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.
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 Dec 16 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 Tue Dec 16 5:30 PM (PT)
RC Inference questions are among the toughest and most important. Correct answers run the gamut from being derived from a single claim in the passage, to being implied by the gist of a whole region + some common sense. Learn how to do effective research and pick the best available answer.
**EARLY START** Inference (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Dec 17 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 Dec 18 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
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Dec 18 5:30 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 Diagramming
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Dec 21 3:30 PM (PT)
Conditional logic is a very disciplined, rule-based way of thinking. Questions testing conditional logic tend to be among the least intuitive, so a strong grasp of the rules makes a big difference in our accuracy.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Dec 21 5:30 PM (PT)
Necessary Assumption questions ask you to find an answer that the argument can't live without. Learn to recognize both flavors of correct answers: those that provide a missing link and those that defend against an objection.
Necessary Assumption (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Dec 22 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 Dec 23 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: Matt Sherman Tue Dec 23 5:30 PM (PT)
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No Class – Christmas Eve
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Dec 24 5:30 PM (PT)
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No Class – Happy Holidays
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Dec 25 3:30 PM (PT)
No class on Christmas Day.
No Class – Happy Holidays
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Dec 25 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 Sun Dec 28 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 Sun Dec 28 5:30 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 (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Dec 29 5:30 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 Debate
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Dec 30 3:30 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: Matt Sherman Tue Dec 30 5:30 PM (PT)
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No Class – New Year’s Eve
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Dec 31 5:30 PM (PT)
Thanks for being part of our 2025! Let's get this done in 2026. :)
No Class – New Year’s Eve
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Dec 31 5:30 PM (PT)
Happy New Year's, everyone!
No Class – New Year’s Day
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jan 1 3:30 PM (PT)
No class - Happy New Year!
No Class – New Year’s Day
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jan 1 5:30 PM (PT)
We'll look at problems throughout the Assumption / Objection family and consider similarities and differences between these types of problems: Strengthen (+Principle), Weaken, Flaw, Evaluate, Necessary Assumption, and Sufficient Assumption.
Assumption / Objection Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jan 4 3:30 PM (PT)
The LSAT Argumentative Writing section is the only required section that 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 Argumentative Writing
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jan 4 5:30 PM (PT)
Opinion and Attitude questions hinge on who believes what, and to what degree they believe it.
Opinion and Attitude (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jan 5 5:30 PM (PT)
A final review of the most important RC concepts before the upcoming test.
RC Review
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jan 6 3:30 PM (PT)
We'll discuss why a top LSAT score plays such a large role in the law school admission process, what's on the LSAT, and how to improve your score across various stages of progress on the LSAT.
How To Score 170+
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jan 6 5:30 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 (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jan 7 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jan 8 3:30 PM (PT)
Weaken questions rely heavily on Causal and Comparative reasoning types and frequently reward us for spotting alternate explanations.
Weaken
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jan 8 5:30 PM (PT)
Strengthen and Weaken questions focus on causal and conditional reasoning. Correct answers can impact the argument in numerous ways, targeting the conclusion, an assumption, or the evidence.
Strengthen / Weaken
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jan 11 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, identifying new info that makes the conclusion more likely, and defending against potential objections.
Strengthen
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jan 11 5:30 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 (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jan 12 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 Jan 13 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 Tue Jan 13 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 (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jan 14 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jan 15 3:30 PM (PT)
Necessary Assumption questions ask you to find an answer that the argument can't live without. Learn to recognize both flavors of correct answers: those that provide a missing link and those that defend against an objection.
Necessary Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Jan 15 5:30 PM (PT)
Assumptions either supply a missing link/idea needed for the internal logic to cohere or rule out an external objection that would hurt the argument.
Assumptions
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jan 18 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 Sun Jan 18 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 (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jan 19 5:30 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of the passage, a paragraph, or a statement within the passage.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jan 20 3:30 PM (PT)
While all passages have a unique topic, their organizing structures are remarkably consistent. Learn to spot the seven common organizing Frameworks so you can isolate the most important ideas in the passage.
Find A Framework
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jan 20 5:30 PM (PT)
Arguments often involve an author promising that a plan will achieve a goal or making a recommendation that implies the upsides outweigh the downsides. We'll look at common assumptions/objections involved in such arguments.
Plans & Recommedations (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jan 21 5:30 PM (PT)
Conditional logic is a very disciplined, rule-based way of thinking. Questions testing conditional logic tend to be among the least intuitive, so a strong grasp of the rules makes a big difference in our accuracy.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jan 22 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 Thu Jan 22 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.
Match Family
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Jan 25 3:30 PM (PT)
Conditional logic is a very disciplined, rule-based way of thinking. Questions testing conditional logic tend to be among the least intuitive, so a strong grasp of the rules makes a big difference in our accuracy.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Jan 25 5:30 PM (PT)
In these passages, the author typically challenges an explanation, solution, assertion, or assumptions in the opposing point.
Challenge Position (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Jan 26 5:30 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
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Jan 27 3:30 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of the passage, a paragraph, or a statement within the passage.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Jan 27 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.
Match Family (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Jan 28 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Jan 29 3:30 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 Thu Jan 29 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 Feb 1 3:30 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type driven by conditional logic that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Matt Sherman Sun Feb 1 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.
Assumption Family (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Mon Feb 2 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, and Add to Passage.
Beyond the Passage
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Feb 3 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 Feb 3 5:30 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 (adv)
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Wed Feb 4 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 Feb 5 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.
Parallel
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Feb 5 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 Feb 8 3:30 PM (PT)
In Parallel Flaw questions, your task is twofold. First, you must identify an error of 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 Sun Feb 8 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 Feb 10 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 Details
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Feb 10 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Feb 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 Thu Feb 12 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 Feb 15 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 Feb 15 5:30 PM (PT)
Big Picture Questions such as Main Point, Primary Purpose, and Organization questions reward our ability to mentally map the passage, identify a framework, and distill the author's biggest ideas.
Big Picture Questions
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Feb 17 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 Feb 17 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Feb 19 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 Feb 19 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Feb 22 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 Feb 22 5:30 PM (PT)
Questions about the author's intent are about the purpose of the passage, a paragraph, or a statement within the passage.
Author’s Intent
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Feb 24 3:30 PM (PT)
Meaning in Context questions ask about the meaning of a specific word or phrase in the passage. Learn how to use context to get the meaning right.
Meaning In Context
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Feb 24 5:30 PM (PT)
Conditional logic is a very disciplined, rule-based way of thinking. Questions testing conditional logic tend to be among the least intuitive, so a strong grasp of the rules makes a big difference in our accuracy.
Conditional Logic
Instructor: Thu Feb 26 3:30 PM (PT)
Main Conclusion questions are a good place to test your ability to find the conclusion of an argument. It’s the first step in most Logical Reasoning questions, so be sure to learn these strategies to find the argument's main conclusion.
Main Conclusion
Instructor: Matt Sherman Thu Feb 26 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Mar 1 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 Sun Mar 1 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 Mar 3 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 Tue Mar 3 5:30 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 Thu Mar 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 Mar 5 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Mar 8 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: Matt Sherman Sun Mar 8 5:30 PM (PT)
RC Inference questions are among the toughest and most important. Correct answers run the gamut from being derived from a single claim in the passage, to being implied by the gist of a whole region + some common sense. Learn how to do effective research and pick the best available answer.
Inference
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Tue Mar 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
Instructor: Matt Sherman Tue Mar 10 5:30 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: Patrick Tyrrell Thu Mar 12 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 Mar 12 5:30 PM (PT)
Sufficient Assumption questions are a challenging question type driven by conditional logic that ask us to supply the missing link in an argument.
Sufficient Assumption
Instructor: Patrick Tyrrell Sun Mar 15 3:30 PM (PT)
