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  • Copyright 2007
  • Dimensions: 8-3/8x10-7/8
  • Pages: 528
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-3595-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3595-9

LSAT® Exam Prep

COMPREHENSIVE—Succeed with comprehensive learning and practice tests

  • Prepare with four comprehensive practice tests
  • Analyze your test readiness and areas for further study with chapter tests
  • Learn important test-taking strategies to maximize your score and diminish your anxiety

Score Higher on the LSAT Exam!

We provide you with the proven study tools and expert insight that will help you score higher on your exam.

  • Study Tips give you advice and instruction that a personal tutor might provide.
  • Exam Alerts provide you with hints and strategies that will help you reduce your mistakes on the exam.
  • Practice Questions include detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers—so you can learn the material by understanding why an answer is correct or incorrect.
  • Comprehensive discussion of all subject areas covered by the LSAT

“This book is a lifesaver! I have tried other prep-books, but they failed to provide the realistic experience that this book offers. It includes an unmatchable section on logic skills for the Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning sections. This is a must have for any serious law school applicant.”

—Lindsey Simmons, Texas Tech University, Class of 2006

Written by Leading Experts on the LSAT Exam!

Steven W. Dulan has personally prepared thousands of students for success on standardized entrance exams at locations around the United States since 1989. Steve scored in the top 1% on all of his own standardized exams. He is the author of several test prep books, has taught courses at the college and law school levels, and is the founder of Advantage Education®.

LSAT is a registered trademark of the Law School Admission Council, Inc., which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

Sample Content

Online Sample Chapter

LSAT Exam Prep: Logical Reasoning

Downloadable Sample Chapter

Download Chapter 4: LSAT Logical Reasoning

Table of Contents

Introduction to the LSAT

Part I: Preparing for the LSAT

Chapter 1: Diagnostic Test with Answers and Explanations

Answer Sheet

SECTION I

SECTION II

SECTION III

Diagnostic Test Answer Key

Diagnostic Test Explanations

    SECTION I: Logical Reasoning

    SECTION II: Analytical Reasoning

    SECTION III: Reading Comprehension

Chapter 2: LSAT Testing Strategies

KSA (There Is Some Science Behind This Whole Process)

    Learning Factual Information Versus Acquiring Skills

    Practicing to Internalize Skills

Do the Easy Stuff First (It Helps You Manage Both Stress and Your Time)

    Stay “on Point”

Simplify

    Anatomy of the LSAT

Manage the Answer Grid

Use the Test Booklet

Guess Wisely

Manage Stress

Relax to Succeed

    Specific Relaxation Techniques

A Note on Music

    The Impact of Mozart

What to Expect on Test Day

    Do a Dry Run

    Wake Up Early

    Dress for Success

    Fuel Up

    Bring Supplies

    Warm Up Your Brain

    Plan a Mini-vacation (at Least!)

What’s Next

Chapter 3: Introduction to LSAT Logic

Arguments

    Context

    Chain of Reasoning

    Assumptions

    Validity, Truth, and Soundness

Conditionals

    Contrapositive

    Sufficiency and Necessity

    Compound Conditionals

Negation

Fallacies

    Slippery Slope

    Correlation—Causation

    Equivocation

    Ad Hominem Arguments

    Appeal to Authority

    Appeal to Majority/Quantity-Quality Fallacy

    Circular Argument

    Begging the Question

    Reductio Ad Absurdum

    Sampling Error

    Percent Versus Number

What’s Next

Chapter 4: LSAT Logical Reasoning

Anatomy of a Logical Reasoning Question

Plan of Attack for a Logical Reasoning Section

Plan of Attack for Logical Reasoning Questions

Logical Reasoning Question Types

    Question Type: Assumption

    Question Type: Weaken/Strengthen

    Question Type: Conclusion

    Question Type: Method of Argument

    Question Type: Principle

    Question Type: Point of Contention

    Question Type: Role of Fact

    Question Type: Flaw

    Question Type: Paradox

    Question Type: Parallel Structure

Practice Logical Reasoning Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 5: LSAT Analytical Reasoning

Anatomy of an Analytical Reasoning Scenario

Plan of Attack for an Analytical Reasoning Section

Plan of Attack for an Analytical Reasoning Scenario

    Analytical Reasoning Scenario Types

Chapter 6: LSAT Reading Comprehension

General Strategies

    Choose a Passage to Attack First

    Consider “Sacrificing” One Passage

    Read the Question Stems First

    Determine the Main Idea of the Passage

    Skim the Rest of the Passage for General Structure

    Answer the Questions

Common Question Types

    Question Type: Main Idea/Primary Purpose

    Question Type: Specific Detail

    Question Type: Purpose of Detail

    Question Type: Conclusion/Inference

    Question Type: Extrapolation

    Question Type: Structure

    Question Type: Weaken

    Question Type: Strengthen

    Question Type: Analogy

    Question Type: Author’s Attitude

    Question Type: EXCEPT

Practice Questions

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

Chapter 7: LSAT Essay Writing

Writing Techniques

    Carefully Read the Prompt

    Plan Your Essay

    Clearly State Your Position

    Provide Relevant Examples

    Write Your Essay

The Decision Prompt

    Essay Template

    Information Categories

    Sample Decision Prompt

    Sample Decision Prompt Responses

The Argument Prompt

    Sample Argument Prompt

    Sample Argument Prompt Responses

Practice Writing Prompts

    Decision Prompt

    Argument Prompt

Part II: Practicing for the LSAT

Chapter 8: Practice Test 1 with Answers and Explanations

Answer Sheet

SECTION I

SECTION II

SECTION III

SECTION IV

Practice Test Answer Key

Practice Test 1 Explanations

    SECTION I—Logical Reasoning

    SECTION II—Analytical Reasoning

    SECTION III—Reading Comprehension

    SECTION IV—Logical Reasoning

Chapter 9: Practice Test 2 with Answers and Explanations

Answer Sheet

SECTION I

SECTION II

SECTION III

SECTION IV

Practice Test Answer Key

Practice Test 2 Explanations

    SECTION I—Analytical Reasoning

    SECTION II—Logical Reasoning

    SECTION III—Reading Comprehension

    SECTION IV—Logical Reasoning

Chapter 10: Practice Test 3 with Answers and Explanations

Answer Sheet

SECTION I

SECTION II

SECTION III

SECTION IV

Practice Test Answer Key

Practice Test 3 Explanations

    SECTION I—Reading Comprehension

    SECTION II—Logical Reasoning

    SECTION III—Analytical Reasoning

    SECTION IV—Logical Reasoning

Chapter 11: Practice Test 4 with Answers and Explanations

Answer Sheet

SECTION I

SECTION II

SECTION III

SECTION IV

Practice Test Answer Key

Practice Test 4 Explanations

    SECTION I—Reading Comprehension

    SECTION II—Logical Reasoning

    SECTION III—Logical Reasoning

    SECTION IV—Analytical Reasoning

Part III: Appendixes

Appendix A: LSAT Vocabulary List

Appendix B: Categorization of LSAT Question Types

Appendix C: Additional Resources

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