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.
Hybrid games combine ordering and grouping for an extra special challenge. In this lesson, we cover how to spot one, how to set one up, and what to look for when creating frames.
Hybrid
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 13 3:30 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.
Find A Framework
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Apr 13 6:00 PM (PT)
Options games are about determining which combination of characteristics each player has. Finding inferences before starting on the questions is critical to success in these games, and this lesson will show you how to find them.
Options Games
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Apr 14 5:00 PM (PT)
Strengthen questions on the LSAT are common and have a wide range of difficulty. In this lesson, we present the Reasoning Structures to look out for and the Trap Answers you need to know.
Strengthen
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Apr 15 3:30 PM (PT)
When Causation appears in the Assumption Family, it almost always involves an author speculating a possible Explanation to account for a given Curious Fact. We learn to consider alternate explanations and to evaluate the plausibility of the author's explanation.
Causation
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Apr 15 6:00 PM (PT)
On Must Be True questions in Logical Reasoning, the right answer is something you can prove. Learn how they rely heavily on conditional logic and comparative reasoning.
Must Be True
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Apr 18 2:30 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering games a good organization reveals hidden inferences which are the key to quickly solving this game type. This lesson looks at how to spot one of these games, how to set one up, and when to use frames.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Apr 18 5:00 PM (PT)
The Essay 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.
LSAT Essay
Instructor: Matt Sherman Mon Apr 19 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: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 20 3:30 PM (PT)
The most common Logical Reasoning questions are Flaw questions and nearly half of all answer choices on Flaw questions refer to ten Famous Flaws we will discuss.
Flaw
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Apr 20 6:00 PM (PT)
A handful of questions in each LR section are testing conditional (or quantified) logic so mathematically that it behooves us to actually jot down the logic. Learning this skill allows us to get some difficult questions right (or right-faster). We will work on diagramming more accurately and confidently, as well as spotting clues that indicate diagramming.
Conditional Diagramming | LR
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Apr 21 5:00 PM (PT)
Main Point questions in Reading Comprehension are common. We'll look at where to find the main point in the passage and the types of ideas that tend to serve as the main point.
Main Point
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Apr 22 3:30 PM (PT)
The majority of Must Be True style questions have keywords or highlighted lines in the question stem that point us to a specific part of the passage, offering us some of the easier and quicker RC problems. Meanwhile, the open-ended ones can be very challenging.
Inference – Must Be True
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Apr 22 6:00 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions in Logical Reasoning are all about finding the missing link in the argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Apr 25 2:30 PM (PT)
These questions (Main Conclusion, Role, Method) force us to read arguments and identify the roles and relationships of the ingredients within.
Function Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Apr 25 5:00 PM (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.
Diagramming
Instructor: Matt Sherman Mon Apr 26 5:00 PM (PT)
Standard Ordering games are the most common game type in Logic Games. This lesson will cover how to set up a logic game, how to notate rules consistently, and when to use frames.
Standard Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Apr 27 3:30 PM (PT)
In-Out Grouping games are a tricky game type designed to measure if-then reasoning. Properly notating conditional relationships and quickly linking them together is key to success in this game type.
In/Out Grouping
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Apr 27 6:00 PM (PT)
More than half of RC question stems give us strong clues about which sentence(s) will be "the Support Window," the region of text from which the correct answer will be derived.
Support Window | RC
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Apr 28 5:00 PM (PT)
Questions that ask about the author's purpose in Reading Comprehension can appear in several formats. This lesson covers how to think about the author's intent narrowly within the passage and what the questions that test this information look like.
Purpose
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Apr 29 3:30 PM (PT)
Knowing how to correctly interpret, diagram, and manipulate conditional logic only impacts about 20% of questions, but it often impacts 50% or more of students' most fixable errors.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Apr 29 6:00 PM (PT)
This lesson covers Reasoning Structures and Trap Answers common to Necessary Assumption questions and looks at how the correct answer creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 2 2:30 PM (PT)
Most Supported questions in Reading Comprehension are about finding the most provable answer choice, which we will usually support with a single sentence, but sometimes we will support by synthesizing two claims or by picking a safely worded gist-y idea the author seems likely to believe.
Most Supported
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 2 5:00 PM (PT)
Quantifiers are an advanced form of conditional logic. Add "some" and "most" statements to conditional statements and you're working with quantified logic.
Quantifiers
Instructor: Matt Sherman Mon May 3 5:00 PM (PT)
In Stacked Ordering games a good organization reveals hidden inferences which are the key to quickly solving this game type. This lesson looks at how to spot one of these games, how to set one up, and when to use frames.
Stacked Ordering
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 4 3:30 PM (PT)
This lesson covers Reasoning Structures and Trap Answers common to Necessary Assumption questions and looks at how the correct answer creates a linking or a defending relationship.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue May 4 6:00 PM (PT)
These questions say, "The author mentioned X primarily to / in order to ...." The correct answer is usually not supported by X's sentence, but rather sounds like the Bigger Idea that came right before or right after X's sentence.
Local Purpose | RC
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 5 5:00 PM (PT)
Opinion questions in Reading Comprehension require that you keep track of who believes what and to what degree do they believe it.
Opinion
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu May 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu May 6 6:00 PM (PT)
Flaw questions ask you to describe the error of reasoning within the argument. Learn how Reasoning Structures and Trap Answers play a role in this important question type.
Flaw
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 9 2:30 PM (PT)
Parallel questions ask you to match reasoning between the logic presented in the question stem and the answer choices. To answer Parallel Flaw questions the task is twofold. First, identify the error committed in the argument. Second, find that error amongst the answers.
Parallel
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 9 5:00 PM (PT)
Standard Grouping games ask you to assign a set of elements to several teams. Learn how to create an effective game board, notate the rules, and create frames for this game type.
Standard Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 11 3:30 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 May 11 6:00 PM (PT)
Let's work on some Level 4 or 5 stacked ordering games. Stacked Ordering is the 3rd most common game these days, and it will usually be the 2nd hardest game in the section.
Stacked Ordering (Harder) | LG
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 12 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: Matt Sherman Thu May 13 3:30 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions in Logical Reasoning are asking us, "which answer, if added to the evidence facts we already have, would allow us to 100% derive the conclusion".
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu May 13 6:00 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: Matt Sherman Sun May 16 2:30 PM (PT)
Hybrid games combine ordering and grouping for an extra special challenge. In this lesson, we cover how to spot one, how to set one up, and what to look for when creating frames.
Hybrid
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 16 5:00 PM (PT)
In/Out Grouping games are a tricky game type designed to measure if-then reasoning. Properly notating conditional relationships and quickly linking them together is key to success in this game type.
In/Out Grouping
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue May 18 3:30 PM (PT)
The Inference Family is all about what we know, based on what we read. Must Be True, Most Supported, Must Be False, and Agree/Disagree questions make up the Inference Family.
Inference Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue May 18 6:00 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 | LR
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed May 19 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: Matt Sherman Thu May 20 3:30 PM (PT)
Questions that ask about the author's purpose in Reading Comprehension can appear in several formats. This lesson covers how to think about the author's intent narrowly within the passage and what the questions that test this information look like.
Purpose
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu May 20 6:00 PM (PT)
Strengthen questions on the LSAT are common and have a wide range of difficulty. In this lesson, we present the Reasoning Structures to look out for and the Trap Answers you need to know.
Strengthen
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 23 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 Tue May 25 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.
Noteworthy Figure
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu May 27 3:30 PM (PT)
No class for Memorial Day.
Memorial Day
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun May 30 2:30 PM (PT)
No class for Memorial Day.
Memorial Day
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun May 30 5:00 PM (PT)
Paradox questions ask you to resolve an apparent paradox or to explain something strange. If you like Strengthen questions, you'll love Paradox questions.
Paradox
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jun 1 3:30 PM (PT)
Hybrid games combine ordering and grouping for an extra special challenge. In this lesson, we cover how to spot one, how to set one up, and what to look for when creating frames.
Hybrid
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jun 3 3:30 PM (PT)
Learn how to manage Reasoning Structures and Trap Answer patterns on Most Supported questions in the Logical Reasoning section.
Most Supported
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jun 6 2:30 PM (PT)
In these passages, the author is usually clarifying a misconception, questioning the adequacy of a plan/solution, or criticizing the methodology/assumptions of someone's thinking or some school of thought's thinking.
Challenge A Position
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jun 8 3:30 PM (PT)
Parallel questions ask you to match reasoning between the logic presented in the question stem and the answer choices. It is a rare but important question type to recognize and tackle.
Parallel
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jun 10 3:30 PM (PT)
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