October 2010 LSAT Section 3 Question 2

Since there is no survival value in an animal's having an organ that is able to function when all its other organs ha...

embloom on May 24, 2020

General Question About Approaching Logical Reasoning Questions

Hi, at the end of the video, you state that it is important to understand what the conclusion and premises are. For main point questions, I see why it is important to mark down what the conclusions and premises are so that you can quickly rule out answer choices. Would you say it is good practice to always mark these down before proceeding to the question, even if it is not a main choice question, or would this be too time consuming? Thanks!

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Skylar on May 24, 2020

@embloom, happy to help!

I find that it is useful to always note the premises and conclusion before proceeding. Since you will note the premises and conclusion immediately after reading the passage and before reading the question, there is no point to looking specifically for main point questions. Moreover, following the flow of logic is helpful on all question types, not just main point questions. However, as you become more fluent with the LSAT, you may find that you can note the argument structure in your head rather than expressly marking the premises and conclusion. Perhaps it works best for you to simply underline the conclusion. Whatever system you find to be most helpful for you personally is fine, as long as you are able to track the argument structure.

Does that make sense? Please let us know if you have any other questions and best of luck with your studies!

embloom on May 24, 2020

That makes sense, thank you!

Connie-Ticho on June 15, 2020

How would you suggest marking the premise and conclusion on the digital lsat format? Is there a tool to underline or does highlighting suffice?