Flashcards: LSAT Question Types
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hondaredrider42 on August 12, 2010
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LSAT Question Types.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What is the author's main point? | Main Point |
| The main conclusion drawn in the author's argument is that... | Main Point |
| The argument is structured to lead to which one of the following conclusions? | Main Point |
| Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies? | Necessary Assumption |
| The argument above assumes which of the following? | Necessary Assumption |
| The writer's argument depends upon assuming which of the following? | Necessary Assumption |
| Which one of the following, if assumed, would enable the conclusion to be properly drawn? | Sufficient Assumption |
| The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed? | Sufficient Assumption |
| Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's conclusion? | Weaken |
| Which of the following statements, if true, would most call into question the results achieved by the scientists? | Weaken |
| Which one of the following statements, if true, would most support the author's conclusion? | Strengthen |
| Which one of the following statements, if true, would strengthen the author's argument? | Strengthen |
| Which of the following principles, if established, justifies the conclusion drawn in the argument above? | Strengthen |
| Which one of the following provides the best resolution to the apparent paradox described by the committee member? | Resolve/Explain |
| Which one of the following statements, if true, would explain the discrepancy found by the scientists? | Resolve/Explain |
| Which one of the following statements can be validly inferred from the information above? | Inference |
| If the statements above are true, then which of the following must also be true? | Inference |
| Which one of the following conclusions can be validly drawn from the passage above? | Inference |
| The argument proceeds by...Leah responds to Kevin by doing which one of the following? | Reasoning |
| The method the activist uses to object to the developer's argument is to... | Reasoning |
| Dr. Jacobs does which of the following? | Reasoning |
| Which of the following indicates a flaw in the author's reasoning? | Flaw |
| A criticism of the argument would most likely emphasize that it... | Flaw |
| The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument... | Flaw |
| The argument above relies on which of the following questionable techniques? | Flaw |
| The reasoning above most closely conforms to which of the following principles? | Principle Match |
| Which one of the following examples conforms most closely to the principle given in the argument above? | Principle Match |
| Which one of the following is most similar in reasoning to the argument above? | Parallel-the-Reasoning |
| The flawed pattern of reasoning exhibited by the arguments above is most paralleled by that in which of the following? | Parallel-the-Reasoning |
| Which one of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above? | Inference |