Why Confidence Matters
It’s no secret that studying for the LSAT can be a difficult and daunting process. This can be discouraging for students, but actively developing confidence can combat this issue. While learning the content of this test is necessary to improve, it’s far from the only step to get you to your goal score (or dare I say, not sufficient). If you go into test day without the confidence to actually implement the strategies you’ve learned, you’ll be doing yourself a major disservice. As you study, prioritize keeping confidence high! Keep track of your successes and take breaks when you need it. On test day, you’ll look back and be glad you did.
How to Break Down Logical Reasoning
With the number of different question types on the Logical Reasoning section, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. Students often ask me if they should be memorizing a different approach to every single type of question. Rest assured that the answer is definitely “no!”
There’s a lot of overlap between the different Logical Reasoning question types on the test. If you prioritize finding the support, the conclusion, and the problem with each stimulus, you’ll start to see a lot of parallels between different question types! For example, consider Flaw and Weaken questions. For both, you’re tasked with finding an issue with the argument in the stimulus, and then an answer choice that capitalizes on that issue! While it can be helpful to learn strategies for each question type, don’t forget that these lessons are transferable. Rather than thinking of the Logical Reasoning section as a series of different problems, think of it as 25-26 opportunities to exercise similar skills.
This guide to different Logical Reasoning question types illustrates this point. A lot of strategies are applicable across question types! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dX2CMOKFKZ2Vu_QqTbtf3GiY8bIlw-9Na0G2orHCEt0/edit?usp=sharing
Take your time working through your foundational skills for Logical Reasoning if you really want to excel across the board. Identifying the conclusion, learning different types of flaws, and being rock solid on conditional logic are all skills that will make any question type feel like a breeze!
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