LSAT Logical Reasoning Question Types and Examples
"The argument assumes which one of the following?"
Assumption Question
"The conclusion cited does not follow unless"
Assumption Question
"The conclusion in the passage above relies on which one of the following assumptions?"
Assumption Question
"The position taken above presupposes which one of the following?"
Assumption Question
"Which one of the following is an assumption of which the argument depends?"
Assumption Question
"If the statements above are true and the archaeologists' hypothesis is correct, which one of the following CANNOT be true?"
Cannot Be True
"If the statements above are true, then which one of the following must be false?"
Cannot Be True
"In which one of the following situations is the principle expressed most clearly violated?"
Cannot Be True
"The argument can most reasonably be interpreted as an objection to which of the following claims?"
Cannot Be True
"The statements above, if true, most seriously undermines which one of the following assertions?"
Cannot Be True
a. "If all the claims made above are true, the each of the following could be true EXCEPT:"
Cannot Be True
"Clarification of which one of the following issues would be most important to an evaluation of the skeptics' position?"
Evaluate the Argument
"Which one of the following would be most important to know in evaluating the hypothesis in the passage?"
Evaluate the Argument
"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?"
Evaluate the Argument
"Which one of the following would it be most relevant to investigate in evaluating the conclusion of George's argument?"
Evaluate the Argument
a. "The answer to which one of the following questions would contribute most to an evaluation of the argument?"
Evaluate the Argument
"A questionable aspect of the reasoning above is that it..."
Flaw in the Reasoning
"The reasoning in the argument is fallacious because of the argument"
Flaw in the Reasoning
"The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument..."
Flaw in the Reasoning
"Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?"
Flaw in the Reasoning
"the reasoning above is flawed because it fails to recognize that..."
Flaw in the Reasoning
"The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?"
Justify the Conclusion
"Which one of the following is an assumption that would serve to justify the conclusion above?"
Justify the Conclusion
"Which one of the following, if assumed, enables the argument's conclusion to be properly drawn?"
Justify the Conclusion
"Which one of the following, if assumed, would allow the conclusion to be properly drawn?"
Justify the Conclusion
"Which one of the following, if true, enables the conclusion to be properly drawn?"
Justify the Conclusion
a. "The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?"
Justify the Conclusion
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion as a whole?
Main Point
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn by the citizen?
Main Point
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion by the argument?
Main Point
"The argument derives its conclusion by..."
Method of Reasoning
"The argument employs which one of the following reasoning techniques?"
Method of Reasoning
"The argument proceeds by..."
Method of Reasoning
"The argument seeks to do which one of the following?"
Method of Reasoning
"The method of the argument is to..."
Method of Reasoning
"Which one of the following describes the technique of reasoning used above?"
Method of Reasoning
"Which one of the following is an argumentative strategy that P uses in responding to M?"
Method of Reasoning
"Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the example of the damaged radio?"
Method of Reasoning
"If the information above is correct, which one of the following conclusions can be properly drawn on the basis of it?"
Must Be True
"The examples provided above illustrate which one of the following?"
Must Be True
"The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?"
Must Be True
"Which one of the following can be logically concluded from the information above?"
Must Be True
"Which one of the following can be properly concluded from the claims in the advertisement?"
Must Be True
"Which one of the following is best illustrated by the statement above?"
Must Be True
"Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the statements above?"
Must Be True
"Which one of the following propositions does the passage most precisely illustrate?"
Must Be True
a. "If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?"
Must Be True
a. "Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?"
Must Be True
a. Which one of the following statements is an inference that can be drawn from the information in the passage?
Must Be True
"The pattern of reasoning displayed above is most closely paralleled in which one of the following?"
Parallel Reasoning
"Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its logical features to the argument above?"
Parallel Reasoning
"Which one of the following illustrates a principle most similar to that illustrated by the passage?"
Parallel Reasoning
"The questionable pattern of reasoning in the argument is most similar to that in which one of the following?"
Parallel Reasoning with Flaw
a. "The flawed reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to the flawed reasoning in the argument above?"
Parallel Reasoning with Flaw
"A and B disagree on whether..."
Point at Issue
"On the basis of their statements, A and B are committed to disagreeing over whether..."
Point at Issue
"The issue that Morris raises in objecting to Lewis' view is whether..."
Point at Issue
"Which one of the following is a point at issue between A and B?"
Point at Issue
"Each of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy above EXCEPT:"
Resolve the Paradox
"Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage above?"
Resolve the Paradox
"Which one of the following, if true, helps to reconcile the person's belief with the apparently contrary evidence described above?"
Resolve the Paradox
"Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the puzzling fact cited above?"
Resolve the Paradox
"Which one of the following, if true, would most effectively resolve the apparent paradox above?"
Resolve the Paradox
"Each of the following, if true, would support/strengthen the conclusion/claim above EXCEPT:"
Strengthen/Support
"Which one of the following, if all of them are true, is LEAST helpful in establishing that the conclusion above is properly drawn?"
Strengthen/Support
"Which one of the following, if assumed, does the most to justify the argument's conclusion?"
Strengthen/Support
"Which one of the following, if true, most supports the argument above?"
Strengthen/Support
"Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument?"
Strengthen/Support
"Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument EXCEPT:"
Weaken
"Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the argument?
Weaken
"Which one of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the reliability of the method described above?"
Weaken
"Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the claim above?"
Weaken
"Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the reasoning above?"
Weaken
"Which one of the following, if true, most substantially weakens the argument?"
Weaken
"Which one of the following, if true, would cast doubt on the experimenters' conclusion?"
Weaken