Lsat Question Types: Logical Reasoning

Identify an Entailment (must be true)

- If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true? - Which one of the following logically follows from the statements above? - Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above? - If all of the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

Identify the Technique

- The argument proceeds - Which one of the following is a technique of reasoning used in the passage? - In her argument, the executive's reasoning does which one of the following?

Necessary Assumption

- The argument relies on assuming, which one of the following? - The argument depends on the assumption that - Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?

Identify the Role

- The claim that XX plays which one of the following roles in the argument? - Which of the following most accurately describes the role played by the claim that XXX?

Disputes

- The dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Sarah and Paul disagree over whether - On the basis of their statements, Winchell and Trent are committed to disagreement over whether...

Match the Structure

- The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to that in the argument above? - Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its reasoning of the argument above?

Match the Principle

- The principle underlying the argument above is most similar to the principle underlying which one fo the following arguments? - Which one of the following most closely conforms to the principle illustrated by the argument above?

Match the Flaw

- Which one of the following argument is most similar in its flawed reasoning to the argument above? - The pattern of questionable reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following? - Which one of the following arguments exhibit a flawed pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?

Identify the Principle

- Which one of the following generalizations is most clearly illustrated by the passage? - Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the editorial? - The situation as Madden describes it best illustrates which one of the following propositions? 1) Find a situation that conforms to a principle - Which one of the following judgments conforms most closely to the principle cited by the columnist? - Which one of the following provides the best illustration of the principle above?

Strongly supported Inferences

- Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the info above? Which one of the following can most reasonably be concluded on the basis of the info above? - The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following ?

Identify the Conclusion

- Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion of the florist's argument? - The conclusion drawn in Annie's argument is that ....

Weaken

- Which one of the following represents the strongest counter to Ana's argument? - Which one of the following, if true, most undermines the argument? - Which one of the following. if true, casts the most doubt on the reasoning above?

Helpful to Know

- Which one of the following would be most helpful to know in order to evaluate Dave's theory? - It would be most useful to know which one of the following in evaluating the politician's argument ? - Information about which one of the following would be least useful in evaluating the argument?

Explain or Resolve

- Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain how X could happened? - Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the info above? - Which one of the following, if true, most helps to account for the failure described above?

Strengthen

- Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the statement above? - Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the ecologist's reasoning?

Flaws

-Which one of the following most accurately expresses a flaw in reasoning in the mayor's argument - The reasoning in the argument is flawed bc the argument - The argument commits which one of the following errors? The argument's reasoning is questionable bc the argument fails to rule out the possibility that - The reasoning above is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds

Sufficient Assumption

The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed? - Which one of the following, if assumed, enables the conclusion of the argument to be property inferred?