LSAT prep ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- LR assumption strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Bridge the
gap between the evidence and the conclusion.
LR assumption Q stem idetifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"assumed," "assumption," "presuppose," "if added to the premises."
LR strengthen/weaken strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Find
the answer that makes the conclusion more or less likely to follow
from the evidence.
LR strengthen/weaken Q stem identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"strengthen," "most strongly supports the author," "most
weakens," "calls into question," "undermines"
LR flaw strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Find the
disconnects between the evidence and the conclusion and identify
classic flaws.
LR flaw Q stem identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"vulnerable to criticism," "questionable," "error in reasoning,"
"describes a flaw."
LR Inference strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Determine
what must be true. Look for all connections.
, LR Inference identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS "Must be
true," "logically completes the passage," "Can be inferred," "which of
the following is most strongly supported."
LR parallel reasoning strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS
Compare part, or all, of the stimulus to the choices. Match conclusion
types.
LR paralel reasoning identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"parallel to," "similar to."
LR method of argument strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS
Paraphrase the argument into abstract terms.
LR method of argument identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"responds to...by," "the argument proceeds by," "argumentative
strategy."
LR principle strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Look for a 1:1
match of all salient elements between the principle and the specifics.
LR principle identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS "Principle,"
"proposition," "generalization."
LR paradox strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Look for the
answer that eliminates the mystery and makes the statement
consistent.
CORRECT ANSWERS
- LR assumption strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Bridge the
gap between the evidence and the conclusion.
LR assumption Q stem idetifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"assumed," "assumption," "presuppose," "if added to the premises."
LR strengthen/weaken strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Find
the answer that makes the conclusion more or less likely to follow
from the evidence.
LR strengthen/weaken Q stem identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"strengthen," "most strongly supports the author," "most
weakens," "calls into question," "undermines"
LR flaw strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Find the
disconnects between the evidence and the conclusion and identify
classic flaws.
LR flaw Q stem identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"vulnerable to criticism," "questionable," "error in reasoning,"
"describes a flaw."
LR Inference strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Determine
what must be true. Look for all connections.
, LR Inference identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS "Must be
true," "logically completes the passage," "Can be inferred," "which of
the following is most strongly supported."
LR parallel reasoning strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS
Compare part, or all, of the stimulus to the choices. Match conclusion
types.
LR paralel reasoning identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"parallel to," "similar to."
LR method of argument strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS
Paraphrase the argument into abstract terms.
LR method of argument identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS
"responds to...by," "the argument proceeds by," "argumentative
strategy."
LR principle strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Look for a 1:1
match of all salient elements between the principle and the specifics.
LR principle identifiers - CORRECT ANSWERS "Principle,"
"proposition," "generalization."
LR paradox strategy - CORRECT ANSWERS Look for the
answer that eliminates the mystery and makes the statement
consistent.