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A while ago I remember reading a post somewhere that talked about ways to increase your reading ability with respect to the lsat. The main takeaway was of course to take pt and drill. However someone had mentioned that reading certain types of supplemental publications could also help. The only recommendation I remember was The Economist; can anyone suggest other sources?
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Though it's a work in progress.
@doneill3389668, Rereading stuff has helped me.
@annekevermaak371 Thanks for the recommendation! I tried find a pdf of it online to no avail - luckily I found "Informal Logic: A pragmatic approach" by the same author through my schools library. It's pretty good so far.
I've subscribed to Arts & Letters Daily (if you want practice with humanities based readings) and I also really like The Atlantic.
If you have substantial time before your set test date, I have an awesome reading list that can help. It can help you become familiar with complex language, ideas, and heavy use of referential phrases. However, if you have 4 months or less, just do LSAT material. I wanted to develop reading skills without burning preptests. So, I found authors (of law and philosophy) which help with this. I don't want to leave the reading list here, but if any one is interested they can message me.
I need help with QUICKLY rephrasing the premise, conclusion in my brain and then making a QUICK assumption. It's taking me far too long to do that.
As far as improving our ability to analyze arguments on LR and RC you're correct in my estimation in your assertion that previous LSAT materials will be your best bet.
As far as supplemental material I would suggest just reading more and asking yourself questions about the material you have read: main point, supporting premises, context, assumptions, fallacies etc. Of course this is difficult for novels etc, but novels can often provide us with the opportunity for a close reading/expansion of vocabulary, referential phrasing practice etc.. So this is the first skill we can pull from outside material.
The second skill we could pull from outside material is just being aware of different types of research and stories even vaguely.
I have a running list of articles and topics that I have a feeling the LSAT will probably eventually make questions about that I share with my students. Here is one example from the NY Times about insects that learn "logic"
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/science/paper-wasps-logic-test.html
This article has the makings of an LR question all over it imo! lol
Lastly, whenever I have a chance I recommend Douglas Walton's book "Informal Logic: A Handbook for Critical Argumentation" as I am absolutely convinced that the LSAT writers have read this book.
Scientific American may be one. Also, you might find the recent Powerscore podcast on RC helpful.