LSAT LOGIC REASONING

Question 1

Define “Fails To Consider”

Answer 1

author forgets to think about something they need to think about

Question 2

Define “ Takes for Granted”

Answer 2

author assumes some sort of connection that does not exist

Question 3

Define “A piece =/ the puzzle”

Answer 3

means to overreach in trying to justify a conclusion

Question 4

The 3 flaw types in “a piece=/ the puzzle”

Answer 4

• overvalue a trait
• overvalue an opinion
• overvalue a sample set

Question 5

Define “necessary”

Answer 5

used to reach a conclusion, but are not, by themselves, enough to prove definitely

Question 6

Define “sufficient”

Answer 6

trait that is enough to justify conclusion

Question 7

What are the four stimulus types?

Answer 7

• Debate
• Argument
• Premise Set
• Paradox

Question 8

What is CLIR?

Answer 8

• helps to know how you will attack the question
• Debate = Controversy
• Argument = Loophole
• Premise Set = Inference
• Paradox = Resolution

Question 9

What is a Premise?

Answer 9

-These are the facts, the evidence
- We accept premise, we do not question them

Question 10

What are some premise indicators?

Answer 10

B - because
F - for
S - since
A - as
G - given that

Question 11

What are some conclusions indicators?

Answer 11

T - therefore
H - hence
A - accordingly
T - thus
C - consequently
I - it follows that
S - so

Question 12

What are some sufficient indicators?

Answer 12

• If
• When(ever)
• Any(time)
• All
• Every(time)
• In order to
• People who
• Each

Question 13

What are some necessary indicators?

Answer 13

• Then
• Must
• Necessary
• Required
• Only (if)
• Depends
• Need (to)
• Have to
• Essential
• Precondition

Question 14

What is Bad Conditional Reasoning?

Answer 14

Author reads the conditionals supplied in the premises incorrectly

Question 15

What is Bad Causal Reasoning?

Answer 15

Author sees two things are correlated and concludes that one of those things cause the other

Question 16

What is Whole-to-Part or Part-to-Whole?

Answer 16

• 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

Question 17

What is overgeneralization?

Answer 17

• 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.”

Question 18

What are some Survey Problems?

Answer 18

• Biased Sample
• Survey liars
• Biased Questions
• Small Sample Size

Question 19

What is false starts?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What is the possibly =/ certainty?

Answer 20

• lack of evidence =/ evidence of lacking
• proof of evidence =/ evidence of proof