LSAT - Logical Indicators
IS ESSENTIAL, IS REQUIRED:
GROUP MISCELLANY, Word Before Is Necessary
IS/ARE:
GROUP MISCELLANY, Word after is usually necessary but depends on context
ALL,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
ANY,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
ANYONE,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
EVERY,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
IF,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
THE ONLY,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
WHEN,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
WHENEVER,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
WHERE,
Group 1 Sufficient Indicator
ALWAYS,
Group 2 Necessary Indicators
MUST,
Group 2 Necessary Indicators
ONLY IF,
Group 2 Necessary Indicators
ONLY WHEN,
Group 2 Necessary Indicators
ONLY WHERE,
Group 2 Necessary Indicators
ONLY,
Group 2 Necessary Indicators
REQUIRES,
Group 2 Necessary Indicators
OR,
Group 3, Pick Either, Negate, Make Sufficient
UNLESS,
Group 3, Pick Either, Negate, Make Sufficient
UNTIL,
Group 3, Pick Either, Negate, Make Sufficient
WITHOUT,
Group 3, Pick Either, Negate, Make Sufficient
BOTH,
Group 4 Pick Either, Negate, Make Necessary
CANNOT,
Group 4 Pick Either, Negate, Make Necessary
NEVER,
Group 4 Pick Either, Negate, Make Necessary
NO,
Group 4 Pick Either, Negate, Make Necessary
NONE,
Group 4 Pick Either, Negate, Make Necessary
NOT,
Group 4 Pick Either, Negate, Make Necessary
Or,
Judge By Context Exclusive either or - but not both. Inclusive either or - or both. And or - with modifier - faster than. smarter than. etc.
Neither Nor
Not one and not the other.
IF both Group 3 & 4
you can just blindly apply Group 3 translation or Group 4 translation and get to the same results. You just have to remember to use the other "logical indicator" as a negation.