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(Math)

Stimuli that require certain math skills for full comprehension. Most often "% v. amount" or "averages v. individual data points."

Avg. 0.95 per section
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22%
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22%

Avg. difficulty: 3.4

Key tactics

  • Encountering math questions on the LSAT can be an unwelcome surprise for many, and at first blush many of these questions seem incomprehensible. Fortunately, the list of math concepts commonly tested is pretty short, and with a bit of dedicated practice (see the linked lessons) these questions will become reliably solvable.
  • As with many common LSAT tricks, mastering the Math tag is mostly about recognizing that various concepts are distinct from one another. For example...
  • ...just because there are a large number of flat earthers in the world (call it 10,000?), that does not mean a large percentage of people are flat earthers.
  • ...just because the average NBA player is 6'7" tall (true fact, btw), that does not mean any given NBA player is 6'7" tall (Steph Curry, for example, is 6'2").

Answer choice tips

  • Example answer choices that point to math flaws:
  • assumes that an increase in the proportion of knee injuries rules out a decrease in the number of knee injuries.
  • confuses the percentage of the budget spent on a program with the overall amount spent on that program.
  • overlooks the possibility that a generalization true of the entire group of volunteers was not true of each of the five smaller groups.

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Logical reasoning question types

Alternate explanation Analogy (LR) Argument part Bad authority Causal chain Causal mechanism Causal reasoning Circular reasoning Conditional reasoning Confusing sufficiency and necessity Correlation Diagram? Directionally wrong Eliminating options Equivocation Evaluate Except (LR) Failed alternate explanation False dichotomy Fighting the hypothetical Fill in the blank Flaw or descriptive weakening Illusory inconsistency Inference Internal contradiction Irrelevant corroboration Kick it up Lack of support v. false conclusion Link assumption Main conclusion or main point Math Mental state v. reality Method of reasoning or descriptive Miscellaneous (LR) Misdirected response Most strongly supported Must be false Must be true Necessary assumption Parallel flawed method of reasoning Parallel method of reasoning Part v. whole Phenomenon-hypothesis (LR) Plausibility Point at issue: agree Point at issue: disagree Principle PSA - find or complete the application PSA - find the rule Quantifier Relative v. absolute Resolve reconcile or explain Rule-application Sampling Source attack Strengthen Sufficient assumption Time Unwarranted assumption Value judgment Weaken Weighing factors

Reading comprehension question types

Analogy (RC) Application Art Author’s attitude Author’s perspective Comparative Critique or debate Describe approach Describe organization Describe relationship Except (RC) Humanities Implied Law Logical continuation Main point Meaning in context (of word, phrase, or idea) Miscellaneous (RC) Other’s perspective Phenomenon-hypothesis (RC) Principle or generalization Problem-analysis Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea) Purpose of paragraph Purpose of passage Science Single position Spotlight Stated Structure WSE (RC)

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