LSAT Logic Game Bible

229 Pages·2016·3.8 MB·English

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IV “THE POWERSCORE LSAT Logic GAMES BIBLE
cv ONE: INTRODUCTION

Introduction A

‘Welcome tothe PowerSture LSAT Logie Giemes Mibte. Vee porpose ofthis
book iste provide you with a complete and cubesive system far attacking the
Aualytvil Reasoning section ofthe aw School Admission Test (L8AT), By
carefully somlying and comeety applyiny Gre techniques we employ, we Ae
cetain tbat You vill inerease year Avalyteal Reasoning secre.

nn effort lo clearly explain the fandguuental principles of the Analytical
Rexsiing section (also known as Logie Cones). etch chgpler of this bck
outa 8 varity of dof, explauutions, and Logie Games. ibe explauations
and drills hve been created by the stat at PowerSore, makers of the word's
hest LSAT preparation course. The echnigucs inthis hook have beea tested
liveclasses, deaugh indvical noting, aud on he LSAT self. Fach Logie
‘Gane comes tion an actuul LSAT and is nsed with the petmissiou of Lave
Sorviees, the producers af the |.SAT. We Feel the use ofreal Tagie Gani i
«essential (0 Your socutss un Ue T.SAT, snd oo game in this book has bee
sweukified fron its original form on tle LSAT.

Buch purt of this book has heen desigued Lo reinforce veer understandiag of
she concepis bebind Ue Logie Games sceion, In order to eflectvely an
ctitcenty apply uur methods, we stroaslycecunnmend thal you carefblly tend
tu then reread cach of Lue diceussions rogarding game recognition, rule
Aiagramming, sad inferenes production. Als, we surest that as yon finisb
cach question yo look aut only u the corer answer choice, but also ul the
inconvetansverchoives. ook agaln atthe problem anal determine which
‘ements Je tp the correct answer. Sandy the explanations and setups provided
in he hook aud chect them against your own work. Hy doing so yon Wall
seily increase your chances of searing high ow the Logic Game section

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ABrict Overview of the LSAT

‘The Law School Admissiun Testi admlnistered tor times a year in
February, Jue, Seplctnbor‘Ostoher, and December. This stindsrdized test ia
required For aisvion lo any Aueticaa Bar Assoclation-approve lar school,
According to Lav Services, the producers of the les, she LSAT is designed
“yo neastve skill that ure considered essen Fx moccoss law School: the
reading an enmmpretienion of complete texts with sccoray and eight; the
‘orgauization aud management of inforalins aul dhe ability to draw
reatomable inferences Gout the ability to eason critically; unl: analysis
And evslnation of the reasoning and urgument of edbers.” The LSAT consists of
the followin five sectios:

+2 Sestions of logieal Keasoning (shart arguements, 24-26 total questions)

+f Seution of Reading, Conapreheusion (1 long seading paseages, 26-28 total
questions)

+I Sexton of Analytical Reasoning (4 lagie games, 23-24 total questions)

1 Experiaeatal Section oPane of the abave three section types.

‘You ave piveu 35 aniantos to complots each section 'The experimental setion.
‘somone andl enol returted 0 he test tes. A break of 1t9 }5 7am ie
ven between the 19 and ath sochons.

‘The live section test followed by 2:30 minete writing sample.
‘The Logical Reasoning Section

Bach Logical Ressouing Scoton is compose of upproxixaatcly 24 10 26 sent
sryurneniy.Lsvery hort uments ellawed by a question auch ax: “While
ue of the following weakens the argument?” “Which one af the fllewing
parallels the argument?” or “Which one of the following must be cue
socoarding to dc aygumnant?*'The key to this section is Giue management nd
‘mn uileratanling of fhe reasoulng types and question types tht Geacatly
appeat

Since thece ate to seoied sections of Legical Reasoning on every ISAT, tia
ecticn anonwmts for approxiuately 30% of your score,

‘The Analytical Reasoning Section

This section, alto knnsim ws Logit Came. is probably the mast dificul fv
sfdenls lak the LSAT forthe Firs toe, The sector coats of four pares
‘of pazzles, exch followed hy a zeies of five Lo eight questions. The questions
are desipned o les your ability to evalnale a s0t of relationships and to mabe
inferences abiont these relat. Vi perforin sel on this section yru aust
smderstnd be major Iypes of pues thal frequently apgear sna develop the
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‘The Reading Comprehension Saction

“This setim is compused of four roading pussuges, each approximately 430)
‘word in length. The passaze topics are drain fiom a variety of subjects, and
‘aul passage is followed by a scrcs of five tp cight questions thatack you to
‘ermine viewpoins in the pasage, analyze orgaulzational rity, and
‘uultate specie secGiows of he pastage, The key to this wctlon isto read
fieldy wilh derstanding sod to carefully analyze One passage structure

‘The Experimental Section

Each LSAT containa ane experimental section, nd it does uot count towards
yourscor, The experimental can be any of the three secon types described
“Toove, and tke purpove of the section is te test aud cyrluute questions tna will
fe naed on fitine LATS, By protesting questions before thelr use in 3 seared
reution. the eaperimental hel the mukers of he test determine the teat sce

The Waiting Sample

‘A 30-minute Weiting Sample a given tthe comclosiou ofthe LSAT, The Fics yes she
‘iring Saupe nok xcored, bul a copy is sear co cach of the law schools to etn Sampo
‘ybiah you apply. bn the Wiring Sample yon wre asked to defend one of two ‘xin okra

possible cours of wetiou, Buch couse of action is decribed fa a short tear

pararaph aud you are given to primary criteria o vansider in making your
decison, YournusL write shel ess supportiag yourchoice. Duotone

‘ve the Writing Sapte; new school also, the Writing Sample i not
‘Stein clement or ire resous the adsesions commie awe thar atm ag tne
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edu applcaons

The LSAT Scoring Scale

ach atminisered LSAT cumtuins apprositaately 101 questions, and cach,
LSAT score is based op tho total auabar of questions a teal tker concetty
susives, a Total own us the aw seme Ter Te ew sco. is determined, 2
Uniqne Score Cemversion Chat is used foreach LSAT to camvert he raw score
‘ngo'a scaled LSAT score. Since Func 1994, the LSAT has uiized a 120 tn TH)
scering seal, with 120 being the Jovcat possible score ard 10 being the
Bighest posible scure- Nowsbly, thiy 120 to 180 cal is just seoumnbored
‘version of Ihe 20019 800 scale saost test takess are frmifiar with fom the SAL,
GRK, aod GMAT. Juse dre the-"F” and add 1 90” to the 120 and 180,

Although the nuiber of questions psr test ins remained relatively canst
‘vei he last eiyht years, the averall logical dificlty of esc) test has ware
‘This is not surprising sine the testis made by hoimane and there is no precise
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‘axianoor fn test toughness," dhetestraakere adjust Uh Seoring Conversion
(Chart for each LSAT incndex to make similar LSAT scores rom diferentteste
‘mean the sane thing. Pur example, the LSA piven in June may be logically
‘moe difficult thaw he LS given in December, but by making the Jone
LEAT stale “looser? Gum the December seal, 1/0 an each tet wold
seprovent the same level af performance. This sale adjosmment, known as
equaling, is exemvsty imperial (0 l¥ schoo! admissions affces amd the
‘ceuntry. Imagine he difficaies that vould be posed by unequaled ess
admissions ollioers would have lo 204 only exarame individual LSAT score,
Dut also tae ine account which ISAT ouch core cutie from, ‘This would
rosuntminGoeeation nightmare

Tha tSAT Percentile Table A

Ie's impovtant not to lase sight of whul LSATScaledsootes actvally represent,
‘Phe 120 lo 180 fest scale contains 81 diferent possible scores. Fach score
places a stadentina certain relative poriten compared lo other test tubers.
Those relative positions arc represented through a percentile cut correlates to
each soore, The percentile indicates where the les ler ranks in the averall
pool of ost lakers. For example a seore of 163 epresents the 901k pexceati,
‘mesuiag.a scadant with a wore of 168 acored better hae 90 pereent ofthe
[people who have iakeu the test inthe Tast tcc yen. the pereenile is erticsl
Siac it sm ma inicaer ef our positioning relative lo other test takers and
‘hus law school applicants

Charting wul de entice percenuage tube yields a rough “bell enrve” ‘The
_mosber ef rat ters in the 1203 and 170s very low (only 1.6% uf all test
takers revive 9 S007 m the 170s), aod most eat kers are Lune in the
vides, comprising ie “lop” of the hell. In fl, approximatcly 40% of all
(est lakers score betwean 145 and 155 inclusive, and about 71% ofall let
takers senee hetmeea 40 aud 160 inclusive.

“The msedion sonre un the LSAT scale ix spprosioagrly 151. the median, oF
mile, soae isthe scove at which appreximatsly50%a uf test takers have a
Tower score nm 56 of test takers bove a higher scove, Typically, ashieve
sone of |51, you aust answer helweea 55 and 59 questions correctly trea a
{otal of 101 questions. Tx olber word, to achieve a scone fst ix perfecly
average, you var inss betwoon 42 und 46 questions Ts, Ls important to
resneanber that yon iom't have to aaswer every questiva courcetty in urderto
repcive an excelleut LSAT ceore. There is room for esr, unl accordingly you
should uevoret aay single question occupy an fnurdinate amount of your

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TreUse of the LSAT AP

‘The ose fhe LSAT in lw school admissions is not withoal eontretsy ti
taypely ten for granted that your LSAT acone ix one of the mat ianportart
selesmimants ofthe type of scloel yon een attead. Al many lave schools &
‘multiplier made up of your ISAT score and your nnderpraluate grade poiot
svetage is used to help deterine tho clative standing of upplicaats, ad at
samme schools a sulTicienly high muliplor guarantees your adminsion,

For all he itmportunce ofthe LSAT, ite not withoul Daws. Aga standardized
real ewroutly given in th puper-aud-penci format, there are a numbor of skills
that the LSAT winner measure, such a5 listening skits, note-taking ubiiy,
poreeverauce, tc. Lar Scivioes is aware of those Lailatoms and as a aller of
‘curseshey waru ll aw schools about usereraphasizing LSAT revs. Sil,
since the tes uiately returns a nem tar each student, ts hard to escape
the tendcary to rank applicants socordingly. Fortwustely, once you get 1 le
school the LSAT is forgotten For th tay being cnmsielor the lest a lermperary
hurdle you nist Jeap in odor fa neach the ulimate 20d

For mere infonmation onthe LSAT, urto ropste fr he len, contact Lavy
Servives st [phone] or at their website at warm dsa6.01

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