LSAT Ultimate 5 â Questions and Answers
Question 1: In an LSAT logical reasoning stimulus, which technique is used when an arguer attacks the person making a claim rather than the claim itself?
- Circular reasoning
- Ad hominem (Correct answer)
- Straw man
- False dilemma
Correct answer: Ad hominem
Ad hominem is the fallacy of attacking an opponent's character or circumstances instead of engaging with their actual argument.
Question 2: 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?
- Ambivalent and cautious
- Dismissive and sarcastic
- Polemical and adversarial (Correct answer)
- Scholarly and dispassionate
Correct answer: Polemical and adversarial
A 'strong critical stance' suggests the author is polemicalâarguing forcefully against the rulingârather than neutral or sarcastic.
Question 3: In a sequencing game, six lecturesâL1 through L6âare given in order. L3 is given before L5. L6 is given immediately before L2. Which of the following MUST be true?
- L1 is given before L3
- L2 is not given first (Correct answer)
- L5 is given last
- L4 is given before L6
Correct answer: L2 is not given first
Since L6 is immediately before L2, L2 cannot be firstâat minimum L6 must precede it, placing L2 in position 2 or later.
Question 4: 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?
- It relies on a biased sample of crime statistics
- It assumes causation from mere temporal correlation (Correct answer)
- It ignores the views of community members affected by the policy
- It overstates the magnitude of the crime rate decrease
Correct 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.
Question 5: Which of the following best describes the difference between a 'sufficient' and a 'necessary' condition in LSAT conditional logic?
- A sufficient condition guarantees the result; a necessary condition must be present for the result to occur (Correct answer)
- A necessary condition guarantees the result; a sufficient condition must be present for the result to occur
- Both conditions guarantee the result when combined but not individually
- A sufficient condition is always also a necessary condition
Correct 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'âthey are distinct logical relationships.
Question 6: On the LSAT, a 'resolve the paradox' question presents two seemingly contradictory facts. The correct answer will:
- Explain why one of the two facts is actually false
- Provide information that makes both facts compatible (Correct answer)
- Identify which fact is more important for the argument
- Show that the contradiction is actually a flaw in the argument
Correct 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.
Question 7: The LSAT Writing Sample section is:
- Scored on a 1â6 scale and averaged into the overall LSAT score
- An unscored section that is sent to law schools as part of the application (Correct answer)
- Required only for applicants to top-14 law schools
- Used to determine eligibility to retake the LSAT
Correct 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.
LSAT Ultimate 5
In an LSAT logical reasoning stimulus, which technique is used when an arguer attacks the person making a claim rather than the claim itself?