Lsat Logic Reaoning Question Types

Front 1

"Assumed," "Assumption," "Presuppose," "If added to the premises..."

Back 1

Assumption: bridge gap between the evidence and the conclusion

Front 2

"Strengthen," "Most strongly supports the author" {vs.} "most weakens," "Calls into question," "Undermines"

Back 2

Strengthen/Weaken: find answer that makes conclusion more/less likely to follow from the evidence

Front 3

"Vulnerable to criticism," "questionable," "error of reasoning," "describes a flaw"

Back 3

Flaw: find disconnects between the evidence and the conclusion, and identify classic flaws

Front 4

"Must be true," "Logically completes the passage," "Can be inferred," "Which of the following is most strongly supported"

Back 4

Inference: Determine what must be true. Look for connections

Front 5

"Parallel to," "similar to"

Back 5

Parallel Reasoning: Compare part, or all, of the stimulus to the choices

Front 6

"responds to...by," "the argument proceeds by," "argumentative strategy,"

Back 6

Method of Argument: Paraphrase the argument into abstract terms

Front 7

"Principle," "Position," Policy,"

Back 7

Principle: Look for a 1:1 match of all salient elements between the principle and the specifics

Front 8

"Explain," "Reconcile," "Resolve," "Paradox," "Anomaly," "Discrepancy"

Back 8

Paradox: Look for the answer that eliminates the mystery and makes the statements consistent

Front 9

"A and B disagree over," "Point at issue between"

Back 9

Point at Issue: Find the issue on which both speakers have an opinion and disagree

Front 10

"Main point," "Main conclusion"

Back 10

Main point

Front 11

"Plays with one of the following roles," "Figures in the argument in which one of the following ways"

Back 11

Role of a statement: Locate the statement and characterize its function in the stimulus