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Argument Basics
An argument is crucial that you don't develop such
an emotional response to the information :
Definition: An argument is the reasoned
presentation of an idea that is supported by
evidence that is assumed to be true
reasoned questions
The author of an LSAT argument has organized
the information presented according to a
predictable, logical structure; however, the flawed
end result may be
an idea
The conclusion of the author's argument is really
nothing more than an idea. Just because it's on
the LSAT doesn't mean it's valid. In fact, the only
way to evaluate the validity of an author's
conclusion is to examine the evidence in support
of it and decide whether the author makes any
leaps of logic between the evidence and his or
her conclusion
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supported by evidence
All of the arguments on the test in which an
author is advancing a conclusion, there are a few
exceptions to this, whihc well refer to as
passages rather than arguments have some kind
of evidence presented in support the authors
conclusion
argument: serena has to move to
kentucky. she lost the lease on her when looking for the authros conclusion try to
new york apartment, and her figure out what the author is attemptin gto
company is moving to kentucky : persuade us of. ultimatley the author is trying to
what is the authors conclusion ? persuade you that SErena has to move to
Kentucky . the rest of the info is given in support
of that infoamiotn. ofthen the authros conclusion
is signaled by words such as thus, thereofre, or
so or it a recommendation a prediciton, or an
expanation of the cvdence presented
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The Why Test
should be applied to verify that yo uave found the
authors conclusion. lets take the previous
example and see how it works. if you had aid that
hte authors conclusion was that hse had lost her
leas,, the next step is to ask why did the author
lose her lease there is absolutlety no evidence in
tha rugment to answer that question. there, that
statemtn cnat be the authors acutal conclusion :
now lets say you had chosen the fadct that the
authors compnay was moviong to kentucky as
the proper concuslin. you would ask why is the
authors company moving and wouldnt find any
evidence
authors premises : serena has to
move to kentucky lost her lease , So , why does the author think that serena has to
her company is moving move to kentucky(1) she lost the lease on her
apartment in New York , and (2) her company is
reloxating to Kentucky. each of these is a premise
in support of the conclusion.
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the author is trying to presude us that the only
agrument #2 : the mayor of the town reason the amount of wood that was used or
of Shaasta sent a letter to the bought was only successful because of his letter
townspeople instrucing them to burn
less wood. A few weeks after the
letter was delievered there was a
noticable decreae in the amount of
wood the townspeople of Shasta
were burning on a daily basis.
therefore it is obvious that the letter
was successful in helping the mayor
achieve his goal: what is the
conclusion ?
arugment 2 : what were the authors - the reduce of amount of wood the townspeople
premises were burning dialy decreased - the letter
what is an assumption ?
an assumption , both in life and on the lsat is a
leap of logic that we make to get from one piece
of info to another
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