Powerful Questions - LSAT

Weaken

• Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?

• Which one of the following, if true, most tends to undermine the argument?

Looking for: The most powerful thing you can find to destroy the argument’s conclusion.

Strengthen

• Which one of the following, if true, most helps to strengthen the argument?

• Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

• Which one of the following principles, if valid, most strongly supports the reasoning above?

• Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the argument?

Looking for: The most powerful thing you can find to help the argument’s conclusion.

Sufficient Assumption (SA)

• The conclusion drawn above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

• The argument’s conclusion can be properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

• Which one of the following is an assumption that would allow the conclusion above to be properly drawn?

Looking for: The most powerful thing you can find to prove the conclusion 100% valid.

Counter

• Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest counter Laila can make to Timothy’s objection?

• Which one of the following, if true, would provide Sina with the strongest counter to Gabriela’s response?

Looking for: The most powerful thing the first speaker could say to destroy the second speaker’s argument.

Contradiction

• If the statements above are true, then on the basis of them which one of the following cannot be true?

• If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT:

• The information above, if accurate, can best be used as evidence against which one of the following hypotheses?

Looking for: The thing that contradicts literal words from the stimulus.

Evaluate

• Which one of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to judge whether what the scientist subsequently learned calls into question the hypothesis?

• The answer to which one of the following would be the most helpful in determining whether William’s argument could be logically defended against Marianna’s objection?

• The answer to which one of the following questions is most relevant to evaluating the conclusion drawn above?

• Which one of the following would it be most relevant to investigate in evaluating the conclusion of the argument?

Looking for: A powerful pop quiz for the argument’s validity. Go find something that asks about whether the Loophole is true in the answer choices.

Resolution

• Which one of the following, if true, does most to explain the surprising result?

• Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?

• Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox?

• Which one of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?

Looking for: The most powerful thing you can find to make the Paradox make sense.