LSAT Method of Reasoning Vocab

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a principle does not apply

a rule is not relevant, cannot use the rule in this specific situation

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something applies

something is relevant, can be used in this specific situation

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sole

only one

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offer a

provide a

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corresponding

something in another situation is similar to something in this situation, if X corresponds to Y, X acts similarly to Y, but they are in different contexts

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corresponds to

acts similarly to something else in a different situation

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on the basis of comparisons

using how two things are the same or different to prove your conclusion

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as a basis for

as a foundation to argue from

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disanalogous

not similar

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contending that

arguing that

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supposition / presupposition

assumption

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supposes / presupposes

assumes

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infers a

assumes something based on evidence

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guarantee the truth / falsity

prove something 100% true or false

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question the sufficiency of evidence

question whether there's enough evidence to prove the point

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remains unexplained

we still don't know about something

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merely

only (implies that the thing it's attached to is probably not enough to do what we need)

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inconsistent statements

the two statements contradict one another

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proposition

statement

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supposed (pronounced suppose-ED, likethe word "suppose"+ the beginning of"education")

poorly assumed, usually used as an adjective to throw shade

"the supposed cause" = the pretend cause

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demonstrating that

using evidence to show that

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restates

repeats

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treats an X as a Y

pretends that X is Y to try to prove their conclusion, this is a shady thing to do

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a property

a quality or characteristic of a thing

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scope

the world of whatever you're talking about (if you go outside the scope of an argument, you've gone too far off the deep end into irrelevancy)

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reasoning from X to Y

"from" introduces a premise, "to" introduces a conclusion"

reasoning from X to Y" means the answer choice is claiming X is a premise and Y is a conclusion

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analogy

saying X is like Y, then claiming a property of X applies to Y as well

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qualify / qualified

to limit a claim, a qualified claim has been limited in its scope to make it more reasonable

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implicit premise

assumption

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(general) principle

general rule, usually presented to guide a specific example

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counterargument

an argument against a given point, usually presented by the author to discredit something that "some people claim..."

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a given conclusion

not necessarily the conclusion of the stimulus overall, could be referring to the overall conclusion, but be on the lookout for it to refer to another conclusion discussed by the author in the course of the stimulus

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provide evidence

give reasons for something

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counter assertions

make an argument against something

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suggests its conclusion is incorrect

says the facts of the conclusion are not true

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questions the adequacy of a conclusion

says the conclusion being discussed has not been proven (this is different than saying the conclusion is untrue)

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phenomenon (singular) / phenomena (plural)

a thing! do not make this more complicated than a "thing" or a singular "event"

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a distinction

a difference between two things, usually pointed out by someone

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drawing a distinction

pointing out a difference between two things

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an instance

a specific example of something being discussed

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refute

tear down someone else's argument

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appeals to

looks to something to support their point

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clarify

make clearer

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purported

something that is claimed to be true, but might not be true (usually throws shade)

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Source Of These Terms

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0113/1695/3145/files/The_Uncut_Method_Vocab_List.pdf?11956627150048511110 and Ellen Cassidy's Elemental Prep!