LSAT info Flashcards
When a question asks for that which CBF:
Look for:
- Find that which can be false
- Eliminate MBT
When a question asks for an answer that CBT:
Look for:
- Possibly true answers
- Elminate MBF
Assumptions
- Minor flaw
- a gap between P & C
- S.t. the author believes but probably should not–not stated, not proved
With assumption questions the POE should include what kind of answers?
- That are irrelevant to the conclusion
- Are too vague
- Are stuck in the evidence
With Necessary assumptions what do you need to do: prove or match the conclusion?
Match it!
Watch for neutral language in your POE and select the one with it.
Assumptions are essential to arguments such that:
argument→assumption
~assumption→~argument
With Sufficient assumptions:
Always look to prove them.
Ask: “Will this new information prove the conclusion?”
Negate the following:
sometimes
Never
Negate the following:
Never
Sometimes
Negate the following:
Most
Not Most
Negate the following:
Always
Not Always
Negate the following:
None
Some
Negate the following:
are
Aren’t
Negate the following:
helps
does not help/hurts
Negate the following:
contains more than
does not contain more than
