See if you can figure this one out…
Since Miley Cyrus would never date a boy who did not believe in marriage, and anyone who truly understands romance believes in marriage, only a boy who truly understands romance would have any chance of dating Miley Cyrus.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument ignores [...]
Straw man arguments are found in a number of logical reasoning question types on the LSAT, including flawed reasoning questions, parallel flawed reasoning questions, and method of reasoning questions.
A straw man argument is a fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent’s position. To “attack a straw man” is to create the illusion of having refuted [...]
Try this formal logic or conditional reasoning question for the LSAT:
If the novel were successful, it would be produced as a movie or adapted as a theatre script. However, this novel is not successful, therefore, we must conclude that it will neither become a movie nor will it be adapted as a theatre script.
The argument’s [...]
The New Angel Law School allows students to evaluate their law professors. Evaluations are submitted in paper on the last day of school. Some professors at the law school either do not disseminate the evaluation forms or do so selectively and many students do not attend the last day of school. A new system allows [...]
Resolve the Paradox: Ring tailed lemurs are herbivores and incapable of digesting meat. However, scientists have observed ring tailed lemurs killing and eating beetles.
X Unless Y – Formal Logic for LSAT Prep
Formal logic including conditional or IF-Then statements appear in 3 out of 4 LSAT test sections. Both Logical Reasoning Sections and the Analytical Reasoning Section will use formal logic. This often includes conditional statements such as “IF Bob is selected THEN Suzie is also selected” or “Suzie is selected IF Bob is selected”
How does this [...]
