LSAT LOGIC REASONING Flashcards
Define “Fails To Consider”
author forgets to think about something they need to think about
Define “ Takes for Granted”
author assumes some sort of connection that does not exist
Define “A piece =/ the puzzle”
means to overreach in trying to justify a conclusion
The 3 flaw types in “a piece=/ the puzzle”
- overvalue a trait
- overvalue an opinion
- overvalue a sample set
Define “necessary”
used to reach a conclusion, but are not, by themselves, enough to prove definitely
Define “sufficient”
trait that is enough to justify conclusion
What are the four stimulus types?
- Debate
- Argument
- Premise Set
- Paradox
What is CLIR?
- helps to know how you will attack the question
- Debate = Controversy
- Argument = Loophole
- Premise Set = Inference
- Paradox = Resolution
What is a Premise?
-These are the facts, the evidence
- We accept premise, we do not question them
What are some premise indicators?
B - because
F - for
S - since
A - as
G - given that
What are some conclusions indicators?
T - therefore
H - hence
A - accordingly
T - thus
C - consequently
I - it follows that
S - so
What are some sufficient indicators?
- If
- When(ever)
- Any(time)
- All
- Every(time)
- In order to
- People who
- Each
What are some necessary indicators?
- Then
- Must
- Necessary
- Required
- Only (if)
- Depends
- Need (to)
- Have to
- Essential
- Precondition
What is Bad Conditional Reasoning?
Author reads the conditionals supplied in the premises incorrectly
What is Bad Causal Reasoning?
Author sees two things are correlated and concludes that one of those things cause the other
What is Whole-to-Part or Part-to-Whole?
- Author assumes a member of a category has a property, so the category itself also has the property.
- Author assumes a category has a property, so that a member of that category also has that property
What is overgeneralization?
- Author talks about something having a property, concludes that a bunch of other things also have that property
- “Sophia was quite clever in her paper about shark anatomy. So Sophia is a clever person.”
What are some Survey Problems?
- Biased Sample
- Survey liars
- Biased Questions
- Small Sample Size
What is false starts?
Researcher has two groups, assumes at the start of the study both groups are the same in all levels, except those pointed out in study. Researcher concludes the differences are based on the difference the study was focused on
What is the possibly =/ certainty?
- lack of evidence =/ evidence of lacking
- proof of evidence =/ evidence of proof
