<p>Hey! I'm taking the LSAT for the very first time in october but the LR section is by far my worst portion of the test. Do you guys know where I can find free LR prep materials? Or any tips on how to improve my LR score? Thanks!</p>
<p>I took a Kaplan class and studied for months (using the Kaplan materials). Those helped my scores tremendously.</p>
They key to LSAT logical reasoning is finding the missing links between the premises and the conclusion. The first step, is identifying the premises and the conclusion(s). you then need to look for missing links or holes in between the two. An easy example would be:
Jenna
is wearing a blue dress therefore it is Monday.
Premise: Jenna is wearing a blue dress.
Conclusion: It is Monday.
It is pretty obvious to see here that there is a missing link between the premise and the conclusion. In order for this argument to make sense there needs to be something that links Jenna wearing a blue dress to the fact that it is Monday, for example: Jenna only wears a blue dress if its Monday. Obviously the LSAT questions are much more difficult, but if you always look for that connection, then you won’t be distracted by the trick answers ie outside of the scope.
This will help you on a variety of different question types:
The correct answer to a weaken question is usually something that exploits the assumption or missing link.
The correct answer to a strengthen question is usually something that fills in the missing link between the premises and the conclusion.
The correct answer to the flaw question is usually something that highlights that missing link.
The correct answer to inference question is something that doesn’t have a missing link between it and the prompt.