You’re invited to LSAT Lab’s live online class. We’ve flipped the traditional classroom. At LSAT Lab you learn the fundamentals with video lessons before you take on more advanced concepts in class. Taught by Matt Sherman and Patrick Tyrrell, who together have 35 years of experience in helping students achieve amazing LSAT scores.
Mapping games present rules for location—whether distance or direction. This lesson will teach you how to map the rules out yourself and understand how to apply them.
Mapping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Mar 26 5:00 PM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Mar 27 5:00 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue Mar 28 10:00 AM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Mar 28 3:30 PM (PT)
When an author is rebutting another person's position, it's important to go from referential language to specific language to clarify the author's conclusion.
Rebuttals
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Mar 28 6:00 PM (PT)
Science passages are typically considered the most challenging on the LSAT due to the complexity of the subject matter and vocabulary. Most of them have an Old / New framework, and the final paragraph tends to feature the author's assessment / takeaways / implications.
Science (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Mar 29 5:00 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of that part of the passage. These questions will typically ask about the purpose of a statement, of a paragraph, or of the passage as a whole.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu Mar 30 10:00 AM (PT)
LSAT authors frequently present a Curious Fact and then pose/assume some Causal Explanation for that idea, leading us to ponder the plausibility of that explanation and the possibility of other explanations.
Causation
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Mar 30 3:30 PM (PT)
This class will cover the most common stages of development on your way to scoring 170+ on the LSAT.
How To Score 170+
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Mar 30 6:00 PM (PT)
These questions test our understanding of the author's stance, her main ideas as well as her caveats and concessions. However, they tend to be harder for students than are Big Picture questions.
Opinion & Attitude
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Apr 2 2:30 PM (PT)
Must Be True questions rely heavily on conditional logic, comparisons and mathy quantifier reasoning. Learn to harness the power of diagramming to tackle these tricky questions!
Must Be True
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Apr 2 5:00 PM (PT)
We'll look at problems throughout the Assumption family and consider similarities and differences between these types of problems: Strengthen (+Principle), Weaken, Flaw, Evaluate, Necessary Assumption, and Sufficient Assumption.
Assumption Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Apr 3 5:00 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering Games, one row tracks the players on the number line while another tracks some other detail or player for each spot. Learn to use Rosters to keep important info front and center and make game changing inferences.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue Apr 4 10:00 AM (PT)
This lesson looks at how the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Apr 4 3:30 PM (PT)
LSAT Lab welcomes Ann Levine (aka the Law School Expert). Ann was director of admissions at two ABA-accredited law schools, she has written two best-selling law school admissions guidebooks, and has been a law school admissions consultant for 19 years. Learn how to build an application that will stand out from the crowd.
Law School Admissions With Ann Levine
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 4 5:00 PM (PT)
Learn to read in the way the LSAT rewards! This lesson covers Active Reading and Passage Mapping strategies to find and retain the big ideas in the passage.
Big Picture Reading
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 4 6:00 PM (PT)
Some of the hardest and most time-consuming questions in RC can be the ones that go beyond the passage: Analogy, Application, Strengthen/Weaken, and Add to Passage.
Beyond the Passage (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Apr 5 5:00 PM (PT)
Principle questions come in two main flavors. Learn how to support an argument with a general rule, and how to spot an argument that conforms to a given rule.
Principles
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu Apr 6 10:00 AM (PT)
Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions.
Stacked Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Apr 6 3:30 PM (PT)
The rules all come together in Tree Ordering games. Connect the rules to build trees that help you see implicit relationships within the game.
Tree Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Apr 6 6:00 PM (PT)
No class for Easter holiday.
Easter – No Class
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Apr 9 2:30 PM (PT)
No class for the Easter holiday.
Easter – No Class
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Apr 9 5:00 PM (PT)
A final review of the most important LR concepts before the upcoming test.
LR Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Apr 10 5:00 PM (PT)
Opinion questions hinge on who believes what, and to what degree they believe it.
Opinion
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue Apr 11 10:00 AM (PT)
Some of the hardest and most time-consuming questions in RC can be the ones that go beyond the passage: Analogy, Application, Strengthen/Weaken, Last Sentence, and Title/Audience.
Beyond the Passage
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Apr 11 3:30 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 11 6:00 PM (PT)
A final review of the most important LG concepts before the upcoming test.
LG Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Apr 12 5:00 PM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu Apr 13 10:00 AM (PT)
Agree/Disagree questions in Logical Reasoning ask you to identify the answer that both speakers address. This lesson covers important differences in the task set forth in the question stem and the common trap answers to look out for.
Agree / Disagree
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Apr 13 3:30 PM (PT)
Big Picture Questions such as Main Point, Primary Purpose, Organization questions reward our ability to mentally map the passage, ID a Framework, and distill the author's biggest ideas.
Big Picture Questions
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Apr 13 6:00 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Apr 16 2:30 PM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. Learn how to manage different rule types and where to look for valuable deductions!
Standard Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Apr 16 5:00 PM (PT)
We'll work on difficult examples of Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption, shifting from a conditional logic mindset with the former to a more flexible "Link or Defender?" mindset for the latter.
Assumptions (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Apr 17 5:00 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are the most common Logical Reasoning question type. Almost half exhibit one of the ten Famous Flaws, while the other half, frame their flaws in terms of assumptions made or objections overlooked.
Flaw
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue Apr 18 10:00 AM (PT)
Most questions in comparative passage sets require that you understand how the two passages are similar and how they are different. This lesson covers how to adjust your reading process for this type of passage.
Comparative Passages
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Apr 18 3:30 PM (PT)
This lesson looks at how the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 18 6:00 PM (PT)
Law passages tend to be structurally complex, contain numerous perspectives, and be drawn from source materials unfamiliar to most test takers. We'll work on law passages at level 4 or 5.
Law (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Apr 19 5:00 PM (PT)
Inference questions in Reading Comprehension are about what the author says, what the author implies, and what can be indirectly inferred from the author's statements.
Inference
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu Apr 20 10:00 AM (PT)
Strengthen questions ask you to make an argument better. Learn to do that by cementing links between the evidence and conclusion, IDing new info that makes the conclusion more likely, and defending against potential objections.
Weaken questions rely heavily on causal and comparative reasoning structures. Master these structures to master this important question type.
Strengthen / Weaken
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Apr 20 3:30 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of that part of the passage. These questions will typically ask about the purpose of a statement, of a paragraph, or of the passage as a whole.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Apr 20 6:00 PM (PT)
In these passages, the author typically challenges an explanation, solution, assertion, or assumptions in the opposing point.
Challenge a Position
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Apr 23 2:30 PM (PT)
In/Out Grouping games test our conditional reasoning skills. This lesson focuses on how to note and chain conditional rules, and how to use Placeholder inferences to drive your gameplay.
In/Out Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Apr 23 5:00 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Apr 24 5:00 PM (PT)
Frames are a powerful tool for some games but a total quagmire for others. Learn when and how to deploy this advanced technique.
Frames
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue Apr 25 10:00 AM (PT)
Frames are a powerful tool for some games but a total quagmire for others. Learn when and how to deploy this advanced technique.
Frames
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Apr 25 3:30 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are the most common Logical Reasoning question type. Almost half exhibit one of the ten Famous Flaws, while the other half, frame their flaws in terms of assumptions made or objections overlooked.
Flaw
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 25 6:00 PM (PT)
Principle questions come in two main flavors, Principle-Strengthen and Principle-Conform. Sometimes the principles are in the stimulus, sometimes they are in the answers, and sometimes they are just implicit principles.
Principles (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Apr 26 5:00 PM (PT)
This lesson looks at how the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu Apr 27 10:00 AM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Apr 27 3:30 PM (PT)
Opinion questions hinge on who believes what, and to what degree they believe it.
Opinion
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Apr 27 6:00 PM (PT)
These passages have a very straightforward, descriptive feel, making it harder sometimes to figure out which of the many details we hear about should count as the Main Point.
Highlight Noteworthy
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Apr 30 2:30 PM (PT)
Standard Grouping games ask you to assign a set of elements to one or more of several teams. In this lesson, learn how to navigate open and closed versions of this important game type, and an advanced technique called "numeric distribution."
Standard Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Apr 30 5:00 PM (PT)
Inference, Opinion, and Attitude questions are testing what's implied by the passage, not necessarily directly stated. It puts us in a murkier neighborhood, where some correct answers feel very provable while others are a stretch from the text but still the best available option.
What’s Implied (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon May 1 5:00 PM (PT)
2-Speaker questions can spell double trouble, but not once you're adept at determining which part of Speaker 1's argument Speaker 2 is addressing.
2 Speakers
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue May 2 10:00 AM (PT)
Parallel questions give you an argument and ask you to find the answer that has the same logical structure. Because you have to evaluate six different arguments (the argument presented and each of the five answers), these questions have a reputation for being long and arduous, but most are easily conquered with the right approach.
Parallel Party
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue May 2 3:30 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are more common than any other type in Logical Reasoning, and nearly half of all answer choices refer to ten Famous Flaws that you need to know.
Famous Flaws
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 2 6:00 PM (PT)
These questions -- Method, Role, Main Conclusion, and Parallel -- are testing our ability to read an argument and identify its parts, characterize type of evidence, and understand relationships between the evidence and the conclusion. This lesson will focus on Level 4 and 5 questions.
Match Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 3 5:00 PM (PT)
Most questions in comparative passage sets require that you understand how the two passages are similar and how they are different. This lesson covers how to adjust your reading process for this type of passage.
Comparative Passages
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu May 4 10:00 AM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu May 4 3:30 PM (PT)
Locate Detail questions ask for something the passage explicitly stated. Make your hunt through the passage efficient by using the question's Target to tailor your approach.
Locate Details
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu May 4 6:00 PM (PT)
These questions (Main Conclusion, Role, Method, Parallel, and Parallel Flaw) force us to read arguments and identify the roles and relationships of the ingredients within.
Match Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 7 2:30 PM (PT)
Options Grouping games are the weirdos of the Grouping world. They have more groups than variables, and your job is to figure out which combination of repeating variables each group has. Learn where to look for the waterfall of inferences to conquer this rare and beautiful game type.
Options Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 7 5:00 PM (PT)
Games in which the variables can go more than once (or not at all) can be some of the most challenging, and they usually don't lend themselves as easily to making frames or deductions.
Variables Repeat (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon May 8 5:00 PM (PT)
Weaken questions rely heavily on causal and comparative reasoning structures. Master these structures to master this important question type.
Weaken
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue May 9 10:00 AM (PT)
In this lesson we look at the organizing framework in RC that centers on a problem and typically ends with a solution.
Problem / Solution
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue May 9 3:30 PM (PT)
Weaken questions rely heavily on causal and comparative reasoning structures. Master these structures to master this important question type.
Weaken
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 9 6:00 PM (PT)
Society passages are crafted from source material in the fields of sociology, political science, and economics. We'll work through level 4 or 5 examples.
Society (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 10 5:00 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu May 11 10:00 AM (PT)
We'll look at problems throughout the Assumption family and consider similarities and differences between these types of problems: Strengthen (+Principle), Weaken, Flaw, Evaluate, Necessary Assumption, and Sufficient Assumption.
Assumption Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu May 11 3:30 PM (PT)
Inference questions in Reading Comprehension are about what the author says, what the author implies, and what can be indirectly inferred from the author's statements.
Inference
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu May 11 6:00 PM (PT)
Paradox questions ask you to resolve an apparent conflict or to explain something strange. Learn to articulate exactly what's so paradoxical, predict the most common resolutions, and avoid the standard traps.
Paradox
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 14 2:30 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering Games, one row tracks the players on the number line while another tracks some other detail or player for each spot. Learn to use Rosters to keep important info front and center and make game changing inferences.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 14 5:00 PM (PT)
We'll look at level 4 and 5 problems throughout the Inference family: Must Be True, Must Be False, Most Supported, and Agree/Disagree.
Inference Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon May 15 5:00 PM (PT)
Learn to conquer what are often considered to be the most challenging passages on the LSAT by Parsing dense text, Picturing the physical phenomena described, and Paraphrasing the jargon.
Science
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue May 16 10:00 AM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. Learn how to manage different rule types and where to look for valuable deductions!
Standard Ordering
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue May 16 3:30 PM (PT)
Strengthen questions ask you to make an argument better. Learn to do that by cementing links between the evidence and conclusion, IDing new info that makes the conclusion more likely, and defending against potential objections.
Strengthen
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 16 6:00 PM (PT)
Stacked Ordering is the 3rd most common type of game. We'll discuss the three typical reasons we would start using a stacked diagram. Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions. This lesson will focus on Levels 3-5 games.
Stacked Games (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 17 5:00 PM (PT)
Learn to read in the way the LSAT rewards! This lesson covers Active Reading and Passage Mapping strategies to find and retain the big ideas in the passage.
Big Picture Reading
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu May 18 3:30 PM (PT)
Analogy and Application questions ask you to find an answer choice that applies a principle or exemplifies a relationship. Conquering these tough questions requires targeted research, thoughtful predictions, and strong process of elimination skills.
Analogy/Application
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu May 18 6:00 PM (PT)
Dissecting an argument is a foundational Logical Reasoning skill. Learn about premises, conclusions, opposing points, and more, then put that knowledge to the test with questions that drill this skill.
Dissecting Arguments
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 21 2:30 PM (PT)
Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions.
Stacked Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 21 5:00 PM (PT)
Some of the hardest and most time-consuming questions in RC can be the ones that go beyond the passage: Analogy, Application, Strengthen/Weaken, and Add to Passage.
Stated & Beyond (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon May 22 5:00 PM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue May 23 10:00 AM (PT)
The rules all come together in Tree Ordering games. Connect the rules to build trees that help you see implicit relationships within the game.
Tree Ordering
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue May 23 3:30 PM (PT)
Paradox questions ask you to resolve an apparent conflict or to explain something strange. Learn to articulate exactly what's so paradoxical, predict the most common resolutions, and avoid the standard traps.
Paradox
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 23 6:00 PM (PT)
Strengthen and Weaken questions rarely use conditional logic. They deal more with Comparisons, Plans/Recommendations, Predictions, and Causal Hypotheses. Level 4 and 5 examples are often challenging because it's hard to understand the impact of the correct answer, because the impact is surprisingly small, or because there are multiple answers that go in the right direction (so we need to assess which one has more impact).
Strengthen/Weaken (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 24 5:00 PM (PT)
Most Supported questions are one of the five most common question types. We read facts, not arguments, and derive an answer that is most likely to be true based on those facts.
Most Supported
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu May 25 10:00 AM (PT)
Get to know the top five frameworks for RC passages. Practice using early clues to pick a framework and then using that framework to focus yourself on the two or three biggest ideas.
Find A Framework
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu May 25 3:30 PM (PT)
Get to know the top five frameworks for RC passages. Practice using early clues to pick a framework and then using that framework to focus yourself on the two or three biggest ideas.
Find A Framework
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu May 25 6:00 PM (PT)
No class for Memorial Day.
No Class – Memorial Day
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 28 2:30 PM (PT)
No class for Memorial Day.
No Class – Memorial Day
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 28 5:00 PM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon May 29 5:00 PM (PT)
Some of the hardest and most time-consuming questions in RC can be the ones that go beyond the passage: Analogy, Application, Strengthen/Weaken, Last Sentence, and Title/Audience.
Beyond the Passage
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue May 30 10:00 AM (PT)
Standard Grouping games ask you to assign a set of elements to one or more of several teams. In this lesson, learn how to navigate open and closed versions of this important game type, and an advanced technique called "numeric distribution."
Standard Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue May 30 3:30 PM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 30 6:00 PM (PT)
Conditional logic is the backbone of the LSAT. Ignore it at your own peril. This lesson focuses on complex conditional language and diagrams from Level 4 and 5 questions.
Conditional Diagramming (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 31 5:00 PM (PT)
Paradox questions ask you to resolve an apparent conflict or to explain something strange. Learn to articulate exactly what's so paradoxical, predict the most common resolutions, and avoid the standard traps.
Paradox
Instructor: Laura Damone Thu Jun 1 10:00 AM (PT)
Must Be True questions rely heavily on conditional logic, comparisons and mathy quantifier reasoning. Learn to harness the power of diagramming to tackle these tricky questions!
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jun 1 3:30 PM (PT)
Most Supported questions are one of the five most common question types. We read facts, not arguments, and derive an answer that is most likely to be true based on those facts.
Most Supported
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jun 1 6:00 PM (PT)
Big Picture Questions such as Main Point, Primary Purpose, Organization questions reward our ability to mentally map the passage, ID a Framework, and distill the author's biggest ideas.
Big Picture Questions
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jun 4 2:30 PM (PT)
Most questions in comparative passage sets require that you understand how the two passages are similar and how they are different. This lesson covers how to adjust your reading process for this type of passage.
Comparative Passages
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jun 4 5:00 PM (PT)
We'll work through an RC section, doing only its level 4 and 5 questions.
Give Us Your Worst (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jun 5 5:00 PM (PT)
Substitution questions present rules to be replaced with answer choices that yield the same result. Learn how to identify similarities and apply the correct substitution.
Substitution
Instructor: Laura Damone Tue Jun 6 10:00 AM (PT)
Principle questions come in two main flavors. Learn how to support an argument with a general rule, and how to spot an argument that conforms to a given rule.
Principles
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jun 6 3:30 PM (PT)
Parallel questions give you an argument and ask you to find the answer that has the same logical structure. Because you have to evaluate six different arguments (the argument presented and each of the five answers), these questions have a reputation for being long and arduous, but most are easily conquered with the right approach.
Parallel
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jun 6 6:00 PM (PT)
Flaw is the most common question type in LR. It combines skills from Necessary Assumption, Weaken, and Method. Most questions are testing an objection unique to that argument, but about half of the answer choice refer to the same 10 abstract flaws.
Flaw (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jun 7 5:00 PM (PT)
In/Out Grouping games test our conditional reasoning skills. This lesson focuses on how to note and chain conditional rules, and how to use Placeholder inferences to drive your gameplay.
In/Out Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jun 8 3:30 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jun 8 6:00 PM (PT)
Must Be True questions rely heavily on conditional logic, comparisons and mathy quantifier reasoning. Learn to harness the power of diagramming to tackle these tricky questions!
Must Be True
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jun 11 2:30 PM (PT)
The LSAT Writing section is the only required section you don't take on the same day as the scored sections of the LSAT. It's designed to measure how clearly you can articulate an argument.Example Prompts
LSAT Writing
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jun 11 5:00 PM (PT)
A final review of the most important LG concepts before the upcoming test.
LG Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jun 12 5:00 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of that part of the passage. These questions will typically ask about the purpose of a statement, of a paragraph, or of the passage as a whole.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jun 13 3:30 PM (PT)
Learn how to diagram and manipulate conditional statements and you'll conquer this reasoning type that is the backbone of the LSAT.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jun 13 6:00 PM (PT)
A final review of the most important LR concepts before the upcoming test.
LR Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jun 14 5:00 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are more common than any other type in Logical Reasoning, and nearly half of all answer choices refer to ten Famous Flaws that you need to know.
Famous Flaws
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jun 15 3:30 PM (PT)
A huge subset of LSAT thinking revolves around being able to complete the comparison when two things are meant to be similar cases, or being able to object to comparative arguments by pointing out meaningful differences.
Comparison
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jun 15 6:00 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering Games, one row tracks the players on the number line while another tracks some other detail or player for each spot. Learn to use Rosters to keep important info front and center and make game changing inferences.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jun 18 2:30 PM (PT)
LSAT authors frequently present a Curious Fact and then pose/assume some Causal Explanation for that idea, leading us to ponder the plausibility of that explanation and the possibility of other explanations.
Causation
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jun 18 5:00 PM (PT)
Dissecting an argument is a foundational Logical Reasoning skill. Learn about premises, conclusions, opposing points, and more, then put that knowledge to the test with questions that drill this skill.
Dissecting Arguments
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Jun 19 10:00 AM (PT)
We'll work on difficult examples of Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption, shifting from a conditional logic mindset with the former to a more flexible "Link or Defender?" mindset for the latter.
Assumptions (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jun 19 5:00 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are the most common Logical Reasoning question type. Almost half exhibit one of the ten Famous Flaws, while the other half, frame their flaws in terms of assumptions made or objections overlooked.
Flaw
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jun 20 3:30 PM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. Learn how to manage different rule types and where to look for valuable deductions!
Standard Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jun 20 6:00 PM (PT)
We'll work on chunking, self-summarizing, using frameworks, and differentiating big ideas from support, so that we can be better at finding and retaining the big ideas in the passage.
Big Picture Reading
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Jun 21 10:00 AM (PT)
Law passages tend to be structurally complex, contain numerous perspectives, and be drawn from source materials unfamiliar to most test takers. We'll work on law passages at level 4 or 5.
Law (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jun 21 5:00 PM (PT)
Inference questions in Reading Comprehension are about what the author says, what the author implies, and what can be indirectly inferred from the author's statements.
Inference
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jun 22 3:30 PM (PT)
Standard Grouping games ask you to assign a set of elements to one or more of several teams. In this lesson, learn how to navigate open and closed versions of this important game type, and an advanced technique called "numeric distribution."
Standard Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jun 22 6:00 PM (PT)
The rules all come together in Tree Ordering games. Connect the rules to build trees that help you see implicit relationships within the game.
Tree Ordering
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Jun 23 10:00 AM (PT)
Most Supported questions are one of the five most common question types. We read facts, not arguments, and derive an answer that is most likely to be true based on those facts.
Most Supported
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jun 25 2:30 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering Games, one row tracks the players on the number line while another tracks some other detail or player for each spot. Learn to use Rosters to keep important info front and center and make game changing inferences.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jun 25 5:00 PM (PT)
2-Speaker questions can spell double trouble, but not once you're adept at determining which part of Speaker 1's argument Speaker 2 is addressing.
2 Speakers
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Jun 26 10:00 AM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. This lesson will circle back to this mainstay and look at Level 4 and 5 games.
Standard Ordering (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jun 26 5:00 PM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jun 27 3:30 PM (PT)
This class will cover the most common pathways to scoring 170+ on the LSAT and how to know which paths are open to you.
How To Score 170+
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jun 27 6:00 PM (PT)
Frameworks are ways of organizing the information we get in the passage in to 2 or 3 big picture functional units. We'll discuss some of the common ones and try to figure out a usable framework on a few passages.
Finding Frameworks
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Jun 28 10:00 AM (PT)
Principle questions come in two main flavors, Principle-Strengthen and Principle-Conform. Sometimes the principles are in the stimulus, sometimes they are in the answers, and sometimes they are just implicit principles.
Principles (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jun 28 5:00 PM (PT)
LSAT authors frequently present a Curious Fact and then pose/assume some Causal Explanation for that idea, leading us to ponder the plausibility of that explanation and the possibility of other explanations.
Causation
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jun 29 3:30 PM (PT)
Dissecting an argument is a foundational Logical Reasoning skill. Learn about premises, conclusions, opposing points, and more, then put that knowledge to the test with questions that drill this skill.
Dissecting Arguments
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jun 29 6:00 PM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. Learn how to manage different rule types and where to look for valuable deductions!
Standard Ordering
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Jun 30 10:00 AM (PT)
Opinion questions hinge on who believes what, and to what degree they believe it. Author's Attitude questions in Reading Comprehension are all about identifying who believes what and to what extent do they believe it.
Opinion & Attitude
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jul 2 2:30 PM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. Learn how to manage different rule types and where to look for valuable deductions!
Standard Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jul 2 5:00 PM (PT)
Learn how to diagram and manipulate conditional statements and you'll conquer this reasoning type that is the backbone of the LSAT.
Conditional Diagramming
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Jul 3 10:00 AM (PT)
Inference, Opinion, and Attitude questions are testing what's implied by the passage, not necessarily directly stated. It puts us in a murkier neighborhood, where some correct answers feel very provable while others are a stretch from the text but still the best available option.
What’s Implied (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jul 3 5:00 PM (PT)
No class for the 4th of July holiday.
No Class – 4th of July
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jul 4 3:30 PM (PT)
No class for the 4th of July holiday.
No Class – 4th of July
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jul 4 6:00 PM (PT)
Big Picture Questions such as Main Point, Primary Purpose, Organization questions reward our ability to mentally map the passage, ID a Framework, and distill the author's biggest ideas.
Big Picture Questions
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Jul 5 10:00 AM (PT)
These questions -- Method, Role, Main Conclusion, and Parallel -- are testing our ability to read an argument and identify its parts, characterize type of evidence, and understand relationships between the evidence and the conclusion. This lesson will focus on Level 4 and 5 questions.
Match Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jul 5 5:00 PM (PT)
Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions.
Stacked Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jul 6 3:30 PM (PT)
Learn to read in the way the LSAT rewards! This lesson covers Active Reading and Passage Mapping strategies to find and retain the big ideas in the passage.
Big Picture Reading
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jul 6 6:00 PM (PT)
In/Out Grouping games test our conditional reasoning skills. This lesson focuses on how to note and chain conditional rules, and how to use Placeholder inferences to drive your gameplay.
In / Out Grouping
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Jul 7 10:00 AM (PT)
This lesson looks at how the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jul 9 2:30 PM (PT)
Must Be True questions rely heavily on conditional logic, comparisons and mathy quantifier reasoning. Learn to harness the power of diagramming to tackle these tricky questions!
Must Be True
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jul 9 5:00 PM (PT)
Must Be True questions rely heavily on conditional logic, comparisons and mathy quantifier reasoning. Learn to harness the power of diagramming to tackle these tricky questions!
Must Be True
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Jul 10 10:00 AM (PT)
This is the 2nd most common type of game; we'll discuss its signature rules, its potential (or lack thereof) for Frames, and the most important questions to ask ourselves during the setup, while working on level 3-5 examples.
Standard Grouping (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jul 10 5:00 PM (PT)
Some of the hardest and most time-consuming questions in RC can be the ones that go beyond the passage: Analogy, Application, Strengthen/Weaken, Last Sentence, and Title/Audience.
Beyond Passage
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jul 11 3:30 PM (PT)
The rules all come together in Tree Ordering games. Connect the rules to build trees that help you see implicit relationships within the game.
Tree Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jul 11 6:00 PM (PT)
Locate Detail questions ask for something the passage explicitly stated. Make your hunt through the passage efficient by using the question's Target to tailor your approach.
Locate Details
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Jul 12 10:00 AM (PT)
Society passages are crafted from source material in the fields of sociology, political science, and economics. We'll work through level 4 or 5 examples.
Society (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jul 12 5:00 PM (PT)
Agree/Disagree questions in Logical Reasoning ask you to identify the answer that both speakers address. This lesson covers important differences in the task set forth in the question stem and the common trap answers to look out for.
Agree / Disagree
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jul 13 3:30 PM (PT)
Get to know the top five frameworks for RC passages. Practice using early clues to pick a framework and then using that framework to focus yourself on the two or three biggest ideas.
Find A Framework
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jul 13 6:00 PM (PT)
Standard Grouping games ask you to assign a set of elements to one or more of several teams. In this lesson, learn how to navigate open and closed versions of this important game type, and an advanced technique called "numeric distribution."
Standard Grouping
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Jul 14 10:00 AM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jul 16 2:30 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jul 16 5:00 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Jul 17 10:00 AM (PT)
We'll look at level 4 and 5 problems throughout the Inference family: Must Be True, Must Be False, Most Supported, and Agree/Disagree.
Inference Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jul 17 5:00 PM (PT)
Most questions in comparative passage sets require that you understand how the two passages are similar and how they are different. This lesson covers how to adjust your reading process for this type of passage.
Comparative Passages
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jul 18 3:30 PM (PT)
Standard Grouping games ask you to assign a set of elements to one or more of several teams. In this lesson, learn how to navigate open and closed versions of this important game type, and an advanced technique called "numeric distribution."
Standard Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jul 18 6:00 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of that part of the passage. These questions will typically ask about the purpose of a statement, of a paragraph, or of the passage as a whole.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Jul 19 10:00 AM (PT)
Stacked Ordering is the 3rd most common type of game. We'll discuss the three typical reasons we would start using a stacked diagram. Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions. This lesson will focus on Levels 3-5 games.
Stacked Games (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jul 19 5:00 PM (PT)
Strengthen questions ask you to make an argument better. Learn to do that by cementing links between the evidence and conclusion, IDing new info that makes the conclusion more likely, and defending against potential objections. Weaken questions rely heavily on causal and comparative Reasoning Structures and frequently include a trap answer that just barely misses the mark.
Strengthen / Weaken
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jul 20 3:30 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of that part of the passage. These questions will typically ask about the purpose of a statement, of a paragraph, or of the passage as a whole.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jul 20 6:00 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering Games, one row tracks the players on the number line while another tracks some other detail or player for each spot. Learn to use Rosters to keep important info front and center and make game changing inferences.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Jul 21 10:00 AM (PT)
In these passages, the author typically challenges an explanation, solution, assertion, or assumptions in the opposing point.
Challenge a Position
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jul 23 2:30 PM (PT)
This lesson looks at how the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jul 23 5:00 PM (PT)
Principle questions come in two main flavors. Learn how to support an argument with a general rule, and how to spot an argument that conforms to a given rule.
Principles
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Jul 24 10:00 AM (PT)
Some of the hardest and most time-consuming questions in RC can be the ones that go beyond the passage: Analogy, Application, Strengthen/Weaken, and Add to Passage.
Stated & Beyond (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jul 24 5:00 PM (PT)
Frames are a powerful tool for some games but a total quagmire for others. Learn when and how to deploy this advanced technique.
Frames
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jul 25 3:30 PM (PT)
In/Out Grouping games test our conditional reasoning skills. This lesson focuses on how to note and chain conditional rules, and how to use Placeholder inferences to drive your gameplay.
In/Out Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jul 25 6:00 PM (PT)
Opinion questions hinge on who believes what, and to what degree they believe it.
Opinion
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Jul 26 10:00 AM (PT)
Strengthen and Weaken questions rarely use conditional logic. They deal more with Comparisons, Plans/Recommendations, Predictions, and Causal Hypotheses. Level 4 and 5 examples are often challenging because it's hard to understand the impact of the correct answer, because the impact is surprisingly small, or because there are multiple answers that go in the right direction (so we need to assess which one has more impact).
Strengthen / Weaken (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jul 26 5:00 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jul 27 3:30 PM (PT)
Opinion questions hinge on who believes what, and to what degree they believe it.
Opinion
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jul 27 6:00 PM (PT)
Options Grouping games are the weirdos of the Grouping world. They have more groups than variables, and your job is to figure out which combination of repeating variables each group has. Learn where to look for the waterfall of inferences to conquer this rare and beautiful game type.
Options
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Jul 28 10:00 AM (PT)
These passages have a very straightforward, descriptive feel, making it harder sometimes to figure out which of the many details we hear about should count as the Main Point.
Highlight Noteworthy
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jul 30 2:30 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are the most common Logical Reasoning question type. Almost half exhibit one of the ten Famous Flaws, while the other half, frame their flaws in terms of assumptions made or objections overlooked.
Flaw
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jul 30 5:00 PM (PT)
Parallel questions give you an argument and ask you to find the answer that has the same logical structure. Because you have to evaluate six different arguments (the argument presented and each of the five answers), these questions have a reputation for being long and arduous, but most are easily conquered with the right approach.
Parallel Party
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Jul 31 10:00 AM (PT)
Subgroups can add a layer of difficulty to games of any type. Conquer this challenging twist and you'll be prepared to face some of the hardest games in LSAT history.
Subgroups (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jul 31 5:00 PM (PT)
Parallel questions give you an argument and ask you to find the answer that has the same logical structure. Because you have to evaluate six different arguments (the argument presented and each of the five answers), these questions have a reputation for being long and arduous, but most are easily conquered with the right approach.
Parallel Party
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 1 3:30 PM (PT)
Options Grouping games are the weirdos of the Grouping world. They have more groups than variables, and your job is to figure out which combination of repeating variables each group has. Learn where to look for the waterfall of inferences to conquer this rare and beautiful game type.
Options Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 1 6:00 PM (PT)
Analogy and Application questions ask you to find an answer choice that applies a principle or exemplifies a relationship. Conquering these tough questions requires targeted research, thoughtful predictions, and strong process of elimination skills.
Analogy/Application
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Aug 2 10:00 AM (PT)
Conditional logic is the backbone of the LSAT. Ignore it at your own peril. This lesson focuses on complex conditional language and diagrams from Level 4 and 5 questions.
Conditional Diagramming (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 2 5:00 PM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 3 3:30 PM (PT)
Locate Detail questions ask for something the passage explicitly stated. Make your hunt through the passage efficient by using the question's Target to tailor your approach.
Locate Detail
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 3 6:00 PM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Aug 4 10:00 AM (PT)
These questions (Main Conclusion, Role, Method, Parallel, and Parallel Flaw) force us to read arguments and identify the roles and relationships of the ingredients within.
Match Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Aug 6 2:30 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are more common than any other type in Logical Reasoning, and nearly half of all answer choices refer to ten Famous Flaws that you need to know.
Famous Flaws
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Aug 6 5:00 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are more common than any other type in Logical Reasoning, and nearly half of all answer choices refer to ten Famous Flaws that you need to know.
Famous Flaws
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Aug 7 10:00 AM (PT)
Author's Intent questions ask about the purpose or meaning of text. Learn where and how to read to get into the author's head and vanquish these manageable questions.
Author’s Intent (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 7 5:00 PM (PT)
In this lesson we look at the organizing framework in RC that centers on a problem and typically ends with a solution.
Problem / Solution
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 8 3:30 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering Games, one row tracks the players on the number line while another tracks some other detail or player for each spot. Learn to use Rosters to keep important info front and center and make game changing inferences.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 8 6:00 PM (PT)
Learn to conquer what are often considered to be the most challenging passages on the LSAT by Parsing dense text, Picturing the physical phenomena described, and Paraphrasing the jargon.
Science
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Aug 9 10:00 AM (PT)
Flaw is the most common question type in LR. It combines skills from Necessary Assumption, Weaken, and Method. Most questions are testing an objection unique to that argument, but about half of the answer choice refer to the same 10 abstract flaws.
Flaw (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 9 5:00 PM (PT)
We'll look at problems throughout the Assumption family and consider similarities and differences between these types of problems: Strengthen (+Principle), Weaken, Flaw, Evaluate, Necessary Assumption, and Sufficient Assumption.
Assumption Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 10 3:30 PM (PT)
Inference questions in Reading Comprehension are about what the author says, what the author implies, and what can be indirectly inferred from the author's statements.
Inference
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 10 6:00 PM (PT)
Frames are a powerful tool for some games but a total quagmire for others. Learn when and how to deploy this advanced technique.
Frames
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Aug 11 10:00 AM (PT)
Flaw questions are more common than any other type in Logical Reasoning, and nearly half of all answer choices refer to ten Famous Flaws that you need to know.
Famous Flaws
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Aug 13 2:30 PM (PT)
Weaken questions rely heavily on causal and comparative Reasoning Structures and frequently include a trap answer that just barely misses the mark.
Weaken
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Aug 13 5:00 PM (PT)
This lesson looks at how the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Aug 14 10:00 AM (PT)
Authors in the Assumption / Objection family frequently present a Curious Fact and then conclude/assume some Causal Explanation for that idea, leading us to ponder the plausibility of that explanation and the possibility of other explanations. Inference questions often test us on Causal Chains or Causal Difference-Makers.
Causation (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 14 5:00 PM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. Learn how to manage different rule types and where to look for valuable deductions!
Standard Ordering
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 15 3:30 PM (PT)
Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions.
Stacked Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 15 6:00 PM (PT)
Most Supported questions are one of the five most common question types. We read facts, not arguments, and derive an answer that is most likely to be true based on those facts.
Most Supported
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Aug 16 10:00 AM (PT)
We'll look at level 4 and 5 examples of Humanities passages, which typically have a Highlight Noteworthy or Challenge Position framework. Harder versions often involve artistic vernacular that is hard for students to understand, work with, or retain.
Humanities (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 16 5:00 PM (PT)
Learn to read in the way the LSAT rewards! This lesson covers Active Reading and Passage Mapping strategies to find and retain the big ideas in the passage.
Big Picture Reading
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 17 3:30 PM (PT)
Analogy and Application questions ask you to find an answer choice that applies a principle or exemplifies a relationship. Conquering these tough questions requires targeted research, thoughtful predictions, and strong process of elimination skills.
Analogy/Application
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 17 6:00 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Aug 18 10:00 AM (PT)
Dissecting an argument is a foundational Logical Reasoning skill. Learn about premises, conclusions, opposing points, and more, then put that knowledge to the test with questions that drill this skill.
Dissecting Arguments
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Aug 20 2:30 PM (PT)
Strengthen questions ask you to make an argument better. Learn to do that by cementing links between the evidence and conclusion, IDing new info that makes the conclusion more likely, and defending against potential objections.
Strengthen
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Aug 20 5:00 PM (PT)
Weaken questions rely heavily on causal and comparative Reasoning Structures and frequently include a trap answer that just barely misses the mark.
Weaken
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Aug 21 10:00 AM (PT)
LSAT arguments often rely on comparative reasoning. The conclusion might recommend one medication over another after considering the pros and cons of each. Learn to spot comparative reasoning so you can better anticipate the correct answer.
Comparison (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 21 5:00 PM (PT)
The rules all come together in Tree Ordering games. Connect the rules to build trees that help you see implicit relationships within the game.
Tree Ordering
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 22 3:30 PM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 22 6:00 PM (PT)
Sometimes RC masquerades as LR and asks us to strengthen or weaken arguments made in the passage. Learn how to target your passage research, make helpful predictions, and analyze answers effectively in this session.
Strengthen / Weaken
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Aug 23 10:00 AM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 23 5:00 PM (PT)
Get to know the top five frameworks for RC passages. Practice using early clues to pick a framework and then using that framework to focus yourself on the two or three biggest ideas.
Find A Framework
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 24 3:30 PM (PT)
In this lesson we look at the organizing framework in RC that centers on a problem and typically ends with a solution.
Problem/Solution
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 24 6:00 PM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Aug 25 10:00 AM (PT)
Conditional logic is the backbone of the LSAT. Ignore it at your own peril. This lesson introduces conditional logic and how it plays a role in the Logical Reasoning section.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Aug 27 2:30 PM (PT)
Paradox questions ask you to resolve an apparent conflict or to explain something strange. Learn to articulate exactly what's so paradoxical, predict the most common resolutions, and avoid the standard traps.
Paradox
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Aug 27 5:00 PM (PT)
Strengthen questions ask you to make an argument better. Learn to do that by cementing links between the evidence and conclusion, IDing new info that makes the conclusion more likely, and defending against potential objections.
Strengthen
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Aug 28 10:00 AM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 28 5:00 PM (PT)
Standard Grouping games ask you to assign a set of elements to one or more of several teams. In this lesson, learn how to navigate open and closed versions of this important game type, and an advanced technique called "numeric distribution."
Standard Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 29 3:30 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 29 6:00 PM (PT)
Law passages tend to be structurally complex, contain numerous perspectives, and are drawn from source materials unfamiliar to most test takers. Learn to conquer these challenging passages and you'll be ready for your 1L reading!
Law
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Aug 30 10:00 AM (PT)
Science passages are typically considered the most challenging on the LSAT due to the complexity of the subject matter and vocabulary. Most of them have an Old / New framework, and the final paragraph tends to feature the author's assessment / takeaways / implications.
Science (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 30 5:00 PM (PT)
Parallel questions give you an argument and ask you to find the answer that has the same logical structure. Because you have to evaluate six different arguments (the argument presented and each of the five answers), these questions have a reputation for being long and arduous, but most are easily conquered with the right approach.
Parallel Party
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 31 3:30 PM (PT)
This type of organizing framework is useful for passages with "opponents" and "proponents" or any other time we need to compartmentalize different views on the same subject. Sometimes the author will provide their own point of view; other times they will stay neutral.
Present A Debate
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 31 6:00 PM (PT)
Substitution questions present rules to be replaced with answer choices that yield the same result. Learn how to identify similarities and apply the correct substitution.
Substitution
Instructor: Laura Damone Fri Sep 1 10:00 AM (PT)
No Class for the Labor Day Weekend.
No Class – Labor Day Weekend
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 3 2:30 PM (PT)
No Class for the Labor Day Weekend.
No Class – Labor Day Weekend
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Sep 3 5:00 PM (PT)
No Class for the Labor Day Weekend.
No Class – Labor Day Weekend
Instructor: Laura Damone Mon Sep 4 10:00 AM (PT)
A final review of the most important LG concepts before the upcoming test.
LG Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 4 5:00 PM (PT)
Big Picture Questions such as Main Point, Primary Purpose, Organization questions reward our ability to mentally map the passage, ID a Framework, and distill the author's biggest ideas.
Big Picture Questions
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Sep 5 3:30 PM (PT)
Most Supported questions are one of the five most common question types. We read facts, not arguments, and derive an answer that is most likely to be true based on those facts.
Most Supported
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Sep 5 6:00 PM (PT)
Paradox questions ask you to resolve an apparent conflict or to explain something strange. Learn to articulate exactly what's so paradoxical, predict the most common resolutions, and avoid the standard traps.
Paradox
Instructor: Laura Damone Wed Sep 6 10:00 AM (PT)
A final review of the most important LR concepts before the upcoming test.
LR Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 6 5:00 PM (PT)
Most Supported questions are one of the five most common question types. We read facts, not arguments, and derive an answer that is most likely to be true based on those facts.
Most Supported
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Sep 7 3:30 PM (PT)
Substitution questions present rules to be replaced with answer choices that yield the same result. Learn how to identify similarities and apply the correct substitution.
Substitution
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Sep 7 6:00 PM (PT)
In/Out Grouping games test our conditional reasoning skills. This lesson focuses on how to note and chain conditional rules, and how to use Placeholder inferences to drive your gameplay.
In / Out Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 10 2:30 PM (PT)
These passages have a very straightforward, descriptive feel, making it harder sometimes to figure out which of the many details we hear about should count as the Main Point.
Highlight Noteworthy
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Sep 10 5:00 PM (PT)
We'll work on difficult examples of Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption, shifting from a conditional logic mindset with the former to a more flexible "Link or Defender?" mindset for the latter.
Assumptions (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 11 5:00 PM (PT)
Author's Intent questions ask about the purpose or meaning of text. Learn where and how to read to get into the author's head and vanquish these manageable questions.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Sep 12 3:30 PM (PT)
Method questions ask you to describe the reasoning in the argument. The problem with these questions is the abstract language that can be difficult to process.
Method
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Sep 12 6:00 PM (PT)
Problem / Solution is a common framework in Science, Law, and Society. The passage always begins by describing a concerning situation or an unsolved riddle. The author may propose her own solution, she may platform someone else's intriguing solution, or she may evaluate suggested solutions and decide they're all inadequate (or pick a winner). We'll look at level 4 and 5 examples of this framework.
Problem / Solution (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 13 5:00 PM (PT)
LSAT authors frequently present a Curious Fact and then pose/assume some Causal Explanation for that idea, leading us to ponder the plausibility of that explanation and the possibility of other explanations.
Causation
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Sep 14 3:30 PM (PT)
Mapping games present rules for location—whether distance or direction. This lesson will teach you how to map the rules out yourself and understand how to apply them.
Mapping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Sep 14 6:00 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering Games, one row tracks the players on the number line while another tracks some other detail or player for each spot. Learn to use Rosters to keep important info front and center and make game changing inferences.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 17 2:30 PM (PT)
Most questions in comparative passage sets require that you understand how the two passages are similar and how they are different. This lesson covers how to adjust your reading process for this type of passage.
Comparative Passages
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Sep 17 5:00 PM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. This lesson will circle back to this mainstay and look at Level 4 and 5 games.
Standard Ordering (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 18 5:00 PM (PT)
Paradox questions ask you to resolve an apparent conflict or to explain something strange. Learn to articulate exactly what's so paradoxical, predict the most common resolutions, and avoid the standard traps.
Paradox
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Sep 19 3:30 PM (PT)
Parallel questions give you an argument and ask you to find the answer that has the same logical structure. Because you have to evaluate six different arguments (the argument presented and each of the five answers), these questions have a reputation for being long and arduous, but most are easily conquered with the right approach.
Parallel
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Sep 19 6:00 PM (PT)
Conditional logic is the backbone of the LSAT. Ignore it at your own peril. This lesson focuses on complex conditional language and diagrams from Level 4 and 5 questions.
Conditional Diagramming (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 20 5:00 PM (PT)
Inference questions in Reading Comprehension are about what the author says, what the author implies, and what can be indirectly inferred from the author's statements.
Inference
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Sep 21 3:30 PM (PT)
Reassignment games give you the initial assignment of players to positions in the logic game. The rules provide several ways to reassign those players to the positions and ask you to keep track of several iterations of reassignment.
Reassignment
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Sep 21 6:00 PM (PT)
Strengthen questions ask you to make an argument better. Learn to do that by cementing links between the evidence and conclusion, IDing new info that makes the conclusion more likely, and defending against potential objections. Weaken questions rely heavily on causal and comparative Reasoning Structures and frequently include a trap answer that just barely misses the mark.
Strengthen / Weaken
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 24 2:30 PM (PT)
Principle questions are a twist that most commonly show up on Most Supported and Strengthen, but we'll also see it on Parallel, Necessary Assumption, and Weaken now and then. Correct answers heavily test our understanding of the direction of the relationship.
Principle
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Sep 24 5:00 PM (PT)
These passages have a very straightforward, descriptive feel, making it harder sometimes to figure out which of the many details we hear about should count as the Main Point.
Highlight Noteworthy (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 25 5:00 PM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Sep 26 3:30 PM (PT)
These questions -- Method, Role, Main Conclusion, and Parallel -- are testing our ability to read an argument and identify its parts, characterize type of evidence, and understand relationships between the evidence and the conclusion. This lesson will focus on Level 4 and 5 questions.
Match Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 27 5:00 PM (PT)
Principle questions come in two main flavors. Learn how to support an argument with a general rule, and how to spot an argument that conforms to a given rule.
Principles
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Sep 28 3:30 PM (PT)
Opinion questions hinge on who believes what, and to what degree they believe it. Author's Attitude questions in Reading Comprehension are all about identifying who believes what and to what extent do they believe it.
Opinion & Attitude
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Oct 1 2:30 PM (PT)
This is the 2nd most common type of game; we'll discuss its signature rules, its potential (or lack thereof) for Frames, and the most important questions to ask ourselves during the setup, while working on level 3-5 examples.
Standard Grouping (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Oct 2 5:00 PM (PT)
Must Be True questions rely heavily on conditional logic, comparisons and mathy quantifier reasoning. Learn to harness the power of diagramming to tackle these tricky questions!
Must Be True
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Oct 3 3:30 PM (PT)
We'll look at some level 4 and 5 passages with an Old / New framework. Where is this framework most common? Science passages!
Old / New (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Oct 4 5:00 PM (PT)
Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions.
Stacked Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Oct 5 3:30 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Oct 8 2:30 PM (PT)
We'll look at level 4 and 5 problems throughout the Inference family: Must Be True, Must Be False, Most Supported, and Agree/Disagree.
Inference Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Oct 9 5:00 PM (PT)
Some of the hardest and most time-consuming questions in RC can be the ones that go beyond the passage: Analogy, Application, Strengthen/Weaken, Last Sentence, and Title/Audience.
Beyond the Passage
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Oct 10 3:30 PM (PT)
Stacked Ordering is the 3rd most common type of game. We'll discuss the three typical reasons we would start using a stacked diagram. Stacked Grouping games are about organizing your game board well. Learn how to pick a variable for the base of your game board and make inferences before you answer the questions. This lesson will focus on Levels 3-5 games.
Stacked Games (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Oct 11 5:00 PM (PT)
This lesson looks at how the correct answer to a Necessary Assumption question creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Oct 12 3:30 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Oct 15 2:30 PM (PT)
This type of organizing framework is useful for passages with "opponents" and "proponents" or any other time we need to compartmentalize different views on the same subject. Sometimes the author will provide their own point of view; other times they will stay neutral. We'll look at level 4/5 versions of this framework.
Present A Debate (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Oct 16 5:00 PM (PT)
Most questions in comparative passage sets require that you understand how the two passages are similar and how they are different. This lesson covers how to adjust your reading process for this type of passage.
Comparative Passages
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Oct 17 3:30 PM (PT)
Strengthen and Weaken questions rarely use conditional logic. They deal more with Comparisons, Plans/Recommendations, Predictions, and Causal Hypotheses. Level 4 and 5 examples are often challenging because it's hard to understand the impact of the correct answer, because the impact is surprisingly small, or because there are multiple answers that go in the right direction (so we need to assess which one has more impact).
Strengthen / Weaken (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Oct 18 5:00 PM (PT)
Flaw questions are the most common Logical Reasoning question type. Almost half exhibit one of the ten Famous Flaws, while the other half, frame their flaws in terms of assumptions made or objections overlooked.
Flaw
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Oct 19 3:30 PM (PT)
In these passages, the author typically challenges an explanation, solution, assertion, or assumptions in the opposing point.
Challenge A Position
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Oct 22 2:30 PM (PT)
In Hybrid games, we have to put things in order and into groups. This means adapting your game board to manage multiple tasks at once.
Hybrid (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Oct 23 5:00 PM (PT)
Frames are a powerful tool for some games but a total quagmire for others. Learn when and how to deploy this advanced technique.
Frames
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Oct 24 3:30 PM (PT)
Flaw is the most common question type in LR. It combines skills from Necessary Assumption, Weaken, and Method. Most questions are testing an objection unique to that argument, but about half of the answer choice refer to the same 10 abstract flaws.
Flaw (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Oct 25 5:00 PM (PT)
These questions (Main Conclusion, Role, Method, Parallel, and Parallel Flaw) force us to read arguments and identify the roles and relationships of the ingredients within.
Match Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Oct 26 3:30 PM (PT)
These passages have a very straightforward, descriptive feel, making it harder sometimes to figure out which of the many details we hear about should count as the Main Point.
Highlight Noteworthy
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Oct 29 2:30 PM (PT)
In these passages, the author typically challenges an explanation, solution, assertion, or assumptions in the opposing point.
Challenge A Position (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Oct 30 5:00 PM (PT)
Agree/Disagree questions in Logical Reasoning ask you to identify the answer that both speakers address. This lesson covers important differences in the task set forth in the question stem and the common trap answers to look out for.
Agree / Disagree
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Oct 31 3:30 PM (PT)
When logic games get tough, it's often because there are more players than positions, or vice versa. Learn advanced strategies for managing each of the different ways a Non 1:1 game can shake out.
Non 1:1 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Nov 1 5:00 PM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Nov 2 3:30 PM (PT)
A huge subset of LSAT thinking revolves around being able to complete the comparison when two things are meant to be similar cases, or being able to object to comparative arguments by pointing out meaningful differences.
Comparisons
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Nov 5 2:30 PM (PT)
LSAT arguments often rely on comparative reasoning. The conclusion might recommend one medication over another after considering the pros and cons of each. Learn to spot comparative reasoning so you can better anticipate the correct answer.
Comparison (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Nov 6 5:00 PM (PT)
In this lesson we look at the organizing framework in RC that centers on a problem and typically ends with a solution.
Problem / Solution
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Nov 7 3:30 PM (PT)
This session looks at games that give us the initial impression of, "Say what?" Some aspect of them makes us feel at the start like we might be lost or in over our heads, but if we stay calm and improvise a setup, they usually are more bark than bite.
Oddballs (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Nov 8 5:00 PM (PT)
We'll look at problems throughout the Assumption family and consider similarities and differences between these types of problems: Strengthen (+Principle), Weaken, Flaw, Evaluate, Necessary Assumption, and Sufficient Assumption.
Assumption Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Nov 9 3:30 PM (PT)
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