<p>Hey everyone, I'm in need of some advice.
I have been prepping for the lsat for the last two-three months. I feel pretty good about the analytical reasoning section, however I am having difficulty mastering the logical reasoning section. I have read the LR Bible and re read notes on it and I feel that I understand the section and the question types very well. Usually though I still miss about 6 questions on each section, sometimes a few less, sometimes a few more. I go back and I analyze the questions I missed very thoroughly and I usually figure out why I miss the question. Its not that I dont get the concepts, it feels like I miss details or the question in it of itself is just really tough and i don't pick the "best answer". I am worried that if I continue to take practice tests on the LR sections that I will exhaust them all and I wont improve. My goal is to miss under 4 on each section because I am shooting for at least a 170. </p>
<p>Does anyone have some advice so I can reach my goal. I feel like this section is the main setback I have from accomplishing my goal and I don't know if I am doing the right thing by taking more and more tests. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Hey,
I started studying for the LSAT 2-3 months ago and had the same problem. I did extremely well on the LG section but horrible on the LR section. I read the LR Bible and in the end I felt like there was a lot of wasteful material. I realized that there are only a few things that you should focus on when taking the LR section. The most important thing that you need to be able to do is identify the conclusion of the passage if it has one. If you don’t master that technique you will never be able to score really well on the LR section. The conclusion is the key to the right answer. Once you have figure this out the answer will start to just jump out at you. This also makes it easier to spot incorrect answers. A lot of the times you will come to the right answer simply by eliminating the incorrect ones that has nothing to do with the conclusion.
Next, make sure you read the passage carefully. This will allow you to get a better feel for the arguments that being discussed.
And finally, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING is be confident in you answer selection. You will be surprised at how well you do if you have a confident mentality when doing the LR section. Confidence improves you time tremendously. It prevents you from getting stuck on one passage to long which in the end will give you more time to answer other problems.
I started out missing about 10 questions each section due to lack of time and getting questions wrong, but now I no more than 4 per section. I know my suggestions sound pretty simple after reading the LR bible but I promise you that if you take them into consideration when doing the LR section everything else that you read will seem like a waste of time.
And remember, Practice makes Perfect.</p>
<p>Also, when it comes to the LSAT, there really isn’t “a best answer”, there is simply a right answer. I’m pretty sure the LR Bible talked about it, but there is never really two answers that can be right. You have to realize that only one is right and find a reason why the other ones are wrong. Once you are able to find the flaws in the answer choices you will do a lot better. But like I said before, it also goes back to understand what is the main conclusion or the argument.
This helps with the majority of the questions. But I still struggle with the parallel reasoning questions.</p>