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In an LSAT logical reasoning stimulus, which technique is used when an arguer attacks the person making a claim rather than the claim itself?
Answer: Ad hominem
Ad hominem is the fallacy of attacking an opponent's character or circumstances instead of engaging with their actual argument.
A Reading Comprehension passage takes a strong critical stance toward a recent legal ruling. Which of the following answer choices best describes the author's tone?
Answer: Polemical and adversarial
A 'strong critical stance' suggests the author is polemical—arguing forcefully against the ruling—rather than neutral or sarcastic.
In a sequencing game, six lectures—L1 through L6—are given in order. L3 is given before L5. L6 is given immediately before L2. Which of the following MUST be true?
Answer: L2 is not given first
Since L6 is immediately before L2, L2 cannot be first—at minimum L6 must precede it, placing L2 in position 2 or later.
A stimulus argues: 'Crime rates fell after the new police policy was implemented; therefore, the policy caused the crime reduction.' This argument is most vulnerable to which criticism?
Answer: It assumes causation from mere temporal correlation
The argument commits the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, assuming that because one event followed another, the first caused the second.
Which of the following best describes the difference between a 'sufficient' and a 'necessary' condition in LSAT conditional logic?
Answer: A sufficient condition guarantees the result; a necessary condition must be present for the result to occur
Sufficient means 'if this, then definitely that'; necessary means 'that cannot happen without this'—they are distinct logical relationships.
On the LSAT, a 'resolve the paradox' question presents two seemingly contradictory facts. The correct answer will:
Answer: Provide information that makes both facts compatible
The correct answer to a paradox question reconciles both stated facts by providing a context or explanation that allows both to be true simultaneously.
The LSAT Writing Sample section is:
Answer: An unscored section that is sent to law schools as part of the application
The LSAT Writing Sample is unscored but is sent directly to law schools, which may use it to evaluate writing ability and decision-making.