Logical Reasoning

Question 1

On average, how much time do you have to complete each question?

Answer 1

• Logical Reasoning: 1 minute and 25 seconds per question
• Logic Games: 8 minutes and 45 seconds per game
• Reading Comprehension: 8 minutes and 45 seconds per passage

Question 2

Must Be True/Most Supported

Answer 2

Question Type - Identify the answer choice best proven by the information in the stimulus

Question 3

Main Point

Answer 3

Question Type - Find the primary conclusion

Question 4

Point at Issue/Point of Agreement

Answer 4

Question Type - Identify a point of contention between two speakers. The questions appear almost exclusively with two-speaker stimuli.

Question 5

Assumption

Answer 5

Identify an assumption of the author’s argument

Question 6

Justify the Conclusion

Answer 6

Supply a piece of information that, when added to the premises, proves the conclusion

Question 7

Strengthen/Support

Answer 7

Select the answer choice that provides support for the author’s argument or strengthens it in some way

Question 8

Resolve the Paradox

Answer 8

The stimulus contains a discrepancy or seeming contradiction. You must find the answer choice that best resolves the situation.

Question 9

Weaken

Answer 9

Attack or undermine the author’s argument

Question 10

Method of Reasoning

Answer 10

Describe, in abstract terms, the way in which the author made his or her argument

Question 11

Flaw in the Reasoning

Answer 11

Describe, in abstract terms, the error of reasoning committed by the author

Question 12

Parallel Reasoning/Parallel Flaw

Answer 12

Identify the answer choice that contains reasoning most similar in structure to the reasoning presented in the stimulus

Question 13

Evaluate the Argument

Answer 13

You must decide which answer choice will allow you to determine the logical validity of the argument

Question 14

Cannot Be True

Answer 14

Identify the answer choice that cannot be true or is most weakened based on the information in the stimulus

Question 15

How do you weaken a conditional conclusion?

Answer 15

To weaken a conditional conclusion, attack the necessary condition by showing that the necessary condition does not need to occur in order for the sufficient condition to occur. This can be achieved by presenting a counterexample or by presenting information that shows that the sufficient condition can occur without the necessary condition

Question 16

Classical Combination: When you have conditional reasoning in the stimulus and a Weaken question, what should you look for in an answer choice?

Answer 16

Immediately look for an answer that attacks the idea that the necessary condition is required