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I am currently in my second round of studying and have been consistently studying for 7 months. I began with the core curriculum and have been working through a mix of drills, sections, and PTs. My score has moved from a diagnostic score in the 140s, to the mid 150s in my first round of studying, to a 155 official score on the October 2025 test, now to the low 160s. I have been trying to focus on specific question types that I am consistently missing. While I have seen vast improvement on conditional reasoning questions and in RC questions as a whole, I am still missing a large number of causal reasoning questions. I have tried to diagnosis the issue and figure out where I am going wrong when answering causal reasoning questions, but I have not been able to nail down the misstep. I am looking for a tutor to help me figure out where I am going wrong on causal reasoning question types. I am taking the September 2026 test so I realize time to improve is quickly fleeting, but I am determined to put in the work needed to address the gaps. Please reach out if you think you can help! Thank you!
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Hi Drudawson,
Causal reasoning on the LSAT can definitely create issues, even for otherwise high performing students. The key in resolving the issues is to have a systematic approach for locating and correcting the problem areas.
In order to identify exactly where your causal-reasoning process is breaking down, we would isolate the claimed cause, the result it is supposed to explain, and the bridge connecting the two. Then we would use the question type to determine exactly what the correct answer needs to do to that causal relationship. This part (aligning the question type with the specific causal reasoning breakdown) is typically overlooked by students.
For example, a Weaken question may call for an alternate explanation or evidence that the proposed cause and effect do not reliably occur together. A Strengthen question often requires the opposite move: removing an alternate explanation or showing the expected effect when the cause is present. Resolve/Explain, Necessary Assumption, and Flaw questions each interact with the same causal structure in their own predictable ways.
That gives us a very precise way to review your misses. Instead of simply noting that you missed another causal question, we can identify whether you misread the causal flow, selected the wrong operation for the question type, or misjudged what an answer choice actually did to the explanation. Once we isolate the recurring misstep, we can build a much more reliable process around it.
You have enough time before September to make meaningful progress here, especially since you have already narrowed the problem to such a specific area. I’d be happy to discuss your recent causal-reasoning misses, as well as any other LSAT-related issues, and how I would approach working through them with you.
Kind Regards,
Scott