Summarizing LR Question Types

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  Hephner_ Live Member

  December 2021 59 karma

  following
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  minashareghi Member

  December 2021 26 karma

  I don't remember where either but this quizlet was commented somewhere in the CC: https://quizlet.com/142715075/lsat-lr-strategies-by-question-type-flash-cards/
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  RaphaelP Member Sage 7Sage Tutor

  December 2021 edited December 2021 1121 karma

  Here's how I taxonomize question types for my students:

  ARGUMENT DESCRIPTION (Ones where you're figuring out what's happening in the argument/describing basic aspects of what the argument says):
  --Main conclusion
  --Argument part
  --Point at Issue/Disagree
  --Method of Reasoning

  ARGUMENT EVALUATION (Ok, we know what the argument says - but is this a good argument/a bad argument, and how can we figure out ways to alter it):
  --Flaw
  --Strengthen
  --Weaken
  --Resolve Reconcile Explain
  --Evaluate

  LAWGIC (More of the "odd person out" category - these are the ones that may or may not be arguments, but tend to be more formulaic):
  --Parallel (Regular Parallel Method of Reasoning; Parallel Flaw)
  --Assumption (Necessary; Sufficient)
  --Inference (Must Be True/Must Be False; Most Strongly Supported)

  MISCELLANEOUS (Weird ones that only occasionally show up)
  --Fill in the blank/complete the argument (arguably a subset of MSS)
  --Equivocation (someone is confused and misunderstands a remark - what word did they equivocate on?)
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  Alexi Leo Member

  December 2021 edited December 2021 19 karma

  This may be able to help:

  https://www.velocitylsat.com/resources/logical-reasoning-question-types