General Questions

Question 1

What are the 2 main skill building goals for taking the LSAT?

Answer 1

1. Understanding LSAT language; what is the question actually asking?
2. Understanding the arguments and what the speaker is trying to persuade.

Question 2

what’s the main skill in understanding LSAT language?

Answer 2

finding the claims within the passage

Question 3

what tool can you use to develop your skills in finding the claims?

Answer 3

Finding the bullseye/the bullseye method

Question 4

What is the bullseye method?

Answer 4

finding the core of every sentence. the rest of the bullseye is the other info relating to the core
core=main subject (person/thing) and main verb (what are they doing)

Question 5

What are the two main skills you should develop in order to improve in understanding arguments on the LSAT?

Answer 5

1. Recognizing relations of support that are held between claims.
2. Finding the conclusion of the passage

Question 6

What is the tool you can use to develop your skills in Recognizing relations of support?

Answer 6

The skeptics perspective

Question 7

Explain the skeptics perspective.

Answer 7

looking at each answer with the scope if “why should i believe that?” in hopes that it will give you more clarity on the answer choices.

Question 8

What are the tools used in developing your skills in finding the conclusion within a passage?

Answer 8

1. Signal Words
2. The So-Test

Question 9

Explain the signal words tool.

Answer 9

being able to point out the words that indicate there is an argument present

Question 10

Name as many signal words as you can

Answer 10

therefore Given that
So, assuming that
Consequently
Thus
For this reason
as a result

Question 11

name as many words indicating SUPPORT.

Answer 11

Because
As
Since
Due to the fact that
For this reason
For

Question 12

What is the definition of an argument?

Answer 12

A set of claims where some claims function to support main claim or conclusion

Question 13

what is an intermediate conclusion?

Answer 13

a conclusion that supports the main conclusion. a stepping stone to the ultimate conclusion

Question 14

Describe the So-Test tool.

Answer 14

insert “so” in between claims and see if it makes sense. a conclusion doesn’t always conclude the paragraph so watch for claims and use this to
your advantage. it HAS to conclude a chain of support

Question 15

What is the purpose of conditional logic?

Answer 15

sharpens the argument up and is used to clarify important logical relationships within the text.

Question 16

what main tool is used in conditional logic statements?

Answer 16

If-then machines. X must equal Y (if something goes in, the thing coming out has to be true).

Question 17

What are the three types of Conditional logic statements?

Answer 17

1. Universal, can be said in many ways.
2. Simple conditionals, using “if”
3. “Only” conditionals, using only.