LSAT prep

Question 1

Argument

Answer 1

Premise and conclusions

Question 2

Premise set

Answer 2

Non-contradictory premises

Question 3

Paradox

Answer 3

Contradictory premises

Question 4

Debate

Answer 4

Two speakers

Question 5

CLIR

Answer 5

Controversy, Loophole, Inference, Resolution

Question 6

CLIR tasks

Answer 6

Debate > Controversy
Argument > Loophole
Premise Set > Inference
Paradox > Resolution

Question 7

Premises are…

Answer 7

Premises are the evidence. Premises support conclusions.

Question 8

Conclusions are…

Answer 8

Conclusions are the claim. Conclusions rely on premises.

Conclusions are the judgments the author makes.

Question 9

because

Answer 9

premise

Question 10

for

Answer 10

premise

Question 11

since

Answer 11

premise

Question 12

as

Answer 12

premise

Question 13

given that

Answer 13

premise

Question 14

therefore

Answer 14

conclusion

Question 15

thus

Answer 15

conclusion

Question 16

accordingly

Answer 16

conclusion

Question 17

hence

Answer 17

conclusion

Question 18

consequently

Answer 18

conclusion

Question 19

it follows that

Answer 19

conclusion

Question 20

so

Answer 20

conclusion

Question 21

Inference

Answer 21

Are not part of an argument. Inferences are something we come up with from a Premise Set. An Inference is a valid conclusion you design yourself, not a conclusion inside an argument.

“Avocados and gingerbread both contain nitrogen. Nitrogen is an element.”

Inference: Avocados and gingerbread have an element in common.

Question 22

Intermediate conclusion (subsidiary conclusions or sub-conclusions)

Answer 22

Fulfills the argumentative role of both premise and conclusion. It both supports the argument’s main conclusion and is supports by its premises.

Intermediate conclusion supports the main conclusion. The main conclusion is proven with the help of the intermediate conclusion.

Question 23

What is the negation of NOT NECESSARILY TRUE?

Answer 23

MUST BE TRUE

Question 24

What is the Equivalent of COULD BE TRUE?

Answer 24

NOT NECESSARILY FALSE

Question 25

What is the Negation of CANNOT BE FALSE?

Answer 25

COULD BE FALSE

Question 26

What is the Equivalent of CANNOT BE TRUE?

Answer 26

NOT NECESSARILY TRUE

Question 27

What is the Equivalent of NOT NECESSARILY TRUE?

Answer 27

COULD BE TRUE

Question 28

Sufficient Condition

Answer 28

The “if” part of the conditional is called the sufficient condition.

The sufficient condition is a door opener. It’s welcoming.

Question 29

Conditional Reasoning

Answer 29

Conditional reasoning is the art of the if/then. If one thing happens, then another thing must happen.

Question 30

Necessary Condition

Answer 30

The “then” part of the conditional is called the necessary condition.

The necessary condition slams the door that the sufficient condition opens. It is a place of certainly. It has to occur at some point if the conditional relationship is activated. You can prove things that live in the necessary condition.