LSAT LR Prep - Question Type Masterguide

What Family Does Must Be True Question Types Belong to?

Family 1 (prove/must be)

What is the purpose of Must Be True Questions?

Pick which MC must be true given information in the stimulus

Does Must Be True question types have a fact set or argument?

Fact Set

What is accepted and under suspect with Must Be True question types?

• Stimulus is accepted

• Answer choices under suspect

How do you tackle Must Be True question types?

Fact Test

Right Answers with Must Be True question types

1. Paraphrased answers

2. Combination Answers

Wrong answers with Must Be True question types

1. Possible true

2. Exaggerated answers

3. “new” information

4. Shell Game

5. Opposite answers

6. reversed answer

What family do the Most Strongly Supported question types belong to?

Family 1 (prove/must be)

What is the purpose of Most Strongly Supported question types?

Which MC most strongly supports the Fact Test of a given stimulus.

Essentially a version of Must Be True

Does Most Strongly Supported question types have an argument or fact set?

typically a fact set

What is accepted and under suspect with Most Strongly Supported question types

• The Stimulus is accepted

• Answer choices under suspect

How to tackle Most Strongly Supported question types

Fact Test

Wrong Answers in Most Strongly Supported question types

1. Possibly true.

2. exaggerated answers

3. “new” information

4. shell game

5. opposite answers

6. reverse answers

Correct Answers in Most Strongly Supported question types

1. Paraphrased answers

2. combiantion answers

What family do Main Point question types belong to?

family 1 (prove/must be true)

What is the purpose of Main Point question types?

to pick an AC that captures the main point of the author’s argument

Do Main Point question types have an argument or a fact set?

Argument

What is accepted and under suspect in Main Point question types?

• Stimulus accepted

• Answer choices under suspect

Techniques in tackling Main Point question types

1. Fact Test

2. Conclusion identification Method

Right Answers in Main Point question types

1. Rephrased Conclusion

2. Answers that repeat the premises.

Wrong Answers in Main Point question types

ACs that fail to capture the conclusion

Which family does Fill in the Blank question types belong to?

An offshoot of family 1

How to Tackle Conditional Reasoning Question Types

1. Diagramming

2. The Unless Equation

Valid Inferences in Conditional Reasoning Question Types

1. Repeat Form

2. Contrapositive

Invalid Inferences in Conditional Reasoning Question Types

1. Mistaken reversal

2. Mistaken negation

What family does Weaken Question types belong to?

Family 3 (weaken)

What is the purpose of Weaken Question types?

to be able to weaken the author’s argument, not completely destroy

Do Weaken Question types have an argument or fact set?

Argument

What is accepted and under suspect in Weaken Question types?

• Answer choices accepted

• Stimulus under suspect

Techniques to use in Weaken Question types

1. ACERS

How to Tackle Weaken Question types

1. Identify the conclusion

2. Prephrase potential answers

3. ACERS

Correct answers in Weaken Question types

1. Incomplete info

2. Improper comparison

3. Overly broad conclusions

Wrong answers in Weaken Question types

1. Opposite answers

2. shell game

3. Out of scope answers

What family does Strengthen Question Types belong to?

Family 2 (Help)

What is the purpose of Strengthen Question Types?

To help strengthen the author’s argument at and degree (1-100)

Does Strengthen Question Types have an argument or fact set?

argument

How to Tackle Strengthen Question Types

1. Identify the conclusion

2. Personalize it

3. Look for weaknesses

4. ACERS

Right answers in Strengthen Question Types

ACERS

Wrong answers in Strengthen Question Types

1. opposite answers

2. shell game

3. out of scope answers

What family does Justify the Conclusion belong to?

Family 2 (help)

What is the purpose of Justify the Conclusion questions

Requires you to select the AC that proves the author’s conclusion 100%

Which sufficient assumption is necessary?

Techniques to use in Justify the Conclusion questions

1. Justify Formula

2. Mechanistic Approach

3. ACERS

What family do Assumption Questions belong to?

Family 2 (help)

What is the purpose of Assumption Questions

figuring out the author’s mindset in determining which assumption they made in the construction of their argument

Techniques to tackle Assumption Questions

1. The supporter/defender model

2. The Assumption negation technique

3. ACERS

Which family do Flawed Assumption questions belong to?

Offshoot of family 2

Purpose of Flawed Assumption questions

requires you to select an AC that identifies the flawed assumption made by the author.

techniques to tackle Flawed Assumption questions

• The supporter/defender model

• Assumption negation technique

right answers in Flawed Assumption questions

typically supporter assumption

What family does Resolve the paradox questions belong to?

Family 2 (help)

What is the purpose of Resolve the paradox questions?

To pick an AC that allows both elements of the paradox to coexist

Do Resolve the paradox questions have a fact set or argument?

Fact set

What is under suspect and what is accepted in Resolve the paradox questions?

• Answer Choices are accepted

• Stimulus under suspect

Techniques to tackle Resolve the paradox questions

Active resolution

Wrong Answers in Resolve the paradox questions

1. ACs that explain one side of the paradox

What family do Method of Reasoning questions belong to?

Family 1 (prove/must be true)

Purpose of Method of Reasoning questions

to pick an AC that best describes the method used by the author to make the argument.

Moreso about process rather than content

Technique to tackle Method of Reasoning questions

Fact Test that describes the process

Wrong answers in Method of Reasoning questions

1. New element questions (new info not allowed)

2. Half wrong/half right

3. exaggerated answers

4. opposite answers

5. shell answers

What family do Flaw in the Reasoning questions belong to?

Family 1 (prove/must be true)

Purpose of Flaw in the Reasoning questions

your job is to find the flaw in the reasoning used to make the conclusion

Technique in tackling Flaw in the Reasoning questions

The Big 16

What family do Parallel Reasoning Questions belong to?

Family 1 (prove/must be true)

Purpose of Parallel Reasoning Questions

pick an AC that contains reasoning most similar in structure/process to the reasoning in the stimulus.

Techniques in tackling Parallel Reasoning Questions

1. The Abstract Facts Test

2. Elemental Attack

3. The Test of Abstraction

How to Tackle Parallel Reasoning Questions

1. Find the conclusion

2. Note the premises

3. Note the method of reasoning

4. Similar language in the conclusion in ACs may be correct

What Family do Parallel Flaw Questions belong to?

Family 1 (prove/must be true)

Purpose of Parallel Flaw Questions

to pick an AC that parallels the flawed reasoning made in the stimulus

techniques in tackling Parallel Flaw Questions

1. The Abstract test

2. Elemental Attack

3. The test of abstraction

What are Numbers and Percentage question types?

• Typically add-ons to other question types

• Can be its own question

Aspects of Numbers and Percentage question types

1. Total

2. A number in the total

3. A percentage

Realities in Numbers and Percentage question types

1. Increasing % does not lead to increasing #

2. Decreasing % does not lead to decreasing #

3. Increasing # does not lead to increasing %

4. Decreasing # does not lead to decreasing %

5. Large # doesn’t mean large %, and small doesn’t # leads to small %.

6. Large % doesn’t means large #, and small % doesn’t leads to small #.

Which family do Evaluate the Argument questions belong to?

hybrid mix of families 2 and 3

purpose of Evaluate the Argument questions

requires you to consider the question, stat, or piece of info made in the AC that would best determine how good or bad the author’s argument is

What is under suspect and accepted in Evaluate the Argument questions

• Answer choices accepted

• Stimulus under suspect

Techniques to tackle Evaluate the Argument questions

The Variance Test

What family do Cannot Be True Questions belong to?

Family 4 (disprove)

purpose of Cannot Be True Questions

to pick an AC that cannot be true or is most weakened by the stimulus

What is under suspect and what is accepted in Cannot Be True Questions?

• Stimulus accepted

• Answer choices under suspect

Techniques to tackle Cannot Be True Questions

1. The stimulus/answer relationship

2. The ALL vs PART Conflict

Which family do Point at Issue/Agreement Questions belong to?

Family 1 (prove/must be true)

What is the purpose of Point at Issue/Agreement Questions?

stimulus is composed of two speakers, to which you pick the AC that captures the point at issue or agreement between the two speakers, or a statement they would agree or disagree on.

Do Point at Issue/Agreement Questions have an argument or a fact set?

An argument (one for each speaker)

What is accepted and under suspect in Point at Issue/Agreement Questions?

• Stimulus accepted

• Answer choices under suspect

Techniques to tackle Point at Issue/Agreement Questions

• The Agree/Disagree Test

• The Agree/Agree Test

Wrong Answers in Point at Issue/Agreement Questions

1. Ethical vs Factual

2. Dual Agreement/Disagreement (in point at issue)

3. The View of One Speaker is Unknown

What is the purpose of Principle Questions?

Principal questions are typically add-ons to other question types

Functionally, you take a principle made in the stimulus and apply it depending on the question