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.
Must Be False questions are very similar to Must Be True questions in Logical Reasoning. The right answer to these is the logical opposite of a stated claim or an inference of the claims.
Must Be False
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jul 28 3:30 PM (PT)
Must Be True questions have a right answer you can prove. Learn how they rely heavily on conditional logic and comparative reasoning.
Must Be True
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jul 28 5:30 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-Speaker (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jul 29 5:30 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 Tue Jul 30 3:30 PM (PT)
For Opinion questions in Reading Comprehension, you need to keep track of who believes what and to what degree they believe it.
Opinion
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jul 30 5:30 PM (PT)
In this lesson we review Reading Comprehension passages with topics that fall within the Humanities discipline. These passages relate to authors, literature, art, music, and more.
Humanities (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jul 31 5:30 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 Thu Aug 1 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 Thu Aug 1 5:30 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 Sun Aug 4 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 stimulus and each of the five answers), these questions have an unwarranted reputation for being long and tough.
Parallel
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Aug 4 5:30 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 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 5 5:30 PM (PT)
Science passages most commonly lend themselves to an Old vs. New organizing framework, with the author's implications coming at the end.
Old / New
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 6 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 Tue Aug 6 5:30 PM (PT)
Science passages are typically considered the most challenging on the LSAT due to the complexity of the subject matter and vocabulary.
Science (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 7 5:30 PM (PT)
A final review of the most important LR concepts before the upcoming test.
LR Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 8 3:30 PM (PT)
In Parallel Flaw questions, your task is twofold. First, you must identify an error in reasoning. Second, you must find an answer that commits the same error. Success on these questions starts with a focus on structure and finishes with validity.
Parallel Flaw
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 8 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Aug 11 3:30 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.
Principle
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Aug 11 5:30 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 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 12 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 13 3:30 PM (PT)
Locate Detail questions ask for something the passage explicitly stated. Make your passage research efficient by using the question's Target to tailor your approach.
Locate Detail
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 13 5:30 PM (PT)
Science passages most commonly lend themselves to an Old vs. New organizing framework, with the author's implications coming at the end.
Old / New (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 14 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 15 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 Aug 15 5:30 PM (PT)
Weaken questions rely heavily on Causal and Comparative reasoning types and frequently reward us for spotting alternate explanations.
Weaken
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Aug 18 3:30 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: Matt Sherman Sun Aug 18 5:30 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.
Function Family (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 19 5:30 PM (PT)
Questions such as Main Point, Primary Purpose, Primary Concern, Organization, and Paragraph Purpose tend to reward our ability to organize the passage via some framework and to pinpoint 1, 2, or 3 most valuable sentences.
Big Picture Questions
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 20 3:30 PM (PT)
Analogy questions require that you identify a relationship in the passage that best fits the relationship in one of the answer choices, Application questions ask you to find an answer choice that contains an example of a relationship in the passage.
Analogy / Application
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 20 5:30 PM (PT)
Locate Detail questions ask for something the passage explicitly stated. Make your passage research efficient by using the question's Target to tailor your approach.
What’s Stated (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 21 5:30 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.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Aug 22 3:30 PM (PT)
Must Be False questions are very similar to Must Be True questions in Logical Reasoning. The right answer to these is the logical opposite of a stated claim or an inference of the claims.
Must Be False
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 22 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Aug 25 3:30 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 Sun Aug 25 5:30 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 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Aug 26 5:30 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of that part of the passage. These questions ask about the purpose of the passage, a paragraph, or a specific claim.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Aug 27 3:30 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: Matt Sherman Tue Aug 27 5:30 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 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Aug 28 5:30 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 Thu Aug 29 3:30 PM (PT)
Role questions ask you to describe the role of a claim in an argument. Learn about premises, conclusions, opposing points, and more.
Role
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Aug 29 5:30 PM (PT)
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No Class – Labor Day
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 1 3:30 PM (PT)
No class for Labor Day.
No Class – Labor Day
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Sep 1 5:30 PM (PT)
No class for Labor Day.
No Class – Labor Day
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 2 5:30 PM (PT)
Locate Detail questions ask for something the passage explicitly stated. Make your passage research efficient by using the question's Target to tailor your approach.
Locate Detail
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Sep 3 3:30 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 Tue Sep 3 5:30 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 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 4 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Sep 5 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 Thu Sep 5 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 8 3:30 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.
Assumptions (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 9 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Sep 10 3:30 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 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 11 5:30 PM (PT)
Learn how to manage Reasoning Structures and Trap Answer patterns on Most Supported questions in the Logical Reasoning section.
Most Supported
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Sep 12 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 Sun Sep 15 3:30 PM (PT)
LSAT occasionally tests our ability to understand different ways to interpret statistics, percentages vs. raw numbers, probability, and "Venn diagram" overlaps.
Math-y Stuff (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 16 5:30 PM (PT)
For Opinion questions in Reading Comprehension, you need to keep track of 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 Tue Sep 17 3:30 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 (Advanced)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 18 5:30 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 Sep 19 3:30 PM (PT)
Match Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 22 3:30 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 Sep 23 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Sep 24 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, so it's important to learn the potential shortcuts we can take.
Parallel Party
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Sep 25 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Sep 26 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, so it's important to learn the potential shortcuts we can take.
Parallel Party
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Sep 29 3:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Sep 30 5:30 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 Oct 1 3:30 PM (PT)
Science passages are typically considered the most challenging on the LSAT due to the complexity of the subject matter and vocabulary.
Science
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Oct 2 5:30 PM (PT)
Must Be True questions have a right answer you can prove. Learn how they rely heavily on conditional logic and comparative reasoning.
Must Be True
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Oct 3 3:30 PM (PT)
This lesson provides a summary review of and insights into current trends within the Logical Reasoning section.
LR Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Oct 6 3:30 PM (PT)
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