LSAT: Conditional Statement Keywords

Rules (Side of Equation)

Subject following these terms go on Left Side/are Sufficient

Universals (Side of Equation)

Subject following these terms go on Left Side/are Sufficient

Guarantees (Side of Equation)

Subject following these terms go on Right Side/are Necessary

Requirements (Side of Equation)

Subject following these terms go on Right Side/are Necessary

If

Left/Sufficient

When

Left/Sufficient

Whenever

Left/Sufficient

The Only

Left/Sufficient

All

Left/Sufficient

Each

Left/Sufficient

Any

Left/Sufficient

Every

Left/Sufficient

No*

Left/Sufficient & applies to second part of stmt

Ensures

Right/Necessary

Implies

Right/Necessary

Leads to

Right/Necessary

Will

Right/Necessary

Always

Right/Necessary

Only

Right/Necessary

Only If

Right/Necessary

Requires

Right/Necessary

Must

Right/Necessary

Necessitates

Right/Necessary

Depends on

Right/Necessary

Relies on

Right/Necessary

Unless

Right/Necessary

Until

Right/Necessary

Without

Right/Necessary

If, When, Whenever, The Only

Rules (Left/Sufficient)

All, Each, Any, Every, No

Universals (Left/Sufficient)

Ensures, Implies, Leads to, Will, Always

Guarantees (Right/Necessary)

Only, Only if, Requires, Must, Necessitates, Depends on, Relies on, Unless, Until, Without

Requirements (Right/Necessary)

No camels attend law school

Camel → Attend Law School

Eddie can’t go to Legoland until he feeds his rabbit

Legoland → Feed Rabbit

Without Rashida’s positive attitude, this would have been a disaster.

positive attitude → disaster

Happiness is never achieved unless love or passion is present.

Happiness → Love or Passion

Paloma is annoyed when people interrupt.

People Interrupt → Paloma Annoyed

Enjoying fudge implies an enjoyment of sugar.

Enjoying fudge → Enjoying sugar

No cowards play volleyball

coward → play volleyball

Unless you apologize, I’m going to quit game.

quit → apologize

Real men never shy away from yogurt

shy away from yogurt → real man