LSAT Strategies - Logical Reasoning Practice Test.

LSAT Strategies - Logical Reasoning Practice Test. 1. Flaw Question Strategy 2. Parallel Reason- ing Strategy 3. Evaluate Ques- tion Strategy Underline the conclusion Prephrase an answer by identifying the flaws. Analyze the answers. (Compare the answer choices to your prephrase. Replace generalities in the answer choices with specifics from the argument. Eliminate answers that do not describe the flaws) Underline the conclusion and take note of the strength of language Prephrase the answer and describe the premises Eliminate answers with a ditterent strength of conclusion and ditterent types of premises. Identify and underline the conclusion Find the flaw in the argument Prephrase an answer by articulating ways to strengthen and weaken the argu- ment. Evaluate the answers. The correct answer will strengthen the argument if answered one way, but weaken the argument if answered the opposite way. Eliminate irrelevant answers 4. Strengthen Ques- Underline the conclusion tion Strategy 5. Weaken Ques- tion Strategy Match concepts in the conclusion to concepts in the premises Prephrase an answer. Does the answer pertain to the flaw or not? Identify the concept shift. Process of elimination. Don't eliminate any answers until you've read through them all. Eliminate answers that do not pertain to a flaw in the argument. Eliminate answers that weaken the argument. Underline the conclusion Match concepts in the conclusion to concepts in the premises. Take note when there is a concept in the conclusion that has no matching concept in the premises. Unmatched concepts are the basis for logical flaws. Prephrase an answer. Identify the concept shift. 6. Necessary As- sumption Ques- tion Strategy 7. Sufficient As- sumption Ques- tion Strategy 8. Paradox Ques- tion Strategy 9. Point of Con- tention Question Strategy Process of elimination. Eliminate answers that strengthen the argument or don't pertain to the flaw of the argument. Compare the remaining answers. Read the question stem before the argument. Underline the conclusion Match concepts from the conclusion to corresponding concepts from the premis- es Identify the concept shift. Sometimes there is a missing link between two concepts in the premises or there's a concept in the conclusion with no corollary in the premises. Process of Elimination. Look for answer that bridges the concept shift or eliminates counter arguments. Use the negation test to double excel one or two answers. Underline the conclusion.