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Lsat Logical Reasoning

This document breaks down the different types of questions that appear in the Logical Reasoning section of standardized tests into three categories: 1. Argument-based questions that require critical evaluation of arguments, which make up the majority of questions. These include identifying flaws, weakening arguments, and identifying assumptions. 2. Argument-based questions that do not require critical evaluation and instead focus on understanding the argument. 3. Outlier question types that are not centered on arguments such as making inferences, explaining concepts, and identifying disagreements.

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Lsat Logical Reasoning

This document breaks down the different types of questions that appear in the Logical Reasoning section of standardized tests into three categories: 1. Argument-based questions that require critical evaluation of arguments, which make up the majority of questions. These include identifying flaws, weakening arguments, and identifying assumptions. 2. Argument-based questions that do not require critical evaluation and instead focus on understanding the argument. 3. Outlier question types that are not centered on arguments such as making inferences, explaining concepts, and identifying disagreements.

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Logical

Reasoning Question Types

There are various ways to break down and organize the different types of ques-
tions that appear in the Logical Reasoning section. This infographic represents
one effective way to do it.

Argument-based questions that


require us to be critical...

Basic Assumption

Strengthen the
Required Argument
Assumption Match the Flaw

Conform to/
Supporting
Principle Weaken
the
Identify Argument

the
Flaw

Sufficient
Assumption
Match the Reasoning

Method of Reasoning

Argument-based questions
that do not...
Identify the Conclusion

Identify the Role

Outliers...
Identify the Disagreement
Inference

Explain
This
Give an Example

Argument-based questions that


require us to be critical...

Identify the Flaw (6-10)* Basic Assumption (0-1)


Weaken the Argument (3-6) Match the Flaw (2)
Required Assumption (2-8) Conform to/Supporting Principle (3-5)
Strengthen the Argument (2-5) Sufficient Assumption (1-4)

* Number indicates the amount of that question type that you can expect in both Logical
Reasoning sections combined, per recent history.

The majority of questions require us to be critical of the reasoning in an argu-


ment, and an even greater majority of the most difficult questions require this
of us. For each of the question types listed above, the stimulus will present us
with reasons given to justify a point. In each instance, the reasoning given will
not justify the point made. Our job is to understand why it does not, and to re-
act in the specific way that the question stem prescribes.

Argument-based questions that do not


require us to be critical...

Method of Reasoning (0-2) Identify the Role (0-4)


Match the Reasoning (0-2) Identify the Conclusion (1-3)

A small minority of questions present us with an argument in the stimulus, but


do not require that we critically evaluate that argument. For these questions,
our job is simply to understand the argument correctly. In many ways, these
questions work as a counterpoint to those mentioned above. Very often, the
most tempting wrong answers are ones that represent our judgement or bias
about the argument. For these questions, it’s important to stay as objective as
possible.

Outliers

Inference (5-9) Give an Example (0-3)


Explain This (2-5) Identify the Disagreement (0-2)

Finally, a minority of questions are not centered on understanding the argu-


ments within a stimulus. These outlier questions each require something
unique from us. However, these questions also require many of the very same
skills that argument-based questions do.

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