LSAT - Arguments (Princeton Review) Exam Questions And Answers Accurately Solved.

Main Point Examples - correct answer - What is the author's main point? - The main conclusion drawn in the author's argument is that... - The argument is structured to leda to which one of the following conclusions? Main Point Act - correct answer - identify the conclusion and premises - use the why test and then match your conclusion against the five answer choices - be careful not to fall for the opposite - when down to two choices, look for extreme wording and relevance to eliminate one choice Necessary Assumption Examples - correct answer - Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies? - The argument above assumes which of the following? - The writer's argument depends upon assuming which of the following? Necessary Assumption Act - correct answer - identify the conclusion, premises, and assumptions of the author - look for a gap between two different ideas in the argument - the assumption will always at least mildly strengthen the author's conclusion and is NECESSARY for the conclusion to follow from the information provided - when down to two choices, negate each statement to see if the argument falls apart. if it does, that's your answer. Inference Examples - correct answer - Which of the following statements can be validly inferred from the information above? - If the statements above are true, then which of the following must also be true? - Which one of the following conclusions can be validly drawn from the passage above? - Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above? Inference Act - correct answer - eliminate any answer choices not supported by evidence in the passage - look for relevance and extreme language to eliminate answer choices - use the contrapositive if there are "if... then" statements contained in the passage and in the answer choices Sufficient Assumption Questions - correct answer - Which one of the following, if assumed, would enable the conclusion to be properly drawn? - The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed? Sufficient Assumption Act - correct answer - identify the conclusion, premises and assumptions of the author - look for language in the conclusion that is not accounted for in the premise - paraphrase an answer that would strongly connect the premises to the conclusion and shore up the language gap - eliminate answer choices that bring in new information Weaken Examples - correct answer - Which one of the following, if true, would most undermine the author's conclusion? - Which of the following statements, if true, would most call into question the results achieved by the scientists? Weaken Act - correct answer - identify the conclusion, premises, and assumptions of the author - look for large leaps in logic - look for a choice that has the most negative impact on that leap in logic - assume all choices to be hypothetically true Strengthen Examples - correct answer - Which one of the following statements, if true, would most support the author's conclusion? - Which one of the following statements, if true, would strengthen the author's argument? - Which of the following principles, if established, justifies the conclusion drawn in the argument above? Strengthen Act - correct answer - identify the conclusion, premises, and assumptions - look for large leaps in logic - look for the choice that has the most positive impact on that gap - assume all choices to be hypothetically true Resolve/Explain Examples - correct answer - Which of the following provides the best resolution to the apparent paradox described by the committee member? - Which one of the following statements, if true, would explain the discrepancy found by the scientists? Resolve/Explain Act - correct answer - identify the apparent discrepancy or paradox - look for the answer that when added to the argument, allows both facts from the argument to be true - assume all choices to be hypothetically true Reasoning Examples - correct answer - the argument proceeds by... - Leah responds to Kevin by doing which one of the following? - The method the activist uses to object to the developer's argument is to... - Dr. Jacobs does which of the following? Reasoning Act - correct answer - paraphrase the argument - apply the paraphrase to the answer choices - match each piece of the answer choice to a piece of the argument - Eliminate anything that didn't appear in the argument Flaw Examples - correct answer - Which of the following indicates a flaw in the author's reasoning? - A criticism of the arguments would most likely emphasize that it... - The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument... - The argument above relies on which of the following questionable techniques? Flaw Act - correct answer - break down the argument into its parts - the flaw is usually related to an assumption - paraphrase the problem with the argument - match each piece of the answer choice to a piece of the argument - Eliminate answers that don't match, look for answer that addresses the assumption Principle Match Examples - correct answer - The reasoning above most closely conforms to which of the following principles? - Which one of the following examples conforms most closely to the principle given in the argument above? Principle Match Act - correct answer - determine which direction the argument flows - look for an answer that most closely matches the general principle underlying the argument Parallel-the-Reasoning Examples - correct answer - Which one of the following is most similar in reasoning to the argument above? - The flawed pattern of reasoning exhibited by the arguments above is most similar to that in which of the following? Parallel-the-Reasoning Act - correct answer - determine flawed or valid reasoning - diagram the argument and answer choices - if the argument is flawed, be careful not to choose the answer that fixes it - save for last Main Point - correct answer Asks you to find the author's conclusion Necessary Assumption - correct answer asks you to pick the choice that fills a gap in the author's reasoning Sufficient Assumption - correct answer asking for information that would prove the conclusion to be true Weaken - correct answer asks you to identify a fact that would work against the argument Strengthen - correct answer asks to identify a new fact that confirms the conclusion or helps the conclusion seem more likely Resolve/Explain - correct answer asks to find the answer choice that resolves or explains the discrepancy or paradox Inference - correct answer asks you to find a piece of information that either must be true, based on the information provided in the argument or will be best supported by the argument Reasoning - correct answer asks you to determine not what the argument is about, but how the argument is made (how the author arrived at the conclusion) Flaw - correct answer asks you what an argument does wrong Principle Match - correct answer asks for a generalization or rule that "conforms" or is consistent with the argument's method Parallel-the-Reasoning - correct answer asks for a new argument that matches the key features and structure of the original argument