LSAT Logical Reasoning Question Types

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1. In a 'Principle' - avoid choices that...
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken
Main point or conclusion
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.
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


2. The 'Role of the Statement' task is to...
Describe the indicated part of an argument in terms of its overall logical structure.
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
Assumption
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.


3. 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
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
Are wishy-washy and say as little as possible; are specific - but not too specific; include stipulations or qualifications; seem to restate passage material.
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
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;


4. 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

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5. The 'Main Point' task is...

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6. Most seriously weakens the argument undermines the conclusion calls into question casts doubt upon conclusion would not follow if overlooks the possibility that
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;
Assumption
Inference
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


7. The 'Strengthen' task is...
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
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
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


8. In a 'Point at Issue' - look for choices that...

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9. In a 'Main Point' - avoid Choices that...
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
ID Reasoning
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
Are not directly relevant to the conclusion; weaken; restate premises in different words


10. In a 'Inference' - look for choices that...
Pertain to what's explicitly stated; are clearly something about which the participants would say 'yes' or 'no'.
Inference
Are wishy-washy and say as little as possible; are specific - but not too specific; include stipulations or qualifications; seem to restate passage material.
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.


11. In a 'Inference' - analyze and apply by...
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
Weaken
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.
Describe the indicated part of an argument in terms of its overall logical structure.


12. In a 'Main Point' - look for choices that...
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken
Main point or conclusion
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.


13. In a 'Point at Issue' - avoid Choices that...
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
Pertain to one side of the conversation but not the other; rely on implication; answer the wrong question (agree rather than disagree).
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.
Finding the conclusion - it it's explicitly state; if not - the opposite of the conclusion may be stated instead.


14. 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
Match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the 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;
Inference
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;


15. In a 'Assumption' - look for choices that...
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
Assumption
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.
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


16. In a 'Role of the Statement' - analyze and apply by...
Principle
Main point or conclusion
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.
Pertain to what's explicitly stated; are clearly something about which the participants would say 'yes' or 'no'.


17. The 12 Argument Types
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
To find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true
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.
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken


18. In a 'Inference' - avoid choices that...
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.
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
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 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.


19. The 'Weaken' task is...
Find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true
Finding the conclusion and premises for each participants argument; summarizing the exact thing they're arguing about.
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
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


20. In a 'Weaken' - look for choices that...
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)
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
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.
Principle


21. 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
To find a statement that has to be true on the basis of passage information; note that these passages are often not arguments.
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
Inference
Assumption


22. The 'Principle' task is...
ID Reasoning
Find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true
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.
Always find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible


23. In a 'Principle' - analyze and apply by...
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
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;
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)
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


24. The main point at issue is An issue in dispute is Are committed to disagreeing about Expresses a point of agreement

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25. In a 'Principle' - look for choices that...
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
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.
Pertain to what's explicitly stated; are clearly something about which the participants would say 'yes' or 'no'.
To find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true


26. Question says... x responds by responds in which one of the following ways uses which one of the following techniques in countering
To find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true
ID Response
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
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;


27. In a 'Role of the Statement' - look for choices that...
Assumption
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.
Match the argument piece by piece; correctly describe the relationship between the indicated statement and the conclusion.
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.


28. 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
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
Principle
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.
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


29. Question says... the main point at issue is An issue in dispute is Are committed to disagreeing about Expresses a point of agreement
Are worded more strongly than the argument; go beyond the conclusion; are premises of the argument.
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
Weaken
To identify the argument's conslusion: what the person making the argument wants you to believe.


30. Most strengthens most strongly supports the conclusion allows the conclusion to be properly drawn follows logically if which one of the following is assumed
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.
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;
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
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


31. The main point is the main conclusion is the argument leads to the conclusion that statements commit X to the position that

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32. Question says... the argument proceeds by a method of reasoning employed by the argument a technique of reasoning employed by the argument
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
Are not directly relevant to the conclusion; weaken; restate premises in different words
ID Reasoning
Main point or conclusion


33. 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
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.
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.
Weaken
Inference


34. In a 'Weaken' - avoid choices that...
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
Assumption - Flaw - Inference - Main Point - Method of Argument - Paradox - Parallel - Points at Issue - Principle - Role - Strengthen - Weaken
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
Always find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible


35. In a 'Strengthen' - analyze and apply by...

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36. The argument proceeds by a method of reasoning employed by the argument a technique of reasoning employed by the argument
Assumption
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
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: describe how an argument supports its conclusion. FIND the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing the process used in the argument.


37. 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
Role of the Statement
Always find a general statement that supports the arguments conclusion/judgment; for conform also match the method of reasoning as closely as possible
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
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.


38. Question says... The main point is the main conclusion is the argument leads to the conclusion that statements commit X to the position 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 or conclusion
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
ID REASONING: describe how an argument supports its conclusion. FIND the conclusion and the premises - then summarizing the process used in the argument.


39. In a 'Strengthen' - avoid choices that...
To find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true
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
Inference
Are not directly relevant to the conclusion; weaken; restate premises in different words


40. The role of the statement X in this argument is the statement X figures in the argument in which one of the following ways
Main point or conclusion
Inference
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
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.


41. In a 'Assumption' - avoid choices that...

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42. In a 'Point at Issue' - analyze and apply by...

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43. In a 'Assumption' - analyze and apply by...

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44. 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
Main point or conclusion
Inference
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
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;


45. Question says... most strengthens most strongly supports the conclusion allows the conclusion to be properly drawn follows logically if which one of the following is assumed
Find a new fact that - if true - would make the conclusion unlikely to be true
Strengthen
ID Reasoning
ASSUMPTION:to find a statement that has to be true in order for the argument's conclusion to be true FIND 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


46. In a 'Main Point' - analyze and apply by...

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47. The 'Assumption' task is...

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48. In a 'Role of the Statement' - avoid choices that...

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49. The 'Point at Issue' task is...
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
Weaken
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
To find a statement about which the participants in conversation definitely hold different opinions or - possibly - the same opinion.


50. In a 'Strengthen' - look for choices that...
Point at Issue or Agree/Disagree
Bring the whole argument together; are specific rather than general.
Weaken
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