LSAT General 4

Question 1

In LSAT terms, a 'must be false' question is asking for the answer that:

Accepted Answer

Cannot be true given the conditions of the game or argument

Answer

A 'must be false' question requires identifying the answer that is impossible under the given constraints.

Question 2

Which of the following question types is unique to the Reading Comprehension section?

Accepted Answer

Passage structure questions

Answer

Passage structure questions, which ask about the organization or function of specific paragraphs, are characteristic of Reading Comprehension.

Question 3

An LSAT argument is described as 'valid' when:

Accepted Answer

If the premises are true, the conclusion must be true

Answer

In formal logic, validity means the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises, regardless of whether those premises are actually true.

Question 4

In a sequencing Logic Game, if element X must come before element Y and Y must come before Z, which of the following is definitely true?

Accepted Answer

X comes before Z

Answer

By transitivity, if X < Y and Y < Z, then X < Z must also hold, regardless of other elements' positions.

Question 5

The 'principle' question type in Logical Reasoning typically asks you to:

Accepted Answer

Identify a general rule that justifies the argument or matches a specific situation

Answer

Principle questions ask you to match an abstract rule to a concrete situation or identify the rule that underlies the argument.

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