LSAT

Dealing with assumptions is the most critical skill you can develop for the LSAT test. This is the first in a series of lesson articles introducing you to LSAT Assumption Questions. The series includes:

• LSAT Assumption Questions: an introduction
• Discovering LSAT Assumptions
• The Denial Test
• LSAT Practice Assumptions
• LSAT Assumption Secrets

LSAT Assumption Questions

As you already know, an argument contains three parts: premises, conclusions, and assumptions. The premises are stated facts or evidence used to support a conclusion. The conclusion is usually stated, but may be inferred. The assumption is the bridge between the premises and the conclusion. For example, consider the following argument:

Certain logical fallacies are common on the LSAT. The more comfortable you are with them, the easier it will be for you to recognize and manipulate flawed arguments on the LSAT test. That means more points on test day.

This article is the second in a series of lessons that cover common logical fallacies.
The series includes the following articles:

Now that we’ve seen an introduction to LSAT Parallel Reasoning Questions, let’s get some practice paraphrasing arguments. Paraphrasing is essential since LSAT Parallel Reasoning questions ask you to compare argument forms instead of analyzing, strengthening or weakening those arguments.

This article is the second in a series of articles that discusses Parallel Reasoning Questions on the LSAT test. The series includes the following articles:

This lesson covers common logical fallacies. A few questions on the LSAT test will ask you to identify flaws in the reasoning of an argument. Learning these fallacies will help you quickly get those points. Moreover, learning the structure of these common errors will give you greater facility in dealing with arguments in general.

This is the third in a series of articles about LSAT Formal Logic. In this article we’ll get some practice in using the contrapositive to get some easy points on the LSAT Test.

Once you have a handle on scope, you may suddenly find yourself tempted by contradctions on distortions on the LSAT test. These answers deal with the evidence in the argument, and are thus “in scope,” yet they go against what the author wrote or make bad connections that the author did not intend.

This series of lesson articles will deal with LSAT Arguments. Handling LSAT arguments is key to half of the test, the two LSAT Logical Reasoning sections. This lesson series covers the following articles:

Here you will find the dirtiest, lowest, sneakiest tricks the LSAT test uses to screw up an argument. The fallacies in this article are not as common on the LSAT test. Still, familiarity with these flaws will get you more points on test day.