Logic Games Flashcards
What is the Kaplan Logic Games Method?
Read the overview of the LSAT logic game and answer the key questions (SEAL), make a sketch of the action, read the rules, make deductions (BLEND), go to the questions.
What does SEAL stand for, and when do you use it?
Situation, Entities, Action and Limitations. Identifying these helps you know what type of game you’re dealing with, the original numbers of the game (always significant, even when they are not clear), and any other complications that will make the sketch harder. Use it when doing an overview of the logic game.
How can the rules of a logic game be helpful?
Ask what the rules tell you, and ask what the rule is missing or doesn’t tell you. See if any rules can fit directly into the sketch.
What does BLEND stand for and when do you use it?
Blocs of entities/Limited Options/Established Entities/Numbers/Duplications. Use BLEND when making deductions in a logic game.
How should you go about answering the different questions of a logic game?
Remember that for “if” questions, your impulse should be to draw a new sketch for each question, but if you don’t, you should never be writing on your master sketch. Keep complete and accurate list and “if” questions that change a rule for last.
What’s a good strategy for the logic games section?
Triaging - at the beginning of each LG section, take 30-60 seconds to choose game order. Factors to consider: game type, familiarity, personal preference, complications in the overview, formal logic in the rules, number of questions, number of rules. Go for what you are comfortable with FIRST!
