distributions on formal logic that doesn't sit well with me. Could you please explain to me how not majority is 0-49? ( seems like minority to me)!


All ----------------> 100
Some-------------->1-100
Not all ------------>0-99
Majority ----------> 51-100
Not majority ----->0 -49 WHATTTT??
All -----------------> 100

Thanks
John

[Adam Brinker]

Hi John,

Thanks for the question. The two are actually equivalent: "not majority" = "minority." A minority is a number or amount that is less than half a total, or the smaller of two groups constituting a whole. So, in other words, not a majority. Note that the LSAT tends to not use the term "minority," and has more frequently used the phrase "not a majority," hence our usage there.

I hope that helps. Thanks!

Adam