Logical Reasoning
Every argument has this — the statement the author is trying to prove.
What is a conclusion?
Every RC passage has one of these — a sentence that sums up the author's overall message.
What is the main point?
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What is 180?
This word means something that MUST be true — you can't pick "could be true" answers for these questions.
What is "must be true"?
Every argument needs at least one of these to support the conclusion.
What is a premise?
This question type asks you to find a fact that makes the argument fall apart.
What is a Weaken question?
If the author uses words like "unfortunately" or "remarkably," this tells you the author's what?
What is tone or point of view?
The lowest possible score on the LSAT.
What is 120?
On the LSAT, an "inference" means this — not a guess.
What is something that must be true based on the evidence?
When an argument has a gap between its evidence and conclusion, this is what's missing.
What is an assumption?
This question type asks you to find a fact that makes the argument stronger.
What is a strengthen question?
RC passages are always this length — one screen, not a whole book
What is one to five paragraphs / a short passage?
The number of answer choices on every LSAT question.
What is five?
If a question asks what is "most strongly supported," you should pick an answer that does this.
What is staying close to the passage/sticking to what the evidence supports?
If the conclusion says "always" but the evidence only shows "sometimes," this is the type of problem.
What is an overgeneralization?
Signal words like "therefore," "thus," and "so" point to this part of an argument.
What is the conclusion?
This type of RC question asks you to find something directly stated in the passage
What is a Detail question?
True or false: you lose points for wrong answers on the LSAT.
What is false?
This common LSAT term means a condition that guarantees a result — "if X, then Y."
What is a sufficient condition?
The word "however" or "but" in a passage usually signals this is coming next.
What is a counterpoint or contrasting idea?
Signal words like "because," "since," and "given that" point to this part of an argument.
What are premises?
The LSAT's Reading Comprehension section has this many passages
What is four?
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What is the LSAC?
This common LSAT term means something that must be present for a result — "no X, no Y."
What is a necessary condition?
An argument that assumes what it's trying to prove is guilty of this flaw.
What is circular reasoning?