preptest 73, logical reasoning 1, question 17
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summary
the essence of tackling parallel reasoning questions on the lsat involves identifying arguments with structurally similar evidence, conclusions, and logical use of evidence to match the original argument presented.
- parallel reasoning questions require matching the structure of the argument, including the conclusion and evidence.
- the process involves analyzing the original argument's structure to find a comparable argument among the answer choices.
- a correct match will have the same kind of conclusion and evidence, used in a similar way.
- identifying keywords such as 'thus' can help flag the conclusion of the argument.
- the strategy includes eliminating answer choices that do not match the structural criteria of the original argument.
chapters
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understanding parallel reasoning
00:22
analyzing the original argument
01:19
evaluating answer choices
01:38
identifying the correct match