Each Logical Reasoning question gives you a short argument or a few statements, then one question about it. Two of the three scored sections are Logical Reasoning.
Scored sections
Two, 35 minutes each
Questions
Roughly 25 a section
Pace
About 84 seconds a question
Options
Five, one credited answer
What the questions test
Finding the parts of an argument and how they fit together
Spotting the assumption an argument depends on
Judging how new evidence affects an argument
Naming the flaw in a piece of reasoning
Drawing conclusions that the statements support
Applying principles and matching patterns of reasoning
Explaining surprising facts and finding where two people disagree
One method for every type
Read the question first so you know your job. Find the conclusion and its reasons. Say the gap or the point in your own words. Then cut every option that does not do exactly that job.
The families in this course
Conclusions and roles
Assumptions
Strengthen and weaken
Flaws
Inferences
Conditional reasoning
Principles and parallel reasoning
Explain and disagree
Try 3 questions
Question 1
Mayor: Opponents of the new bike lanes say the lanes have increased traffic congestion on Elm Street. But if that were so, average driving times on Elm Street would have risen since the lanes opened. City sensors show that average driving times there have not changed. So the opponents' claim is false.
The mayor's argument proceeds by
Question 2
Museum director: Attendance at our Sunday concerts has dropped since we raised ticket prices. To bring audiences back, we should return to the old prices.
The director's argument depends on the assumption that
Question 3
A food magazine asked readers to vote on their favorite breakfast food on its website. Pancakes received the most votes. The magazine concluded that pancakes are the most popular breakfast food in the country.
The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument