June 2010 LSAT Section 5 Question 9

Which one of the following statements most accurately characterizes a difference between the two passages?

madelinealbrit1 on June 8, 2018

Strengthen vs Must be True

I am having a hard time distinguishing between Strengthen and Must be True questions even after re-watching the video and going through the flashcards. Is there a way to distinguish between the two?

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Anita on June 9, 2018

@madelinealbrit1 Must be true questions are just that - they MUST be true or else the argument falls apart. If you were to negate them, the argument would fail.

Strengthen questions don't necessarily have to be true. They just help the argument. Some help a little, others go so far as to make the argument whole. But they don't HAVE to be true.