LSAT Logical Reasoning Question Types: A Comprehensive Guide, Exams of Nursing

A detailed overview of the different question types encountered in the lsat logical reasoning section. It outlines the key characteristics, question stem examples, and common strategies for each type, including must be true, main point, point at issue, assumption, justify the conclusion, strengthen/support, resolve the paradox, weaken, method of reasoning, flaw in the reasoning, parallel reasoning, evaluate the argument, cannot be true. This guide is valuable for lsat test preparation, offering insights into the structure and logic of the exam's reasoning questions.

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LSAT Thirteen Logical Reasoning
Question Types
Must Be True/Most Supported correct answersThis category is simply known as "Must Be True". Must Be
True questions ask you to identify the answer choice that is best proven by the information in the
stimulus. Questions Stem examples:
INFERRED MEANS "must BE true"
"If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?"
"Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?"
Main Point correct answersMain Point questions are a variant of Must Be True questions. As you might
expect, a Main Point question asks you to find the primary conclusion made by the author. Questions
stem example:
"The main Point of the argument is that"
Point at Issue correct answersPoint at Issue Question require you to identify a point of contention
between two speakers, and thus these questions appear almost exclusively with two speaker stimuli.
Question stem example:
"Larew and Mendota disagree about whether"
Assumption correct answersThese questions ask you to identify an assumption of the author's argument.
Question Stem example:
"Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?
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LSAT Thirteen Logical Reasoning

Question Types

Must Be True/Most Supported correct answersThis category is simply known as "Must Be True". Must Be True questions ask you to identify the answer choice that is best proven by the information in the stimulus. Questions Stem examples: INFERRED MEANS "must BE true" "If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?" "Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?" Main Point correct answersMain Point questions are a variant of Must Be True questions. As you might expect, a Main Point question asks you to find the primary conclusion made by the author. Questions stem example: "The main Point of the argument is that" Point at Issue correct answersPoint at Issue Question require you to identify a point of contention between two speakers, and thus these questions appear almost exclusively with two speaker stimuli. Question stem example: "Larew and Mendota disagree about whether" Assumption correct answersThese questions ask you to identify an assumption of the author's argument. Question Stem example: "Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?

Justify the Conclusion correct answersJustify the Conclusion questions ask you to supply a piece of information that, when added to the premises, proves the conclusion. Question Stem Example: "Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion above to be properly drawn?" Strengthen/Support correct answersThese questions ask you to select the answer choice that provides support for the author's argument or strengthens it in some way. Question stem examples: "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument ?" "Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the statement above?" Resolve the Paradox correct answersEvery Resolve the Paradox stimulus contains a discrepancy or seeming contradiction. You must find the answer choice that best resolves the situation. Question stem example: "Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?" Weaken correct answersWeaken questions ask you to attack or undermine the author's argument. Question stem example: "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?" Method of Reasoning correct answersMethod of Reasoning questions ask you to describe, in abstract terms, the way in which the author made his or her argument. Question stem example: "PROCEEDS" "Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?" Flaw in the Reasoning correct answersFlaw in the Reasoning questions ask you to describe the technique of reasoning used above?" The Question Stem Example: