intro to logical reasoning
summary
the logical reasoning section is a critical component of the lsat, designed to assess critical reading and thinking skills rather than specific knowledge, making up 66% of the total score.
- logical reasoning tests skills in critical reading and thinking, not specific knowledge, with some benefit from understanding formal logic.
- this section constitutes two scored parts of the lsat, each with 25-26 questions, representing the most significant portion of the exam.
- there's a wide variety of question types within logical reasoning, though many share similarities allowing for a unified approach to tackling them.
- skills measured in logical reasoning overlap significantly with those assessed in reading comprehension, focusing on argument breakdown and deduction.
- the section includes 35 minutes per part, with a total of 50-52 questions across the exam, and features a difficulty curve that increases towards the end of each section.
chapters
00:00
introduction to logical reasoning
00:43
scoring and structure
01:02
question types and strategies
01:26
overlap with reading comprehension
02:16
section timing and difficulty
this video has been updated for the new lsat starting in august 2024, which has 2 scored logical reasoning sections.
however, for the current lsat, that exam has only 1 scored logical reasoning section. hence, in that case, lr makes up ~33% of your overall lsat score.
