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LSAT Logical Reasoning Clues
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Thus - therefore - hence - consequently - as a result - so - accordingly - clearly - must be that - shows that - conclude that - follows that - for this reason.
Primary Objective #3
Conclusion Indicators
Incorrect answers in Point at Issue questions
Typical assumption question stems
2. Introduce something that actually contains an idea that is counter to the argument. By raising opposition - the author can minimize the damage that would be done by the objection if it were raised elsewhere. but yet - however - on the other hand - ad
3 logical features of conditional reasoning
Main Point Questions
Counter Premise Indicators
How to identify Justify the Conclusion questions
3. At least on of the two - possibly both.
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4. They can be in the premises or conclusion. If they are in the conclusion the argument is flawed. Classic mistaken cause and effect reasoning refers to occurences when a causal assertion is made in the conclusion or the conclusion presumes a causal re
Common weakening scenarios
Causal statements
Necessary Condition
Primary Objective #8
5. 1. The info in the stimulus is supect. There are often reasoning errors present - and you will further weaken the argument in some way. 2. The answer choices are accepted as given - even if they include 'new' info. The task is to determine which answ
Rules for Family #3
Causal statements
Fact test for Method of Reasoning questions
Conclusion Identification Method
6. 1. Opposite answers. These answers do the exact opposite of What is needed. 2. Shell game answers. Occurs when an idea or concept is raised in the stimulus and then a very similar idea appears in the answer choices - but the idea is changed just enou
3 incorrect answer traps (weaken)
Assumption Negation Technique
Mistaken Reversal
Numbers and percentages Common misconceptions
7. Stimulus (affected or determined)--/-> answer choices (accepted) Negative sign on the arrow reflects attacking or hurting the argument (weaken).
How to approach causality and strengthen questions?
Family #3: Hurt
Survey errors
Numbers and percentage errors
8. A. Eliminates an alternate cause for the stated effect B. Shows that when the cause occurs - the effect occurs - assumption answers affirm the cause/effect relationship C. Show that when the cause does not occur - the effect doe not occur D. Eliminat
How to determine the strength of an argument
Assumptions and causality: typical correct answer categories
Probability indicators
Numbers and percentages Common misconceptions
9. If the stimulus contains an argument - determine whether the argument is strong or weak.
Primary Objective #3
Incorrect Method of Reasoning answers
Words used to introduce a sufficient condition
LSAT Conclusion trick for Method AP questions
10. 1. Watch for answers starting with the phrase 'at least one' or 'at least some'. When an assumption answer choice starts with one of these phrases it is usually right. But ALWAYS verify with A.N.T. 2. Avoid answers that claim an idea was the most imp
Numbers and percentages Common misconceptions
Words used to introduce numerical ideas
False analogy
3 quirks of assumption question answer choices
11. Occurs when an author improperly equates a percentage with a definate quantity or vice versa. n
LSAT Conclusion trick for Method AP questions
Internal contradiction AKA self contradiction
One of the most commonly used stimulus structures is what? How are they recognized?
Numbers and percentage errors
12. 1. The survey uses a biased sample 2. The survey questions are improperly constructed 3. Respondents to the survey give inaccurate responses. People do not always tell the truth when responding to surveys.n
Resolve the Paradox question stem features
Primary Objective #5
Survey errors
One of the most commonly used stimulus structures is what? How are they recognized?
13. Always ask: Do the given facts support the conclusion? Do the premises strongly suggest that the conclusion would be true? Does the conclusion feel like an inevitable result of the premises? Or Does the conclusion go beyond the scope of the info in t
Incorrect Method of Reasoning answers
How to determine the strength of an argument
Assumptions and causality: typical correct answer categories
Primary Objective #8
14. 1. Incomplete info. The author fails to consider all of the possibilities or relies upon evidence that is incomplete. This flaw can be attacked by bringing up new possibilities or info. 2. Improper comparison. The author attempts to compare two or mo
3 quirks of assumption question answer choices
Errors in the use of evidence
Common weakening scenarios
Causal statements
15. 1. Appeal to authority - uses the opinion of an authority in an attempt to persuade the reader. The flaw is that the authority may not have relevant knowledge or all of the info regarding the situation - to there may be a difference of opinion among
Family #1: Prove
Family #2: Help
Appeal Fallacies
Primary Objective #6
16. The makers of the LSAT do not think that there are multiple causes for the same effect. When an LSAT speaker concludes that one occurance caused another - that speaker also assumes that the stated cause is the only possible cause of the effect and th
Central assumption of causal conclusions
Rules for Family #3
Things to remember in regards to WEAKEN questions
Typical assumption question stems
17. They often feature 2 conclusions (main and sub.) - when the main conclusion is typically place in the first or second sentence and the last sentence contains the sub. conclusion. The sub. conclusion is set off by conclusion indicators while the main
Causal statements
Premise Indicators
What to do when a stimulus that contains conditional reasoning is combined with a must be true question stem
LSAT Conclusion trick for Method AP questions
18. Take the statements under consideration and place them in an arrangement that forces once to be the conclusion and the other(s) to be the premise (s). Use premise and conclusion indicators to achieve this end. Once the pieces are arranged - determine
False dilemma
Central assumption of causal conclusions
Assumptions and causality: typical correct answer categories
Conclusion Identification Method
19. Negates both conditions - creating a statement that does not have to be true. Given: A+ --> Study Mistaken Negation: Not A+ --> Not Study
Weakening conditional reasoning
Errors of composition and division
Mistaken Negation
Mistaken cause and effect
20. 1. The stimulus will almost always contain an argument you must identify - isolate and assess the premises and the conclusion of the argument 2. Focus on the conclusion. Almost all correct answer choices impact the conclusion 3. The info in the stimu
Weaken question signal words
Central assumption of causal conclusions
Rules for Family #2
Fundamental rules for strengthen - justify the conclusion and assumption questions
21. Stimulus (accepted) --/-> answer choices (affected or determined) cannot be true.
'Additional' Premise Indicators
Family #2: Help
Primary Objective #4
Family #4: Disprove
22. Involves judgements made about groups and parts of a group. an error or composition occurs when the author attributes a characteristic of part of the group to the group as a whole or to each member of the group Error of division - author attributes c
Family #3: Hurt
How to determine the strength of an argument
Errors of composition and division
How to attack a causal conclusion
23. This type of flawed argument attacks the person (or source) instead of the argument they advance. because the LSAT is concerned solely with argument forms - a speaker can never validly attack the character or motives or a person; instead - a speaker
Words used to introduce cause and effect relationships. (memorize)
Incorrect Method of Reasoning answers
3 logical features of conditional reasoning
Source argument AKA ad hominen
24. 1. If conditional statements are linked together in the argument - the correct answer choice for an assumption question will typically supply a missing link in the chain or the contrapositive to that link. 2. If you see a conditional conclusion and t
Assumptions and conditionality: the two types of answer choices normally produced are?
Assumptions and causality: typical correct answer categories
Primary Objective #1
Conclusion definition
25. Authors misuses info to such a degree that they fail to provide any info to support their conclusion or they provide info that is irrelevant to their conclusion. n
Family #1: Prove
General lack of relevant evidence for the conclusion
3 logical features of conditional reasoning
Main Point Questions
26. Refer to the likelihood of occurence or the obligation present - as in 'The mayor should resign.' 'the law will never pass.' Examples: (do not need to memorize) must - will - always - not always - probably - likely - would - never - rarely - could -
Probability indicators
Rules for Family #1
Numbers and percentage errors
Method of Reasoning
27. As an argument progresses - the author must use each term in a constant - coherent fashion. using a term in different ways is inherently confusing and undermines the integrity of the argument. n
Uncertain use of a term or concept
Causal statements
Primary Objective #9
Primary Objective #2
28. The author assumes as true What is supposed to be proved. exp: 'this essay is the best because it is better than all the others'n
Words used to introduce cause and effect relationships. (memorize)
Circular reasoning
How to solve Justify questions mechanistically
Errors of conditional reasoning
29. An event or circumstance whose occurrence is required in order for a sufficient condition to occur.
Main Point Questions
Necessary Condition
Primary Objective #3
the unless equation (conditional reasoning)
30. Occurs when an author attempts to attack an opponent's position by ignoring the actual statements made by the opposing speaker and instead distorts and refashions the argument - making it weaker in the process. Often prephrased by 'what you're saying
Straw Man
Errors in the use of evidence
Incorrect answers in Point at Issue questions
Words used to introduce cause and effect relationships. (memorize)
31. Caused by because of responsible for reason for leads to induced by promoted by determined by produced by product of played a role in was a factor in is an effect of.
Premise definition
Internal contradiction AKA self contradiction
Words used to introduce cause and effect relationships. (memorize)
3 incorrect answer traps (weaken)
32. Amount - quantity - sum - total - count - tally.n
Sufficient Condition
Justify the conclusion formula
Words used to introduce numerical ideas
Primary Objective #3
33. 1. Increasing percentages automatically lead to increasing numbers. This is not necessarily true because the overall size of the group could get smaller. 2. Decreasing percentages automatically lead to decreasing numbers 3. Increasing numbers automat
Conclusion Identification Method
Errors in the use of evidence
Numbers and percentages Common misconceptions
What to do when a stimulus that contains conditional reasoning is combined with a must be true question stem
34. Occurs when an author makes conflicting statements. n
2 speaker questions
Internal contradiction AKA self contradiction
Source argument AKA ad hominen
Premise Indicators
35. Stimulus (affected or determined) ---> answer choices (accepted) AKA: Help Family assumption - justify the conclusion - strengthen/support - resolve the paradox.
Assumption Negation Technique
2 speaker questions
Family #2: Help
Words used to introduce a necessary condition
36. First Family The correct answer choice will be a rephrasing of the main conclusion of the argument. The conclusion is either in the middle or beginning of the stimulus. The correct answer choice must not only be true it also must summarize the author
Main Point Questions
Assumptions and conditionality: the two types of answer choices normally produced are?
Family #2: Help
Words used to introduce a sufficient condition
37. Separate the answer choices into 'contenders' and 'loser'. After completing this process - review the contenders and decide which answer correct.
Strengthen questions ask you to identify the answer choice that best supports the argument. 2 common features
Primary Objective #8
Errors in the use of evidence
Things to remember in regards to WEAKEN questions
38. 1. Identify the conclusion - this is what you are trying to strengthen 2. Personalize the argument 3. Look for weaknesses in the argument 4. Arguments that contain analogies or use surveys rely upon the validity of those analogies and surveys. Answer
One of the most commonly used stimulus structures is what? How are they recognized?
Words used to introduce a sufficient condition
How to strengthen an argument
Time shift errors
39. Read closely and know precisely what the author said. DO NOT GENERALIZE!.
Primary Objective #9
Mistaken cause and effect
Primary Objective #4
Numbers and percentage errors
40. If an answer choice describes an event that did not occur in the stimulus - then that answer is incorrect. Watch for answers that are partially true - that is answers that contain a description of something that happened in the argument but that also
Exceptional case/over generalization
Time shift errors
Fact test for Method of Reasoning questions
One of the most commonly used stimulus structures is what? How are they recognized?
41. Immediately look for the repeat or contrapositive in the answer choices. Avoid mistaken reversals and mistaken negations.
What to do when a stimulus that contains conditional reasoning is combined with a must be true question stem
Logical opposites
Primary Objective #9
Primary Objective #6
42. Usually have one male and one female. The female uses sound reasoning and the male uses flawed reasoning or makes a mistake. This is not always true - but more often than not.n
Family #2: Help
2 speaker questions
Incorrect answers in Point at Issue questions
Premise Indicators
43. 1. assuming a causal relationship on the basis of the sequence of events 2. assuming a causal relationship when only a correlation exists 3. failure to consider an alternate cause for the effect or an alternate cause for both the cause and the effect
Incorrect answers in Point at Issue questions
Family #1: Prove
Mistaken cause and effect
3 incorrect answer traps (weaken)
44. Switches the elements in the sufficient and necessary conditions - creating a statement that does not have to be true. Given: A+ --> Study Mistaken Reversal: Study --> A+.
Straw Man
Premise Indicators
Mistaken Reversal
Words used to introduce numerical ideas
45. Argument Part - If you do see the main conclusion at the end of a Method-AP problem - be prepared to answer a question about a part of the arguement other than the conclusion.n
Assumptions and conditionality: the two types of answer choices normally produced are?
Appeal Fallacies
Survey errors
Method of Reasoning
46. Takes a small number of intstances and treats those instances as if they support a broad - sweeping conclusion. Often appears as an incorrect answer.n
What is the biggest reason students miss questions?
Quantity indicators
Primary Objective #8
Exceptional case/over generalization
47. To logically negate a conditional statement - negate the necessary condition. Example: neither...nor becomes either...or.
Resolve the Paradox question stem features
Logical negation
Rules for Family #2
Common weakening scenarios
48. A fact - proposition or statement from which a conclusion is made. Ask: What reasons has the author used to persuade me? Why should I believe this argument? What evidence exists?
How to identify Justify the Conclusion questions
Numbers and percentage errors
Errors of conditional reasoning
Premise definition
49. Because - since - for - for example - for the reason that - in that - given that - as indicated by - due to - owing to - this can be seen from - we know this by.
How to strengthen an argument
Premise Indicators
Mistaken Reversal
Logical negation
50. Refer to the amount or quantity in the relationship. Examples: (do not need to memorize) all - every - most - many - several - sole - only - not all - none - few.
Primary Objective #4
Weakening conditional reasoning
Counter Premise Indicators
Quantity indicators
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