Law

(Law)

Passages with subject matter centered on law (jurisprudence, courts, legal systems, etc.)

Avg. 8.2 per section
10%
19%
43%
21%
7%

Avg. difficulty: 3.0

Key tactics

  • Unsurprisingly, the skills required to understand the concepts described in legal passages are much the same as those required for the LSAT in general. Most notable is the ability to interpret rules precisely without over- or under-applying them.
  • It's generally good practice to find interest or relevance in RC passages' subject matter, but for law passages in particular that project isn't at all contrived. All the concepts covered in law passages will absolutely be useful knowledge for you to bring to law school, and many of them are excellent introductions to fundamental concepts you'll study in more detail over the next three years.

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Logical reasoning question types

Argument part Evaluate Fill in the blank Flaw or descriptive weakening Inference Main conclusion or main point Method of reasoning or descriptive Most strongly supported Must be false Must be true Necessary assumption Parallel flawed method of reasoning Parallel method of reasoning Point at issue: agree Point at issue: disagree Principle PSA - find or complete the application PSA - find the rule Resolve reconcile or explain Strengthen Sufficient assumption Weaken

Reading comprehension question types

Analogy (RC) Application Author’s attitude Author’s perspective Describe approach Describe organization Describe relationship Implied Logical continuation Main point Meaning in context (of word, phrase, or idea) Other’s perspective Principle or generalization Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea) Purpose of paragraph Purpose of passage Stated Structure WSE (RC)

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