LSAT Question Types
Type 1: Must Be True/ Conclusion/ Inference - Type 1v= "Most Strongly Supported" 13.7% of LR
If statements above are true, then which of the following must also be true? Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
Type 10: Cannot Be True/ Must Be False 1.5% of LR
If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT? The statements above, if true, most seriously undermine which one of the following assertions?
Type 11: Point at Issue 2.9% of LR
On the basis of their statements, Monica and Hector are committed to disagreeing over whether... Which one of the following most accurately expresses a point of disagreement between the critics and the writers?
Type 12: Point of Agreement .2% of LR
On the basis of their statements, the biologist and the chemist are committed to agreeing that... The conversation most strongly supports the claim that Brendan and Ashley share which of the following viewpoints?
Type 2: Strengthen/ Premise/ Weaken - Type 2 - Type 2n - Type 2s 27.2% of LR
The argument above would be most strengthened if which one of the following were true? The argument is based on which one of the following assumptions?
Type 4: Method of Reasoning - 4F 17.7% of LR
The argument employs which one of the following argumentative strategies? Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning above?
Type 8: Role/ Function 2.9% of LR
The claim that dream content varies enormously figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?
Type 7: Main Point 5.3% of LR
The main point of the argument is that... Which one of the following most accurately expresses the arguments main conclusion?
Type 13: Illustration 1.2% of LR
The situation described above most closely conforms to which of the following generalizations?
Type 14: Misinterpretation .4% of LR
The students remarks indicate that she has interpreted the teachers statement to imply that... Mr. West's remarks suggest that he is misinterpreting which one of the following words used by Ms. Smith
Only Sets of Facts
Types 1, 6, 10, 13
ALMOST Always Preceded by Arguments
Types 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14
Always Preceded by Arguments
Types 4, 8, 9, 15
Type 5: Parallel Reasoning 7.9% of LR
Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the argument? The argument above exhibits an erroneous pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by which one of the following?
Type 15: Argument Evaluation .1% of LR
Which one of the following is the most adequate evaluation of the logical force of the argument? Which one of the following is the most accurate assessment of the ambassadors reply?
Type 3: Weaken 10.5% of LR
Which one of the following statements, if true, most seriously undermines the argument? Which one of the following, if true, would cast doubt on the conclusion?
Type 9: Criterion .8% of LR
Which one of the following would be most helpful to know in order to evaluate the argument The answer to which one of the following questions would be most relevant in evaluating the conclusion drawn above?
Type 6: Resolve/ Explain 6.9% of LR
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the passage? Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the phenomenon?
