LSAT General Ques

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TYPES OF QUES BRIEF SKILLS TESTED

5-7 questions per scenario Deductive reasoning skills

detailed analyses of relationships and Comprehend the basic structure of a set of relationships by determining a complete solution to the
Analytical problem posed (for example, an acceptable seating arrangement of all six diplomats around a table)
sets of constraints in legal problem
Reasoning solving Reason with conditional (“if-then”) statements and recognize logically equivalent formulations of
What consider? such statements
a group of facts and rules
what could or must be true, given Infer what could be true/false or must be true/false from given facts and rules
those facts and rules.
Infer what could be true/false or must be true/false from given facts and rules together with new
information in the form of an additional or substitute fact or rule
Reality
what could or must be the case, given
a set of regulations,
the terms of a contract, or the facts of
a case..

analyze, evaluate, construct,  Recognize the parts of an argument and their relationships
and refute arguments  Recognize similarities and differences between patterns of reasoning
 Draw well-supported conclusions
Logical Reasoning read and comprehend a short
 Reason by analogy
passage  answer a question
 Recognize misunderstandings or points of disagreement
about it.
 Determine how additional evidence affects an argument
The questions are designed to  Detect assumptions made by particular arguments
assess a wide range of critical  Identify and apply principles or rules
thinking skills.  Identify flaws in arguments

four sets of reading questions, each distinguishing precisely what is said from what is not said
consisting of a selection of reading
material (which we’ll often refer to as
 Compare, analyze, synthesize, and apply claims, principles and rules.
Reading the “passage”) followed by five to eight
 Draw appropriate inferences
Comprehension questions.
Three of the sets consist of a single  Apply ideas and arguments to new contexts
reading passage; the other set  Grasp unfamiliar subject matter
contains two related shorter passages  Penetrate difficult and challenging material
(Comparative Reading). Types of ques
 The main idea or primary purpose
 Information that is explicitly stated
 Information or ideas that can be inferred
 The meaning or purpose of words or phrases as used in context
 The organization or structure of an argument
 The application of information in the selection to a new context
 Analogies to claims or arguments in the passage
 An author’s attitude as revealed through tone and word choice.

The writing prompt presents a decision problem.


What to do
make a choice between two positions or courses of action. (Both are defensible)
Writing Sample & you’re given criteria and facts on which to base your decision.
There is no right or wrong position to take on the topic
 the quality of your response is a function not of which choice is made, but of
how well or poorly the choice is supported and how well or poorly the other
choice is criticized.

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