LSAT Question Stems

which of the following, if true

strengthen

most helps to justify/support

strengthen

which of the following if true/assumed

SA

enable the conclusion to be properly drawn/justify the conclusion

SA

the conclusion follows logically if

SA

which of the following, if true

counter

evaluate

resoluation

in response to

counter

if the statements above are true

contradiction

must be false

contradiction

cannot be true

contradiction

violate the principle

contradiction

could be true EXCEPT

contradiction

the answer to which of the following questions

evaluate

evaluate the argument/the conclusion

evaluate

most helpful to know

evaluate

most relevant to evaluating

evaluate

most helps to explain/account for

resolution

discrepancy/paradox/conflict/surprising result

resolution

main point

conclusion

if the statement above is true/from the statement above

inference

must be true/follows logically

inference

properly concluded/properly drawn

inference

the statements above, if true/by the statements above

MSS

most strongly suggests

MSS

completes

fill in

concludes

fill in

point at issue

controversy

point of diagreement

controversy

disagree/differing opinions

controversy

agree on

agreement

point of agreement

agreement

committed to agreeing

agreement

assumes/assumption

NA

the conclusion does not follow unless

NA

depends/required/relies

NA

argument proceeds by

method

argumentative techniques

method

method of reasoning

method

strategy of argumentation

method

responds by

method

describes

method

role in the argument

argument part

functions in the argument

argument part

the reference to/the statement that

argument part

quoting a phrase from the stimulus

argument part

flaw/flawed

classic flaw

most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that

classic flaw

questionable technique employed

classic flaw

the reasoning in the argument/the reasoning above

classic flaw

most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it mistakenly presumes

loophole flaw

most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider/establish

loophole flaw

most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it presumes without providing sufficient justification

loophole flaw

most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it takes for granted

loophole flaw

most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it overlooks the possibility that

loophole flaw

propositions

principle conform

most closely conforms

principle conform

illustrate

principle conform

situation/example

principle conform

parallel

parallel reasoning

parallel flaw

most similar

parallel reasoning

pattern of reasoning

parallel reasoning

parallel flaw

analogy

parallel reasoning

parallel flaw

dubious/questionable/faulty

parallel flaw