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LSAT Logical Reasoning Question Types
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1. In a 'Role of the Statement' - avoid choices that...
2. In a 'Point at Issue' - look for choices that...
3. In a 'Strengthen' - analyze and apply by...
4. The 'Weaken' task is...
Weaken
Finding the concludion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents - but you should be able to say what it must tell or show
Find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true
Principle
5. In a 'Main Point' - avoid Choices that...
EVALUATE: to identify a statement that - if teue - either weakens or strengthens the conclusion and - if false - does the other. FIND the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
For justify - support as strongly as possible - even if it goes beyond the argument; for conform - match the method of reasoning used in the argument as closely as possible without going beyond it.
Finding the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; find the most specific notion of the argument's problem that you can
6. In a 'Weaken' - look for choices that...
Are wishy-washy and say as little as possible; are specific - but not too specific; include stipulations or qualifications; seem to restate passage material.
Do not match the argument closely; mistakenly identify the conclusion; mistakenly identify a statement as the main conclusion when its only a step in the argument's chain of reasoning.
Principle
Strongly attack the conclusion; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is incorrect; present a sweeping contradiction of the conclusion; present a possibility the argument overlooks.
7. In a 'Strengthen' - look for choices that...
Finding the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they're arguing about.
Pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
Main point or conclusion
Present a sweeping assurance that the conclusion is correct; state assumptions; logically connect pieces of the argument; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is correct; explain why or how the conclusion is correct; support the conclu
8. The role of the statement X in this argument is the statement X figures in the argument in which one of the following ways
ROLE OF THE STATEMENT:describe the indicated part of an argument in terms of its overall logical structure. FIND the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing which of these two roles the statement plays; if neither - summarizing the relationshi
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.
Finding the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents - but you should be able to say what it must tell or show.
Role of the Statement
9. In a 'Weaken' - analyze and apply by...
10. In a 'Inference' - analyze and apply by...
Summarizing teh passage; if it seems to lead to a specific conclusion - you should find it before moving on; some may involve a series of related conditional statements that can be diagrammed.
ID RESPONSE: in a conversation - describe how a response relates to the first person's argument in the conversation. FIND the conclusion and the premises of both parts of the conversation - then summarizing the relationship between them as specifical
Weaken
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
11. Question says... the argument proceeds by a method of reasoning employed by the argument a technique of reasoning employed by the argument
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
Are incapable under any circumstances of matching the judgment made in the conclusion; make reference to items of information not known about the situation presented in the premises; for conform - support the conclusion using a method the argument do
Finding the concludion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents - but you should be able to say what it must tell or show
ID Reasoning
12. The 'Point at Issue' task is...
To find a statement that has to be true on the basis of passage information; note that these passages are often not arguments.
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken
Role of the Statement
To find a statement about which the participants in conversation definitely hold different opinions or - possibly - the same opinion.
13. Question says... most seriously weakens the argument undermines the conclusion calls into question casts doubt upon conclusion would not follow if overlooks the possibility that
Weaken
Always find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible
Are too strongly worded; use terms with no clear relationship to passage material; are too specific or demand too much input to be reveland; involve questionable comparisons.
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
14. In a 'Assumption' - analyze and apply by...
15. In a 'Principle' - analyze and apply by...
WEAKEN: to find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true FIND the concludion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
Help the conclusion; logically connect pieces of the argument to one another; if false - weaken the conclusion; are weakly worded; eliminate a possible weakness of the argument
Identifying the conclusion/judgement in the argument and the premises/situation on which it is based (you will most likely not be able to predict the exact contents of the correct answer)
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
16. In a 'Principle' - look for choices that...
For justify - support as strongly as possible - even if it goes beyond the argument; for conform - match the method of reasoning used in the argument as closely as possible without going beyond it.
MAIN POINT: to identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe. FIND the conclusion - if it's explicitly state; if not - the opposite of the conclusion may be stated instead.
Are incapable under any circumstances of matching the judgment made in the conclusion; make reference to items of information not known about the situation presented in the premises; for conform - support the conclusion using a method the argument do
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken
17. The main point is the main conclusion is the argument leads to the conclusion that statements commit X to the position that
18. The 'Principle' task is...
Main point or conclusion
Inference
STRENGTHEN:to find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion certain - more likely to be correct. FIND the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
Always find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible
19. In a 'Main Point' - analyze and apply by...
20. In a 'Role of the Statement' - analyze and apply by...
Finding the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing which of these two roles the statement plays; if neither - summarizing the relationship between the statement and the premises and conclusion.
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
ID Response
Main point or conclusion
21. In a 'Principle' - avoid choices that...
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
Are incapable under any circumstances of matching the judgment made in the conclusion; make reference to items of information not known about the situation presented in the premises; for conform - support the conclusion using a method the argument do
POINT AT ISSUE: to find a statement about which the participants in conversation definitely hold different opinions or - possibly - the same opinion. FIND the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they're
22. The 'Inference' task is...
Pertain to what's explicitly stated; are clearly something about which the participants would say 'yes' or 'no'.
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.
ID REASONING: describe how an argument supports its conclusion. FIND the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing the process used in the argument.
To find a statement that has to be true on the basis of passage information; note that these passages are often not arguments.
23. Question says... must also be true can most properly be concluded most strongly support the inference which of teh following conclusions can be properly drawn
Finding the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents - but you should be able to say what it must tell or show.
Finding the conclusion - it it's explicitly state; if not - the opposite of the conclusion may be stated instead.
Inference
Weaken the argument; explain why or how too specifically; are more strongly worded than the argument's conclusion; are not directly relevant to the conclusion
24. The 'Strengthen' task is...
Strongly attack the conclusion; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is incorrect; present a sweeping contradiction of the conclusion; present a possibility the argument overlooks.
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
To find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion certain - more likely to be correct - or at the very least - less likely to be incorrect
25. The 12 Argument Types
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken
To find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true
Finding the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing which of these two roles the statement plays; if neither - summarizing the relationship between the statement and the premises and conclusion.
Inference
26. Question says... an assumption on which the argument depends is assumed by the argument is required in order for the conclusion to be properly drawn relies on the fact that
Main point or conclusion
Assumption
POINT AT ISSUE: to find a statement about which the participants in conversation definitely hold different opinions or - possibly - the same opinion. FIND the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they're
Principle
27. In a 'Point at Issue' - avoid Choices that...
EVALUATE: to identify a statement that - if teue - either weakens or strengthens the conclusion and - if false - does the other. FIND the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
Pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
To find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion certain - more likely to be correct - or at the very least - less likely to be incorrect
Do not match the argument closely; mistakenly identify the conclusion; mistakenly identify a statement as the main conclusion when its only a step in the argument's chain of reasoning.
28. In a 'Main Point' - look for choices that...
Principle
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
Finding the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents - but you should be able to say what it must tell or show.
Pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
29. The 'Main Point' task is...
30. Question says... The main point is the main conclusion is the argument leads to the conclusion that statements commit X to the position that
EVALUATE: to identify a statement that - if teue - either weakens or strengthens the conclusion and - if false - does the other. FIND the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
Main point or conclusion
WEAKEN: to find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true FIND the concludion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
Find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true
31. In a 'Role of the Statement' - look for choices that...
Match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the conclusion.
Present a sweeping assurance that the conclusion is correct; state assumptions; logically connect pieces of the argument; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is correct; explain why or how the conclusion is correct; support the conclu
Are not directly relevant to the conclusion; weaken; restate premises in different words
STRENGTHEN:to find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion certain - more likely to be correct. FIND the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
32. In a 'Inference' - look for choices that...
Are wishy-washy and say as little as possible; are specific - but not too specific; include stipulations or qualifications; seem to restate passage material.
Match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the conclusion.
Finding the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they're arguing about.
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken
33. x responds by responds in which one of the following ways uses which one of the following techniques in countering
34. The 'Role of the Statement' task is to...
Describe the indicated part of an argument in terms of its overall logical structure.
Present a sweeping assurance that the conclusion is correct; state assumptions; logically connect pieces of the argument; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is correct; explain why or how the conclusion is correct; support the conclu
Finding the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing which of these two roles the statement plays; if neither - summarizing the relationship between the statement and the premises and conclusion.
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.
35. Question says... x responds by responds in which one of the following ways uses which one of the following techniques in countering
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
ID Response
Finding the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents - but you should be able to say what it must tell or show.
WEAKEN: to find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true FIND the concludion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
36. In a 'Weaken' - avoid choices that...
Are not directly relevant to the conclusion; strengthen; are trying to weaken but do not attack the conclusion strongly; require extensive explanations to show relevance; attempt to contradict a premise
Pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.
Finding the concludion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning; you will not be able to predict the correct answer's exact contents - but you should be able to say what it must tell or show
37. The main point at issue is An issue in dispute is Are committed to disagreeing about Expresses a point of agreement
38. In a 'Assumption' - look for choices that...
ID RESPONSE: in a conversation - describe how a response relates to the first person's argument in the conversation. FIND the conclusion and the premises of both parts of the conversation - then summarizing the relationship between them as specifical
Help the conclusion; logically connect pieces of the argument to one another; if false - weaken the conclusion; are weakly worded; eliminate a possible weakness of the argument
Always find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible
Are not directly relevant to the conclusion; weaken; restate premises in different words
39. The argument proceeds by a method of reasoning employed by the argument a technique of reasoning employed by the argument
Principle
Match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the conclusion.
ID REASONING: describe how an argument supports its conclusion. FIND the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing the process used in the argument.
Strongly attack the conclusion; present a specific instance in which the conclusion is incorrect; present a sweeping contradiction of the conclusion; present a possibility the argument overlooks.
40. Principle if established - would most help to justify principle provides the strongest support for the conclusion conforms to which one of the following generalizations reasoning most closely conforms to which one of the following principles
For justify - support as strongly as possible - even if it goes beyond the argument; for conform - match the method of reasoning used in the argument as closely as possible without going beyond it.
ID Reasoning
PRINCIPLE: find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible IDENTIFY the conclusion/judgement in the argument and the premises/situation on which it is bas
Principle
41. Question says... the main point at issue is An issue in dispute is Are committed to disagreeing about Expresses a point of agreement
Finding the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they're arguing about.
Strengthen
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
STRENGTHEN:to find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion certain - more likely to be correct. FIND the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
42. In a 'Strengthen' - avoid choices that...
Pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
Match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the conclusion.
Are not directly relevant to the conclusion; weaken; restate premises in different words
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.
43. The 'Assumption' task is...
44. In a 'Point at Issue' - analyze and apply by...
45. In a 'Inference' - avoid choices that...
Are too strongly worded; use terms with no clear relationship to passage material; are too specific or demand too much input to be reveland; involve questionable comparisons.
Finding the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they're arguing about.
Help the conclusion; logically connect pieces of the argument to one another; if false - weaken the conclusion; are weakly worded; eliminate a possible weakness of the argument
Match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the conclusion.
46. Question says... JUSTIFY:principle if established - would most help to justify principle provides the strongest support for the conclusion CONFORM: conforms to which one of the following generalizations reasoning most closely conforms to which one of
Role of the Statement
ID REASONING: describe how an argument supports its conclusion. FIND the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing the process used in the argument.
Principle
To find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion certain - more likely to be correct - or at the very least - less likely to be incorrect
47. An assumption on which the argument depends is assumed by the argument is required in order for the conclusion to be properly drawn relies on the fact that
48. Would be most useful to know in evaluating the argument the answer to which one of the following questions would contribute to an evaluation in evaluating the argument - it would be most useful to know whether
EVALUATE: to identify a statement that - if teue - either weakens or strengthens the conclusion and - if false - does the other. FIND the conclusion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
Pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
Do not match the argument closely; mistakenly identify the conclusion; mistakenly identify a statement as the main conclusion when its only a step in the argument's chain of reasoning.
49. Question says... the role of the statement X in this argument is the statement X figures in the argument in which one of the following ways
Identifying the conclusion/judgement in the argument and the premises/situation on which it is based (you will most likely not be able to predict the exact contents of the correct answer)
Strengthen
Do not match the argument closely; mistakenly identify the conclusion; mistakenly identify a statement as the main conclusion when its only a step in the argument's chain of reasoning.
Role of the Statement
50. Most seriously weakens the argument undermines the conclusion calls into question casts doubt upon conclusion would not follow if overlooks the possibility that
Finding the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing which of these two roles the statement plays; if neither - summarizing the relationship between the statement and the premises and conclusion.
Are incapable under any circumstances of matching the judgment made in the conclusion; make reference to items of information not known about the situation presented in the premises; for conform - support the conclusion using a method the argument do
WEAKEN: to find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true FIND the concludion - the premises - and any gap or flaw in the reasoning;
ID Response